An inner wisdom That came with The wind of Spirit In our first breath Abides quietly Directs our paths At times we listen Mostly we do not Ego overrides the ...
Myth #4 = Enlightenment is nothing special. Recently someone quoted a teacher who expounded about how, "Enlightenment is nothing special." The distinction was ...
Inspir lumina prin centrul inimii mele Deschizandu-mi inima intr-o sfera de lumina minunata. Ingaduind fiintei mele sa se extinda. I inspire the light through...
We are an integral part of all of nature and all of the cosmos. Our "entrance"; into time and space as a member of the human race necessitates a socialization ...
Question : Can the meditator be affected by physical disturbances during nirvikalpa samadhi? My friend and I disagree on this point. Ramana Maharshi : Both of...
Myth #1: You must kill the ego in order to achieve enlightenment. Myth #2: You must not seek enlightenment - because seeking perpetuates the sense of...
When searching for Peace of mind leads To meditation's door There is no thought Of the ego's role It is only when We approach the Edge of reason And ask for...
Well, after being on a recent "kill the ego" posting trip, I now find that Google (at least as of 8:57 this morning - these things change often) rated our web...
ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2010) New research provides fascinating insight into brain changes that might underlie alterations in spiritual and religious attitudes....
This is an excerpt of an article titled Cast Off This Ego in a chapter from the book Yoga And Realization. by Swami Sivananda The man of ego is ruled by...
"Too difficult is it to sacrifice the ego, but unless it is sacrificed, no vision of truth and no sight of God is possible of revelation. Sell away your lower ...
There was once a small boy who banged a drum all day... and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various...
When I am Of highest capacity It flows through me When I am Of middling capacity I write poems about the flowing When I am Of low capacity The flow irritates...
Preface: The writing of another book has been in process for almost 10 years. Can't seem to wrap it up. Here's an excerpt about my very first experience in...
Carl Sagan once said that to really find the cause of any effect you have to go back to the Big Bang and work from there. In a universe that's characterized by...
Crossing Guards They boldly strut into traffic Their saffron robes blazing Stop Sign in our face We choose to obey Screech to a halt and wait And if we will...
Sometimes we hear that there is no need for meditation, acts of charity, devotion or prayer, and so on, because we are already enlightened. This is often...
"You pretend to know." The accusation goes, and with much ado about nothing, the caged philosophers parrot their report that there is... nothing to know. Not...
Tibetan Buddhism speaks of two different types of meditation. One is Stabilizing and could be characterized by a type of "mindless"; repetition of a word or...
By Robert Lanza, MD who is the author of "Biocentrism," a new book that lays out his theory of everything. We think our destiny is to journey to Mars and ...
Sean Tremblay used this phrase in a post some time ago, and it keeps coming to mind. For me, it precisely captures one of the real benefits that meditation can...
Dear fellow Meditation Society of America members, I'd like to introduce myself and then share some things that I find important. As a new member I've really...
This is a very much longer than just saying "Be good. Do good." but may be beneficial as it is a more in-depth look at Ahimsa. Enjoy! Ahimsa: The Basis for...
CHAP. VIII. 1. The Master said, 'Yu, have you heard the six words to which are attached six becloudings?' Yu replied, 'I have not.' 2. 'Sit down, and I will...
How can a troubled mind understand the way? If a man is disturbed he will never be filled with knowledge. An untroubled mind, no longer seeking to consider ...
Cancer is a wonderful equal opportunity provider. There may be no more powerful facts of life teacher. The choices of how to respond to it physically are...
