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A spiritual teacher sometimes provides opportunities and situations, either deliberately or as they arise naturally. He does not encourage people to run away from situations, but to pause and remai...
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Sri M said ...
A spiritual teacher teaches a person sadhana according to that person’s capacity and individual needs. Not everyone can practice the same path, because no two people are made in the same way. Some ...
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According to the Tantras, Kundalini is considered as the manifestation of the infinite supreme energy within the human being . This energy, known as Parashakti or Bhavani, is said to reside in a p...
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Alchemy is the metaphoric expression of purification of the mind and the soul. The base metal, which is the gross mind, can be refined and made very subtle and pure. Then the same mind is transform...
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Once all illusions are burnt to ashes, one attains supreme satisfaction, unlimited bliss and happiness. Therefore one has no other desire left. This happens when the Kundalini reaches the ajna chak...
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Mantra is a technique, not the goal. When you feel that you have entered a deep state and chanting the mantra requires effort, stop. However, the mind is very subtle and can be deceptive; what appe...
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Moving up and down the spine is Mukhya Prana, the supreme energy. In yogic terms, this refers to the movement of aspiration, thought, concentration, and energy either toward the higher centers or t...
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Self-realization, Kaivalya or Moksha, does not mean being free from something, but realizing that one is always free but has been labouring under the illusion that one is not. This is the same as u...
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When I sit down to study with my teacher, I should do so with the awareness that I do not know, and therefore I am open to understanding. This does not mean being physically lower. The moment I say...
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According to the Tantras, Shiva, the Supreme Being resides on the Sahasrara Chakra, with his legs extended downward, touching the bhrumadhya, the center between the eyebrows. The point at which the...
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Swadharma means the dharma that takes you towards spiritual development and at whatever station in life you are at, do the best thing you can in that station of life to your capacity. You cannot al...
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That which cannot be caught by anything is caught by a sound and that sound is Om, the Pranava. And fortunately for us, all of us can chant it. From the external Om, one goes to the internal Om.