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Ancient Chinese philosophy enunciated the concept of yin and yang, which represent the opposites that together form a whole, and which are constantly interacting with one another dynamically. The classical image shows a black spot in a white background and a white spot in a black background, bound together in a circle and dynamically moving within that space. It is a common idea that light and dark are inextricably related to one another and cannot exist without each other. Our minds easily extrapolate to this viewpoint from our perception of physical day and night.

The action of the psychic being is subtle, more of an influence than a direct action in the lives of most people who are focused on fulfilling the needs and objectives set by their body-life-mind complex of their exte al being. The influence can be experienced and felt in the way the exte al being responds to situations and the inner state of awareness. One experiences the psychic being’s influence more directly through an attitude of receptivity and openness to it, along with a sense of gratitude and goodwill that allows the influence to act most effectively.

“We Are Caught Up in Our Egocentric World of Constant Thinking… But Thinking Alone Does Not Create Wise Decisions and Wisdom.” Take for example, if we take nuclear material and create nuclear bombs from it that does not make it a good and wise thing to do. Just because we can do something does not make it good. And what we change within us changes our reality. Truth is that which resonates with our soul. Truth is that which uplifts. Truth is that which brings a smile to the face of a child. Truth is that which is a full inclusion without exclusions.

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When we look at a hologram we see only one tiny aspect of the whole image. Take for instance the hologram on credit cards, if one would cut that hologram up, every single piece of the hologram contains the whole image. But depending upon where we stand that image is completely different, and if we move a little bit back and forth we see different aspects of the image. And with many great scientists saying that much of what we see is a hologram as with Michael Talbot and his book “The Holographic Universe”— then why would God not be included?

“Why Do We Refuse to Do — What We Need to Do” Take for instance an older man who in his late 70’s decided to take it easy. No more walking, no more meditating, no more eating right, all of that went out the window… but eventually things did change.

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Living Within: The Yoga Approach to Psychological Health and Growth, compliled by Dr. A.S. Dalal, is an eminently practical handbook for understanding and addressing the complexity of our psychological makeup. Modern-day civilisation creates enormous pressures for individuals, while at the same time immersing everyone in a vast array of information, misinformation, and divergent opinions which tend to confuse rather than clarify our status.

Why not?...rnYou must have heard of Michael Jordan, the famous basketball champ. In 1978, the 15-year old Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School. But when the list was posted, Jordan's name wasn't there on it. Looking at his age, the coaches had, rightly so, assigned him to the junior varsity team; but Jordan felt insulted. He was devastated to see the main list not carrying his name. Jordan was so heartbroken that he was ready to give u

When the individual is able to shift out of the standpoint of the ego-personality to that of the soul, the psychic being, he is able to observe and trace the influences of inherited tendencies or environmental pressures that bubble up from the subconscient and try to gain admittance and acceptance into his active outer nature. The tendencies are as clearly defined as when one sees a physical resemblance between a mother and a daughter or father and son!

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There are various religious books and scriptures available, which explain the law of karma in detail. However, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being of the present age, has, in a very simple layman’s language and in incredible detail, described the philosophy of karma. In the book ‘The Science of Karma’, he reveals precisely the science behind how one sows the seeds of karma, and exactly how and when are the effects of this karma endured, with their reasons con

We have within our grasp the power of the mind… which when used in a positive way can move mountains. Thus it’s important to learn to use our minds in the positive process that is connected to love and kindness. 1 - Attitude - Attitude is a state of mind. And this means how we think brings about positive or negative effects that take place and we reap the rewards of that thinking.

Often when we face an unfavorable or inconvenient circumstance, we instinctively respond with complaints such as: ●This is all their fault!rn●If only they had done as I told them, everything would be fine.rn●How rude of them to speak to me like that!rn●I would never do that if I were in their place.rn●They are like this and they are like that… When we complain, we feel quite relieved and even happy. A sense of righteousness that stems from the suffering, coupled w

We have learned quite a bit about the sexual impulse. Young children are basically asexual, and it is only with the coming of puberty and the flooding of mood-creating chemicals in the system (hormones), that we become susceptible to responding to the sexual energy when it arises. Not everything is, however, driven by biochemistry. There is a very large component made up of peer pressure, cultural expectations, and societal manipulation of attention and awakening of desire through marketing and advertising that is based on sexual allusions.

Our past karma gets burnt out automatically, the moment we experience its result in present life.rnEverything that we see and experience in life through the five senses is the result of our past karma.rnThe law of karma is such that whatever seeds of karma we have sown in our past life, we HAVE to bear the fruits of it in the present life. When the time is up for maturation of karma, our past karma automatically comes into effect, gives the effect, and gets discharged (burnt

Karmic debt means that we have bound some bad karma. How is the karmic debt repaid?rnParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being explains,rn“There are two directions in which one can progress from a human life-form. If you have a karmic debt, which means that you have bound bad karma; you would have to go to the animal kingdom to pay it off. If your debt were excessive, you would have to take birth in hell, and settle it there, before you return to the human life. If you

1. Reconnect with your favorite spiritual/religious practice. Showing up at temple, church, or mosque can be especially rewarding if you have not been for a while. A unique perspective on your purpose in life is available there, as are connections to a neighborhood community. 2. Take a free, mini-vacation and disappear for a few hours. A visit to a park, the beach, or a nearby open space offers an opportunity to breathe deeply and reconnect with nature, to sense a timeless wo

The distinction between the state of consciousness with the psychic being active and leading, versus that where it has receded and the ego-personality of the surface being is predominant, provides a very clear method for the seeker to know what is taking place internally. By adopting the standpoint of the witness of the nature, the individual can make this determination.

