What Is True Spiritual Experience?
True spiritual experience is the experience of pure, unalloyed consciousness that is the nature of spirit and Spirit, of the individual and the cosmic Self.
What is the Right Perspective on Scriptures?
By “the Vedas” Krishna means the ritualistic portion of the Vedas, the karma-kanda in contrast to the upanishads, the jnana-kanda, which embody the highest spiritual wisdom and vision ever set down by human beings. Why does Krishna say the Karma Kanda is flawed?
New Book Available: Light on the Path For Awakening
We have just published Swami Nirmalananda’s newest book, Light on the Path For Awakening: A Commentary on Mabel Collins’ Spiritual Classic. It is now available in paperback at Amazon.com and the ebook is on sale for only 99¢ for a limited time in our new book release sale.
The Wrong Way to Be Thoughtless
The problem with the thoughtless man is that he is completely heedless of the spiritual life. Find out how to correst this.
Are We “Cow Counters” or “Partners in the Holy Life”?
Buddha lets us know quite clearly that the Holy Life is what matters, and that is a matter of living–that is, doing.
Meditation as Training for Living
Meditation is not an end in itself, but rather the means to an end–to the daily living out of the illumined consciousness produced by meditation. We go into meditation so we can come out of meditation more conscious and better equipped to live our life.