The spiritual landscape has been evolving over the years. And this reflects the evolution of consciousness that’s underway. When I was a young meditator, many spiritual circles placed an excessive emphasis on renunciation and withdrawing …
In this clip, they quote from the Mahabharata, the story of Krishna’s life. This is from after the war in the Bhagavad Gita. A woman approaches Krishna and questions why the good suffer and the …
We all enjoy the benefits of “personal” memory. We remember things by their emotional importance. Everything else is forgotten. For example, we forget what we had for breakfast yesterday, but remember our first kiss. Memory …
Recently, I’ve had a growing awareness of karma completing in some areas of life. The unresolved part ends, leaving only memory, a neutral history. This amplifies the distinction between what happened (the past, memory) and …
Knowledge flows when the channel is open. When we heal or resolve our unfinished business, related understanding can develop. However, if we have resistance to certain ideas or experiences, understanding won’t flow. For example, many …
I Died as a Mineral I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When …
Since writing the first article on the Akashic Records, more has unfolded. I’m nowhere near a place where I can offer it as a service and it’s not clear if I ever will directly. But …
One of the most illustrious of the Vedic sages is Vasishtha. He was the guru of Rama, an avatar (embodiment) of Vishnu. The Yoga Vasishtha is the story of his teachings within the Ramayana. It …
Forms of transportation develop a lot through the ages. You have basic transportation like walking, carts, and horseback riding. Then we have wind powered devices like windmills and sail boats. Then there are machines using …
[I originally wrote this article in the summer of 2020 but it got lost in my annoyance with the translation. Trimmed.] Vimanas are ancient flying machines. I’ve recently read a translation of the Vymaanika Shastra …
Recently, I enjoyed watching the film Brahmastra. It was a typical Bollywood film with song & dance, a love story, and in this sub-genre, some quasi-spiritual content. The story revolved around astras, which are ancient …
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived during the Classical period of Greece, about 300 years before Jesus. In his work Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle listed 12 Virtues. They were the ideals, living the mean between …
