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Tag Archives: Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Deep interest but no strong urge to visit
I visited Rumi’s shrine in Konya in 2010. It was my first visit and I was 50 years old. I grew up in Turkey and I have always been interested in Sufism but I was never able to bring myself … Continue reading
Posted in spirituality
Tagged Baba, Germany, India, Konya, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Sanskrit, sufism, Turkey
Do not let your imperfections hold you back
I write about the human ideal of merger with the Cosmic Consciousness. I say that the ego is the main obstacle towards reaching that goal. I say ego is the veil that hides the truth. Over the last 30 years … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice
Tagged Cosmic Consciousness, Human, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, spiritual philosophy, Spiritual practice
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
Bábá Nam Kevalam
Bábá Nam Kevalam Bábá : the Beloved, the affectionate way to address the Parama Puruśa (God, Cosmic Consciousness) Nam : Name Kevalam : all that exists, all there is The explanation from Ananda Marga web site is: Baba means “my most … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Ananda Marga, God, Human, Parama Purus, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Sanskrit, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Phusis, Physics, and Dharma
Etymological origin of the word physics is the Greek word phusis. The first usage of phusis can be traced back to Heraclitus who used it in his aphorism “what is born tends to disappear.” When this aphorism was cited in … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, physics
Tagged Dharma, Plato, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
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
What is Devotion?
I never thought I would one day write an essay titled “What is Devotion?” I thought “devotion” was self-explanatory. But, every time I mentioned “devotion” there was either silence or questions. I now recognize that there is a linguistic barrier … 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
Posted in spiritual philosophy
Tagged Cosmic Consciousness, God, Infinity, Ishvara, New Age, philosophy, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Religion & Spirituality
Intuitional Science (5) – Attributional Capacity
Consciousness cannot be confined. Yet, as part of the Cosmic Drama, Consciousness allows itself to be qualified by its creative principle. The qualification of Consciousness can also be described using the terms of constriction, concealment, or subjectivation. All these terms … Continue reading
Posted in Intuitional Science
Tagged Big Bang, Brahma, Emanationism, God, Ishvara, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Saguna Brahma, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
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
Posted in spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice
Tagged Mind, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Sanskrit, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, spirituality
One and Zero
My teacher Shrii Shrii Anandamurti has a simple advice. I often fail to follow this simple principle. I hope you can. He uses the Sanskrit expression Parama Purusha to refer to God. “Your every action should be with Parama Purusha. … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice
Tagged Ananda Marga, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Purusha, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, Tantra
