Five Quick Questions for Abbot George
Q: How do I exhaust all my vasanas totally in this life before death, so that I will no longer transmigrate/reincarnate totally? Even if you do not exhaust all your vasanas in this life, if you have been constant in your sadhana you can be … Continue reading
Mantra Vacillation: Experimentation or Distraction?
To a friend who wrote telling me that during japa and meditation he often switched from one mantra to another, then to another and then back to the first mantra. The mind is like a restless child, playing with one toy after another, going around … Continue reading
Who Is to Blame: the Deceiver or the Deceived?
To someone who wrote asking me my thoughts as to why a very famous guru and his organization taught/teach a yoga method that is not supported by a single authentic yoga text or tradition. A person with an active mind in a guru or yoga … Continue reading
What Was Jesus’ Real Name?
Q: What name do you think Jesus was called by when he walked the earth? I’m certain that it was not Jesus. For one thing neither Hebrew nor Aramaic had a “J” sound like we have. I know he was called Issa or similar in … Continue reading
Does Hell Exist, and Why?
Q: Does hell exist? If so, why, and what is it like? In Sanskrit the word for hell is naraka, which means “pertaining to human beings.” That is telling us something, isn’t it? But since it is the Christians who are most fond of talking … Continue reading
The Supreme Sciences: Eternal Dharma (Philosophy) and Eternal Yoga
A selection from Perspectives on Yoga: Living the Yoga Life, now available at Amazon.com. When you get into an auto, turn on the ignition, press the accelerator, and guide the forward-moving vehicle by means of the steering-wheel, you are acting on a number of premises. … Continue reading