Nisargadatta Maharaj and the teaching of the Self – who we really are (film)

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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian yoga teacher, well versed in Advaita Vedanta. He is considered the best known teacher of Advaita Vedanta since Ramana Maharshi. His direct and minimalist and effective exposition of non-dualism, as well as the publication of the most famous and widespread book “I AM THAT” in 1973, It brought him […]

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Milarepa, the great Tibetan yogi and divine model

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Milarepa, also known as Thopaga (“Delightful to Listen”) Milarepa was born in 1052 in Tibet. Coming from a wealthy family, Milarepa, along with her sister and parents, enjoyed the admiration and respect of all who knew them. When his father, Mila-Dorje-Senge became seriously ill, he called the entire family to make his last wishes known.

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Vyasa – legendary author of Mahhabhasta, Vedas and Puranes, founder of Vedanta School

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  Vyasa is the legendary author of some of the most important works in the Hindu tradition. In India, his birthday is celebrated with the Guru Purnimafestival, on Shukla Purnima’s birthday, in the month of Ashadha (June-July). A number of traditions recognize him as the avatar of Vishnu Vyasa is also considered to be one

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Abhinanagupta- the great master of Kasmirian Shivaism

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Abhinavagupta was considered an important musician, poet, playwright, exegete, theologian and logician, being a personality who exerted an exceptional influence on Indian culture. The great sage Abhinavagupta is said to have been an avatar of Shiva Even today he is unanimously accepted as one of the greatest Indian spiritual masters, philosophers, mystics and aestheticians. Although

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Yogananda – authentic spiritual master and messenger of spirituality in the West

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  Paramahamsa Yogananda, born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, India, is considered to be one of the great spiritual personalities of India. He is the one who made Kriya Yoga known in Western countries, especially in the United States, through his famous book “Autobiography of a Yogi”. First published in 1946,

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Ramana Maharshi – the nectar of spiritual achievement was his daily taste

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  What is extraordinary about Ramana Maharishi is that he has benefited from exceptional grace.He felt the thrill of spiritual aspiration from an early age and meditated with an enormous “thirst” to know the Self. The nectar of spiritual attainment was his everyday taste and his disciples appeared around him without anyone calling them, attracted

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Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – a great Tibetan master and a spiritual warrior

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  Dzogchen is a Tibetan spiritual path that traditionally cultivates nondualism and yoga in the midst of life. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche is the undisputed master of the Dzogchen School, a school that in the world was understood to be part of Vajrayana but which the Master considered to be in its own right. The

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“A Love Letter” – an authentic perspective on Love

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  Paramahamsa Yogananda was described by his beloved disciple Rajarsi Janakananda as the Premavatar, or “the embodiment of divine love.” In the following lines, written in 1936, Paramahamsaji speaks first of his own search for divine love, and then of his unity with “God present as Love.” “I have sought love in many lives. I

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Do we need something from outside of us or is it good to teach our children that we are complete anyway?

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  A tip circulating on the internet and belonging to a known author, taken out of context and share-looked intensely on the internet: “Teach your children that they don’t need anything outside of themselves to be happy – no person, no place or thing – and that true happiness is found within them. Teach them

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26 on how we recognize a genuine spiritual master

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Clues to recognize an authentic spiritual master. First, we must know that we could not, as students, accurately determine that someone is an authentic spiritual master. This is because: – charlatans can pretend very well – only an authentic master can recognize an authentic master – an authentic master may have a suitable image but

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4 Reasons to Seek an Authentic Spiritual Master

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  It is not fanaticism or any form of proselytism as some tend to believe, but just an authentic ancient tradition, verified over time and which has yielded results. For a Western mind it is quite difficult to accept such a thing. But if I met an authentic master, freed from the conditioning of this

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About the need for a spiritual master

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  What is a spiritual master or an authentic guru? A Spiritual Master is a person who meets the following conditions: possesses a certain achievement or mastery in certain directions and especially in a spiritual direction; has the ability to explain the “path” to those achievements and guide the becoming of the student or disciple;

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What is bhakti?

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Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharisi, selected from the famous work attributed to Sri Sankara – “Soundarya Lahari” – ten stanzas describing what the devotion “bhakti” means. “Soundarya Lahari” (in Sanskrit: सौन्दर्यलहरी) translates as “Beauty Waves” being a literary work dedicated to the beauty, grace and splendor of Goddess Parvati, Shiva’s consort. 1. What is bhakti? Just as the ankola fruit falls from the tree to return

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Biography of Padmasambhava (Padma-Sambhava)

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“I have decided to follow the path of truth…” The Grand Master PADMA-SAMBHAVA (in Tibetan PADMA-BYUN-GNAS), also known as GURU RIMPOCHE (The Unspeakably Precious Spiritual Guide) or PADMAKARA (the one born of lotus), is one of the most famous and revered figures of Tibetan spirituality. Under his influence tantric Buddhism took on overwhelming importance in Tibet (compared to the old shamanic tradition BON-PO, which was dominant in “Snowland” before the advent of Buddhist teaching). This is just one of the reasons why the Tibetan master PADMA-SAMBHAVA has been assigned a number of symbolic names, such as:

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Paramahansa Yogananda – about meditation

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Don’t wait every day to see how a spiritual flower blooms in the garden of your life. Trust that God, if you give yourself totally to Him, will give you spiritual fulfillment in His own time, that is, at the right time. After you have planted the seed of the divine aspiration, water it daily through intense spiritual practice and correct actions. Remove from your being indecision, distrust and inertia. When the shoots of divine perception appear, take care of them with devotion

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From the wisdom of the great yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda

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A visitor asked Yogananda: “What is YOGA?” Paramahansa Yogananda replied: “Yoga is union”. Etymologically, this word is similar to the English word “yoke”, which means “yoke”. Yoga means the union of being with God or the transcendence of the limited, ephemeral IE and the immersion in the Supreme Divine Self, the Infinite Spirit. Most Westerners and also many Indians confuse Yoga with Hatha Yoga branch of Yoga which is based on harmony

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Sri Ramana Maharshi’s recommendations on satytv diet

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  Sattic food in moderate caities In general, the Maharshi refused to give instructions regarding the discipline of the physical practice of the disciples.When asked about what posture to sit in meditation, he answered simply: “The best meditation posture is to fix the mind on one point.” When asked about celibacy, he said that married

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