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The Religion of Ignorance
What Jesus said to his disciples about those who propagate ignorance, from the Gospel of Thomas Jesus said, The pharisees and the scribes have taken the keys of knowledge [gnosis] and hidden them. They themselves have not entered, nor have they allowed to enter those who wish to. You, however, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
Yoga Practice Will Become the Guru
In response to someone who wrote about spontaneous knowledge of yoga and various experiences resulting from yoga sadhana or spontaneously “out of the blue.” As you have seen for yourself, yoga practice itself becomes the yogi’s teacher, as both Vyasa and Shankara wrote in their commentaries on the Yoga Sutras. The yogi must pay attention to his experiences, and at
Abbot George to Be Interviewed on Om Times Radio
On Sunday, May 15th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pacific time, Abbot George Burke will be interviewed by Monika Goyal on her online radio show, Come Heal Yourself, on the Om Times Radio network. The main topic of the show will be The Three Principles in Understanding Life, Ourselves and Others: Karma, Reincarnation and Evolution of Consciousness. We encourage all
How to Gain the Vision of God | Monastic Life Podcast 3
Click here to listen to How to Gain the Vision of God if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 20:34 minutes. When I was very young there was a television program called The Big Picture. Most people live in The Little Picture with small ideas and small goals, all short term. But some live in The
Should We Seek the Help of the Gods and Goddesses to Alleviate our Sufferings?
Q: We seek the intervention of the gods and goddesses to alleviate our sufferings or to seek boons. Isn’t this in violation of the law of karma? No. Seeking the intervention of the gods and goddesses to alleviate our sufferings or to seek boons is a legitimate application of the law of karma. All actions are karma and have results.
How to Help Ghosts and Avoid Entanglement With Them
Q: What is your opinion on ghosts? Are they departed spirits or something else? The word “ghost” comes from the German geist which simply means “spirit.” Certainly spirits can be seen and sometimes communicated with. (The wisdom of that is debatable.) There are many kinds of spirits, some of which are departed human beings, and they are “ghosts.” However, other
Why You Should Avoid Lazy, Stupid “Knowledge”
“That [knowledge], however, which is attached to one single effect as if it were all, and without reason, without a real purpose and small in significance, is declared to be tamasic” (Bhagavad Gita 18:22). [This article is an excerpt from the article “Knowledge, Action, Doer and the Three Gunas” from the Bhagavad Gita for Awakening.] Definition of tamas from A
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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.