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- Does destiny always have a greater plan for us even if were unsure what that may be? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2023 from Dada BhagwanLet us first understand what destiny is and how it comes about. One’s entire life is based on the outcome of the past life karmas. The results of past life are in the form of destiny of the present life. It includes everything, starting from one’s thoughts to the words and upto the acts too. ...
Views: 107(1 vote) - Why Full Stack Web Development is Essential For Modern Businesses? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2023 from siyaram yadavIn today's fast-paced digital world, businesses are constantly looking for ways to improve their online presence and stay ahead of the competition. One way to do this is by employing full stack developers, who are skilled in both front-end and back-end development. In this article, we'll explore ...
Views: 133 - The Intermediate Zone and Its Dangers - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe see many examples through time of individuals who began a spiritual quest with good intention and who later came to grief as they got caught up in the snares of what Sri Aurobindo calls the ‘intermediate zone’. When we leave behind the safety and security of the external consciousness and its ...
Views: 124 - Vedic Seers Describe the Sevenfold Ignorance and the Sevenfold Knowledge - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs we take up the next chapter in the Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo cites, in the headnotes, some revealing passages from the Rig Veda and the Upanishads to indicate the 7 types of Ignorance that needs to be overcome, and to point out the 7 forms of Knowledge required to achieve realisation. Before ...
Views: 116 - Heightening the Force of Consciousness is the Trend of Evolution - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2023 from santosh krinsky“All evolution is in essence a heightening of the force of consciousness in the manifest being so that it may be raised into the greater intensity of what is still unmanifest, from matter into life, from life into mind, from the mind into the spirit. It is this that must be the method of our ...
Views: 99 - An Overview of the Intermediate Zone and Ways the Seeker Can Safely Maneuver Through It - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs the seeker begins to shift the consciousness inward, he becomes aware of forces, powers, and realms that are the native venues for our physical, vital and mental energies and activities, as well as existing in and by their own form of reality and under rules that do not necessarily match up ...
Views: 126 - Wisdom of Arthur Schopenhauer - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloArthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 – September 21 1860) was a German philosopher and is best known for his book The World as Will and Representation. He was one of the first in Western philosophy to share and affirm significant tenets of Indian philosophy. His work didn’t attract ...
Views: 128 - Establishing a Foundational Basis of Sattwic Qualities Is Important in Protecting the Seeker During the Yogic Development Process - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe importance of the development of a habit of quietude and reflection cannot be over-emphasized. The preliminary purifications of Patanjali’s yoga works to create this kind of foundational support to avoid imbalances and dangers that can arise when the seeker experiences openings to forces ...
Views: 134 - The Seven Forms of Knowledge - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2023 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo concludes that once we have defined the seven forms of Ignorance, our aim and goal in our human lives must be to successively overcome the Ignorance through the development of the sevenfold forms of knowledge. Each aspect of the knowledge we develop addresses one of the already ...
Views: 114 - Heightening the Force of Consciousness is the Trend of Evolution - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2023 from santosh krinsky“All evolution is in essence a heightening of the force of consciousness in the manifest being so that it may be raised into the greater intensity of what is still unmanifest, from matter into life, from life into mind, from the mind into the spirit. It is this that must be the method of our ...
Views: 110 - The Seven Rays of the Infinite - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2023 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo starts the review of the Knowledge and the Ignorance by reminding us of the sevenfold principles of existence: “In our scrutiny of the seven principles of existence it was found that they are one in their essential and fundamental reality: for if even the matter of the most ...
Views: 124 - Every Yogic Practitioner Must Develop Along His Own Path and Face His Own Difficulties - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe like to have certainty, safety, and fixed map that provides us directions, steps, milestone markers and which will lead us to the goal of our seeking. Spiritual development, however, is not quite the same as an automobile or train trip from one city to another. The complex nexus that is ...
Views: 134 - What Are Spiritual Experiences? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn our normal human lives, we live in an externally focused standpoint and we create a distinction between ‘objective reality’ and ‘subjective reality’. Because we are so dependent on the body-life-mind complex and its relation to the outer world, we tend to assign a greater truth and reality to ...
Views: 112 - Can someone who has always been negative and pessimistic about life change their mindset and become more positive and happy with life? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2023 from Dada BhagwanYes, it can be done... through right understanding! The Enlightened One, while providing us this understanding, says: “Failures come in almost everyone’s life. There are speed-breakers on road, aren’t they? Seeing them, one doesn’t stop there, they pass over it and move ahead.” He too has ...
