The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps...
The more something is done only for oneself, I can say it is wrong. The more something is done for others and of that a little bit is for oneself, then I can say it is the right way. That is the only distinction I...
'All life is Yoga.' Sri Aurobindo This is the epitome of Sri Aurobindo's teaching. No matter the situation, there is a way for us to practice the use of spiritual tools. What are our 'spiritual tools?' Two things we have control over are our attention and our intention. As this...
To find the Divine is indeed the first reason for seeking the spiritual Truth and the spiritual life; it is the one thing indispensable and all the rest is nothing without it. The Divine once found, to manifest Him,--that is, first of all to transform...
So the best thing to do is be thankful. You give thanks to the Lord for this lifetime. Because in this lifetime, I can undo the negative and gain the positive. The world is a rare opportunity for maximum spiritual growth. Undo the bad, and...
When they tried to understand how the mind traps itself, the ancient Indian sages devised the key concept of samskara (from two Sanskrit word roots that mean "to flow together"). A samskara is a groove in the mind that makes thoughts flow in the same...
If [the need to be present and not caught up with your thinking] resonates with you and you start practicing with it in your meditation and in your daily life, and your willingness grows to learn to stay -- which takes courage -- then what...
Liberation is...
Life rarely unfolds exactly as we want it to. And if we stop and think about it, that makes perfect sense. The scope of life is universal, and the fact that we are not actually in control of life's events should be self-evident. The universe...
That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.Simone De BeauvoirA question from a meditator:What is the best way to deal with those who have an emotionally draining effect on you? Some people...