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Category Archives: spiritual philosophy
Ananda Purnima 2013
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was born on May 21 in 1921 on the day of full moon. We celebrate his birthday on the day of the full moon in May every year. This happy day is known as Ananda Purnima. I … Continue reading
Posted in history, society, spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Ananda Marga, Baba, Full moon, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
J.D. Salinger and Swami Vivekananda
Today, I was reading the news about L.A. Lauder’s 1 billion dollar gift to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in the form of an art collection. Buried in the news article was a tidbit of information that another … Continue reading
Why is uncertainty intrinsic in the Cosmos?
There is an intrinsic uncertainty in the physical universe as detailed by quantum mechanics. I think that this intrinsic uncertainty extends to the wider Cosmos (totality of physical, mental and spiritual universes). Why is uncertainty intrinsic? The root cause of … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics, spiritual philosophy
Tagged Alternative, philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, physics, Quantum mechanics
How Do I Know?
How do I know what I know? When I say space-time-matter emerged from the primordial fabric I get the usual question: “how do you know?” When I say ‘the primordial fabric is a formation within the Cosmic Mind’ the critical … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, spiritual philosophy
Tagged Cosmic Consciousness, Hypothesis, Intuition (knowledge), Karl Popper, philosophy, Plato, Scientific method
Long Narrow Road
In his most famous ballad titled “I am on a Long Narrow Road” the Anatolian folk singer and mystical poet Aşık Veysel tells us that he has been traveling all his life trying to reach the goal (“menzil” in Turkish). … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Moksha, Mukti, Nirvikalpa Samadhi, Stanford University
Engraving Concept of Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah means “Book of Formation” in Hebrew. The origin of the text is unknown. Sefer Yetzirah is the earliest text of Kabbalah. For translation, commentary and detailed information about the history of Sefer Yetzirah, Aryeh Kaplan’s book [1] is recommended. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aryeh Kaplan, Ein Sof, God, Hebrew, Kabbalah, Nirguna Brahman, Saadia Gaon, Sefer Yetzirah
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (3): The Supreme Truth
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I … Continue reading
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (2): Beware of Dogma
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I … Continue reading
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (1): Mysticism and Yoga
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I … Continue reading
Spiritual Philosophy
Spiritual Philosophy of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti “What is this World?” Lecture of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Ananda Sutram All in One, One in All Secret of the Universe Writings of Avadhutika Ananda Mitra Acarya Cosmic Inversion Immanance and Transcendence Unity of Being (Absolute … Continue reading
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Tagged God, philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, spiritual philosophy
Spiritual Practice
Baba Nam Kevalam Satyam Shivam Sundaram Six Enemies What is Devotion How to convert mundane into spiritual Kiirtan: Ancient Cure for Modern Problems Spiritual Surrender Spirit of Fight One and Zero Inner Silence Remembering Goethe Psychic Pabula Do not let … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Religion & Spirituality
Philosophy
The Renaissance Problem Analytic Process Always Causes Multiplicity NYC Subway Musings Silence of the La Madeleine On the Human Story of Leibniz Idea of Nature Eastern and Western Thought Patterns Phusis, Physics, and Dharma Thales of Miletus Anaximander of Miletus … Continue reading
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Tagged philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
It is not just semantics
Words matter in Spiritual Philosophy Basis of existence is Consciousness; everything was created out of Consciousness. Materialists say that this is just semantics. Now replace the word “Consciousness” with “matter” Basis of existence is matter; everything was created out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Energy, Materialism, philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, physics, Quantum mechanics
Dharma
Definitions from the Web basic principles of the cosmos; wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn the principle that orders the universe; one’s conduct in conformity with such a principle; one’s obligation in respect to one’s position in society; the teachings of the Buddha; one’s path … Continue reading
Ananda Sutram
Ananda Sutram was composed in Sanskrit by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in the year 1961. It summarizes the Ananda Marga philosophy in sutra format. It consists of five chapters and 85 sutras describing the universe, the mind, the spirit and the … Continue reading
Academic Studies of Consciousness
