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Vedanta on the Self
Vedanta hinges on the belief that everything, without any exception whatsoever, is the one spirit. Other orthodox systems, while...
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Jan 30, 20132 min read
Scales of Maat - 7 chakras
"O people of the earth, men born and made of the elements, but with the essence of the divine within you, rise from your sleep, rise from...
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Jan 10, 20131 min read
The Self and Platonic philosophy
Vedanta states that Brahman permeates everything that exists. It is the material cause of the world. Nothing exists without the presence...
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Dec 26, 20122 min read
Sri Ramana Maharshi on the Self
"Enquiring within 'Who is the seer?' I saw the seer disappear leaving That alone which stands forever. No thought arose to say 'I...
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Dec 13, 20121 min read
The Self
"Who thinks the Self may kill, who thinks the Self Itself be killed, has missed the mark of truth. Self is not born, nor does it ever...
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Nov 30, 20121 min read
Patanjali, et al., on the Non-Self(anatman)
As mentioned, Buddha called for impersonalizing the personality, and rejecting any indi- vidualized, immortal soul. He nowhere denied...
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Sep 20, 20122 min read
Tibetan Buddhism and the Non-Self
What marks off Buddhism from the legacy arising from the Vedas is this: "All things are devoid of self." This self has been given the...
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Sep 9, 20123 min read
Alexandra David-Neel
From her book 'The Secret Oral Teachings of Tibetan Buddhist Sects', p.1 It is a long time since the idea of writing this book occured to...
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Aug 20, 20121 min read
Egyptian dynastic dates vs. Old Testament dates
Comparison of Genesis Death Dates During Methuselah's Lifetime and Egyptian Dynastic Chronology* Genesis Event Date Egptian...
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Jul 11, 20121 min read
Gandhi's 'Note to the Reader'
From "Fasting in Satyagraha" * I would like to say to the diligent reader of my writings and to others who are interested in them that I...
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Jun 13, 20121 min read
The Buddha's secret teachings
Tibetans hold that human beings are generally not capable of seeing the whole of reality at once. Rather, spiritual awakening must...
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May 29, 20122 min read
Noor Inayat Khan (part 2)
Noor parachuted into France, and began sending messages from Paris. Her network was soon discovered by the Gestapo, in what has been...
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May 18, 20121 min read
Amazing true story (part 1)
Noor Inayat Khan, (1914 - 1944), born into an aristocratic Indian family, was the eldest child of Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American, Ora...
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May 4, 20122 min read
Mantras (part 2)
Thomas Ashley-Farrand translates the Gayatri Mantra (long form) as follows: In that realm of truth which is beyond human comprehension,...
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Apr 13, 20122 min read
Hazrat Inayat Khan
" I gave up my music because I had received from it all I had to receive. To serve God one must sacrifice the dearest thing, and I...
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Apr 12, 20121 min read
Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru, wrote, in his 100 Verses of Self-Instruction, verse 1: The one who knows beyond knowledge/gnosis..., and gains control of...
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Mar 29, 20122 min read
Zen (Rinzai) Meal Meditations
At every morning and midday meal, (dinner is traditionally not offered in Japanese Zen Buddhist monasteries), the Five Reflections are...
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Mar 16, 20122 min read
Anandasagar
A word about Anandasagar. One thing he has is a serious lineage pedigree in both India and Nepal, something that, because certain...
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Mar 4, 20121 min read
Mantras - part 1
The Gayatri Mantra may be the oldest chant that has been continually recited in the history of the world ('Pandit' David Frawley), with...
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Mar 1, 20122 min read
The Story of Tara
Transcribed from the CD 'Red Tara: The Concise Practice and Commentary' Countless eons ago, in a time beyond the beginning of our time, a...
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Feb 25, 20121 min read
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