The ''kingdom of Heaven'' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes ''upon the earth'' or ''after death." Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist A friend of mine used to say, imagine the most beautiful spot you can. In a meadow, next to a burbling mountain stream, cool, soft grass to lie...
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. If one has realized, he is that which alone is, and which alone has always been. He cannot describe that state. He can only be That. Of course, we loosely talk of Self-realization for want of...
Krishna [God incarnated as man] represents love, thus love is a comprehensive panacea for all ills. If you really understand the meaning of it - utter selflessness, not love for my own sake but love for Love's sake - only then, it is a panacea for all problems. This...
Just as an acorn holds the potential to become an oak tree, we already possess the capacity to awaken. According to Patanjali, the underlying purpose of all experience is to show us this...
Emotional maturity begins with knowing that thoughts aren't actions. Having a bad thought isn't the same as carrying it out. Guilt doesn't recognize the difference. Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi, Super Brain Thoughts are a constant. All day long, thoughts arise with or without our permission. What do these thoughts say? Everything from...
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. Anaïs Nin Once self-awareness dawns in you, the questions you can ask about yourself, about how you think and feel, have no limit. Self-aware questions are the keys that make consciousness expand, and...
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...
'All life is Yoga.' Sri Aurobindo As we said yesterday, this is the epitome of Sri Aurobindo's teaching. That no matter the situation, there is a way for us to practice our use of spiritual tools. What are our 'spiritual tools?' Two things we have control over are our attention and...
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 one's own limited consciousness...