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What Does “Poor in Spirit” Mean?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: This beatitude is speaking of an attitude, of a practical view which we should hold regarding ourselves. But this attitude will in its fruition also be the impetus for spiritual activity.
How to Keep Up Japa Throughout the Day
The japa of Soham in time with the breath is itself a factor in your eventually unbroken remembrance. Just breathing will in time cause Soham to come to mind.
The Perennial Philosophy as Explained by Aldous Huxley
The following is the preface which Aldous Huxley wrote in 1944 for the “Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God”, translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood.
Sri Gajanana Maharaj Photos Now Available
We recently added to this collection of reproductions of unique original painting, classic deity pictures, and photos of great spiritual figures. You can now get two new photos of Sri Gajanana Maharaj (Gajanana Murlidhar Gupte), the saint of Soham.
Buddha and Practical Spiritual Life
The purpose of life is to attain enlightenment, but people would much rather like to discuss or argue about abstract metaphysics which leaves their egos intact and even may increase their size! Buddha refused to engage in any teaching or discussion on subjects that did not relate to practical spiritual life.
Good News: A Vegan Diet Reduces Severe Covid-19 Symptoms Up To 73 Percent
A plant-based diet “represents the most cost-effective approach and should be largely promoted and incorporated in everyday practice…This is a booster that is needed at this unprecedented time and that may actually work to mitigate COVID-19.” –European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Rainproofing Our Mind
In the last century (!) millions of people listened to a vinyl Beatle croon: I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in, And stop my mind from wandering.… I’m filling the cracks that ran through the door And keep my mind from wandering.… As a friend of mine listened to it with vacuous admiration, I asked her: “Do you
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Yogis Who Saw Jesus
The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism
Seeing the One in All
In response to our recent blog posting about the reality of Jesus in the experience of India’s great yogis, we received a most heartening letter from India. I want to share parts of it with you and my reflections on it for I feel it presents the most authentic perspective on these matters.