An individual in the business of wholesaling products to stores reported the following phenomenon he had experienced with one of his wholesale customers who ran a metaphysical bookshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a number of years. He would get a feeling that the buyer was reaching out to ... Views: 173
Umrah is the holy worship for Muslims while getting contentment and spiritual relief. Besides, Umrah takes away all discomfort and distress from our life and keeps us calm and satisfied. If you live in London, you should avail the best umrah package London for a holy visit. Getting an ... Views: 178
Yes, it is possible in this era. Where other paths indicate one to do loads of meditations and numerous spiritual practices, there is a simple path that makes one experience the Self directly!
Enlightenment is when one gains the knowledge of “Who am I” and “Who is the doer”. It’s a state ... Views: 166
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, June 28, 1712 – July 2 1778, was a Swiss-born writer, philosopher, and composer. His philosophy greatly influenced the Age of Enlightenment and French Revolution.
Below we list some words of wisdom from Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
“There are always four sides to a story: ... Views: 181
There is a famous story in the Mahabharata which has a profound meaning when it comes to the application of any power of action in the world, including the power to create thought formations. One of the protagonists in the great war that was fought at Kurukshetra was Arjuna. He was the greatest ... Views: 155
What is thought formation? For many people, the constant stream of haphazard ideas, thoughts, reflections and perceptions represents thought. Their minds are constantly bombarded by thoughts of all types without a consistent flow or theme. They jump from one subject to another without even a ... Views: 160
The idea that there is a ‘law of attraction’ has gained significant attention in the West over the last few decades. It has largely been interpreted by the materialistic mind of the West as a way to attract wealth and all forms of fulfillment of desire. This, however, is both a misreading and a ... Views: 161
The Dhammapada provides the spiritual seeker with a deep wisdom that forces us to reflect and gain understanding. The Mother has taken up a particular verse about the harm caused by a mind that is not tightly focused and under control. With some consideration we can understand the deeper ... Views: 156
Inner peace is missing to the point that even managing daily life seems like a challenge because of our emotional state of mind.
We have emotions about everything: circumstances, people, and, most importantly, relationships. From an emotion arise thoughts. When these thoughts flow naturally ... Views: 158
Whenever there is some kind of news headline about a major negative event, such as a school shooting, or a catastrophic earthquake or hurricane, we hear major political leaders express “thoughts and prayers” for the victims and their families. Everyone knows that there is no serious force behind ... Views: 167
There is an occult tradition that a practitioner of certain arts can create a formation, send it out to act upon another individual, and thereby succeed in achieving his objective with that other person. The stories mostly revolve around sending forces to harm another individual, and they point ... Views: 168
We often believe that exacting revenge is a form of emotional release and that getting retribution will help us feel better. But in fact, revenge has the opposite effect.
Even though the first few moments feel rewarding in the mind, psychological scientists have found that instead of ... Views: 161
Physical forces take physical forms. Vital forces take vital forms. Even though they may act upon the physical existence of the being, they are not physical forces. Similarly, mental forces take mental forms on the mental plane. Once again, they may act upon vital forces and physical forces, but ... Views: 150
We take the chatter in our minds for granted and do not attribute any real significance or power to it most of the time. The constant influx of thoughts is just a lot of background noise, for the most part. When we concentrate on something and focus the thoughts, we recognise that we can ... Views: 159
One of the ways we tend to limit ourselves is to decide, in advance, that we cannot succeed at something, that we don’t have the education, the experience, the skill or the necessary training to accomplish that task. We imprison ourselves within our narrow range by this type of mental ... Views: 166
We tend to accept the limitations of the sense organs and the mind as if they are axioms, unable to be altered. We accept that blind people cannot see and that deaf people cannot hear. We believe we cannot interact using the mind alone to communicate or to experience things at a distance. We ... Views: 144
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being, has propounded a detailed explanation of why and how celibacy is to be practiced with the right understanding.
He specifies that the desire for sex may arise, but with the help of the right understanding, one can oppose it.
Fighting against ... Views: 151
For the most part, we live within a framework set for us by our parents, community, society, education and the individual choices we make as a result of these things. To some extent these things determine where we will concentrate our focus, what capacities we will practice and develop, and ... Views: 157
Spiritual seekers harness the powers of body, vital being, emotions and mind in order to develop and eventually attain the goal of their seeking. The power of dedicated work, the power of the breath, the power of devotion, the power of concentration all have a part to play in the seeker’s ... Views: 175
We live in a time of incredible feats of technological progress. Digital technologies, quantum computing, wireless transmission of energy, solar power, airplane flights, space flight, landing on the moon, instant communications of audio and video content world-wide are things we tend to take for ... Views: 170
Earlier stages of human development kept the development of spiritual focus and occult powers to small groups of initiates, people who were vetted and who in many cases had to undergo special disciplines and ‘tests’ to ensure they were both worthy and capable of developing and holding the powers ... Views: 189
Most of us indeed tend to chase temporary happiness that stems from the acquisition or experience of material possessions such as gadgets, money, social events, home comforts, and other tangible items or from the five senses.
The reason why people pursue temporary happiness is that not ... Views: 149
Sir Thomas More (February 7th, 1478 – July 6th, 1535), honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, author, social philosopher, amateur theologian, statesman, and Renaissance humanist.
More opposed the Protestant Reformation and Henry VIII's separation ... Views: 186
Sir Thomas More (February 7th, 1478 – July 6th, 1535), honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, author, social philosopher, amateur theologian, statesman, and Renaissance humanist.
