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- On Attention: How Many Social Approvals Are There In My Post? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2021 from Rochi ZalaniThis article was originally published at rochizalani.com Attention, I believe, is the most pricy commodity economically and psychologically. There is always some website that wants your attention (economic) and there is always something you should rather give your attention to (psychology). ...
Views: 541 - On Resting: Chill, babe - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2021 from Rochi ZalaniThis article was originally published at rochizalani.com Up until last month, I was hustling one full-time job and three part-time jobs. Every minute of every day was booked on my calendar for a hundred “urgent” tasks. “Chill” wasn’t a word in my vocabulary. I would rest but, um, not ...
Views: 648 - The Role of Devotion and Love in the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2021 from santosh krinskyEvery part of the being must be engaged if the integral yoga is to progress. The physical body, the vital being, the emotional being, and the mind all have their role. What is a chore for the physical being, and a dry intellectual endeavour for the mind, becomes a source of joy and dedication ...
Views: 530 - The Process of Opening of the Chakras in Yoga - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe opening of the chakras has been the subject of a tremendous amount of focus in the yoga literature, with emphasis on the awakening of the kundalini energy at the base of the spine, and the rising up of this energy through each of the chakras up to the crown of the head. The dangers ...
Views: 652 - The Tantra and the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe Tantric tradition has developed a methodology (frequently and widely misunderstood and misapplied), to bring about the opening of the subtle energy centers, called chakras, that reside within our energetic body and control the various functionality of powers of body, life and mind within our ...
Views: 565 - The Integral Path Combines the Vedantic and the Tantric Approaches to Divine Realisation - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2021 from santosh krinskyAt a certain point we come to the conclusion that our minds cannot finally determine the truth or the meaning of our existence. We recognise that many of our daily perceptions and assumptions about the world and, in fact, all of existence, are simply inaccurate. We see the sun rise in the East ...
Views: 562 - The Supreme Consciousness and the Creative Force of Manifestation - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2021 from santosh krinskyIndian spirituality and philosophy has recognized two primary aspects to existence, the Supreme Consciousness that creates, informs, constitutes and contains all that exists, and the Creative Force that actually manifests the universal creation. The Gita describes the Supreme Consciousness as ...
Views: 526 - The Integral Yoga: Development Beyond the Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhile the Bhagavad Gita provides a strong foundation for the spiritual practice of the Integral Yoga, it was developed within a context of time, place and circumstance that brought it to a certain stage of human evolution and potential. Today, the teachings of the Gita remain relevant, but do ...
Views: 549 - The Bhagavad Gita Provides a Suitable Initial Foundation for the Spiritual Development of the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe Bhagavad Gita rightly occupies an important spot in the spiritual tradition of India. The teaching of the Gita is expansive and detailed, exploring the paths of Knowledge, Devotion and Works and providing insight into the attitude of the seeker, the relation to the teacher, and the nature of ...
Views: 698 - Adwaita Vedanta (Mayavada) and Integral Non-Dualism: Contrasting Interpretations of the Nature of Reality - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2021 from santosh krinsky“One without a second.” This Upanishadic dictum forms the basis of Shankara’s philosophy of Adwaita, Vedantic non-dualism. The seeker leaves behind the illusion of the world to merge into the pure, transcendent Oneness of the Brahman. Sri Aurobindo proposes non-dualism, however, that adds the ...
Views: 604 - More than exercise - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2021 from Deepak DixitThe new generation is more concerned about their bodies and hence going to gym for exercise is very popular, though some do it for the sake of maintaining their social status or looking fashionable. Modern exercise is machine oriented and a variety of equipment have been designed for this ...
Views: 593 - The Need to Transcend the Intellect in the Search for the Truth of Existence - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2021 from santosh krinskyOnce we acknowledge that Truth cannot be ascertained through intellectual prowess alone, that the mind is not an instrument of truth, but rather an instrument for seeking, filled with doubt, confusion and limitation, we can no longer rely entirely on the mind to be the arbiter of what reality ...
