Sadhana, spiritual exertion towards an intended goal. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some teachers tell us that in order to live a ‘spiritual life’ we must give up the things of this world. That these things are not important. That there is only one thing worth having, only one thing worth knowing: the truth of existence.Continue reading

Following a road at slow speeds can create the perfect conditions for what neuroscientists refer to as spontaneous thought, when the brain’s hippocampus—the locus of spatial orientation, episodic memory, and imagination—is relatively unburdened by the task of wayfinding. The mind, unconstrained, half occupied, has the latitude to wander between the past and the future, imaginingContinue reading

Spiritual commitment is energized by the alignment of the spiritual will with the attributes of Divinity, which are truth, love, compassion wisdom and nonpartiality. Devotion prioritizes one’s life and attracts that which is of assistance. To be a servant of God is a dedication whereby the goal takes precedence over all other positionalities, attractions, orContinue reading

Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer. Joseph Campbell There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don’t know what it’s a plan for. Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomer What is theContinue reading

We must believe in God before we know Him. Sri Aurobindo God can never be proven. Proof is of the mind, and God must by definition be infinite. That which is infinite can never be encompassed by our limited mind. Can never be ‘understood.’ We must believe before we know. We must have an expectationContinue reading

When I tried this morning, after an hour or so of unhappy thinking, to dip back into my meditation, I took a new idea with me: compassion. I asked my heart if it could please infuse my soul with a more generous perspective on my mind’s workings. Instead of thinking that I was a failure,Continue reading

AND EVEN THEN And if, say, one day you reach the summit of the holy mount and are there shattered utterly by light, even then, you must go on not like a saint spiraling upward, delicate feet barely tracing invisible arcs of air, but back once more at the granite foot, the rubbled start ofContinue reading

…the question is whether the Ignorance can be transcended, whether a complete essential realisation turning the consciousness from darkness to light, from an instrument of the Ignorance seeking for Knowledge into an instrument or rather a manifestation of Knowledge proceeding to greater Knowledge, Light enlarging, heightening into greater Light, is or is not possible. MyContinue reading

Know the real self, and then the truth will shine forth within your heart like sunshine. The mind will become untroubled and real happiness will flood it, for happiness and the true self are identical. You will have no more doubts once you attain this self-awareness.   All quotations are from A Search in Secret IndiaContinue reading