All the Great Spiritual Masters Spoke Very Little I find it very interesting that all the great spiritual masters spoke only when needed. Most of the time they were meditating, contemplating, and being ONE with Spirit. Jesus spoke very little… in fact, Jesus did not write anything down. It was only his followers who wrote everything down and tried to understand what Jesus was talking about. Buddha spent most of his time in silence. He spoke only when he was giving a talk to a group of people. And his followers wrote the 200+ books about Buddha.

We tend to accept issues we are having in our lives as something personal to ourselves and thus, we struggle and either consider ourselves to be weak, or sinful, or otherwise unfit. This happens both generally and for those who practice yoga, and the result is, in many cases, some form of depression or disturbance or suffering associated with the struggles and the failure. We usually fail to take into account that there is one pervasive and permeating consciousness in the entire creation and that there are forces larger than our individual egoistic selves at work, in us and through us.

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote what is one of the classics in Western literature, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The tale is one of a scientist who experiments with potions, one of which releases the dark side of his being, the suppressed inhibitions and dark urges of murder, lust, etc., while when he returns to the state of the enlightened good doctor, he displays an educated, cultured and dedicated individual.

Honest observation without mental bias is the first step the Mother outlines. This is accomplished by setting up the ideal as a screen or filter against which to compare each action. Those that do not compare entirely favorably represent things that can be identified as subjects for the change process. The standpoint of the uninvolved witness of the nature does not have any obligation to intervene, and many paths of yogic development that utilize this method counsel non-intervention as a basis of achieving liberation.

Prayer is Powerful There have been a number of documented cases in which people have been healed of cancer and other diseases with prayer. One such case took place a few years ago when a man came into have a chest X-ray done and he found out he had cancer all over his lungs. The radiologist took note of the man’s name and thought he would not be alive for very long. But this man was a very devout person… and his whole church came to his bedside… and they held hands and prayed for him day after day.

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With all the complexity surrounding the reactions we have to impressions and pressures we receive from the world, it is important to both understand the seed causes of our reactions and find a way to systematically gain control over these reactions. One of the techniques recommended by Sri Aurobindo is to develop the standpoint of the witness observing the nature. The witness can then work to view what takes place in the surface nature as if it is happening outside oneself.

It is a quality of human nature. When things are going well, we are happy and contented, we tend not to make extraordinary efforts or focus on change. We feel like things are where they should be in our lives, and we move into ‘enjoyment mode’ rather than ‘change mode’. In some cases, we believe that things going well is some kind of karmic reward for our good behaviour and, thus, we try to justify the enjoyment and the lack of effort.

As the individual works to understand the wellsprings of the motives, impulses and forces that rise up through his being in the subconscient and push him into action, a subtler understanding begins to develop. The need to distinguish between the inherited habits and embedded atavistic movements, the influence of the society and those who interact with one, and then distinguishing those impulses which arise due to the influence of vital beings attempting to gain some control or result from the individual drives this subtle understanding.

The principle Patanjali set forth for the practice of samyajma provided that one would be identified with and gain complete knowledge with the object of the practice of concentration. Those who choose to identify with the vast galactic panorama of stars and space would find their consciousness widened and they would loosen the bonds of the narrow ego personality. Since the ego-personality is the knot of what the spiritual disciplines call bondage to the world of illusions, maya, this practice provides a useful opportunity to shift the consciousness to a wider and more disinterested sphere.

Jesus changed water into wine and created an abundance of loaves and fish, he transcended death and so much more… and the same goes true for many other saints and gurus down through history. But in this day and age, we think that if science hasn’t proven it — it doesn’t exist. And that’s a poor way of thinking because it does not allow for any possibility that exists outside of our current understanding.

Yes indeed! Enlightened being explains how the journey of Soul happens, rn1.from a total dormant stage where there is no knowledge or no vision at all, andrn2.then develops from one-sensed to five-sensed living being and advances upto human form, andrn3.finally attains liberation. There are 3 divisions in this world: 1.Living beings who have not entered into the worldly cycle, as yet (they are called Nigod). Before the living being enters into the worldly cycle, there is this

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We find in the ancient Indian epic, Ramayana, an interesting sub-plot which changes the very complexion of what appears to be a battle between ‘good’ personified by Rama and his family, and ‘evil’ as personified by Ravana and his kin. As we delve deeper into the tale, we find that Ravana was himself a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Yet the story goes even deeper. It turns out that Ravana in a past lifetime was a doorkeeper for Lord Vishnu, attending closely and with great devotion in Vishnu’s heavenly abode, along with his brother Kumbaka a.

