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Tag Archives: Religion and Spirituality
Impatience
Spiritual practice (sadhana) is not just about meditation. Cultivation of love and beauty, cultivation of a peaceful and tranquil mind, ego training and personality development, observing the mind from a higher level, community service, and many other practices including meditation … Continue reading
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Tagged Meditation, Patience, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual practice, spirituality
Not all scientists are atheists
Huffpost Science (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/science/) is doing an excellent job. I congratulate their editors. Their news articles are very informative and readable. But, I have mixed feelings about their blog entries. Huffpost Science editors are very smart. They know how to maximize … Continue reading
Posted in science, society
Tagged Agnosticism, Atheism, Cosmic Consciousness, God, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Western world
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
Posted in philosophy, spiritual philosophy, spirituality
Tagged God, philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, spiritual philosophy
Mystic Poetry (2)
Happy Easter. Christian mystic Meister Eckhart’s words still resonate in our hearts. Poems from Poet Seers. ******************** God is always ready, but we are very unready; God is near to us, but we are far from Him; God is within, … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, spirituality
Tagged Christian mysticism, Christianity, Easter, God, Jesus, Meister Eckhart, Religion and Spirituality
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
The opposite of light shows what is light
A selective reading from Rumi’s Masnavi. Translation by E.H. Whinfield. **************************************************** The opposite of light shows what is light, Hence colors too are known by their opposite, God created pain and grief for this purpose, To wit, to manifest happiness … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Masnavi, Religion and Spirituality
Inner Silence
“God, The Father, or Brahman is primarily The Supreme Silence. The soul in its depth is Silence. The peace of the mind is Silence. Atman (The Supreme Self) is Silence. Silence belongs to God, the one perpetually mysterious, essential language. … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice, spirituality, sufism
Tagged Inayat Khan, Meher Baba, Religion and 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
Spiritual Surrender
It is difficult to write about spiritual surrender. It is a sensitive and easily misunderstood subject. I don’t want to make it personal but without a personal narrative it is impossible to explain this principle. Spiritual surrender was the most … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Human, Mind, New Age, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual practice
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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
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
Sound Archetype: RA
Introduction The origins of sound archetypes were discussed in an earlier article [1]. The sacred sound archetypes of the Near-Eastern cultures were identified as YA, HU and RA. In this article we focus on the RA archetype. RA is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian religion, Egypt, Religion and Spirituality, Tantra
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Sound Archetypes
Origins of Sound Archetypes Origins of sound archetypes go back to the Paleolithic period when all humans were hunter-gatherers. In this long period humans were closer to nature and their understanding of the “sacred” was very different from the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatolia, Linguistics, Paleolithic, Religion and Spirituality, Semiotics, Social Sciences, Symbol
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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The Clarion Call of the Universal
“O human beings! You are fortunate. The clarion call of the Universal has reached you. That very call is vibrating in every cell of your body. Will you now lie inert in the corner of your house? Will you now … Continue reading
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Tagged Religion and Spirituality, spirituality
Haji Bektash Veli
Haji Bektash Veli was a great Sufi teacher, humanist and philosopher who lived in Anatolia in the 13′th century. He is the eponym of the Bektashi Sufi order and is considered as one of the principal teachers of Alevism. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatolia, history, Iran, philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, spirituality, sufism, Teacher
