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April Satsang Signup | What Is The Surest Way to Realize God?
The April online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 12 noon EST. To attend the satsang, visit this page and sign up.
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
The Ever-present Witness
More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” About a fortnight ago a learned shastri came to visit me. He had read some of the letters sent by me to my friends, and also the messages which I had given to some religious institutions, and owing to it a sort of respect had been created in his
Making Attraction and Aversion Work For Us, Not Against Us, Part 1
A continuation of our series of postings on the early Christian writings, the mystical Odes of Solomon, written in Apostolic times (to be available as a paperback and ebook later this year). As the impulse of anger against evil, so is the impulse of joy over what is loved, and brings in of its fruits without restraint. My joy is the
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 and around. But the yogi must realize that the more a mantra is repeated the
The Real Power Is In You
More from our series “Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik” The real power lies in the mantra and this power is also centered in everyone I therefore say again and again, that the real power lies in the mantra, Soham. This power is also centered in you. If you thoroughly realize this power, and become one with it, 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.