Is Practice Necessary?: By Jon Evans

March 5, 2002

Harsha . TEACHERS . Buddhism, Jon Evans, Spiritual Practice

A common issue that often comes up in the minds of aspirants of Truth is, “Of what value is sustained practice? Is it necessary?” As a long-term Buddhist practitioner and someone who has dabbled in Advaita Vedanta, I have come to see practice as an absolute necessity. I find that in my own practice, it has helped me achieve, what is the most poignant answer to the most revealing question that the aspirant can ask his or herself. This simply being, “What is it that I really want in life?” I have found that the answer to this question, if one is completely honest with oneself, directly points to the need to practice.

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Nondual Meditiation: Negation and Self-Inquiry, as Taught by Ramana Maharshi: By Richard Clarke

March 5, 2002

Harsha . TEACHERS . Meditation, Ramana, Richard Clarke, Self-Inquiry

My name is Richard. I am a seeker, practicing Self-inquiry. I am taught by two Sages, Nome and Russ. They have been teaching Self-inquiry in the San Francisco Bay area for more than 25 years, at SAT (The Society of Abidance in Truth) in Santa Cruz. The focus of their teaching is very much on Self-inquiry as taught by Ramana Maharshi. They both came to Self-Realization through Self-inquiry.

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The Sun, The Moon, and Mantra: By Linda Callanan

March 5, 2002

Harsha . LIFESTYLE, TEACHERS . Linda Callanan, Mantras, Moon, Sun, Vedic Astrology

Yoga and Vedic Astrology share the same philosophical roots, which are believed to date back at least 10,000 years. Originally, one could not study or work with Vedic Astrology unless he was also a practitioner of yoga. The sharing of these two disciplines has left us with a system that contains large amounts of planetary knowledge as well as techniques that help to harmonize the planetary energies.

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The Thin Red Line: Film and Nonduality. A Review by Berit Ellingsen

March 5, 2002

Harsha . LIFESTYLE . Berit Ellingsen, Nonduality, Thin Red Line

The kind of narratives that first leap to mind when thinking about film and nonduality, would be the biographical presentation of a specific teacher, his/her life teaching. The second type of story to communicate nonduality on film, would be the chronicle of a person’s discovery of nonduality and the impact this made on life. However, a movie could also be nondual in form without having nonduality as direct content or story line.

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My Spiritual Journey: By Jerry Biberman, Ph.D.

March 5, 2002

Harsha . INSPIRATIONAL, PERSONAL . Jerry Biberman, Spiritual Journey

My personal interest in spirituality, my own experiences with spiritual practices, and the transpersonal experiences I’ve had fuel my interest in learning more about the relationship of spirituality to the workplace. It enables me to stay in dharma. It also enables me to be more aware of other people who share my passion for the subject. In this article, I am going to describe my personal spiritual journey, and how it led me to write and teach about spirituality at work. Continue reading →

How I Found My Way to Ramana: By Gabriele Ebert

March 5, 2002

Harsha . TEACHERS . Gabriel Ebert, Ramana

First to give a short introduction of me: I am living in Germany and I am a librarian in a school library. Besides that, I am working on a biography in the German language about Sri Ramana, which isn’t yet finished and is meant for publishing. This work helps me a lot to gain more insight into Sri Ramana’s life and teaching – and is also a form of meditation and surrender.

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