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Wisdom Quote of the Day
“It is necessary to strive to achieve silence of spirit, because there can be nothing good in a stormy soul. When you calm down you will be wise and will be able to achieve much. I told you about the inner silence: that is the true state of a recluse and a hermit.”
Elder Michael of Valaam

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Advise on Abhyasa: Sustained (Constant) Spiritual Practice

More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” A few words of advice on abhyasa (practice) Now, I shall say a few words regarding abhyasa (practice). Some persons carry on the japa of Soham for some time, but owing to want of intensity on their part, when they find that they are not making marked progress, or

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When Will I Attain the Goal?

More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” Q: When will a sadhaka reach the ultimate goal of human life? My friends, such doubts are bound to assail the mind. To entertain various doubts and misgivings is quite natural to the mind. As long as a person is alive, his mind will always be full of thoughts,

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Evolutionary Status: Where Am I?

To someone who asked how he could determine his present evolutionary status. One of the besetting dilemmas of the human being is the fact that we do not evolve harmoniously and simultaneously on all aspects of our being. Consequently we can be evolved highly in one aspect and quite unevolved in another. So we do not have an overall level

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What Is Atmajnana?

More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” Once a gentleman who had a long conversation with me, said, “Maharaj, you have explained to me the meanings of avyakta, samadhi, dhyana, prarabdha, sanchita, and kriyamana. I have been enlightened on these subjects, and have clearly understood them. I know Sri Jnaneshwar has said that all skill and

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Yogis Who Saw Jesus

The day our Original Christianity and Original Yoga website was launched we received an irate communication from one of those Western “Hindus” that believe they are more truly Hindu if they hate other religions–especially Christianity–and deny that Jesus ever existed. Here is our answer:
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The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism

 
You can indeed reap a lot of benefits by being a vegetarian and people have become more aware of the health benefits of being a vegetarian. Animal rights issues is only one of the reasons why people decide to go on a vegetarian diet. People are beginning to care more about the environment. However, the main reason why people go on vegetarian diet is because of health benefits.
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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.

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7 Steps to Misuse Your Power of Thought

 
Thought is power–magnetic power, particularly. That is, thought can draw or repel whatever is thought about, depending upon the polarity of the individual mind. Many times we see that people bring to themselves the things they continually think about, but we also see that thinking about something can repel it from the person.

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