7 Ways to Deal with Those Who Say You Are a Godless Heathen
Q: What do you say to some pious individual who uses his or her “religion” like a weapon? If I am a believer in Sanatana Dharma, how do I defend myself against wing-nuts who have convinced themselves that I am going straight to hell? The … Continue reading
Unhappy Pleasure Seeking and the Antidote
The conclusion of When Rites Go Wrong “To those attached to enjoyment and power, whose thought is stolen away by this kind of talk, resolute insight in meditation is not granted” (Bhagavad Gita 2:44). Prabhavananda: “Those whose discrimination is stolen away by such talk grow … Continue reading
When Rites Go Wrong
“Addicted to many specific rites aimed at the goal of enjoyment and power.” Bhagavad Gita 2:40 Lord Krishna in the Gita is not speaking only of the people outside India. Throughout the subcontinent right now millions are streaming in and out of temples, paying money … Continue reading
Wisdom as Explained by Jesus in the Aquarian Gospel
The Aquarian Gospel is full of deep wisdom which one might pass over because of its brevity. Below is a commentary on a short paragraph full of insight which is well worth dwelling on. “Again Lamaas asked, Of wisdom what have you to say? And … Continue reading
Cultivation and Attention in Spiritual Life
Attention cannot be produced immediately, it requires constant and vigilant cultivation, meditation being the prime implement of such cultivation. For “those who pay attention will not die, while the careless are as good as dead already.” [see the previous Dhammapada post] Keeping this perspective in … Continue reading
How to Avoid Ignorance Disguised as Wisdom
A continuation of Fool’s Gold in Religion, about how to discern between wisdom and ignorance in religion. A profile of ignorance Krishna has already told us that the sole purpose of yoga is the realization of the Self and the liberation that produces. It is not … Continue reading