dear friends Deepavali means the series of lights. Krishna himself told in Gita ‘Jnana Deepena’ i.e., light means knowledge. In other verses also Swami...
In an email we received that I'm sure was intended to be posted here in response to Tony's post, Robert Lake said: Tony Thanks, your reasoning looks to me to...
Thanks for posting the response Bob. I chuckled when I compared my very long explanation to Robert's reply. One of the hardest things I find is to describe...
yes, the vocabulary for meditation are picture that one can see only one time. New colours, new dimensions, new or forgotten seasons. To think without words. ...
thanks.what an accurate description.i think thinking stops when you start observing.when the observation is intense trying to catch the first thought that pops...
Why does the mind refuse to calm down in meditation? First of all, you must know that meditation is not the real path to attain the grace of the Lord....
The following is the beginning of a series of articles by the abbot of Atma Jyoti Ashram, Swami Nirmalananda Giri Foundations of Yoga, Part 1: Yama and Niyama ...
Friends, Those of you who love things connected with the spiritual side of India will enjoy a new streaming video, about 16 minutes long, of the Ganga Arati...
Tonight I watched a segment of 60 Minutes (after watching the Tampa Bay Bucs get blown out - again!) featuring Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarter- ...
... Yo PapaJeff, Your points are right on the money. But give Brady time. It seems like young Tom is ready to start looking within for that "something else" he...
... Unfortunately, the improved ambience wasn't quite enough for Bob's beloved Birds to overcome a Joe Gibbs coached team determined to redeem themselves after...
... Hey, Peace Bob. Agreed that wealth and great success do not have to be a hindrance. If material success and such, and that even combined with the HH brand...
Essence Of Jesus Preaching --- Real Saving Merely by accepting the human incarnation (Jesus) as Saviour cannot save you. It is told in the Bible that He came...
Thank you, Surya, for the insightful and enlightened teaching. Nice take on "real" salvation. Agreed, that it is only when one is graced with the knowledge of...
... Yo Sri Bruceji, I agree that the Mannings are bringing trials and tribulations to all in their way. Eli has apparently fulfilled all the ancient prophecies...
dear friends I am the knowledge, love and bliss Vedas call Me Parabrahman Knowledge, love and bliss concentrated Multiplied by infinity is Myself. My power is...
*The true perspective of Advaita is the cessation of all perspectives. Including the perspective known as Advaita. And including the perspective that there is...
Feel, as you do your daily duties, that you are only a witness of all that goes on around you, of even your own actions. This is called Sakshi Bhav. You should...
"Meditation becomes easy if you know what your aim is. When you feel tired of running around and you feel unhappy with your restless mind, you will want to...
Thanks to Sri Judi Rhodes for sharing this (real!) news release: Subject: [TheEndOfTheRopeRanch] BUDDHA GIVES THE FINGER!! :-))))) Buddha finger leaves China...
For as long as I can remember I've felt a yearning to know more. This has led me to explore various spiritual paths over the years but now I've decided to find...
From an excerpt in Newsweek by Rabbi Marc Gellman speaking to a group of teens about oral sex… …so I quoted the Talmud to them: "Be very careful if you...
Dogs and Cats A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...They...
1. Be a witness to the events in your life. Be unreactive to what your senses receive, your mind thinks, and your emotions feel. Just witness in silence. This...
I just wanted to share this revelation. It is one of those life lessons some of us must learn over and over again. Sometimes I catch myself thinking, once I...
... *:**-) For a circus show to be complete, there has to be clowns. And clowning.* ... *Indeed. If the seeker is simply thrown back on itself....without any...