Strange isn't it ? How £20 seems like a large amount for donation to a religious cause, but a small amount when out shopping? How 2 hours seem long at a place...
Dear Gurur Brothers, I came to know from Utpal -Da that our Ashram is going to celebrate one function, But that also when I called up Him, So my humble request...
Dear Guru Sister Chhaya, It's easy to ask questions. So, I kick off the next topic(s)... Shall we discuss stages of self-realization? - What's kundalini...
Dear All, I have some experience with surat Shabda yoga. In this yoga the path consists of Mantra Japa of the names of the Lord of each of the planes of...
... The teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (and Sri Buddha) points to the fact that other means of self-realization exists. The main difference is that as per...
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I did not forget about the discussion I have started. Got busy with my new house and hence the delay in responding to Devadas Menon...
With enjoyment, comes fear of *disease* With social position, fear of *disfavor * With riches, fear of *hostile people* With honor, fear of...
Vipin Gupta
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Mar 29, 2006 10:35 am
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Dear Friend! I remeber reading the Gospel of Ramakrishna. It was a jnani coming to Ramakrishna teaching him about adwaita and vedanta. Here Ramakrishna was...
Dear Gurubhais, I certanly agree with John on this point. I think as one continues Sadhana consciousness can be progressively withdrawn from each of the...
Namaste, I have read Robert's three voulumes on Aghora. http://www.drsvoboda.com/books2.htm. In my understanding, Ramayana and Mahabharata are esoterically...
The reason we do not benefit is our attachment to the perishable - our desire of the pleasures of the senses - due to which we do what is prohibited. Because...
Dear Gurubhais I agree with all of you. As you all know self realization is chittah vriitti nirodah. The lesser number of vrittti's more we are close to god....
karumuri pavan kumar
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Apr 5, 2006 2:56 pm
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Dear Friends! Wonderful knowledge about Ramayana and Mahabharata. Dear friends a while ago someone wrote that an enlightened person cant´t accomplish much in...
We all believe that without the mind we cannot function. In fact we function better without the mind. When any of our senses perceive an object, say your eye...
A job that only you can do and which you have to do - why are you delaying in doing it. Till you do not do it you have to suffer. Do not delay. Only you...
Dear Friends! Thank you so much Ravi for your letter! Sometimes I think I do not have enough restless disire for God!? If I use my willpower to much I feel...
Thank you very much for your response. Actually I think we are fighting a battle with Maya to find our way back to the Lord. Maya keeps on distracting us and...
Dear Sir Thanks for allowing me the membership of the group. As you know, I am from Canada. I would like to know whether anyone in this group who has visited...
Dear Ravi, it is a great struggle with me as well to continue to maintain awarenes of the true significance of things. We work in the world for material...
Dear Miguel, Why we should take our life as struggle? Why are not we able to identify all the imperfections are also part of God itself? It is said in Chandi "...
When we will be able to do it finally, we will not even think that we are surrendering - it is will be just our self - so long as I am thinking, I am...
According to Ramana Maharishi the first thought that comes to us is I. This I is the center of all the thoughts that come to us. This I is the ego and we have...
Dear Miguel! We know in our heads that everything is God, but this understanding seems not enough. We have to have a direct, intuitiv perception that Shakti is...
Thank You Gurubhais. I must reflect on these important issues. I think there is an issue of pride involved, at least in me. I want to be able to do exactly...
Dear Miguel, Brothers and Sisters! Without having an ego and being a sinner you can´t be a saint! Perhaps God -Guru see us as perfect in spite of all our...