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“Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity.” ~ Lao Tzu Suffering is ubiquitous. Many lose hope and remain addicted to their cravings. Society is a confusing place to understand in 2014. Prime time ratings dictate what’s for dinner, and the feeling of loss pervades. The causes of suffering show no sign of hiding away…

This is an ode to the good man, the brave man, the man we all want to be, the man we want in our lives. These are the men I look up to with admiration and respect – the men who remind me of the man I want to be: Men who care about others. Men…

I am naked, I am okay. I am naked, I am okay. What if I am a free man willing to stand naked before you, without judgment or the strain of performance-anxiety? “We never catch up with reality itself. The real nature of mystery always evades our attempts to conceptualize it, and escapes the nets…

Many go through times of feeling lost and confused, or just have those off days when they seem to face more inner doubts than normal. You may sometimes even wonder, “what is my purpose?” It’s normal to ask these sort of questions. Should you be ambitious and aim to reach some sort of high spiritual…

When we get out of the way of our ego, we can learn to truly experience love from the inside out —as an intrinsic part of our nature, and as an intrinsic part of all creation. When we experience love this way, we find our calling. This is living our lives authentically. This is living…

The state of the world is under serious threat. My hope is that we will come together and turn swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks as per the biblical prophecy. How will we handle this crisis in the foreseeable future? Our individual, social and political choices stand before us as a test of…

Most of the daily challenges we experience as human beings originate from a lack of understanding. The way to cultivate refinement of the mind and uplift the human experience from ignorance and suffering, is to practise dharma. The Buddhist concept of dharma has a central philosophy that all is whole and complete as it is.…

How to transform negativity into love? A 40-day Sādhanā is sure to set anyone on a new course. Sādhanā is a Sanskrit word denoting “a practice toward a spiritual goal.” According to Bhattacharyya, Sādhanā prevents excessive worldliness and moulds the mind into a form and disposition (bhāva) which “develops the knowledge of dispassion and non-attachment.”…

A study was done on the dynamics of performance in 1993. Two groups were separated into: Group ONE: Solo pianists playing solo in orchestras in front of hundreds of people. Group TWO: Pianists teaching other people to play. Results: The solo pianists practiced for longer (10,000hrs vs. 2000hrs over a 10 year period) and devoted their…

The outstanding spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti was once asked the key to his happiness. His response is gold – “I don’t mind how it goes.” How perfect to meditate on those simple words. Born in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986) was adopted by Dr Besant, then President of the Theosophical Society. The Order of…
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