Let me be Christian, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, Mohammedan, or Sufi: I care not what be my religion, race, creed, or color, if only I can win my way to Thee! But let me be none of these if that identity enmeshes me in an enclosing net of religious or social formalities. Let me travel the royal high road of realization … Read More
It’s amazing that the sap that feeds the leaves of a plant flows upward against the pull of gravity! How does this happen? When you remove the skin of the plant, you discover an intricate network of tubes that channel the sap. You might look at it intently, lift up your eyes, and say, “Amazing!” When we carefully observe or … Read More
The famous novelist Herman Melville, who authored Moby Dick 170 years ago, made this interesting statement: Life is a voyage that’s homeward bound. From a yogic perspective, was he correct? What do you think enlightened yogis would say? If they agree, then what kind of a journey is this life? And what exactly does home mean? Further, and perhaps most … Read More
Ram Proshad, a great poet-saint of the seventeenth century, worshiped Kali also. One day he was mending a fence on his property, when his daughter came and helped him. He’d been singing. His daughter asked him, “To whom are you singing, Daddy?” “I am singing to my Divine Mother Kali. But She’s very naughty! Though I often sing to Her, … Read More
The law of karma can be either a source of bondage and fear or a means for soul release. It depends on our attitude. A deeper understanding of the infallible cosmic law reveals that karma only helps us learn our lessons and reach soul perfection. Read on about why that is so and how you can ‘pass’ your karmic tests … Read More
Our Inner ‘Contrast Land’ Do you remember when you first started to meditate? Do you remember the moment when you set out on your path to enlightenment, to God and Self-realization? Wasn’t that a most wonderful time?! Didn’t you receive a special blessing at the beginning of your spiritual journey? Weren’t you blessed by some precious, special glimpses of the … Read More
The Disciples of Christ A disciple of Christ is anyone who is seeking to emulate Christ in any measure. A disciple of Christ, by gradations, can be one of the 12 apostles or Mary, the Mother of Christ, or Joseph, or Mary Magdalene, or St. Paul, who was headed to Damascus to kill Christians. When Jesus knocked him off his … Read More
Jesus the Christ Nayaswami Ananta: The Life of Christ, the vibration of Christ, the consciousness of Christ, is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. He said that already, but it’s there for us. We get in our modern (times) and always the Disciples of Christ, churches, ministers, preachers, and spiritual teachers that present to us their understanding of the … Read More
The Peaceful Secret “All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.” — Pascal It was quite an eye-opener when I first heard this quote. What if everyone had the ability to sit with themselves for hours—free from any distractions that their surroundings had to offer? If everyone could be at peace with themselves, … Read More
We Are Divine Beings If we are, indeed, one with God in our divine Self, why don’t we know it? How can such a stupendous and powerful Reality that is our own high potential remain so thoroughly hidden from us? There are many answers to that question, but as I explore in my book, Break Through the Limits of the … Read More
