Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Shiva Nataraj
In the Heart ofevery Being is a Shining World
In the clear light of awareness the mind meditates on the Self within
xxxxxSix New Categories & 90 Satsangs
xxxxxxxxxxxxposted August '06
What is the Self?
Considering the inordinate time and effort spent in the search for happiness one might expect the world to be overflowing with happy people. Why isn't it? Because we are looking where it isn't.Where is it then?In the cave of the Heart the sages say.Meaning?Within yourself. It is not 'out there' in the world. OK, what is it then?Your innermost Self, whole and complete limitless awareness.Sounds great, very non-dual, but I've been around. What's the catch? To realize it do I have to get a guru, join his or her vast organization and work day and night doing 'selfless service' to burn off my karma? You need to know that I have great karma and it doesn't help; I'm still dissatisfied who I am. Perhaps you're going to suggest that I tithe to keep the guru jetting around in the lap of luxury 'awakening' people? Forget it, I'm still paying off my Visa for all the weekend enlightenment intensives I've taken the last few years. And it so happens that everyone I've met who has had an awakening has fallen back to sleep, myself included. Maybe you'd like me to become a 'devotee' of one of the recent crop of avatars? Don't bother. Avatars are a dime a dozen it seems. Every person with a couple of epiphanies under his or her spiritual belt is an an avatar these days. I also hope you're not going to try to sell me on tantra. I fell for that in India in the Eighties and all I got for my trouble was veneral disease, a lot of heartbreak and a unholy cravng for sex. And for God's sake don't tell me there is someone out there who can 'transmit' enlightenment at will; if that were possible the whole world would be enlightened by now. I've been blessed with more than my share of shaktipats, satoris, epiphanies, and fleeting samadhis direct from the third eyes of all the so-called 'great masters'... and I still don't know who I am. Finally, if you ask me to 'surrender' I may become violent; it's one of the most despicable cons in the guru's bag of tricks.You are fed up! However, I appreciate your point of view.What's to appreciate? I'm just very cynical about the whole spiritual business.As well you should be. The world rightly suffers from an intense spiritual hunger and when you have a need people rush to fill it. Part of the problem stems from the fact that there are so many different opinions about the nature of enlightenment. And since no one can agree on what it is, there is no way that a seeker can dispassionately evaluate the many teachings and teachers vying for attention. The modern spiritual world is like a a huge unregulated stock market. Any one can sell anything without fear of consequences. But buyer beware! Any fool who has 'awakened' or 'seen God' can hang out a shingle and start 'teaching.' And when this happens you are likely to swallow some self deluded Swami's beliefs and opinions as truth. Guru has become just another profession these days, a cozy limited identity offering the prospect of wealth, power and adulation. There is nothing spiritual about spirituality. What you're feeling is reasonable. Don't worry, I'm not an avatar, I don't want your money and I'm not a guru. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzznext pagexxxxxRam from the RantospherexxxxxxxxxxxxNo Nanny State!z
Read an interview on the teachings of Ramana Maharshi
From Shankara to Kalki AvatarRead an essay on the impending demise of Neo-Advaita
Read an Article on Vedic Genetics and the DNA
Contribute to the welfare of a low caste Indian woman
SourceTexts
India'sSpiritualSymbolsDecoded !
Vedanta and the Kundalin
Coming Soon!A quiz to seehow enlightened you are
In the clear light of awareness the mind meditates on the Self within
xxxxxSix New Categories & 90 Satsangs
xxxxxxxxxxxxposted August '06
What is the Self?
