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Are You Among the “Nirvanics”?
Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion, frequently used the expression “godwards” for those who were moving toward Divine Consciousness. We might coin the ungainly word “Nirvanics” for those Buddha is describing in this article.
Reflections on Monastic Life – Part 1 | Podcast
Click here to listen to Reflection on Monastic Life, Part 1 if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 16:46 minutes. Who should lead a monastic life and who shouldn’t, and what motivates a monk. I would like to share with you my reflections on monastic life as I approach the fifty-second anniversary of my taking sannyas. How does
3 Types of Supernatural Contact and the People Who Engage in Them
“The sattwic worship the gods, the rajasic worship the yakshas and rakshas. The others, the tamasic men, worship the dead and the hordes of nature spirits” (Bhagavad Gita 17:4). Several types of beings are mentioned here and should be defined. We will rely on our old friend, A Brief Sanskrit Glossary. Devas are “shining ones,” in the evolutionary hierarchy they are semi-divine
How Enlightenment is Reached in Seven Stages
Sutras 27 and 28 of Book Two of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2: 27. In his case the highest stage of enlightenment [prajna] is reached by seven stages. Swami Vivekananda’s explanation of this is extremely valuable, so here it is: “When this knowledge comes; it will come, as it were, in seven grades, one after the other; and
My Friend Jugavati, and the Vishnupur Train Platform Swami | Podcast
Click here to listen to My Friend Jugavati, and the Vishnupur Train Platform Swami if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 6:35 minutes. The next treasure I want to tell you about lived right in the midst of the bustle of Delhi, but beyond it all. One morning my friend Shyam Lal Sharma said he wanted me to
Meditation and the Heart
Q: I am looking for a type of meditation that focuses on the heart in order to attain pure love: a loving path, a way to be purified in heart as Jesus said. Can you help me in this? It is important to realize that the heart is not a place in the body, but rather is all-pervading spirit-consciousness which
What is the Name of God?
A Continuation of the Commentary on Theologia Germanica, by the Frankfurter. The things which are in part can be apprehended, known, and expressed; but the Perfect cannot be apprehended, known, or expressed by any creature as creature. The ancient sages of India knew by direct experience of Brahman that nothing can be said about it as the ultimate Reality, not
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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.