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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.
Those Who See God: Alive in Divine Consciousness
Part 4 of Making Attraction and Aversion Work For Us, Not Against Us, a commentary on the 7th Ode of Solomon, written in Apostolic times. The Seers shall go before him, and they shall be seen before him. And they shall praise the Lord for his love, because he is near and seeth. Those who see God are ever before his
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 freed from returning to earthly embodiment. Instead, you will go to a higher world (loka),
The Road to Happiness
More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” Every human being is ceaselessly trying to acquire happiness Every human being is ceaselessly trying to acquire happiness or to increase his share in it and to avoid pain, or at least to lessen it as much as possible. But the experience is just the contrary. He is ever
The Journey to God Through the Practice of Yoga
Part 3 of Making Attraction and Aversion Work For Us, Not Against Us, a commentary on the 7th Ode of Solomon, written in Apostolic times (to be available as a paperback and ebook later this year). For he it is Who is incorruptible, the perfection of the worlds and their Father. This is an exposition of the nature of Ishwara. If
New Book Now Available: “The Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary”
The Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary Compiled from Ancient Records and Mystical Revelations, by Abbot George Burke, is now available as a paperback and ebook at Amazon and other online retailers. *** “There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not
How and Why God Draws Us to Himself
Part 2 of Making Attraction and Aversion Work For Us, Not Against Us, a commentary on the 7th Ode of Solomon, written in Apostolic times (to be available as a paperback and ebook later this year). My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward him. This is a completely theocentric matter. God is the total focus. As the desert
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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.