Bringing Forth Our Eternal Nature
A lot of time is wasted “cultivating virtues” and pursuing yogic “attainments.” As Sri Ma Anandamayi often pointed out, getting implies losing. So any artificial progress we may make will evaporate in time. To bewail our sins or rejoice in our virtues is utter madness. … Continue reading
The Mother’s Ever-Living Presence
An outdoor Marian shrine is all that remains of a house that burned down during Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point borough of Queens, NY – about 50 houses were destroyed in this neighborhood by fire – photographed by Frank Franklin II
Maintaining Peace With Others
“Others may not understand that we must practice self-control, but quarreling dies away in those who understand this fact” (Dhammapada 6). What? Buddha is advocating repression? Horror! We all know how destructive repression is, don’t we? No, we do not. We only hope it is … Continue reading
What is “Spirit”?
We are gods within God, finite spirits within the Infinite Spirit. But what is spirit? Yoga tells us that spirit is consciousness. We are eternal consciousnesses, each of us individual and distinct. Yet we are more. Each of us takes our being from God as … Continue reading
About the Indignant “Injured”
“I have been insulted! I have been hurt! I have been beaten! I have been robbed! Anger does not cease in those who harbor this sort of thought. I have been insulted! I have been hurt! I have been beaten! I have been robbed! Anger … Continue reading
What Are the “Seven Spirits of God”?
Q: Revelation 4:6 speaks of “a Lamb…having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth” (Revelation 4:6.) What are the “eyes” and what are “the seven Spirits of God”? In Ezekiel and Revelation various supernatural … Continue reading