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Thursday, January 4, 2007

LEAD ME FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL

(This post is in tribute to the seeking of Faholo on methodology of meditation) The picture symbolizes the very concept of perception of the self. Humans believe that we hold the power of entire creation in our hands. Though the sun appears to rest in the hands of the maiden taking a dip in the sea,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Stop your mind and get off

Our mind is a minefield; it is a madhouse; it is a monkey. The only thing certain about our mind is its absolute uncertainty. The only thing factual about our mind is that it is totally and absolutely illogical, irrational, random and unconnected. If we were to sit down and pen our thoughts over... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2007

ABOLISHING DICHOTOMY IN MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE

“When they are going about these spiritual exercises with the greatest delight and pleasure, and when they believe that the sun of divine favour is shining most brightly upon them, God turns all this light of theirs into darkness... and leaves them... completely in the dark.” ‘Dark Night of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 1, 2007

Software of our mind

Nine out of ten people, if asked where their mind is, will point to their head, where we think our brains are! Brains are not where our minds are. Mind is all over our body; within each cell, within the cell structure, embedded in the intelligence of the DNA and other building blocks of the mind... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 29, 2006

Swadhyaya - A self study towards perfection

(Inspired by Bhaskar's post today) Swadhyaya is the process of self-study or self-analysis which leads us to a deeper understanding of our nature, personality and thinking patterns. By constantly being aware of and observing our thoughts, actions and reactions, we can begin to understand what it is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 28, 2006

It’s all a play of light and darkness

What is the role of evil and good? Can we have a society that is utopian in its attribute of absolute goodness?. Indian philosophy, however, offers a markedly different view from the poetics of mass entertainment. “It has never separated good from evil in simple black and white terms,” the spiritual... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

The power of non-violence

The power of non-violence as narrated by Arun Gandhi, the Mahatma’s grandson, in a recent lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, is more understated but no less powerful. As a 16-year-old Arun lived with his parents at the institute Gandhiji had founded 18 miles outside of Durban, South Africa.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

The Natural Flow of Love

A message for Christmas. Love is as natural as the universe. By design, there is a tension between the forces of creation and universal love. It is this tension which controls the size of the universe, holding it within its envelope. It is this tension which regulates the size of an electron's orbit... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

SUNYATA

Bhaskar's blogs are thought provoking and his post "How to enter pure space" is the reason I am posting this blog' Sunyata ("Emptiness"). The Mahayana tradition has put a special emphasis on sunyata. This was necessary, in part, because of the tendency among certain early Buddhist schools to assert... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

ANIMUS & ANIMA

A few days ago Bhaskar posted a blog "Feeling Wholeness Inside is Feeling God...". In my comment I had promised to post a further deliberation on the theory of creation of male & female by poet Aristophanes. As Socrates says “Love is the hunger of the human soul for divine beauty, the love is eager... Sign in to see full entry.

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