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Sunday, February 25, 2007

TANTRA – A PHILOSOPHY OF COSMIC UNION

(Bhaskar's post "Why Has Sex been a Taboo in all the Societies Down the Ages?" has evoked a deluge of response and there are some fundamental issues that need to be addressed to avoid confusion and conflicts) The dynamic forces of the universe are not different from those of the human soul, and to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 24, 2007

IMAGE OF GOD - ADAM KADMON - 02

Androgynous primal Adamic human being - Eastern thought Accepting the woman – albeit a supernatural one – as being the source of the ultimate knowledge is not a new concept. The ancient thinking of the Indus Valley Civilization placed the male and female principles as equals. The male principle,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 23, 2007

IMAGE OF GOD - ADAM KADMON - 01

Androgynous primal Adamic human being in Gospel of Thomas The main interest of Logion 22, however, lies in what follows the disciples' question. Jesus replies: " When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner as the outer, and the upper as the lower, and when you make male and female... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

WAS JESUS INFLUENCED BY BUDDHA?

(I had promised to do a post on Buddha-Jesus wisdom in response to Sannhet post. This is a further probing) All great thinkers in spiritual tradition spoke of the same fundamental truth in different languages and socio-ecological setting. They were born with the innate desire to seek the divine... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

TWO VITAL FACTORS FOR CHANGE WITHIN

It was rightly stated that impatience can also become a virtue if practised upon oneself. An important reason for the absence of change, even after making resolutions, is that the level of ‘discomfort’ with the state of things, is not strong enough to trigger the needed change. This level should... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD – ESSENCE OF BEING

( Bhaskar had asked me if I could do a post on the importance of Guru when I commented upon his post "When You've Reclaimed Your Originality, You Reach Your Origin; God Himself.". My comment was - "The awareness process detailed by you is very fitting for attaining a stilling process. The experience... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

TINTERN ABBEY

(Tribute to Bhaskar's post on Tintern Abbey today) I had written this poem a few years ago and forms part of the book of poems to be published shortly in India. ----------------------------------------------------------- As I round the bend in the wooded lane, The abbey breaks upon the beholder, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

IT'S TRUE THAT TRUTH HURTS

A western philosopher wrote beautifully: Please don’t take lies away. Let man live on them, live with them. Truth is too much for us to bear. Our lies become deep-seated in life. Lies turn out to be the base on which we live and further lie. We cannot handle too much truth. If truth is, say, up to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

THREE C'S TO AVOID FOR HAPPINESS

If we could only avoid three actions, life would be much happier. These are complaining, criticizing, and condemning. But it is very hard to do. Complaining is always a result of dissatisfaction with something. The dissatisfaction essentially arises from not being able to accept what is and a desire... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 10, 2007

AVERSION IS ALSO A FORM OF ATTACHMENT

Aversion, which in its older sense meant the act of turning away from, as opposed to being attracted towards, is the exact opposite of attachment. And, not surprisingly, aversion is a great cause of suffering too because any fixed and intense dislike or repugnance — as the word has come to mean now... Sign in to see full entry.

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