Views: 114(1 vote) - Recognizing and Understanding Spiritual Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we live primarily on the external surface of our being, anchored to the physical world, the vital energy and mental status of living in the world, we try to judge everything that occurs within us by the standards of what we expect and understand from our outward existence, experience and ...
Views: 100 - 4 Perks of Ramadan Umrah Packages that Can Make Umrah Journey Special - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2023 from sitara GullRamadan and Umrah, both are considered very prestigious in Islam and both have their own specialty. Ramadan is considered the Holiest month in Islam and in this month, Muslims keep fast for a certain period of time for a whole month. Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk and during this time, ...
Views: 128(1 vote) - Cognitive Bias and Occult Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyWestern psychology has investigated the impact of subtle forms of bias on what and how we perceive things, and how we interpret what we perceive. An individual’s cognitive bias subtly influences what he believes has occurred, and various people, witnessing the same event, but coming from ...
Views: 124 - How can I control my mind? How can I understand myself? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2023 from Dada BhagwanGenerally, when our mind is overloaded with thoughts, we try to find a way to escape it by using diversions or different activities. However, these are all temporary solutions. Once these activities have ended, countless thoughts continue to buzz around like a fly once again. So rather than ...
Views: 107(1 vote) - Occult Powers and the Spiritual Sadhana - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn his lectures on Raja Yoga, in the chapter titled “Powers”, Swami Vivekananda explains how various occult powers arise or can be developed. The process is an extension of the preceding efforts of purification, quieting of the ‘mind stuff’ and then gaining the ability to fix the concentration ...
Views: 131 - So-Called ‘Spiritual’ Experiences and True Spiritual Development - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe tend to associate experiences of various unusual powers as either evidence of high mental development or perhaps spiritual development. Most of what gets mooted about, however, may be seen as experiences of entering into various occult vital planes and bringing back the experience from those ...
Views: 117 - The Growing Demand for Full Stack Web Developers in the Market? - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2023 from siyaram yadavWhat is Full Stack Web Development? The term "full-stack web development" refers to the creation of web applications on both the client and server sides, as well as the database and user interface. This means that a full-stack developer is able to work with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the ...
Views: 146 - Transformative Spiritual Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs consciousness develops in the seeker, it clearly brings with it changes in the way the seeker perceives and understands and reactions to events, situations, people, opportunities, etc. What is often forgotten is that it is not the extraordinary and massive experiences that effectuate ...
Views: 119 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 160 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 161 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 152 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 140 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 142 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 142 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 124 - Reality is Not What it Seems - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from William CottringerReality is Not What it Seems by Bill Cottringer Every once in a while, I stumble upon a book that helps me reconcile harsh polarities into a bigger, better, and more useful truth, usually emerging from somewhere in-between the given opposite possibilities. Such is the case with ...
Views: 118 - What’s the Use of Seeking to Have Spiritual Experiences? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2023 from santosh krinskyPutting aside the ‘allurement factor’ of having some kind of special, unusual, extraordinary type of experience, which is clearly a way to feed the ego-personality, we come to the actual benefits of such experiences. There are cases where an individual is leading a perfectly ordinary life in the ...
Views: 123 - How Do Spiritual Experiences Come About? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhile we are allured by the idea of spiritual experiences, or, if one looks at the popular media, the idea of some kind of unusual powers that an individual can develop, obtain or possess, we actually have very little idea about what is really possible, and how it actually occurs. Popular ...
Views: 123 - Spiritual Realisations and Experiences - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2023 from santosh krinskySpiritual Realisations and Experiences Posted on April 1, 2023 There is an interesting tale in the Mahabharata when the preceptor Drona was teaching the sons of Dhristarashtra and Pandu, the royal princes of the kingdom, the lesson of the day, which was “not to become angry”. He asked each of ...
Views: 133 - How can one overcome sufferings and pains in his or her life? What should be done to get rid of them forever? - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2023 from Dada BhagwanWhile most people envy individuals with greater success, fulfilling friendships and a vast amount of money - no matter who you are looking at, they too are suffering. The richest and most successful people are also having to suffer. And the poorest and least conventionally successful individuals ...
Views: 99(1 vote) - Reconciling the Opposites - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyIf we recognize that the two extremes, matter and spirit, despite their apparent and irreconcilable opposition, both speak to some deep seated truth within the human sense, then we can begin to accept the idea that this is not a matter of one being “true” and the other being “false”, but rather, ...