Spiritual experience takes ‘knowing about’ something to ‘knowing’ it. What we learn from books, what we learn in school, the facts we memorize, the procedures we learn about, are all based in the intellect and while they may open the mind to new things, do not represent actual experience. The famous proverb that one can read all the books on swimming, but will not actually know how to swim until one gets in the water and puts the theory into practice, is an appropriate one to keep in mind.

Modern day civilisation suffers from an epidemic of ’emptiness’, a feeling that life has no meaning or purpose. This leads to various coping mechanisms such as dissipation through use of drugs or alcohol, or through consumption of mindless entertainment. For those who do not choose these mechanisms, there are suicidal impulses in some cases, as well as a general feeling of malaise, listlessness, apathy and a lack of care about their lives and their actions. Some seek thrills through high risk activities to try to discover something that awakens them from this torpor.

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When we look around and see the challenges facing us on the planet, our first impulse is generally to try to find some kind of “fix” to the situation. This generally takes the form of suggesting that our current economic or political system or model is defective, deficient or broken, and thus, we need to either update it or switch to a different one. In some cases, those who have adopted a particular religious conviction believe that by making everyone else believe as they do will cure things. Thus, there may enter a missionary element to ‘convert’ others.

I often wonder about how I can best serve the world. Usually it comes in the form of thinking about how to make more money, then I gently remind myself that the purpose behind all of this is serving and giving. After re-affirming my purpose it occurred to me that we don’t have to do anything super grandiose in order to deliver value and service to the world. nnI’ve heard it a hundred times before, but this time seemed to make more sense. I have been waiting for some huge

At certain stages along the way, a particular technique or method of standpoint may be helpful to the growth of the spiritual consciousness or the implementation of that consciousness in the outer being and life. These same methods, however, can lead to stagnation if practiced without heed to changing needs or circumstances. Each individual needs to start from where they are and then systematically, step by step, address the issues, limitations and obstacles placed before him.

He has no need to establish ashrams, no symbolic flags to fly! No sect, no creed! No label, no special attire of white or saffron! The Enlightened Master is clad in a quiet and plain attire of a householder. How is one to recognize Him then?...rnThrough his attributes!!! No language or words are apt to describe the attributes of an Enlightened Master i.e. Gnani. However, for the aspirant of the Absolute Truth, even little description of these attributes proves to be of great

Self-Realization is when you realize the answer to the question, ‘who am I?’ rnIt is when you realize that you are a Pure Soul and are separate from the body. Self-Realization brings about the awareness of your true Self, as you get to taste the experience of the Soul (God) within. And once the Soul is awakened, the awareness of this true Self never leaves. Understanding your real identityrnIf someone asks you, “Who are you?” you would immediately reply “I am Chandu

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To be free from fear and succeed in life, we have to understand what fear is, why fear happens, and how to remove fear permanently. rn rnFear is inherent in every living being, but this fear is meant to keep one safe, and it manifests only when the circumstances of fear arise. For instance, a little puppy, due to the fear instinct, immediately moves out of the way of a fast-approaching vehicle, when it listens to the sound of the horn. This saves him from a lot of problems th

rnThe worldly life, at every step, presents us with many tempting and lucrative goals that we consider very important in life; and therefore sincerely work towards and strive for it, sometimes out of need, sometimes out of want. For example - a loving family, a good house, stable income, lot of fame, good health, etc. But do you know, every worldly desire eventually will cause some or the other kind of suffering? As explained by Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being,

We have no difficulty seeing and understanding that an individual can create a legacy in the physical world we inhabit, as we see the evidence everywhere around us in the form of buildings, enterprises, religious movements, mental developments and conceptualization, and artistic creations, not to speak of the children that carry on much of our physical development and in many cases, our enterprises into future generations. These things continue to exist even when the individual who represented the driving force for their creation has left the scene.

There can be no permanent settlement of peace in the mind if the vital nature has not also attained quiet and peace. Many people take this as a reason to abandon active life and involvement in society and the world-at-large; yet, this is not a solution. The vital nature is very much driven by the Guna of Rajas, which involves action, passion, desire, and can be highly ambitious or aggressive when it is fully active. Abandonment of this action would be allowing the Guna of Tamas, inertia, darkness, indolence to become predominant.

Religious and spiritual paths throughout the world have recognised the need to gain control over the sex impulse. Similarly societies have recognised that in many cases the sex impulse can create disruption in the orderly processes of the society. Traditionally, certain mores or rules of conduct have arisen around the expression of sexual energy. In some cases, sex is considered ‘sinful’ and is a cause for guilt and shame to arise. In other cases, society uses subtle manipulation to increase the focus on the sexual energy and thereby distract people from other and higher pursuits.

If we look at the qualities required for bringing about the emergence of the psychic being, the development of a devotional attitude, and support for the idea of focusing on the Ete al through subordination or even abandonment of the relations of the outer life, it is clear that India has developed an atmosphere and cultural support structure that can be of advantage for the seeker at certain stages of the quest.