The state of pure-consciousness, transcends all other states of spiritual enlightenment; it is enshrined within the effulgence of the heart lotus, Anahata. Those who aspire with patience and perseverance to reach that blessed state become completely immersed in it. Meditate on the lotus of the heart with calm serenity and subjective purity.
Read moreSelf-Subjectivity
The self is endowed with the power to guide itself to the realization of absolute perfection. And the self, having fulfilled its divine duty by revealing cosmic illumination at Sahasraram, merges in the limitless, luminous dynamic stillness.
Read moreOne God, Variously Called by Thy Devotees
Awaken us to the realization that this manifested universe Is but an infinitesimal part of thy stupendous whole. Let us realize that thou art the Brahman of the Hindus, Jehovah of the Jews, Christ of the Christians, Allah of the Muslims: One God, variously called by thy devotees.
Read moreThe Authority of the Mind
By what power does the mind color our vision and govern our personality? Is the mind an entity which, once set in motion, proceeds of its own will to be the final authority to our consciousness?
Read moreGandhi's Inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad
During his prayer meetings, Gandhiji always included verses from the Qur'an Sharif. He would not hold prayer meetings without recitations from the Qur’an. He had a profound admiration for the refined character of the Prophet Muhammad, as a man of faith and action.
Read moreAwakening
I was alone on the lonely mountain when I heard thy voice in the song of a spring bird. I opened my eyes and beheld thy form. I looked within and found thee in my heart. The light of the new dawn has touched my soul and I am awakened with the vision of thy all-pervading universality and thy transcendental infinity.
Read moreKriya Yoga
In this Kriya Yoga Meditation series we will examine the life and practice of Kriya. Each evening we will explore the abode of PEACE within us by our own personal effort and unfoldment. AUM-SHANTHI
Read moreFive Ways of Meditation
Meditation is a very broad term in the field of philosophy and religion. It includes all righteous efforts of mind, heart and soul that lead to enlightenment, revelation and realization. Enlightenment is the result of the right comprehension of truth. Revelation is the result of the inner unfoldment of truth. Realization is the perfection of becoming one with truth.
Read moreThree Ways of Living
Buddha’s many stories are teachings, rich with illustrations from animal and human life, helping us to discover and perceive as he did that the Eternal lives with us here on earth in companionable ways. In one Nirvana Sutra (teaching on self-realization) he brought to mind three ways of living by describing how three animals - a hare, a horse, and an elephant - cross a river.
Read more"Tapas" as Spiritual Discipline
The meaning of discipline in yoga is self-mastery. The Sanskrit term used by Patanjali expresses the goal: “Tapas” is “that which generates heat or energy.” Discipline in yoga philosophy as explained by Patanjali is the practice of directing or channeling energies towards a spiritual goal and thereby realizing greater light or energy.
Read moreThe Philosophy of Love
Love is eternally within us. We feel its presence; we know it exists in us; we realize its power; yet we are unable to express it in words. Who has ever succeeded in giving the fullest expression of love in words?
Read moreMy Journey
The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long. I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wildernesses of worlds leaving my track on many a star and planet.
Read moreIsha: Philosophy of God-Consciousness
Whatever exists in the phenomenal universe should be perceived in the light of the consciousness of the supreme Self, Isha, God, Consciousness-Existence-Bliss Absolute
Read morePeace of Self-Subjectivity
Every person craves self-composure and strength of calmness, yet few people are willing to devote even a few minutes of their day to find themselves in silence and solitude. Yet we can free ourselves from the habits of worldliness and get into the peace of self-subjectivity in many beautiful, meditative ways…
Read moreThread of Desire
When our desires are many, they overwhelm us. We don’t know which one to fulfill, when, or how. Yet, out of this maze of infinite desires, we find the soul’s one true desire: the perfection of absolute oneness.
Read moreCosmic Vibration
“When the mind is absorbed by the cosmic vibration, AUM, then the power of understanding becomes pure, the mind remains established on the Self at the spiritual eye, and finally the Self is revealed.”
Read morePeace on Earth, Goodwill to All
"Peace requires one first to be brave enough to love another, and to trust another. That requires faith in oneself.”
Read moreDivine Messengers
The Angels, Gracious Light of Soul, bending near the earth in me touched the golden heart strings of my heart and the worlds in silent obeisance lay to hear their voices: "Peace and Joy! Peace and Joy unto All!”
Read moreThe Yuletide Tree
O, if we could meet other humans beings with as much love and respect as we do our beloved Yuletide Tree! If we could recognize how they too came to live and grow on earth, striving for growth, for light and companionship of their surroundings as we do.
Read moreThe Devout Gift
Whosoever with devotion offers me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I accept it from him as the devout gift of a pure heart.
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