Views: 571 - The Need for a Direct Experience of the Reality of Existence - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2021 from santosh krinskyAt the end of all our speculation, logic, reasoning, and opinions, we find that we are plagued by uncertainty and doubt in our minds about the meaning of our existence, our purpose in the world and the reality of the universal creation. We can recognize that what we observe through our senses is ...
Views: 535 - Motives for Seeking the Divine - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2021 from santosh krinskyPeople come to the spiritual quest for a number of different reasons. Some of these are due to disappointment or trouble in the outer life, with work, with relationships, with failures or setbacks or with disease, illness, remorse or grief. Others come seeking for the powers, mental, vital or ...
Views: 682 - Opening to the Divine Consciousness - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2021 from santosh krinskyIn his book The Mother, Sri Aurobindo outlines the personal effort to be made by the seeker of the Divine. This consists of the movements of aspiration, rejection and surrender. Aspiration means the inner focus and dedication to achieving the divine consciousness and living in that ...
Views: 626 - Three Parts of Your Being: Conscience, Subconscious, and Soul - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMany ancient cultures embraced the concept of the mind consisting of conscious awareness (and unconscious) coexisting with the soul or super-conscious. “Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees ...
Views: 851 - The Inner Ideals of Ordinary Human Life and the Divine Life - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe highest ideals of humanity can be looked at from the point of view of human capability or from the view of a divine purpose to the manifestation. The difference in viewpoint leads to different focus and result. From the human viewpoint, we would look at how to improve, perfect and optimize ...
Views: 648 - The Spiritual Life, the Religious Life and the Ordinary Human Life - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2021 from santosh krinskyOrdinary human life is essentially driven by response to outer circumstances, and is based in the desires, needs and reactions of the ego-personality. The interaction between people in a society, whether in the smallest groupings such as the family, or larger groupings of community, country or ...
Views: 754 - 10 Benefits of Fasting - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2021 from Dr.Purushothaman KollamFasting is most common now a days as we all know that it has got plenty of health benefits. Fasting was traditionally practiced in various religious cultures and practices. Fasting really changes our mind and body and enhances and activates our entire life.Below we are presenting some important ...
Views: 1117 - The Principle of Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhen we look back at the history of the practices of Yoga, we find several lines of development. One is to move the consciousness away from focus on the outer world and its events, activities and insistent occupations to focus entirely on entering a status of unity with the Divine, the Absolute, ...
Views: 629 - The One Indispensable Thing - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere is considerable confusion about spirituality and spiritual practice. We tend to conflate “good works” with spiritual progress, when in many cases, these good works, while necessary and helpful in the world at large, actually arise from a mental or vital call to action rather than from the ...
Views: 703 - How do I live happily and satisfied for everything I have without expectations? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2021 from Dada BhagwanDesire is like a burning fire. The very nature of desire is such that it torments! It keeps burning within, until the desire gets fulfilled. And the moment one desire gets fulfilled, another one starts, “It would be great if I had that also; and that also,...” Desires keep arising one after ...
Views: 315 - First Steps in the Practice of Yoga - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe transformation of the individual is not something that occurs magically overnight. Even if someone is awakened out of their habitual routines by some extraordinary experience, such as a sudden spiritual opening, or even a near death experience, the ongoing effort is still required to bring ...
Views: 598 - Conscious Evolution - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2021 from santosh krinskyEvolution takes time. Hundreds of millions of years were required to move even small steps forward, as universal “time” does not fit into the “human” time-sense. Humanity measures things in terms of an individual lifespan, and in increments that we have devised from our humanity-centric ...
Views: 670 - Radical Spirituality: Find Out Your Subconscious Fears and Defenses Part 5 - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2021 from Scott & Stephen PetulloUltimate spirituality, in part, involves uncovering your hidden personality, the distinct strengths and weaknesses that are underneath your persona. Try as you might, you aren’t really in control of your subconscious mind which greatly influences your behavior. Although some of your concealed ...
