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August Satsang Signup | Sacred Imagery & the Divine Presence
Our August online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri will be on Saturday, August 1st at 12 noon MST.
Are You on the Path to God
“In whatever way men approach Me, I reward them. Men everywhere follow My path” (Bhagavad 4:11). For us raised in the “light that is darkness” of Western religion, every verse of the Gita is a revelation of stunning proportions. Certainly this is one of the most revelatory of them all–it opens vistas that free and expand the heart as we
Vegetarianism: an Interview of Abbot George on Australian Radio
About a month ago, Bianca Vlahos of Adelaide, Australia, became a vegan for a multitude of reasons. She researched the topic exhaustively and found several articles about aspects of vegetarianism on our website (See Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet and Humans: Are We Carnivores or Vegetarians by Nature?) She is a radio announcer and producer at PBA-FM in Adelaide,
How to Wipe Out Negative Karmas
Q: Please help me: In some religions if one commits a sin and then sincerely asks for forgiveness the same is granted. On the other hand in the Hindu philosophical thought, one has to keep on being reincarnated until all the Karmas have borne their fruits. How do we reconcile this? Karma is a law: whatever we sow we reap–for
Mother Teresa of Calcutta – A Different Kind of Christian
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Winston Churchill Like Christ her master, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a source of controversy at many times during her life, and continues to be so, especially at this time of her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church. Her heroic example of uncompromising compassion has
How to Benefit the Most from Your Spiritual Pilgrimages
The last of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 5 – Having it here, having it there Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. Like our trip to Israel and Palestine, our 2003 pilgrimage to India was a magical experience. After
We Visit the Land of Jesus’ Beginnings
The fourth of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 4 – Nazareth, Cana, and Galilee Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. The Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) Church has a significant presence in the Holy Land, which includes guardianship over the most
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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.