Illusionary Spiritual Experiences in the Path of Spirituality

An aspirant as he makes progress in his spiritual path begins to experience varieties of spiritual experiences. The seeker who has established himself in purity, self control and concentration of mind can perceive the experiences which are beyond the explanation by five senses; mind and intellect are known as mystical or spiritual experiences.Spiritual experiences and visions are the faint glimpses of supreme consciousness. The visions or experiences serves as milestones of progress on the path of spirituality. There are certain signs by...

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Asylum For The Spiritually Insane

People who are spiritual can go crazy! As they evolve spiritually, their minds split, and they are forced to live in two worlds. The first world is that of man, where people need to be successful, famous, and powerful. The second world is that of God, where people need to be humble, meek, and modest. How can people play by two different sets of rules? How can they become spiritual without giving in to their desires? They do it by allowing themselves to be completely free.There are a lot of scandals about priest, gurus, and spiritual leaders....

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Merging Science With Spirituality

Spiritually has become merged with Energy Transmissions from Mr. Strived. Agenda Kumar Strived, lovingly referred to as Mr. Guru, was gifted in 1995 with the ability to transmit an unknown energy that has the ability to transform living organisms and non-living materials at the atomic level to serve a greater purpose and function at their optimal potential. This is the reason why people can now experience miracles in their lives. Many people have produced testimonials stating as much, following the energy transmissions from Mr Strived.Medical ...

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Changing Yourself Can Be Easy

All of us have an idea as to what needs to be improved in ourselves. Based on this realisation we constantly plan to bring various small and big changes in our life. In present times some of the changes that people are desperately trying to bring in their selves include quitting vices such as addictions, rage, greed and envy, developing healthier habits of diet control and physical exercise, improving one’s intimate relationships, enhancing efforts to achieve the desired goal and being calm in the face of adversities and so on.  Usually,...

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Sacred Space: Mars Mission

Mars is there, waiting to be reached. Buzz Aldrin We can come up with a working definition of life, which is what we did for the Viking mission to Mars. We said we could think in terms of a large molecule made up of carbon compounds that can replicate, or make copies of itself, and metabolise food and energy. So that’s the thought: macrocolecule, metabolism, replication. Cyril Ponnamperuma Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian. Elon Musk We are all...children...

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Mission Possible: Square Astronaut, Round Hole

The windows of a spaceship casually frame miracles. Every 92 minutes, another sunrise: a layer cake that starts with orange, then a thick wedge of blue, then the richest, darkest icing decorated with stars. The secret patterns of our planet are revealed: mountains bump up rudely from orderly plains, forests are green gashes edged with snow, rivers glint in the sun­light, twisting and turning like silvery worms. Continents splay themselves out whole, surrounded by islands sprinkled across the sea like delicate shards of shattered eggshells. Floating...

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Sacred Space: When It Rains

The clouds pour their rain down upon the earth, but isn't there water within the earth as well? Water is contained within the earth; without feet, the clouds run around and let down their rain. Sri Guru Granth Sahib God descends to earth like fresh spring rain, and at every level his grace is received differently. For some it feels like love, for others like salvation. It feels like safety and warmth at one level, like coming home at another. Deepak Chopra   The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle...

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Artistry Of The Cosmic Mind

The art of living consists in learning to experience meaning and beauty never known before, which brings with it a feeling of refreshment and, depending on the level, even a feeling of ecstasy. Those who went deep into this subject of ancient India said that experience of the unseen and unknown at deep levels, beyond the world of materiality and the world of thinking and image-making, is the  purpose of true art.  Image making is a product of remembered experience, of the past.  It appertains to the conditioned mind and not to an...

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Sacred Space: Ode to the Sun

Bliss, knowledge and wisdom are Sun himself. I bow to Mitra, Bhanu, to the shining one, the cause of the universe and let Him protect me from death. Atharva Veda He who is in the fire, and he who is here in the heart, and he who is yonder in the sun - he is One. Maitri Upanishad Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, "You owe Me". Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. Hafiz The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the...

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The Divine And The Demonic

Each human being is a fascinating combination of divine and demonic qualities. We all have the devil in us; something that makes us pursue self-destructive ways. Yet, even the worst among us has extraordinarily divine traits. Our success depends on how well we are able to operate out of our own goodness and marginalise the demonic qualities. Bhagwad Gita Chapter 16 enumerates 26 qualities of the divine and six qualities of the demonic. Krishna assures Arjuna that he is born of divine temperament. Some divine qualities listed are fearlessness,...

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SACRED SPACE:Practising Yoga

As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, such is the disciplined mind of a yogi practising meditation on Self.  Bhagwad Gita 6.19 To live immaculate amidst impurities of the world--this is true yoga practice. Adi Granth Yoga is the cessation of movements of the mind. Then there is abiding in the seer's own form. Patanjali He who practises yoga does two things with one stroke: he simplifies his whole life and he gets free access to the Divine. Sri Chinmoy The word yoga means skill - skill to live your life,...

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How To Find Out Your True Value

Three things are regarded as priceless, as they come about due to the grace of the Supreme Being:  Human birth, longing for liberation and the protective care of an enlightened guru. Despite having been blessed by human birth, the one who does not make efforts to realise the Self, ‘kills’ himself by clinging  to things unreal.  Once a disciple of Guru Nanakdev asked him: “What is the value of human birth ’?  Before answering this question, Nanak handed over a diamond to the disciple and asked him to have it evaluated in...

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Sacred Space: State Vs Individual

Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organised religions as well. That is why governments and religious organisations seek to control education. J Krishnamurti Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to accomplish his design…Let a man then know his worth, and keep things under his feet. Ralph W Emerson  Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

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