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- Art and Literature in the Service of Spiritual Development - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhile they are not a substitute for spiritual sadhana, art, music and literature nevertheless have a role to play, both as a means to access and express the inner aspiration and as a way to bring to the external being some of the force of the spiritual development taking place internally. Those ...
Views: 521 - As per karma, what we go through now is because of good or bad that we did in our past. Hence, the people who suffer horrific crimes like getting killed is beacuse they did severe bad things before. Do we need to help others in their sufferings? - by Submitted on May 27, 2023 from Dada BhagwanWhatever you do will come back to you! The slightest misery one gives to any living being does return back to him - such is the law of Nature! So, the pain given to other’s bodies will be reflected in the same way to one’s own body indeed. However, these are all effects of one’s past ...
Views: 315 - As the Paradigm Shifts: F is for Fear - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Rosie KuhnThe current paradigm within which we are deeply rooted and that is ingrained in every cell of our body is cultivated solely around fear-based thinking. Research shows that 70% of our thoughts are precipitated from fear. Imagine that! How did we come to reside in such an environment permeated ...
Views: 1490 - As the Paradigm Shifts: G is for Gain, Greed and Generosity - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Rosie KuhnEvery organization whether it be for profit or non-profit are in their line of business in order to gain something – it’s most likely in their vision statement. My vision statement, for example is: The fulfillment of the human spirit through the empowerment of every individual on the ...
Views: 1482 - As the Paradigm Shifts: J is for Judgment - by Submitted on May 12, 2012 from Rosie KuhnProbably the single most damaging undertaking is the practice of judging ourselves. We judge ourselves, we project how others might judge us as well we judge others in relation to our own self-judgments. You can imagine how much energy this takes moving throughout the day. In my previous ...
Views: 1368 - As the Paradigm Shifts: L is for Loneliness - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Rosie KuhnYou probably thought that since we are talking about spirituality in business that love would be the L word for this week. No. Everything we’ve discussed and much of what we will be discussing engages and exercises the muscles of love. No need to go there today. Though we spend hours with our ...
Views: 1352 - As the Paradigm Shifts: N is for Noticing - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Rosie KuhnNoticing is the most powerful tool for cultivating awareness and for bringing valuable spiritual concepts to the workplace. Most importantly though, is having the intention to notice, in order to notice whether you are noticing or not. Notice, for a moment, what is occurring within your work ...
Views: 1399 - As the Paradigm Shifts: O is for Obligation - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Rosie KuhnOne evening as I was laying in bed, preparing for a restful night of slumber, a voice from inside my head said: “I want to live my own life?” I was shocked with this outburst as I am one of the most independent individuals I know; I live a thousand miles away from my husband, on a secluded ...
Views: 1418 - As the Paradigm Shifts: X is for Xenophobia - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Rosie KuhnXenophobia is defined at Wikipedia as “an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers, or of that which is foreign or strange”. My sense is that we are all xenophobic. We are all wary of new people, new things and ideas that, though proven by research to be effective means to ...
Views: 1349 - As the Paradigm Shifts:R is for Resistance - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Rosie KuhnI'm experiencing resistance to writing this blog. I feel angry, frustrated and distracted by, well … It’s more that I’m allowing myself to get distracted; that way I can avoid being with what I don’t want to be with. You might be asking – as I would, if I were you, why I’m resisting writing ...
Views: 1501 - As We Become Aware of the Extent of the Challenges, We Come Nearer to the Solutions Required - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2025 from santosh krinskyIn the preceding page, a passage from The Synthesis of Yoga by Sri Aurobindo was cited. The Mother is commenting on her impressions while reading that passage. The challenges involved in changing the awareness and consciousness radically enough to recognise that the apparent primacy of the ...
Views: 125 - Ascent and Integration Define Spiritual Progress for the Seeker - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2025 from santosh krinskyTransforming human nature does not happen overnight. There are thus periods when the spiritual force is actively experienced and descending into the being; and then, there are other periods where it needs to adjust the responses of the mind, the life energy and the physical body to both hold and ...
