Racing through life..
Namaste, In this wonderful 2 minute video, Alan Watts describes our predicament. It is designed by the animators of South Park. https://youtu.be/WGoTmNU_5A0 I remember being in High School, desperate to get in to college, then in college desperate to go to University, then again desperate to get into a high flying city role. The message is […]
Lord Shiva’s Advice
Namaste, One of my most loved scriptures is the Mahabharata, it is the longest poem in the world and contains a wealth of knowledge from so many areas of life. I found this short but powerful advice to householders from Lord Shiva himself: Maheshwara said, ‘Causing no injury Truthful speech Compassion to all living beings […]
A saint called Ramananda
Namaste, Here is the only written work he left us, which is within the holy book of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib. Where should I go? My home is filled with bliss. My consciousness does not go out wandering. My mind has become crippled. One day, a desire welled up in my mind. I ground […]
A guide to dealing with people
Namaste, A guide to dealing with people ‘Friendship to the happy, Compassion to the distressed, Joy to the virtuous, Equanimity to the impious, This is how clarity and calmness of mind is achieved.’ Yoga Sutras 1.33 As people on ‘the path’, we want to remove negative emotions and remain as pure as possible. One a practical […]
Guest Blog : Some Insights into Dharma – Shukavak Dasa
In Sanskrit most words can be derived from smaller words called roots. These are called dhātus in Sanskrit. Even without training in Sanskrit grammar one can learn to spot the dhātu within a word. For example, the dhātu of the common word karma is kri. Kri means ‘to do’ and karma means action, so one can easily […]
