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Rays of light – Quotes
To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation. The increase of time given to meditation is not very useful unless the urge for meditation comes spontaneously from inside and not from any arbitrary decision of the mind. The quiet mind one…
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Quotes / Passages – Ribhu Gita
It is only the mind which appears as the world and bondage; there is no world other than the mind. On enquiry this mind turns out to be nothing more than a group of ripples (thoughts) in the still ocean of pure Awareness-Siva-Self. The universe of name and…
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Advaitic Sadhana
Meditation, being the spontaneous urge of the external man to surrender himself – his thoughts and feelings – to the Eternal in him, is purely individual, so that it may be truly said that meditation has as many forms as there are meditators. It may even begin with an…
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Sir Ratan Tata – End of an Era
Sir Ratan Tata , revered philanthropist, visionary industrialist ,whose absolute commitment to integrity and ethical conduct of business made him a role model passed away on Wednesday night. A legend who was an icon for millions of Indians, who were in awe of him yet also adored him ,a patriot who…
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PEACE PILGRIM – Steps Toward Inner Peace
I didn’t know exactly what I was here for. It was out of a very deep seeking for a meaningful way of life, and after having walked all one night through the woods, that I came to what I now know to be a very important psychologicalhump. I felt…
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The Beauty of everyday things – Soetsu Yanagi
In the world of folk art, the attitude of the artisans, the quality of the things they make, the techniques they employ, all are extremely simple. This simplicity is required by the character of the things being made. But ‘simplicity’ must not be understood as being rough and unrefined. It…
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Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben Trees transpire chemical compounds. We are subconsciously aware of these compounds and we respond with changes in blood pressure. If we’re going to make a comparison, a more meaningful one would be volume. Dogs pick up on quieter sound than we do simply because they have larger ear…
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1 – Lyrical Poems – Sri Aurobindo
THE LOST BOAT At the way’s end when the shore raised up its dim line and remote lights from the port glimmered,Then a cloud darkened the sky’s brink and the wind’s scream was the shrill laugh of a loosed demonAnd the huge passion of storm leaped with its bright stabs…
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WALKING MEDITATION – Ajahn Brahm
Walking meditation is an activity in which one can focus and concentrate the mind or develop investigative knowledge and wisdom. Walking meditation is not a separate practice, but a continuation of the practice in a different posture. In the Forest Meditation Tradition in NortheastThailand, there is a great emphasis on…
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Mysore
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Mysore Palace Karanji Nature Park – Aviary St. Philomena’s Cathedral Early mornings opp Mysore Palace gate …….. grains can be bought @ the venue to feed the pigeon flocks
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Being Peace – THICH NHAT HANH
The Buddhist ancient stories tell how just the simple presence of a master is enough to touch the seeds of awakening in all those around. Just as the fragrances of jasmine and rose bay and sandalwood bring beauty, the fragrance of one who walks and speaks in harmony with the…
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Yoga of Sleep and Dreams
What is the way to take rest before going to sleep? There are many methods, ……… First, your body must be comfortable, on a bed, in an easy-chair anywhere so long as it is comfortable. Then you learn how to relax your nerves one after the other, until you achieve…
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Earthing
https://heartofenglandforest.org/news/grounding-get-barefoot-forest Grounding, sometimes also called ‘Earthing’, is simply being or walking barefoot on the ground. The surface must be natural e.g. soil or grass in the Forest, rather than a pavement or man made walkway. Our modern lifestyles and fashions remove our contact with the earth. We largely spend our…
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6 – The Adventure of Consciousness
We were never meant to look behind, but ahead and above in the superconscious light ……. Evolution has nothing to do with becoming more saintly or intelligent; it has to do with becoming more conscious. It takes a great many ages for one to be able to fruitfully bear the…
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5 – Adventure of Consciousness
Consciousness is the means, consciousness is the key, andconsciousness is the goal.Through the very process of our evolution, the consciousness, submerged in Matter, has grown accustomed to depending upon outer organs and antennas to perceive the world; and since we have seen the antennas appear before the master of the…
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4 – Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness
Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness by Satprem – 4 : In 1910, a French writer, Paul Richard, came to Pondicherry, met Sri Aurobindo, and was so impressed by the breadth of his views that he made a second trip to see him in 1914, this time urging him…
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2 – Adventure of Consciousness
When we sit with our eyes closed to silence the mind, we are at first submerged by a torrent of thoughts; they crop up from every side, like frightened or even aggressive rats. …… We can also use an image,for instance that of a vast ocean without a ripple upon…
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1 – Sri Aurobindo or The Adventure of Consciousness
Sri Aurobindo would soon put this fundamental lesson of experimental spirituality into practice. …….the task of the next half century will be “to reinstate the gods in man,” or, rather, as Sri Aurobindo put it, to reinstate the Spirit in man and in matter, and to create “the life divine…
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Pondy/ Sites
For those visiting Pondicherry , staying at one of the Ashram GHs gives one the opportunity to avail a pass ( to be collected at the Bureau Central – near Cottage industries ) to participate in the Collective Meditation around the Samadhi , outside of Visiting Hours ( on particular…
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Jung – the spirit in man art and literature – 1
RELATION OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY TO POETRY ( Poetry as a work of Art) In order to do justice to a work of art, analytical psychology must rid itself entirely of medical prejudice; for a work of art is not a disease, and consequently requires a different approach from the medical…
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Collected songs of Cold Mountain and Translator’s Preface
The milieu to which he retreated perhaps directly from the glittering life of the capital was the “world of mountain men”- a free society of eccentric recluses from backgrounds ranging between scholarly elegance on the one hand to total illiteracy on the other. They tended to dwell in solitude or,…
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5 – Hermit in the Himalayas
Butterflies come flitting up out of the forest and alight on the solitary wild flowers, and the peace which enfolds the scene is broken only by the jubilant song of happy birds, cageless and free as they are, which take up the diurnal praise of Himalaya and its forests. I…
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4 – Hermit in the Himalayas
Early this morning the sky is as clear as the sky of Italy, delicately silvered white by regular streamers of mottled chalky cloud.. One of the loveliest little scenes reveals itself. Gorgeous flame coloured rhododendron flowers are spangled against the dark-green bushes and trees which stretch along the river sides…
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3 – Hermit in the Himalayas
Kudos to the blogs/bloggers who patiently post philosophical /healing gems Every single day , inspiring us lesser mortals 👏🙏 When I sit on my cliff-edge with untimed patience, letting the beauty and serenity of my surroundings seep into my being, I begin to feel that I, too, have become a part of…
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2 – Hermit in the Himalayas
( Brunton and his Guru (Shri Ramana Maharshi ) may have been the inspiration for the characters in Maugham’s work of fiction ) The Hindus, likethe Tibetans, firmly believe that the Himalayas arethe secret abodes of the gods, as well as of thosespiritual supermen whom they call the Rishees, whoto-day…