Views: 26 - Ascent of Consciousness and the Descent of the Higher Consciousness Into Mind-Life-Body - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2021 from santosh krinskySpiritual practices that focus on liberation from the nature attempt to achieve that liberation through abandonment of the external life and a one-pointed concentration on the spiritual consciousness. The integral Yoga has an additional goal of bringing the higher spiritual forces and knowledge, ...
Views: 555 - Aspiration and Prayer - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2022 from santosh krinskyMany people confuse aspiration with prayer. They are however, actually two different things, and while they may support one another when they align, it is not necessary that aspiration lead to prayer. Aspiration refers to the inner state of consciousness that arises from the psychic being in a ...
Views: 437 - Aspiration and the Witness Consciousness - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen spiritual seekers attempt to implement the technique of the separation of Purusha and Prakriti, they generally go through a stage where they try to utilize the mind to observe. The mind, however, is not the instrument for the actual shift to the standpoint of the Purusha; in fact, the mind ...
Views: 181 - Aspiration, Desire and the Action of the Divine Force - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2025 from santosh krinskyAspiration is frequently confused with a form of vital desire that ‘wants’ some kind of spiritual development, experience or result. Aspiration, however, originates in the psychic being, while desire stems from the vital being. The characteristics of the two are therefore dramatically different ...
Views: 90 - Aspiration: the Desire of the Soul for the Divine - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2021 from santosh krinskySome people interpret the need to eliminate desire as becoming essentially cold and unmoved by anything. They even treat desire for the Divine realisation as something to eventually be eliminated. The subtlety and narrowness of the path makes it easy to stray in one direction or the other, and ...
Views: 666 - ASTEYA - Non-Stealing, the Third Precept of the Yama's of Yoga - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2016 from Maetreyii Ma NolanAsteya is the yogic practice of avoiding taking what does not belong to you and is not freely offered to you. It includes greedy desires expressed in our thoughts, words, and our deeds. There are many reasons we may covet what we do not have and be jealous, feeling someone else has more than we ...
Views: 1422 - Astrology: Destiny, Possibility, or Irrelevancy? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are those who treat astrology as a science, those who believe that our fate is determined by the “stars” and also those who believe that astrology is a pseudo-science with no real basis in anything that can meaningfully either control our destiny or even signify events in our lives. How ...
Views: 272 - At what stage of life does one become aware about Soul? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe awareness of the Soul is a very big thing! Once one attains the awareness of the Soul, the ultimate liberation is not far away. Ultimate liberation means liberation from the vicious cycle of birth and death. But since infinite lifetimes, one has not had the awareness of the Soul. The ...
Views: 364 - Attaining Certainty About the Actuality of the Reversal of Consciousness - by Submitted on May 24, 2023 from santosh krinskySeekers wonder how they can be sure that the true shift of consciousness to the divine standpoint, or even a soul-centric standpoint has occurred. The status is so ‘real’ that it permits no doubt whatsoever. When one combines this sense of reality with the way in which one reacts totally ...
Views: 389 - Attaining Free Will By Overcoming the Sense of Individual Separation in the Manifestation and Our Bondage to the Cause and Effect Trajectory That Creates Our Present Opportunities and Choices - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs the mental being develops and we begin to experience the sense of separation from the other beings who are part of the creation, we also begin to have a sense that we have “free will” and make our own independent choices. To a great degree, this sense is misplaced, insofar as our current ...
Views: 274 - Attaining Peace in the Being - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2022 from santosh krinskyA central key to attaining peace lies in achieving the poise of non-attachment. Non-attachment is sometimes confused with avoidance of action, or some kind of renunciation. But non-attachment can develop even among those who are active in the world. King Janaka was known as being non-attached ...
Views: 438 - Attitude and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe ‘law of attraction’ has been seen as something of a ‘wish-fulfilling gem’, where we can think about something and focus on it, and thereby draw it to us. The reality of the law of attraction is not so dramatic as to cause riches, fame and other desired results to manifest for us somewhat ...
Views: 251 - AUSPICIOUS BHAKOOTA FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Vinay Sheel SaxenaWe live in a country where the people live for relation. India is the country in the Indian sub-continent. India is an ideal example for the rest of the world for its massiveness and fairness. India is the ancient civilization of the world with multi-cultural identity and a crowded parity. India ...