Views: 127 - Applying the “Hundredth Monkey” Phenomenon - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2023 from santosh krinsky“The liberation of the individual soul is therefore the keynote of the definite divine action; it is the primary divine necessity and the pivot on which all else turns.” This is the first step but what must also be recognized is that as individuals here and there achieve new states of ...
Views: 130 - Endurance and Persistence Is Essential for the Change of Consciousness Aimed for in the Yogic Practice - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyMany people have the mistaken idea that taking up a spiritual practice is somehow due to weakness or inability to deal with the tough conditions of the outer world. They envision seekers retreating from the world and living in a monastey, cloister or ashram, being sheltered from the worst things ...
Views: 133 - The Advent of Inner Experiences and the Unpurified Vital Nature; or Be Careful What You Wish For, Because You May Get It! - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe ego-personality, particularly the vital ego, feeds upon feelings of being special, having new and exciting experiences that are not part of the ordinary external consciousness. Spiritual seekers are allured by tales of meeting spiritual beings on subtle planes, traveling without the physical ...
Views: 144 - Is it a sin to accidentally kill a bug? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2023 from Dada BhagwanYes, to kill a bug even accidentally is indeed a sin. When asked, “How much liability is there in karmas created unintentionally?”, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, while explaining to that questioner, said: Dadashri: What would happen if your hand accidentally falls on a ...
Views: 108(1 vote) - The External Personality and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2023 from santosh krinskyFor most people, the external personality and being, the body and its needs and habits, the life-force and its desires and the mind and its particular predilections, represent “who they are”. Rarely, an individual reflects deeply on the question of ‘who am I’ and begins to understand that there ...
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Views: 96 - Addressing Alternations in Spiritual Progress Over Time - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen Milarepa approached Marpa, requesting liberation in one lifetime, he was haunted by the misdeeds he recognised in his own recent past and the harm he had caused many people. He had justified the harm based on the misdeeds of those individuals towards his family, but eventually he understood ...
Views: 140 - Wisdom of Sai Baba of Shirdi - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSai Baba of Shirdi (1838–October 15, 1918) was an Indian spiritual teacher who is considered to be a saint by Hindus and Muslims. He emphasized the importance of self-actualization, forgiveness, compassion, inner peace, and devotion to God. Below we list some words of wisdom from Sai Baba of ...
Views: 116 - The Day and Night of the Vedic Mystics - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2023 from santosh krinskyHowever much we try, we find that we cannot constantly and consistently hold onto any particular focus of concentration, emotional state, mood or feeling for an extended period of time. The constant action of the 3 Gunas cycles us through periods of light and darkness, action and inaction, ...
Views: 132 - Dealing with Periods of Dryness or Dullness in the Yogic Sadhana - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is a frequent and universal experience that when an individual takes up the practice of yoga, there are periods of great enthusiasm, aspiration is active and progress is palpable. It is however virtually impossible to maintain the intensity of the sadhana all the time, so as the action of the ...
Views: 132 - Do we create our own reality? Are past lives just an illusion? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe concept of creating our own reality and the existence of past lives is a topic of much debate and speculation. From the perspective of Akram Vignan, which is a spiritual path based on the teachings of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the ultimate truth is that we are the creators of our own ...
Views: 117(1 vote) - The Yogic Practitioner and the External World - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe generally live under an illusion of separateness from other beings and the rest of the world. We believe our individual personality, individual body, life, mind are independent from everyone and everything else. This fixed idea, however, is part of the confusion we experience that misleads us ...
Views: 137 - Light and Shadow - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyYin and Yang, dualities that are inextricably intertwined with one another, that continue to play into one another and which contain an element of the opposite quality within themselves. We live in a world characterized by duality and when we examine closely we find that we cannot have light ...
Views: 120 - Can self-realisation erase all of our past karmas? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2023 from Dada BhagwanSelf-realisation stops the charging of new karma; however it cannot erase our past karmas. Let’s understand the science behind this… Whatever we are experiencing in this life is all a result of the past karma. We had made intentions in the past life and bound karma; and hence, in this life we ...
Views: 111(1 vote) - The Greatest Difficulties Signal the Greatest Strength for the Yogic Practitioner - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen an individual is called to the yoga of transformation, he comes with all of his strengths, weaknesses, developed and latent capacities, and habitual ways of dealing with things, as well as his familial, social, economic and educational background. These frame the starting point for the ...
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