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May Satsang Signup – Religious Imagery Podcast
Our May online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) will be on Saturday, May 4th, at 12 noon, EST. Visit this page to register. Also, listen to or watch a recent podcast on “Religious Imagery and the Yogi.”
How You Can Overcome Negativity by an Effective Positive Attitude
Part 3 of Demons and Dunces (See Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.) Positive attitude Always remember that the positive expels the negative and do not fear or feel animosity for the spirits, for fear and hatred attract evil. Many of the exorcism prayers for both Eastern and Western Christianity are ridiculously negative and even hateful, and can prolong
Demons and Dunces, Part 2: Deluded Asceticism and Dispelling Evil Spirits
A continuation of “Why Spiritual People May Encounter Negativity“ Deluded asceticism The Bhagavad Gita rightly and reasonably says: “Asceticism [tapasya] which is practiced with deluded notions of the Self, and with self-torture… is declared to be of the principle of darkness and ignorance [tamas]” (17:19). Unfortunately, such deluded asceticism can be found in every religion. In Hinduism and Buddhism it
Demons and Dunces, Part 1: Why Spiritual People May Encounter Negativity
Q: I have just finished reading two books about Christian ascetics whose major activities seemed to be “fighting the demons” and being frightened or tormented by evil spirits throughout their lives. Does this really happen to those who try to attain higher consciousness and know God? Even yogis? Everything that happens to us externally is a matter of karma, the
What Is True Spiritual Experience?
Spiritual Experience: Why Settle for Less? Sentient beings–long before reaching the level of human birth and after–are immersed in a chain of never-ending experiences, many of them absolutely illusory with no basis of any kind. Yoga philosophy goes further and says that all experiences are delusions. Some, such as hallucinations, have no objective reality at all, and other experiences may
All You Need to Know About the Chakras (Not Just Seven, Either!)
Just as the outer universe is a complex of many interrelated points such as suns and planets, in the same way the material and subtle bodies of the yogi–which reflect and react on one another–are a network of life energy points known as chakras. Chakras are points in the bodies into which the universal life force (vishwaprana) flows. Without that
The Destiny of Man: Spiritual Perfection or “Get Out of Jail Free”?
To a friend who asked my opinion of the idea taught in Fundamentalist Christianity “that nations or individuals who deliberately, intentionally and consciously engage in evil deeds in order to enrich themselves at the expense of others can be simply salvaged/redeemed and liberated by just saying: ‘I believe in Jesus Christ,’ without reforming and transforming their obnoxious behavior, greed, ruthlessness
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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.