Academic institutions in America are dominated by scientific materialists. This does not stop the courageous pioneer scientists who work on consciousness. Knowing the circumstances I cannot stress enough how courageous these scientists are. One of these academicians is David Chalmers who … Continue reading
All in One, One in All
I have been fascinated by these words of wisdom: All in One, One in All. Say it in reverse. All in One, One in All. It is the same no matter how you organize the words. It gives me so … Continue reading
Secret of the Universe
I often ask my 12 year old son about the secret of the universe, hoping that God gives me a hint through him. He always says that we will never know the secret. Having been trained as a physicist I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cosmic Consciousness, God, Infinity, Ishvara, New Age, philosophy, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Religion & Spirituality
Writings of Avadhutika Ananda Mitra Acarya
Avadhutika Ananda Mitra Acarya is a wholetimer in the Ananda Marga organization. Her book “The Spiritual Philosophy of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti” [1] is a very important book as it provides excellent commentary. I will provide short quotes from her book and give … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananda Marga, Ananda Sutram, Brahma, Cosmic Consciousness, Ishvara, Prakṛti, Purusha, Shiva
Psychic Pabula
Pabulum (from the Latin) means food; psychic pabula (pl.) means “mental food” or “mental objects.” Abhoga in Sanskrit is the proper term to describe this concept. The term “psychic pabula” is not comprehensive enough but it is the nearest English/Latin … Continue reading
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Tagged Mind, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Sanskrit, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, spirituality
Remembering Goethe
Goethe was one of those souls who constantly searched for truth. I have been thinking about his approach to science lately. Although he is widely known for his literary work not many people know that he was also a scientist. … Continue reading
NYC Subway Musings
I take subways in New York City everyday. Depending on the time of the day and the specific line the subways can be very crowded. During rush hour it is not uncommon to be face to face with a total … Continue reading
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Tagged Cosmos, Earth, Hudson River, New York City, New York City Subway, Universe
Anthropic Principle in Physics and Spiritual Philosophy
Introduction The anthropic principle is often used as a weapon in the tiresome debates between “creationists” and “scientific materialists”. Resistance of “scientific materialists” to the idea of Divinity is rooted in their individual psychological development and the sociology of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthropic principle, Freeman Dyson, God, Paul Davies, philosophy, Physical constant, Physical law, Universe
Tzimtzum (Şimşum)
Isaac Luria introduced the concept of Tzimtzum (Şimşum) which states that God began the process of creation by “contracting” his infinite light in order to allow for a “conceptual space” in which a finite and seemingly independent world could exist. … Continue reading
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Tagged Elliot R. Wolfson, Kabbalah, philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Tzimtzum
Existence
Each unit of Cosmos has a center or nucleus which is the identity (the I of the entity). In spiritual philosophy the center=nucleus=identity is also known as the ”I am consciousness” or simply as “unit consciousness”. The unit consciousness (atman) is connected to … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahma, Cosmic Consciousness, God, philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Universe
Fihi Ma Fihi (It is what It IS)
It is what it IS The “Fihi Ma Fihi” is a prose work of Rumi written in Farsi (Persian). It consists of 72 discourses. Like Masnavi it was written during the last few years of Rumi’s life. The literal translation … Continue reading
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Tagged Cosmic Consciousness, Fihi Ma Fihi, God, Mind, philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Religion and Spirituality
Immanence and Transcendence
The divine essence is both immanent and transcendent. Is this a paradox? There is a way to gain insights into this apparent paradox. Mental clarity can be found by considering the special relativity of consciousness. What is generally understood by … Continue reading
God loves atheists too
In recent years atheists have gotten bolder. This new atheist attitude started in academia and quickly spread to the popular media. We see them appearing and hosting TV shows. Their manifestos and popularized science books are selling briskly. Publishers are … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Existence of God, God, religion, Religion and Spirituality
Spiritual Philosophy of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21, 1921 – October 21, 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was one of the highest expressions of universal teacher in human history. He was the founder of Ananda Marga. In all … Continue reading
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Tagged Meditation, New Age, philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual Growth, spirituality, Teacher, yoga
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