An overview of our articles about spiritual awakening, enlightenment, self-actualization, non-duality, and personal growth.
Someone who commits suicide almost always shocks us because it questions the value of life. And as we usually value our own lives very highly, suicide becomes a “thinker.” There can be many reasons why [ Read more … ]
It’s sometimes said that the world is divided into two kinds of people: winners and losers. And that “ … the winner takes it all!” I suppose that may be true — the winner gets [ Read more … ]
Inequality among people — rich and poor, the haves and have-nots, the favored and marginalized. It feeds enslavement, greed, violence, and ever recurring wars in a man-made world. Unequal distribution of resources and opportunities between [ Read more … ]
“Living means, from moment to moment, never knowing whether the next moment is going to bring peace, pleasure or pain.” — Ramesh Balsekar — The essence of a good plan is that it’s ready to [ Read more … ]
“When you awaken to truth as it really is, you will have no occult vision, you will have no ‘astral’ experience, no ravishing ecstasy. You will awaken to it in a state of utter stillness, [ Read more … ]
A lot of the things we set out to do, perhaps even most of our efforts, are in one way or another aimed at earning money. Certainly, we do need to provide for our basic [ Read more … ]
The Guru (teacher or master) in ancient Tantric traditions and lineages played an important role. Moreover, it was generally thought that nobody could engage on the Tantric path and study Tantric techniques without the acceptance, [ Read more … ]
The phrase Brahmacharya (or Brahmacharyam) is a contraction of the two Indian Sanskrit words Brahma and Charya, meaning “one’s Self,” “the Divine,” or “God” (Brahma) and “way,” “conduct,” “follow,” or “occupation” (Charya). Thus, literally, Brahmacharya [ Read more … ]
The Japanese term Zen Taiso is usually translated as “Zen body exercises.” It typically refers to regular and scheduled exercises performed by the meditation practitioner before starting a Seated Meditation aka Buddhist Zazen Meditation session. [ Read more … ]
Patience is not about waiting for a successful outcome. Patience is about observing the things that happen, and then do the things that need to be done, at the moment it needs to be done. [ Read more … ]
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