Monthly Archives: January 2010

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Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi: By Kunju Swami

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Editor’s Note: Kunju Swami was one of the great devotees of Sri Ramana.

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IT WAS IN 1919 that I first came to Sri Bhagavan. He was then living at Skandasramam on the slope of the Hill Arunachala. His mother and brother lived with him. Palaniswami used to attend to his few personal wants. Plague had driven away most of the inhabitants of the town and consequently visitors to Sri Bhagavan were few. I was, therefore, left alone with Sri Bhagavan most of the time.

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The Kundalini Power and Diet: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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All human beings have access to the hidden intelligence that is referred to in Shakti Yoga as the Kundalini power. This intuitive and creative energy which is latent in the unconscious mind, when brought forth in a systematic way through yoga and meditation, leads to successful efforts and allows one to achieve ones objectives. Continue reading →

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Sri Ramana on Book Knowledge with comments from Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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“You may go on reading any number of books on Vedanta. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.” Sri Ramana Maharshi Continue reading →

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Sri Ramana on Self-Realization

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It is false to speak of realization.

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The Politics of Chinese Herbs: by Dr Damiana Corca

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Would one be correct in thinking that designing an herbal formula is simply a matter of blending a few herbs together? Not quite correct. With your permission, I will endeavor to enlighten you on this point. Devising an herbal formula is a complex process which requires much more than thinking symptomatically and merely blending herbs together. It’s sort of like cooking. A meal is not just ingredients put together; it rather involves a touch of art and skill. Continue reading →

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Sri Ramana Maharshi On Why Effort Is Needed for Enlightenment

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Effortless and choiceless awareness is our real state. If we can attain it or be in it, it is all right.

But one cannot reach it without effort, the effort of deliberate meditation. All the age long vasanas (impressions) carry the mind outwards and turn it to external objects. Continue reading →

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Perception and Self-Realization: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Ultimately the mystery of existence is tied to the mystery of perception. What is it that we are truly able to perceive without interpretation? Continue reading →

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Ice Tree: By Gloria Lee

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Ice Tree

Frozen light silvers on black lines,
Yes, this ice is on fire!
Steam smokes the tree’s air,
Saying, “Here!” A distant sun burns time.

The satsangh bell rings anew.
First, hear it unto silence return.
If, for the eternal you yearn,
Ice on fire is one view.

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Written for Harsha, on the inauguration of his Satsangh list, recalling
with great joy his words: “The ice melts when it is time.”

Gloria Lee 1/3/99

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Split In Two: By Jim Atwell

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From eternity into time.
From formlessness into form.
From Oneness into duality. Continue reading →

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What Is Witness Consciousness? By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Anandmayi Ma with Swami Yoganand Witness consciousness as a concept and a spiritual practice has become better known now in the West. In the psychology of Advaita and Yoga of thousands of years ago, it has always been a fundamental tool for self development and self understanding on the path to Self-Realization. Continue reading →