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How And Why I became a Vegetarian: By Tony O’Clery.

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In 1985 on a visit to family in Australia I was on Bondi Beach, where I ate a hamburger. I fell asleep on the beach and had a strange dream that I was a cow. I saw the whole process of the slaughterhouse, including fear, smells, noises, terror, cruel treatment etc.

It was a horrifying nightmare and I awoke saying aloud ‘They know, they know they are to be cruelly slaughtered’. That day I became a vegetarian. I had always said that if I ever really thought about the morality of eating meat, I would probably stop. Continue reading →

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Meditation and Self-Inquiry – Part 1 on Youtube

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Dear Friends,

Yesterday,  I uploaded a short video on youtube on Meditation and Self-Inquiry. Part 1 is visible now and you can access it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijNldueFYsM

Your feedback is most welcome as I try to enhance my learning and become more current with the use of the new social networking technologies.

Thank you and Namaste

Harsh K. Luthar

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Marital Garland Of Letters: By Ramana Maharshi

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The Five Hymns to Arunachala are the earliest poems of Sri Ramana Maharshi except for a few short verses. They were written about 1914, when Sri Ramana was about thirty-five years old (he was born in December 1879). He was still living in Virupaksha Cave on the hill. Continue reading →

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Unutterable Is My Name: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Unutterable is my name. Continue reading →

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Love Is The Key: By Ramesh Chivukula

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Love is the Key
Through the door of Fear. Continue reading →

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Pray Some More For Oneness With God! By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Pray Some More!

Pray some more for utter oneness with God

Beauty lies in both the Sun and the Setting Continue reading →

Bhagavan Ramana
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How To Overcome The Ego? By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Bhagavan Sri Ramana used to say that all techniques of meditation and concentration presuppose the retention of the ego/mind. Bhagavan used to joke that employing the ego/mind to overcome the ego/mind is like hiring a thief, who is all dressed up as a policeman, to catch the thief. The policeman will pretend to make herculean efforts to catch the thief, give periodic reports of progress, but will fail each time (since the policeman is the thief!). Continue reading →

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Self-Realization and Physical Immortality: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

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Can Self-Realization and Physical Immortality co-exist? Continue reading →

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God Looks After You Unasked! Said Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi

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Selected portion of A Devotee’s remembrance. Shantammal speaks of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.

One of the visitors was leaving the Ashram. He stood before Bhagavan with folded hands and prayed: “I am going far away. I do not know when I shall be coming back, and if at all I shall be allowed to see your holy face again in this life. I am so much less fortunate than those who have the benefit of your constant presence. How can you help me, a sinner in a distant corner of the world, unless you think of me? I implore you, give me a place in your mind.” Continue reading →

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FARID-UD-DIN ATTAR- Classical Sufi Author

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“Attar has roamed through the seven cities of love while we have barely turned down the first street.”

said Rumi about the Persian poet Farid-ud-din Attar.

Attar is one of the most famous mystic poets of Iran. His works were the inspiration of Rumi and many other mystic poets. The name ‘ATTAR’ means herbalist, druggist and perfume seller. Continue reading →