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30 Day Program for Peace and Healing
1. Today I see all things as lessons. My purpose in life is to learn and to grow. I have no other goals to accomplish. As such, everything that occurs is an opportunity to fulfill my reason for being alive in this world. 2. Today I am determined to learn.
Maheshwara Murtham
The 64 Auspicious Names of the Great God, Shiva The Maheshwara Murtham is a list of 64 names that describe the attributes of Shiva, the yogic archetypal God. Shiva is the expression of healthy, spiritual male energy. Rather than simply translating the names, I have conveyed the meaning of the
“The Garland of Waves of Divine Consciousness”
The Brahmajñānāvalīmālā, “The Garland of Waves of Divine Consciousness,” is a text composed by Shankara, perhaps the foremost exponent of the non-dual vision of the yoga tradition. This writing exemplifies jnana yoga, the yoga of wisdom. It highlights the unity of all beings, and the divine consciousness that resides in
Selfless Service
From Spring, 2019 issue of Light of Consciousness My yoga guru, Baba Hari Dass, died about a month ago, at the age of 95. Curiously, it doesn’t feel like much has changed. I am sad about his passing, of course, and that I’ll never get to see him again in
“Satisfaction”
A simple farmer lived his entire life troubled by a seeming lack of wealth. He convinced himself that all his problems would cease, and he would be happy, if only he had money. The next life he was born as a king, with all of the court’s gold at his
Karma and Freedom
The Nature of Karma Karma is a term that has entered the modern vocabulary but is frequently misunderstood as a simplistic, mechanical law of cause and effect. Many presentations of karma make it sound as though it operates in a manner similar to the classic billiard balls example used to
Ram Upanishad (Excerpted from an upcoming book)
Ram (rhymes with “mom”) is a classic mantra. Mantra means that which nurtures the mind. Mind, in this context, is the activity of the individual consciousness. When the mind wanders, its tendency is toward negativity and fear. Then the natural, spontaneous flow of conscious energy becomes contracted, and the individual
“Discipline Isn’t Enough”
A guy goes to a psychiatrist to help him deal with some emotional problems. The doctor shows the patient several Rorschach prints, splotches of ink with no discernible form, designed to help reveal the workings of a person’s mind. After being shown the first blot and asked what he sees,
