<>A wise man lived in the world surrounded by his disciples. One day, one of them said to him: “Master, I don’t know how to make myself happy. Teach me!” The master looked at him for a long time, and then gave him a mirror: “Be happy!” he said hurriedly and left. The disciple remained […]
There are situations in which a person is tortured, has an incurable disease that generates suffering or is operated on alive, without anesthesia, for objective reasons. We can even mention here the situation of a woman in the labor of childbirth or the situation of a person to whom the fundamental kundalini energy has awakened.
In the famous book “The Autobiography of a Yogi – An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness”, in chapter 14, Paramahasa Yogananda describes the extraordinary experience given by her Guru, Swami Sri Yukteshwar Giri. As a result of this experience, Yogananda composed the poem Samadhi which was first published in the volume “Whispers from Eternity” (Whispers from Eternity) from the 1929 edition. He often urged his disciples to read and memorize the poem he wrote because it was loaded with M
Liberation is not a place, it does not exist in paradise, on earth, or in the spirit world. Freedom does not exist somewhere in time and space, in a certain place, it can only exist now, in the present moment! Moksha (freedom, liberation) represents the state of non-ego, where the “I” volatilizes, and the self becomes free of any desires, their actions and consequences in a state of total consciousness. We are bound to this material world by attachments, desires, and incapacity
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In a boat there was a zen sage, a swordsman and a few other men. – No one beats me to fight the sword! I win in every fight, the swordsman suddenly said. What school do you come from? He asks the wise man. – From the school of victory with your bare hands. -A… that’s impossible. -Not… it’s not… – Then I challenge you to battle. You’re not going to win. You can’t win with your bare hands. I’m going to prove it. – Okay, but why should the two of us fight? – To show you
”Two people were working in the same forest cutting woods. The trees were large, strong, and bruised. The two lumberjacks used their axes with the same mastery, but with different methods: The first one hit the trunk with an unimaginable constancy, blow after blow, without stopping for a few moments, to catch his breath. The second one would take a little break every hour. At sunset, the first lumberjack was halfway through the trunk. It was a lake of s
This wonderful poem is so precious that it is worth memorizing and reciting it in meditation as in the waking state with open eyes, reflecting with spiritual intuition on it. It captures in a rare and very complete way the Truth of our authentic inner identity and of the nature of the Universe and even it alone CAN CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE INITIATION FOR THE AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL SEEKER. Acharya Leonard ………………………….. CIDA
A group of successful people, at the height of their careers, all of whom had enviable jobs and social positions, cars and houses, paid a visit to a former professor in college. The discussion gradually slipped towards how stressful and exhausting everyday life is. The teacher asked them if they wanted to have a good coffee and came back from the kitchen with a large bowl full of coffee and lots of cups. Some were made of fine porcelain, others of glass, plastic, some looking normal, some
There was once a potter who lived in a village forgotten by the world. His dream was to reach the great Citadel, where he could have his own shop of vessels, pots and ceramic objects. But his chances were small, because the potter was very lazy and worked only to ensure his daily living. One day the potter met a traveler who told him that in a neighboring village lives in a hut a wise man who can give you any answer. What was strange about him was that he didn’t come out nic
The story goes that once lived a widowed man…. He lived with his two daughters, who were by nature extremely curious and intelligent. The girls were always asking him a lot of questions… some knew how to answer them, others did not … As the father wanted with all his heart to offer them the best education, one day he sent his daughters to spend a while in the house of a wise man. He always knew how to answer the questions they were asking. One day, one of the
Motto: “Good words may be short and easy to utter, but their echoes are endless.” Mother Teresa Today we will present you a story coming from India. It’s a meaningful story, and the emotional charge that definitely deserves our attention, There was once a boy who had trouble controlling his anger. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he was nervous, he would beat a nail in the fence behind their house. On the first day b
“To err is human, but to persist in error is either foolish or devilish” “Stupid is not who knows it, but it is stupid who knowing, behaves as if he does not know” So to err is possible. it is, in fact, in the nature of things, because we are in the making. But it is obvious to those who have a minimum wisdom that if you managed to realize that something was wrong, it would be appropriate to change something in your actions according to the new understanding. Otherwise, it’s called ca es
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“It is said that there was once, a Tibetan monk who would have decided to go on pilgrimage to India. When he left, his grandmother asked him to bring him from there a precious relic, which would offer support to his faith. The monk went on pilgrimage, and when he arrived in India he visited a lot of temples and monasteries, copying sacred texts and learning all kinds of religious rituals. Then he took the road home. Just when he had little left to get to his village, he remembered the good prayer
When you want something, the whole universe conspires to realize your dream, said the Alchemist, repeating the words of the old king. The lad understood. Someone else had appeared on his way to lead him to his Personal Legend. ― Then are you going to teach me? Nope. You know everything you need. I’ll just help you find your way to the treasure. There’s war between clans, repeats the lad. – I know the desert. I have already found my treasure. I have a camel, money
It is said that once, long ago, a master lived secluded in the mountains. He was cheerful all the time and smiled at all those who came his way. One of his students, curious to find out how the master is always happy, asked him one day: – “Master, why this continuous smile on your face?” – “From the bells of the wind.” replied the master. – “How so?” – “Every time the silver chimes ring at my gate, A boundless joy engulfs me! It means someone is coming
Two yogis meditated in the shade of a tree that had a very rich crown. After a while, one of them, a little tired, said to the other, “I wonder about how long we have until liberation… Suddenly, to their astonishment, God manifested himself for them by a luminous form and said to them: – Because you have shown aspiration and consistency in your meditations, I will tell you right now how much time you have left until the Liberation. You, the one who asked, know that
Once upon a time there was a very powerful lumberjack who was looking for work.
He came to a lumber merchant and he hired him immediately.
Because he was paid well, and the working conditions were very good, the lumberjack
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Here is the testimony of a special man, a Romanian with a pure soul from the Salaj area, who gives us clear details that are confirmed by most of the authentic spiritual traditions. “It is much more important how we live than the fact that we live” Leo Radutz Read also “We cannot die, even
… while the Truth walks with a broken head.
Is it?
Is that so?
De ce e nevoie să iertăm (kshama – in Abheda)? Not necessarily or only because that’s how “my aunt told us” or we heard it at the Sunday service. But because if we do not forgive we continue to live the conflict and because – amazingly – we bind ourselves to
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A shoemaker came to Master and said: – Tell me what I can do about my morning prayer? My clients are poor people and only have one pair of shoes. I bring my shoes late in the evening and I have to work all night to fix them, so that the next morning I can
