DOES THE MIND HAVE ITS OWN BODY?
The concept of a separate body of the mind has been around for thousands of years, in almost every culture. It may seem a bit tough to visualise, yet once we do, a lot of […]
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SELF ACTUALISATION
Life itself presents multiple opportunities to fulfill our latent potential. To self actualise spiritually, mentally and physically. Edgar Cayce writes that there no need to seclude oneself at one edge of the world. There is […]
MUST SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THREE DECADES
Almost ten years ago I dreamt that I am setting up a University of higher learning and that I will be writing about spirituality. I never thought much about it because I was too busy […]
SHALL I SURRENDER TO MY SPIRITUAL GUIDE?
Let us begin with a paradox. My spiritual guide is the one who is supposed to bring me from darkness into light. Since he/she is truly enlightened, I must submit entirely and let go. Yet […]
SPEAKING IN TONGUES: IS THERE A SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE?
Xenoglossy is known as the ability to speak a language with no history of ever having learnt it. In our religious literature, especially in Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, this ability is referred to as “speaking […]
DREAMS: WHY ARE NIGHTMARES ESSENTIAL
Our mind, even when we are asleep, protects us from very harmful inputs. This is a built in protection mechanism against mental illness. These inputs, words which are very critical about us can seriously damage […]
TRANCE AND DOUBLE LIFE
What is a trance state? Is trance deeply spiritual? Or is it only hypnotism? Let us examine this from the point of view the knowledge of Magic. (‘Magic, White and Black‘ by Franz Hartmann, 1890 […]
IF ENLIGHTENMENT COMES WITH GRACE THEN WHY THE EFFORT?
It is true that the path of true meditation as well as inner enlightenment cannot be forced. It comes with grace. In Sikh scriptures, the word “Gur parsad” is mentioned. One of its interpretations is […]
LETTING GO: GREEDY
Greedy was only 15 days when we got him. He missed his Mother and siblings; only until he saw milk. His life had a purpose. Food, play and us. He loved us immensely, as we […]
SPIRITUALITY: WHAT IS IT?
Spirituality includes our search for meaning, for purpose. It encompasses our connection to a larger consciousness, maybe the Universe. People find the essence of such an experience of transcendence, joy, of being alive in diverse […]