More opposed the Protestant Reformation and Henry VIII's separation ... Views: 194
Developing external power through the use of technology has several unexpected or unintended consequences. One of these, of course, is to give us powers of observation and action that were not available to us through the normal progression of physical, vital and mental development. In order to ... Views: 152
We rarely reflect on the occult powers that we use all the time, automatically, including the various powers of the mind and emotions. Researchers in the field of medical science have now recognized the important role that our mental state has on our health and well-being. They now admit the ... Views: 196
When an individual undertakes tapasya, the concentration of conscious force, in any manner, it is certain that the results will bring about new powers for that individual, whether an accentuation of powers that the individual already possessed and exercised to some degree, or the development and ... Views: 143
In the movie Sixth Sense, a psychiatrist meets up with a young boy who claims to see dead people and interact with them. The psychiatrist spends the better part of the film trying to understand the boy and bring him out of his delusion. In the end, it turns out that the psychiatrist gains the ... Views: 144
Meet Laurent Hélène, a passionate and dedicated spiritual energy healer whose profound journey into the world of healing began in July 2012. His path to becoming a healer was not planned, but rather, it was a calling that found him during a pivotal moment in his life.
Laurent’s life took an ... Views: 189
Throughout the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says He resides in every human being. Then, why do people go to temples to search for Him?
Yes indeed!
Lord Krishna resides in every human being! In which form must He be residing? In the form of a child (Bal Krishna) the one with the flute or any ... Views: 175
Our attitude to the development of what many call “psychic powers” is ambivalent, at best. Our popular culture is awash with movies, books, television programs and any number of healers, psychics, and occult practitioners plying their trade in our society. At the same time, while these themes ... Views: 178
SEEING THE REAL ENEMY
By
Bill Cottringer
It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend. ~Margaret Thatcher.
The real enemy is not a person, group, country, or thing that we can easily see and fight against, but ... Views: 203
As the evolution of consciousness unfolds we see the development and expression of ever-increasing powers of knowledge and action. There are powers of perception, there are powers of thought and reflection, there are powers of vital expression, emotion, and there are physical powers. Because ... Views: 157
When we try to define consciousness we tend to do it from an individual standpoint, our own state of awareness. From a broader perspective however, we can see that consciousness exceeds both in scope and power, that of the individual status. Western science is moving toward a view that will ... Views: 162
No, it’s not…
Lord Krishna has himself said, “It is tough to find the path of liberation (Moksha), but if one were to meet a Gnani Purush, then it becomes even easier than making khichdee (a dish that is easy to prepare).”
Moksha is in your hand if you meet a Gnani!
The Ones who are ... Views: 168
In his epic poem Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Sri Aurobindo explores the vast field of human consciousness and development. Along the way he provides numerous references to hidden, latent powers within each of us, psychic powers, powers of mind, vital powers and powers of the physical being, ... Views: 162
We are a civilisation obsessed with the idea of power. In the external world, we fixate on economic power, political power, military might, physical strength and various forms of magical and sexual power. We recognize the power of ideas, of charismatic leaders, of religious teachings and many ... Views: 176
We tend to live our lives in the belief that we are separate and isolated from one another. We struggle to survive and thrive in a world where every other being is competing with us for their own survival and self-aggrandisement. In such a world, we suffer from self-doubt, anxiety, fear, and ... Views: 177
Ascent and integration. Relentless effort. What many do not appreciate is that any attempt to achieve individual perfection or transformation is limited by the readiness of the world and the rest of humanity in particular, to accept those changes that are needed for this to occur. Thus, progress ... Views: 167
To learn by studying the Bhagavad Gita means first of all, we ought to rightly understand what Lord Krishna is trying to say herein. In particular, the incident which took place between Lord Krishna and Arjuna during the great war of Mahabharat.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is the holy ... Views: 177
We start from the ego-consciousness and we treat ourselves, from that standpoint, as independent, separate and “walled off” from all other beings, interacting with them from our insulated status. When we then turn to spiritual growth and development from this standpoint, we start by looking at ... Views: 179
We are able to perceive and respond to specific frequency ranges. Anything above, or below the frequency ranges to which we are attuned, does not register with us consciously, although there may be some subtle impact and energetic action that takes place, even so. We see that in the case of the ... Views: 187
We are rarely conscious of the constant interchange taking place on the vital level of our being. Vital vibrations are constantly active in the world and all beings wind up being exposed to them and absorbing them. Those who live in more isolated locations tend to have less direct and intense ... Views: 169
The interrogative title of our article is not only a staunch question on our humanity but also a deep inquiry into our soul integrity, which ultimately can be the path to our salvation if addressed properly. Before diving into the divine outcome of our quest, let us first reframe our question to ... Views: 154
Adam Smith (June 5, 1723 – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish philosopher and economist who is widely considered to be one of the fathers of capitalism and economics. He was also a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Below we list some words of wisdom from Adam Smith.
“The first thing ... Views: 188
A devotee residing at Sri Aurobindo Ashram some years ago tried an experiment which he reported. For a specific time period he determined not to speak. He did not do this in an indiscriminate way, however. He implemented this experiment by avoiding all social speech whatsoever, but agreed to ... Views: 151
Authoritarian states throughout history have understood, intuitively, the power of collective vibration and suggestion. Nazi Germany created a propaganda ministry that had as its goal continuously repeating certain key phrases, to raise up specific emotions and sentiments, and then to enforce ... Views: 174
The Stress Epidemic: A Modern Workplace Plague
Let's talk about the elephant in the office - stress. It's the silent productivity killer, the reason behind those tension headaches, sleepless nights, and that overwhelming desire to scream into your keyboard.
Traditional wellness programs might ... Views: 191
A powerful technique for inner growth and understanding is to sit quietly and simply observe one’s thoughts and feelings as they arise. Then, trace back any of them to where and how it arose. What triggered it? Where did it come from? Initially it is difficult to successfully carry out this ... Views: 168