Considering the inordinate time and effort spent in the search for happiness one might expect the world to be overflowing with happy people. Why isn't it? Because we are looking where it isn't.Where is it then?In the cave of the Heart the sages say.Meaning?Within yourself. It is not 'out there' in the world. OK, what is it then?Your innermost Self, whole and complete limitless awareness.Sounds great, very non-dual, but I've been around. What's the catch? To realize it do I have to get a guru, join his or her vast organization and work day and night doing 'selfless service' to burn off my karma? You need to know that I have great karma and it doesn't help; I'm still dissatisfied who I am. Perhaps you're going to suggest that I tithe to keep the guru jetting around in the lap of luxury 'awakening' people? Forget it, I'm still paying off my Visa for all the weekend enlightenment intensives I've taken the last few years. And it so happens that everyone I've met who has had an awakening has fallen back to sleep, myself included. Maybe you'd like me to become a 'devotee' of one of the recent crop of avatars? Don't bother. Avatars are a dime a dozen it seems. Every person with a couple of epiphanies under his or her spiritual belt is an an avatar these days. I also hope you're not going to try to sell me on tantra. I fell for that in India in the Eighties and all I got for my trouble was veneral disease, a lot of heartbreak and a unholy cravng for sex. And for God's sake don't tell me there is someone out there who can 'transmit' enlightenment at will; if that were possible the whole world would be enlightened by now. I've been blessed with more than my share of shaktipats, satoris, epiphanies, and fleeting samadhis direct from the third eyes of all the so-called 'great masters'... and I still don't know who I am. Finally, if you ask me to 'surrender' I may become violent; it's one of the most despicable cons in the guru's bag of tricks.You are fed up! However, I appreciate your point of view.What's to appreciate? I'm just very cynical about the whole spiritual business.As well you should be. The world rightly suffers from an intense spiritual hunger and when you have a need people rush to fill it. Part of the problem stems from the fact that there are so many different opinions about the nature of enlightenment. And since no one can agree on what it is, there is no way that a seeker can dispassionately evaluate the many teachings and teachers vying for attention. The modern spiritual world is like a a huge unregulated stock market. Any one can sell anything without fear of consequences. But buyer beware! Any fool who has 'awakened' or 'seen God' can hang out a shingle and start 'teaching.' And when this happens you are likely to swallow some self deluded Swami's beliefs and opinions as truth. Guru has become just another profession these days, a cozy limited identity offering the prospect of wealth, power and adulation. There is nothing spiritual about spirituality. What you're feeling is reasonable. Don't worry, I'm not an avatar, I don't want your money and I'm not a guru. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzznext pagexxxxxRam from the RantospherexxxxxxxxxxxxNo Nanny State!z
Read an interview on the teachings of Ramana Maharshi
From Shankara to Kalki AvatarRead an essay on the impending demise of Neo-Advaita
Read an Article on Vedic Genetics and the DNA
Contribute to the welfare of a low caste Indian woman
SourceTexts
India'sSpiritualSymbolsDecoded !
Vedanta and the Kundalin
Coming Soon!A quiz to seehow enlightened you are
Monday, February 19, 2007
Doer-Experiencer.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Sunday, February 18, 2007
MSN Hotmail - Message
MSN Hotmail - Message: "Hindu Lexicon Goes On-Line
www.himalayanacademy.com
KAUAI, HAWAII, February 18, 2007: Himalayan Academy, publisher of Hinduism Today and HPI, is proud to announce their new on-line lexicon of Hindu and related philosophic terms in Sanskrit, Tamil and English at the URL above. The dictionary is programmed with the latest 'Asynchronous Javascript And XML,' aka AJAX, which allows for such cool features as definitions that open magically as little windows on the page, and a near-instant response time for the definition of any of over 3,600 words. A valuable resource containing many thorough definitions of complex concepts."
www.himalayanacademy.com
KAUAI, HAWAII, February 18, 2007: Himalayan Academy, publisher of Hinduism Today and HPI, is proud to announce their new on-line lexicon of Hindu and related philosophic terms in Sanskrit, Tamil and English at the URL above. The dictionary is programmed with the latest 'Asynchronous Javascript And XML,' aka AJAX, which allows for such cool features as definitions that open magically as little windows on the page, and a near-instant response time for the definition of any of over 3,600 words. A valuable resource containing many thorough definitions of complex concepts."
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
ATMA JYOTI ASHRAM - Downloads - Free eBooks
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane nama
Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane nama
108 e-books by Sri Sadagopan (stotras on various deities).
108 e-books by Sri Sadagopan (stotras on various deities).