Views: 573 - Self-Realization ... and Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2021 from santosh krinskyhe long legacy of the Yogic tradition is founded on the recognition that there is a greater Reality that exists, that the human individual is a participant, in fact a part of that reality, and that it is possible through the practices of yoga, including various psychological and psycho-physical ...
Views: 654 - The Mind of Light in the Context of the Current Existential Crisis - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2021 from santosh krinskyIs it our destiny to create a divine life on earth? When we look around at the world today, we see innumerable problems, crises and contradictions that provoke many to feel utterly hopeless. Everywhere people have experienced the pain, the challenges, the aggressive opposition of ideas, ...
Views: 713 - When awakening happened, didn’t your identity quickly shift to the bigger I or the real I? How did you even come to know that you were enlightened? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe Gnan Vidhi, conducted by the Spiritual master, on the path of Akram Vignan, is the process whereby one attains Self-Realization in just two hours! Here, the Soul is awakened in just a matter of 48 minutes. And when the awakening happens, one’s identity shifts to the real ‘I’ immediately, in ...
Views: 348 - The First Signs of the Advent of a Mind of Light - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2021 from santosh krinskyAre we witnessing the first signs of the development of a mind of Light in the world today? If we look back at human civilisation over the last several thousand years, we can see several bright spots where individuals or relatively small groups of people broke out of the fixation on material ...
Views: 669 - A First Step in the Transformative Evolution on Earth - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2020 from santosh krinskyWe can envision multiple potential future developments in the evolutionary process on earth. One of these involves the manifestation of an entirely new level of consciousness, the supramental, and its creation of a new species, which we may call homo supramentalis for the sake of ...
Views: 750 - Raw Spirituality: Discover Your Concealed Personality Part 3 - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2020 from Scott & Stephen PetulloBeyond your conscious awareness resides your collective subconscious with unique fears, biases, defenses, and abilities that comprises the real you. One of the fastest ways to advance your self-knowledge, thus, spirituality, is to delve into your concealed mind; self-awareness is one of the ...
Views: 612 - Raw Spirituality: Discover Your Concealed Personality Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2020 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe ancients knew there is much more to the human mind than that which you are consciously aware. The hidden mind is the real power of your mind. “The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.” Steve Martin “It's interesting what pops out of an author's ...
Views: 576 - What is the test of a person's enlightenment? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2020 from Dada BhagwanAfter enlightenment, you begin to experience the Soul. The awareness of the real Self arises, which gradually transforms one’s entire life. So, to know what is the test of a person’s enlightenment, let’s explore what one would and should experience after enlightenment. This proves as an ...
Views: 384 - KARMA WHAT IS ITS NATURE - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2020 from Alasdair DuncanKARMA WHAT IS ITS NATURE? LEARN MORE… Karma is like a fruit at different stages on a tree. Some fruits are just forming, some are halfway mature. Some of your karmic fruit are ripe……ready to dish out the effect on you...in a positive or negative way! “You reap what you so” the famous ...
Views: 656 - All in good taste - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2020 from Deepak DixitThe word TASTE is typically related to eatable food items, but many times it is also used in broader prospective to indicate individual liking/ disliking of a person. The taste is always associated with smell because we have same types of receptors in our body for both senses of smell & ...
Views: 716 - Why does intellect fail to understand Self-Realization? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2020 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being has said, “When the doors of the intellect close, that is when the preparations for liberation will begin.” Intellect Is The Light Of Knowledge Which Comes Through The Medium Of The Ego To impose ‘I’ where ‘I’ does not belong to is ego ...
Views: 408 - The origin of the universe is the mind - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from Martin GrayThroughout history, science has seen previously rejected ideas, such as those of the origin of life or the order of the universe, ended up being part of its wide repertoire. What new paradigms are emerging today? In science the acceptance of new ideas follows well-defined steps: first, the ...
