Vedanta hinges on the belief that everything, without any exception whatsoever, is the one spirit.  Other orthodox systems, while...

"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...

Vedanta states that Brahman permeates everything that exists.  It is the material cause of the world. Nothing exists without the presence...

"Enquiring within 'Who is the seer?' I saw the seer disappear leaving That alone  which stands forever.  No thought arose to say 'I...

"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...

As mentioned, Buddha called for impersonalizing the personality, and rejecting any indi- vidualized, immortal soul.  He nowhere denied...

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...

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...

Comparison of Genesis Death Dates During Methuselah's Lifetime and Egyptian Dynastic Chronology* Genesis Event      Date         Egptian...

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...

Tibetans hold that human beings are generally not capable of seeing the whole of reality at once.  Rather, spiritual awakening must...

Noor parachuted into France, and began sending messages from Paris.  Her network was soon discovered by the Gestapo, in what has been...

Noor Inayat Khan, (1914 - 1944), born into an aristocratic Indian family, was the eldest child of Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American, Ora...

Thomas Ashley-Farrand translates the Gayatri Mantra (long form) as follows: In that realm of truth which is beyond human comprehension,...

" 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...

Narayana Guru, wrote, in his 100 Verses of Self-Instruction, verse 1: The one who knows beyond knowledge/gnosis..., and gains control of...

At every morning and midday meal, (dinner is traditionally not offered in Japanese Zen Buddhist monasteries), the Five Reflections are...

A word about Anandasagar.  One thing he has is a serious lineage pedigree in both India and Nepal, something that, because certain...

The Gayatri Mantra may be the oldest chant that has been  continually recited in the history of the world ('Pandit' David Frawley), with...

Transcribed from the CD 'Red Tara: The Concise Practice and Commentary' Countless eons ago, in a time beyond the beginning of our time, a...