Views: 2890 - Automatic Writing - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2015 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertOne really cool tool that is often overlooked is that of automatic writing in psychic readings can invoke powerful messages. It has had two distinct purposes, one as a part of the Freudian psychotherapeutic process, in which case it is used to learn about the subconscious and what is ...
Views: 1187 - Automatic Writing, Ouija Boards, the Planchette and Communication With People After Their Death - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe see a proliferation of people who claim to act as intermediaries through a process of seance, or use of a Ouija board or planchette, to communicate with individuals who have passed away. The interest in this area goes through periods of peaks and troughs, but continually captures the popular ...
Views: 236 - Avoiding Self-Deception While Developing the Power of Intuition - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen a seeker begins to explore the inner realms and undertakes what Sri Aurobindo describes in his epic poem, Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, as an ‘adventure of consciousness and joy’, he is confronted with numerous unfamiliar circumstances, powers, forces, and pressures that are not all ...
Views: 177 - Awaken to the Opportunities of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2020 from Maetreyii Ma NolanEach day is a new beginning, a new dawn, a new opportunity to become that which you truly want to be. When you rise each day it is a fresh start. Think, the night before, what you want in life, what you want to be, how you want to be in the world. You have every opportunity every day to create ...
Views: 742 - Awakening and Transformation of the Subconscious Must Precede Change at the Inconscient Levels of Existence - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe inconscient level is a substratum for the broader manifestation and is not tied to any particular individual. Before anything can be done to effectively wake up and energize the inconscient, the task of the spiritual seeker is to bring down the light and consciousness through all the higher ...
Views: 319 - Awakening of the Chakras Opens Up Undreamed Potential in Our Being - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf we run a small current through a wire to a light bulb, but below the capacity of the bulb, it will light up, although it may flicker. If we increase the current the light bulb brightens and the illumination becomes constant. If we put too much current through the bulb, we may start a fire or ...
Views: 157 - Awareness and True Discrimination of Forces Are Essential for the Spiritual Seeker to Avoid Distractions and Deviations from the Path - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen a spiritual seeker begins to appreciate the forces at work in the world that try to influence and manipulate his behaviour, one of the first reactions tends to be to try to close oneself off, wall oneself off, not take cognizance of these forces. This is the power of the anchorite ...
Views: 21 - Balance and Harmony in Relation to Food and the Nourishment of the Body - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2025 from santosh krinskyIt is a human trait. We tend to oscillate between extremes. Too much, or too little, seems to be our method of living. Wise men, sages and Rishis throughout the ages have counseled ‘moderation in all things’, the ‘middle way’, the way of ‘balance’. These tenets for living are also helpful in our ...
Views: 59 - Balancing Detachment, Indifference and Caretaking of the Body - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen we hear that we must cultivate detachment and indifference to the physical body as the instrument of our external interactions in the world, we tend to immediately jump to the idea that we must renounce everything and simply let the body do whatever happens without any care or concern for ...
Views: 70 - Balancing Spiritual Surrender and Self-Empowerment: Part V – Choosing a Spiritual Teacher or Guide - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2016 from Kumari Mullin“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” – Rumi Finding a true spiritual guide for this life is one of the most amazing gifts that can be given to you. Knowing when you are complete, when to move on, or just when it is time to graduate and live the teachings, is the greatest ...
Views: 1207 - Balancing the Spiritual Practice Between Positive Focus and Addressing Faults and Weaknesses - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2025 from santosh krinskyThere is a tendency among human beings to react with extremes. Something is either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. ‘black’ or ‘white’, ‘positive’ or ‘negative’. This occurs due to the linear nature of the mental consciousness aided by a vital nature that wants to assert itself by being ‘right’. For the ...
Views: 112 - Bases of Yoga — Introduction - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2025 from santosh krinskyAs one begins the actual practice of yoga, one becomes aware of the various forms of difficulties in gaining the cooperation of and control over the various parts of our internal being. The mind races when we try to sit for meditation. We become aware of desires and compulsions that formerly ...
