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Sign Up for the August Online Satsang • New 40 Virtues Talks
The August online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri will be held on Saturday, August 2nd, at 12 Noon, EST. Sign up using the form or the link in this article.
Why Are People Born with Psychic Abilities?
Sutra 19 of Book One of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 19. Of those who are Videhas and Prakrtilayas birth is the cause. Patanjali is now discussing those people who from birth are seen to possess marked psychic faculties and psychic powers–even to a miraculous degree. Such persons are usually assumed to be spiritually advanced and are respected accordingly, but this is
How to Expand Your Glory
A Continuation of the Commentary on Buddha’s Practical Wisdom found in the Dhammapada Expanding Glory “When a man is resolute and recollected, pure of deed and persevering, when he is attentive and self-controlled and lives according to the Teaching, his reputation is bound to grow” (Dhammapada 24). The last words of this verse comprise the key idea. The word which
Patanjali’s Two Types of Samadhi
Sutras 17 and 18 of Book One of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 17. Samprajñata Samadhi is that which is accompanied by reasoning, reflection, bliss and sense of pure being. Samprajñata samadhi, also known as savikalpa samadhi, is defined by A Brief Sanskrit Glossary as: “State of superconsciousness, with the triad of meditator, meditation and the meditated; lesser samadhi; cognitive samadhi; samadhi
When Did Shankaracharya Live?
Q: Jesus lived around 2 BC to 33 AD. Adi Shankaracharya (who founded the Govardhan Math) lived between 788 AD and 820 AD. In your website it is mentioned that Jesus lived in Govardhan Math. How can it be? Quite simple. Shankaracharya lived sometime between 500 and 300 BC. So I was taught as a young monk by more than
So Close!
This cartoon is used with kind permission of Rex May at baloocartoons.com.
“Christian” or Follower of Jesus?
Q: I want to convert to Christianity–can you help? I am a Hindu. If you want to convert to the religion popularly called “Christianity” then you need only find a church and join it. IF, however, you want to be a follower of Jesus Christ, then like him you must become a dedicated student and practicer of Sanatana Dharma. According
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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.