I find it quite interesting how some articles will flow out completely differently than first intentions or original notes. For example, Fixing Negative Emotions was just going to be a compilation of some email correspondence. …
A 10,000 year golden age is predicted in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129 by Krisna. Excerpts: “On the earth 5,000 years of Kali will be sinful and sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing.” …
I have spoken before about the mechanics of becoming. How the 1 unfolds into the 3, then into the 7. We see this in all sorts of aspects of experience and existence. Chakras, primary states …
In another forum, we were discussing the subtle elements and their relationship with senses. Sound is associated with Space Touch with Air (gas, motion) Sight with Fire (light, heat, color) Taste with Water (liquid) Smell …
Recently, I ran into more of the story of Bernadette Roberts. When she was a Carmelite nun, she had a superior who believed she was deceived or under Satan’s grasp for experiencing pure silence. As …
It recent readings, it occurs to me there is 2 opposite approaches to the spiritual journey here. The Bhagavad Gita presents the spiritual journey as a battle to overcome ego, mind and sense control. In …
In a completely unrelated browse, I ran into the Buddhist concept of Skandhas. This is similar to what I was just reviewing around Yogananda’s discussion of the levels of ego identification – physical, astral, causal …
Another process Yogananda reviewed was the evolution of the ego self. What we might call the concept of self or the level of identification. First thing to note is that he describes our person as …
Recently, I was reading some of Yogananda‘s commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (the Song of God, a key section of the Mahabharata where Krishna teaches Arjuna about the ways of action, yoga, etc.) In it, …
In Getting It Straight, I spoke of the process of clearing old habits of mind. The eastern perspective on this can add some further clarity. “A thought or physical act once performed does not cease …
Today, a series of articles on several blogs were posted on Forgiveness. This is a response to some of the feedback I’ve received. In no particular order. NOTE – if you land here first, you …
Takuin has released a free eBook called Beyond The Known – 365 Days of Exploration. It’s a book rich with brief but salient aphorisms, one for each day of the year. From a prior introductory …