Views: 44 - Basic Human Needs - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiBasic human needs are that of recognition. To be appreciated, seen, loved and respected for who we are. “There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more important than meeting our basic human needs. If we focused less on retina display ipads and more on the vision of a world where all people’s basic ...
Views: 1243 - Basic Overview of the Mental Consciousness - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe mental consciousness evolved subsequent to the emergence of the physical consciousness and the vital consciousness. It appears in rudimentary forms in various animals, and advances to a much higher state of activity and power in the higher primates, including human beings, as well as ...
Views: 123 - Basic Overview of the Vital Consciousness - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe life force brings mobility and increased responsiveness compared to the physical being. It operates primarily under the impulsion of attraction and repulsion. The predominant quality or Guna is Rajas, which brings energy, action, and progress, while at the same time, its deformations can ...
Views: 128 - Be Your Own Person - by Submitted on May 08, 2019 from Maetreyii Ma NolanFor most people, when the group goes one way, they go that way; they believe what the group believes. When the group goes another way, they go that way. Why? Because they have surrendered to the group psychology, as their instincts around power and submission tell them to do for their survival. ...
Views: 1909 - Be your own teacher - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2013 from Stav PapadopoulosIt’s time you took learning into your own hands. Learn something new-like a new language- or go back and learn it better this time. Teach yourself how to make anything, from crafts to cars. Watch the experts and learn their ways. Listen to a story of success and take a lesson. You teach ...
Views: 1811 - Becoming Aware of and Distinguishing the Source of Vibrations Impacting our Lives - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2024 from santosh krinskyOur consciousness tends to be so fluid and so mixed that it is difficult, if not practically impossible, to distinguish what represents our own internal process and what is coming to us from outside, from our interaction with others, from environmental influences. None of these things remains ...
Views: 255 - Becoming Aware of Consciousness Independent of the Body, Life and Mind - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhat is consciousness? How can we understand consciousness separate from what we believe to be ourselves, the body, vital force and mental framework that we identify with? Philosophers, scientists and religious leaders have all tried to develop a definition of “consciousness”. Rene Descartes ...
Views: 477 - Becoming Aware of Cosmic and Universal Forces That Impact Our Existence - by Submitted on May 06, 2024 from santosh krinskyEnormous forces are at work in the universe. Vast numbers of stars and their planetary groupings move at high speed. Radiation of various sorts streams throughout the universe. There is a cosmic background radiation that scientists can now measure as they develop ever-finer instrumentation to ...
Views: 255 - Becoming Aware of Our Faults Is the First Step Toward Overcoming Them - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2025 from santosh krinskyIt is difficult for an individual to see his own shortcomings or faults. Many times we see them reflected in others and we externalise them to such a degree that we take exception to the other person, not recognising that we are seeing our own faults displayed in front of us. If we have a ...
Views: 111 - Becoming Aware of the Central Will of the Being - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe decisive spiritual experiences an individual has stay with him throughout his life. Those who are anchored in their external lives undergo countless experiences but these tend to fade, become jumbled or simply blend into one another. Who can, after all, remember what they ate for breakfast ...
Views: 422 - Becoming Aware of the Existence of the Environmental Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we see someone struggling, or when we ourselves are struggling, with some feeling, emotion, thought, idea, force of illness, or just feeling some pressure, we usually associate these with our internal experience of reality, but nevertheless, the fact that forces and influences come from ...
Views: 491 - Becoming Aware of the Illusion of the External Life - by Submitted on May 25, 2023 from santosh krinskyMany people are begin to reflect, and even entertain the notion, that the world we experience on a day to day basis is somehow unreal or illusory. Films such as the dystopian story set forth in The Matrix envision that human beings are fettered and their brains wired so they experience a form of ...
Views: 363 - Becoming Conscious and Effecting Change in the Nature - by Submitted on May 04, 2022 from santosh krinskyFor the most part, we react to things without considering the source of the impression that sparks the reaction, the process of the reaction or the manner in which the impression is converted into a response. These things simply “happen” and we tend to accept them as ‘human nature’ or, in some ...
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