The World I Live In   I have refused to live locked in the orderly house of            reasons and proofs. The world I live in and believe in is wider than that. And anyway,            what’s wrong with Maybe?   You wouldn’t believe what once or twice I have seen. I’ll just            tell you this: onlyContinue reading

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna that the mind can be a friend, but the same mind can also be an enemy. Cultivate the friendly side of your mind. And, don’t give too much attention to the enemy. Sri M   The mind thinks. This is its job. It generates stories to tell me about theContinue reading

One basic truth that is of inestimable value and usefulness is this dictum: all fear is fallacious and not based in fact. Fear is overcome by walking directly through it until one breaks through into the joy that the fear is blocking. The joy that follows facing any spiritual fear comes from the discovery thatContinue reading

Spiritual experience is a fact. Spirituality may be defined as an atmosphere of good, the realization of God. It cannot–and does not–borrow its light from another, no matter how great or noble that other may be. It springs from within, coming from that never-failing fountain of life, which quenches every thirst, whose Source is inContinue reading

A revolution in science has recently revealed that the adult brain remains open to change throughout the lifespan… the simple truth is that how we focus our attention, how we intentionally direct the flow of energy and information through our neural circuits, can directly alter the brain’s activity and its structure…   Our social connectionsContinue reading

I really believe that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance of 100,000 miles, their outlook could be fundamentally changed. That all-important border would be invisible, that noisy argument silenced. The tiny globe would continue to turn, serenely ignoring its subdivisions, presenting a unified façade that would cryContinue reading

Ishvara-Pranidhanad Va …samadhi can be attained quickly through practicing the presence of God. Sutra 1.23, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali   The first chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is made up of 51 sutras, or aphorisms. Sutra actually means “string,” each of the individual sutras like a single flower on a garland, the whole of them showing us the path to samadhi – integrationContinue reading

It’s all up to you. You are completely responsible for your life. You are the creator. It’s an awesome burden and a great freedom.   It’s all up to you. When you take responsibility for one life, you assume            responsibility for all life. If you fail to take responsibility for your life,            you do notContinue reading

I have been thinking of the difference between water      and the waves on it. Rising, water’s still water,       falling back,            it is water, will you give me a hint      how to tell them apart?        Because someone has made up the word            wave, do I have to distinguish it from water?        There is a SecretContinue reading