Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

“In the night we stumble over things and become acutely conscious of their separateness, but the day reveals the unity which embraces them. And the man whose inner vision is bathed in consciousness at once realizes the spiritual unity which reigns over all racial differences, and his mind no longer stumbles over individual facts, accepting [...]

Samael Aun Weor (Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez 1917-1977)

The human society is the extension of the individual. Therefore, if we really want a radical change, if we want a better world, we need to then change individually. – The Revolution of the Dialectic The Perfect Matrimony is the union of two beings; one who loves more, and the other who loves better. The [...]

The Yogi Cleansing Breath

The Yogis have a favourite form of breathing which they practice when they feel the necessity of ventilating and cleansing the lungs… They conclude many of their other breathing exercises with this breath,…This Cleansing Breath ventilates and cleanses the lungs, stimulates the  cells and gives a general tone to the respiratory organs, and is conducive [...]

Maybe – Zen Stories II

Maybe Once upon a time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. “Maybe,” the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild [...]

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

“Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.” “Freedom is the motive of the universe, freedom its goal. The laws of nature are [...]

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra & Savitri(Gayatri) Mantra

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit: महामृत्युंजय मंत्र, Mahāmṛtyunjaya Mantra “great death-conquering mantra”), also called the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda(RV 7.59.12). It is the most auspicious mantra described in Vedas. It is addressed to Tryambaka “the three-eyed one”, an epithet of Rudra, later identified with Shiva. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS [...]

The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

                                                                                                                                                                        The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Was Coursing in the Deep Prajna Paramita, He Perceived That All Five Skandhas Are Empty. Thus He Overcame All Ills and Suffering. Oh, Sariputra, Form Does Not Differ From the Void, and the Void Does Not Differ From Form. Form is Void and Void is Form; the [...]

Chuang Tzu’s Dream

“Once upon a time, I, Chuang Tzu, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Tzu. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I [...]

Swami Govindanath Bharati – Shivapuri Baba (1826-1963)

 ”The highest purpose is served by the simple performance of our duties. That is Dharma. This is no easy matter. The duties cannot be recognized and performed properly, unless there is a keen intelligence. Then it is necessary to have a strong mind in order to meditate without wavering upon God. In order to acquire [...]

Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927)

“In our everyday life we see the phenomenon of love. The first lesson that love teaches us is: ‘I am not; thou art’. The first thing to think of is to erase ourselves from our minds and to think of the one we love. As long as we do not arrive at this idea, so [...]

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few"
- Shunryu Suzuki

"All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the drop"
- KABIR

You can never find mind through the mind.
Go beyond it, and find it non-existent."
-Sri Ramana Maharshi

Views today

"Knowledge is not information, it's transformation."
-OSHO
"One who knows the art of relaxation also knows the art of meditation"
-B.K.S Iyengar

"Spiritual awakening is awakening from the dream of thought"
-Eckhart Tolle