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The Four Universal Truths of Spiritual Life
The Four Universal Truths in yogic philosophy are: Reincarnation, Karma, Evolution of Consciousness, and the existence of Many Worlds. These truths explain the purpose of life and the soul’s journey toward spiritual awakening and Self-realization.
How Should the Yogi Think of God? Part 2: The Way of Form
A Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. Part 2 of How Should the Yogi Think of God? [read Part 1 here] The way of Form (Saguna Brahman) Now Krishna expounds the way of those who devote themselves to the attainment of Saguna Brahman. “But those who, renouncing all actions in Me, and regarding Me as the Supreme, worship Me, meditating on
How Should the Yogi Think of God: Nirguna or Saguna? Part 1
Through the ages a philosophical tug-of-war has gone on between those who prefer to consider God as possessing limitless, divine qualities, and those who prefer to think of God as being unthinkable–as being utterly beyond anything that can be conceptualized or spoken. These two aspects are called Saguna (with qualities) and Nirguna (without qualities). The yogi knows that both are
What Is the Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit?
Q: What exactly is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which cannot be forgiven? First we should look at the Bible references to the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: “All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the
Falsehoods and Misunderstandings: an Unfortunate Phenomenon
To a friend who wrote concerned about derogatory things being spoken about some people who, being departed from this world, had no defence. Not only are falsehoods spread, but so are faults in understanding. I want to tell you about one I myself encountered. Before I went to see the great Master Shivananda, a very serious and good sadhaka, Brahmachari
Real Peace vs. Imitation Peace–Which Do You Prefer?
A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas Jesus said, If two make peace with each other in this one house, they will say to the mountain, “Move Away,” and it will move away. (Gospel of Thomas 48) This actually has two meanings, one outer and one inner. Outer peace It is very easy for people to be friends when they
Aspects of Our Inner Trinity
Q: What is your perspective on the possible correspondences between the Holy Trinity and the human trinity of body, soul and spirit? Our eternal spirit which is one with the Father “is” the father in our trinity. The higher bodies which reflect the spirit correspond to the Son, and the lower bodies correspond to the Holy Spirit, the Energy of
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Yogis Who Saw Jesus
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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.