58.A. The Story of Sati and Shiva
Continuing our journey through the Manas, we see through the eyes of Lord Shiva, who speaks of Shri Rama. Of course, in reality there is no difference between the too, but the Ramcharitmanas is the tale for expression of Love for Rama, it is a devotional text intoxicated upon on Rama, and therefore even Lord […]
38.A. Yajnavalkya Is Asked, Who Is Rama?
Rama is beyond comprehension. Rama is God, the ground of reality, Rama is the Brahman of the Upanishads, yet at the same time was a prince who lived in the city of Ayodhya. How is this even possible? God is immeasurable, is there anything he cannot do? Whether we meditate upon the vast, inconceivable Brahman, […]
What is Enlightenment?
The word enlightenment is used in a variety of contexts. From the perspective of the Upanishads, we have a very good word to describe the nature of enlightenment. The word is satchitananda. The word satchitananda is a composition of the three attributes to enlightenment. The first, sat, means truth. This is is the truth of the cosmos. The truth […]
Are You Centred?
Are you Centred? Life shoots a multitude of arrows at us on a daily basis. Just missed the train, stuck in traffic, the boss is angry with us, an argument with a loved one. Constantly we are given the opportunity to lose our peaceful, centred state. We have options… We can allow our selves to […]
The Qualities of Devotion
Namaste, One who performs deeds with me in mind, considers me as supreme, becomes my devotee, does not become attached to things and has hatred for no other living being will surely come to me. Bhagavad Gita 11.55 This verse of the Gita offers Krishna’s thoughts on the qualities of a devotee who reaches the […]
What is Sanatana Dharma?
Namaste, Here is Bhisma’s definition in the Mahabharata. Not harming, truthfulness, remaining free from anger, and charity, are the four practices you must adhere to, Ajatasatru. This is the Sanatana Dharma. In this verse, we have another delineation of Sanatana Dharma, this time given to King Yudhishthira by Bhishma, his sagacious grandfather, just before the […]
How To Meditate Like Christ
Namaste, I hope you had as wonderful Christmas Day with your friends and families as I did with mine. The following is an excerpt from the book: Chants of a lifetime, by Krishna Das. One day a Canadian man arrived for his first visit with Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). He didn’t know much about Maharaj-ji […]
The fear of imperfection
Namaste, We are constantly aiming to be perfect in life. many times the fear of imperfection persuades us out of action. A better model is to learn by our failures and scares, to improve, to ‘experiment with truth’. We should never be afraid to change our position for the better. Mahatma Gandhi once in the […]
Miracle of love
Namaste After decades of Academic research in the top American Universities, Ram Dass found something very profound in India. The miracle of universal unconditional love. This love goes beyond the boundaries of race, gender, religion, even species. Neem Karoli Baba personified this universal love. I feel this is the nature of an ideal being, something […]
Sweet Rasa
Namaste, The days of blind faith are over, we want experience. Evidence of this is the way that over the next 9 nights thousands and thousands of people will fill temple halls and buildings for Navaratari experience of ‘Rasa’ which literally means to taste. The Yoga Sutras tell us that it is by ‘doing’ that […]