Views: 743 - 5 tips for forgiving and reconciling - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from lena schmidtWhen a friend hurts you emotionally, you feel great disappointment. But you can also feel a resentment and anger against this friend. And depending on how much you suffer, you can never forgive your friend for this incident. You will feel comfortable with this attitude at first. But at some ...
Views: 872 - Is eternal salvation the most important thing? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2020 from Dada BhagwanThe worldly life, at every step, presents us with many tempting and lucrative goals that we consider very important in life; and therefore sincerely work towards and strive for it, sometimes out of need, sometimes out of want. For example - a loving family, a good house, stable income, lot of ...
Views: 395 - Your Spiritual Guidance for October 2020 - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonAlright, most of you have followed the advice of Spirit in regards to improving your lifestyle and focusing on your goals and now it’s time to collect. You’ve spoken it into the universe, you’ve planted your seeds, and now you can see the beginning stages of your harvest. You remained focused ...
Views: 760 - The Sixth Sense - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from B. L. PetersonThe field of Metaphysics had taken a bad blow when people try and say EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTIONS is something 'extra' you have in your psychic and this is not true. In the science of METAPSYCHICS, we find that Extra Sensory Perception is really EXTENDED SENSORY PERCEPTION. No man has anything ...
Views: 587 - Know About Awakening Kundalini / Kriya Kundalini Yoga - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2020 from Yogasth Vidya RishikeshAwakening kundalini kuru karmani, o raje, o manchale, stay in the balance whether success or failure, samatavam yog uchyate, I utter this verse of bhagavt Geeta like this so that it is more understandable to the modern folk. In kriya kundalini yoga which is known as a theory, philosophy, ...
Views: 695 - Chosen By Divine - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2020 from Yogasth Vidya RishikeshBy Kalki Ratna I was looking at the image of the mystic I was going to meet with disbelief! The same divine person I have seen in my dream the night before. I was at the ashram of Yogi Buddhadeva whom I had never met before but God has given me an indication that I had found a ...
Views: 657 - Tricks To Have Perfectly Organized Desk - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2020 from Hassan AwanJust in case if you are having trouble getting things done at work, do take a look around and you will have your answer right there. A messy work place not only looks unpleasant but it distracts you, and makes things harder to accomplish. Clutter all over the desk is a hurdle in processing the ...
Views: 418 - The Future Evolution of Man: the Need and the Response - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2020 from santosh krinskyIt seems wherever we turn nowadays we are confronted with enormous challenges. Climate change and global pollution are taking a toll on the planet and scientists confirm we are in the midst of the sixth species “die off” event they could document through geologic evidence on the planet. The ...
Views: 597 - How do you define Soul? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2020 from Dada BhagwanSoul is the life energy! When you put moong beans in a damp cloth, they sprout, isn’t it? And if you put stones in a wet cloth, they don’t grow. It is because there is no Soul in there. Where there is growth, there is a presence of Soul within. Thus, Soul is defined as life energy (chetan). ...
Views: 460 - What is the reason for suffering and happiness in people's lives? Is it due to past Karma? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYes, the reason why some people suffer from perpetual ill-luck is because it is the effect of their past life’s karma. And those whose past karmas were good will be born with a silver spoon and enjoy a good life in this birth. It is our karma that takes us to the place where our rebirth is to ...
Views: 412 - Your Overall Message from Spirit for September 2020 - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonWelcome, welcome, welcome! Thank you so much for joining me today for your Overall Message from Spirit for September 2020. I’m excited to see what Spirit has to say and without further due, let’s start our reading. In the past few weeks, or perhaps few months, for some of you, things may not ...
Views: 780 - Hotels in Munsiyari Uttarakhand & Best Places to stay & Hotel in Munsiyari - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2020 from bizare xpeditionHotels in Munsiyari Uttarakhand, Get the best quotes of best places to stay & Hotel in Munsiyari Uttarakhand. A small village with an awe-inspiring panorama of snow-capped Himalayan Range; Munsiyari is located in the Pithoragarh District. Munsiyari is 125 km from Pithoragarh and 560 Kms from ...
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