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The Unholy Trinity of Yoga: Raga, Dwesha, and Moha
In his teachings Buddha frequently listed the Unholy Trinity: Raga, Dwesha, and Moha. In yoga philosophy also these are detailed at length. Find out more here about why.
Raihana Tyabji, the Moslem Saint Who Worshiped Krishna | Podcast
Click here to listen to Raihana Tyabji, the Moslem Saint Who Worshiped Krishna if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 25:48 minutes. One afternoon in India in a conversation my friend Rani Bhan told me about Raihana Tyabji, a Moslem saint, an associate of Gandhi, who lived in Delhi. She told me that when the saint became
How Do We Deal with the Misery-Producing Kleshas?
Sutras 10 & 11 of Book Two of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 10. These, the subtle ones, can be reduced by resolving them backward into their origin. 11. Their active modifications are to be suppressed by meditation. In meditation we plumb the depths of the conscious and unconscious mind. There we encounter the subtle energy constructs we call karma and
More on the Misery-Producing Kleshas
Sutras 6 through 9 of Book Two of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Earlier we dealt with the root of the kleshas, Avidya. Now Patanjali continues with the other kleshas: 6. Asmita is the identity or blending together, as it were, of the power of consciousness (Purusha) with the power of cognition (Buddhi). Having forgotten our true spirit-Self, we have been
When That Which Is Perfect Is Come
The astonishing book known now as Theologia Germanica was originally called simply The Frankforter [Der Franckforter], the author being a priest and a member of the Teutonic Order living in Frankfurt, Germany in the later fourteenth century. And that is all we know about him. The book is astonishing because of its uncompromising Christian non-duality. In India, except for the
Podcast: Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma
Click here to listen to Memories of Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 16:55 minutes. Swami Muktananda Giri, the mother of Anandamayi Ma In America before I first went to India in 1962 I had felt strongly that either Anandamayi Ma or Swami Sivananda would leave the body
How to Test the Value of Psychic Experiences
To someone who wrote describing many kinds of psychic experiences including astral travel and kundalini manifestations. So many kinds of experiences are possible that even the yogis of India have not listed and classified them as to their character and value. For the yogi there is a single question: What is or was the lasting effect of an experience, if
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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.