Sin is as aguest said "to miss the target" as in anything that takes you away from the goal of knowing and being in communion with God. Thus it...
Did trhe master also not say "The kingdom of heaven is within you." How then could it be a system of government? It is indeed a state of being in...
the ashramas are universal enough - everyone goes through student life and then household life of some sort, asnd then retirement.
The reason this fforum is here is that the main forum is overrun with people like you, looking to attck us at every word. We needed a space where...
Brahmacharya is much more than mere celibacy. It extends to avoiding all sensuous stimuli that cause agitation of desire in the mind, from the...
To the Vedas! Ya ma sa maya - That which is not is maya.
Actually, Bill, in advaita there are two kinds of maya that the teachers refer to - avidya maya and vidya maya. Avidya maya is the power of...
The Christian teacher Joel Goldsmith suggested somply repeating "I... I... I" as a means of self unfoldment.
I am not depriving myself of getting lifted, I simply do it without the herb. And I feel sometimes that herb users can be as pushy as the...
Yumyum, I like your explanation and can accept it. Personally I won't try it - it is not my path and I don't feel the need for anything external...
In their experience of guiding disciples along the road of meditation to the temple the truth, the Vedantic masters found that those students who...
In order to embark on any course of study, or in fact any activity at all, participants must meet certain basic requirements. In order to perform...
I use rudrakshas, they are an extremely powerful healing bead. Malas, liquid soul, are used to count the repetition of a mantra (japa). That way...
You can only find yourself where you are.
great images.
Creepy, effective.
A thousand different songs of joy are waiting patiently to be born. Hastily, poets clothe them in words reducing them to ink, paper and tears....
Bhai means brother. Bai means woman.
Bring her along to the talk! What better birthday gift than to bring someone closer to the dharma.
You know, it sounds to me like the guy who started this thread is only grasping for an excuse to get high and have sex all day. In his entire post...
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