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Wisdom Quote of the Day
To speak or act with a defiled mind is to draw pain after oneself, like a wheel behind the feet of the animal drawing it
Gautama Buddha, Dhammapada 1

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Lahiri Mahasaya: His Advice About Sannyasa

Q: I have read that Lahiri Mahasaya said no one should become a sannyasi. Is that true? If so, why did he say it? Lahiri Mahasaya told his disciples that they should never become a Dasanami Sannyasi–a member of the Swami Order of Shankaracharya. The reason was purely yogic. To become a member of that order, a ritual known as

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Jnana - beyond the intellect

Jnana: A Yogi’s Guide to What It Is and What It Isn’t

This article on Jnana is taken from “Living the Yoga Life,” a book by Abbot George Burke available for reading on our website here, or as a paperback or ebook here. We must not mistake intellectuality and philosophizing for jnana, as is commonly done. Perfect jnana is Self-realization: liberation here and now. Jnana is not a set of ideas or

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Sayings of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik

We wish to share with you some of the teachings of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik which you will find in our new book, Light of Soham. We have also created a short introductory video about Sri Gajanana Maharaj which we think you will enjoy below. If you get this blog post in an email and you don’t see the

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The Subconscious: What Meditators Need to Know

Q: What is the subconscious? Some may call it the “Unconscious.” The human being consists of many layers, but the three large divisions are the physical, astral and causal bodies or layers. The mind is also physical, astral and causal. The physical brain is the seat and instrument of the conscious mind which includes the “upper” levels of the astral

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The Science of Sound and Breath in Meditation: Essential Facts

This article on Sound and Breath in Meditation is taken from “Perspectives on Yoga,” a book by Abbot George Burke to be published later this year. Although there is a great deal of interest in gimmicks and tricks in yoga and endless expositions of “shakti” and suchlike, the yogi really has one all-absorbing interest: sound (shabda). He begins with sound

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Yogis Who Saw Jesus

The day our Original Christianity and Original Yoga website was launched we received an irate communication from one of those Western “Hindus” that believe they are more truly Hindu if they hate other religions–especially Christianity–and deny that Jesus ever existed. Here is our answer:
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The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism

 
You can indeed reap a lot of benefits by being a vegetarian and people have become more aware of the health benefits of being a vegetarian. Animal rights issues is only one of the reasons why people decide to go on a vegetarian diet. People are beginning to care more about the environment. However, the main reason why people go on vegetarian diet is because of health benefits.
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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.

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7 Steps to Misuse Your Power of Thought

 
Thought is power–magnetic power, particularly. That is, thought can draw or repel whatever is thought about, depending upon the polarity of the individual mind. Many times we see that people bring to themselves the things they continually think about, but we also see that thinking about something can repel it from the person.

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