Now is the only time. How we relate to it creates the future. In other words, if we’re going to be more cheerful in the future, it’s because of our aspiration and exertion to be cheerful in the present. What we do accumulates; the future is the result of...
In this article, Ken Wilber offers an in-depth description of each of the major state-stages of meditative practice—ranging from psychic absorption, to subtle illumination, to causal transcendence, to the ultimate nondual embrace of Form and Emptiness. It is common...
It is only when you confront the mortal nature of your existence that the longing to know the basic nature of life arises in a human being — when it dawns upon you, in an experiential manner, that you are here with an expiry date. This longing and, in turn, this...
Every truth ever discovered — each new light that will ever burn bright — already exists in our consciousness. All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion and sacrifice — the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows...
Countless spiritual teachers from Buddha and Lao Tze to Ram Dass and Eckart Tolle have urged us to be in the present moment. In a sense, we are always in the present. Our past we know from memories, but those memories are experienced in the present. Similarly, our...
If life happens, death is a natural process. Being afraid of a natural process is unnatural. This fear has come because of a certain sense of ignorance and unawareness. We are not in touch with reality and we have gotten deeply identified with this body. This has...
In this 3-minute video, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer of scientific research on meditation, shares some interesting facts about the benefits of meditation, in addition to his belief that teaching it to our children will one day become as important as any other essential...
There exists in every person a place that is free from dis-ease, that never feels pain, that is ageless and never dies. When we journey to this place, limitations that we commonly accept simply cannot exist. They’re not even a possibility. This is our Ground of...
Today modern science is proving that everything you know as life, everything that you know as existence, as cosmos, as galaxies, it is all just one energy manifesting itself in millions and millions of ways. This is an experiential reality in every yogi. The word yoga...
How can we deal with anger and pessimism in a healthy way so it transforms into positive energy? In this insightful 13-minute video, Eckhart Tolle answers this question by revealing how we can become aware of what’s fueling our anger, how to distinguish it as being...
Remember, silence maintain secrets. Therefore, the sweetest sound is the sound of silence. That’s the song of the soul, some listen to the silence in prayer, other sings it’s song while working. Some look for the secrets in quiet contemplation. When...
The spiritual process is not about causing a particular event. It is about causing a certain way of being that whatever the situation, it turns into a fortune. Those who look at certain situations as fortune and certain other situations as misfortune are the...
Experience these deep Mystic Chants and open to new possibilities…Stillness, Boundless, Unlimited & Infinite… “Vairagya” literally means “transparent.” Just as clear flowing water in the river acquires the color of the soil beneath, one who is...
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people; first of all for those upon whose smiles and...
When you act on behalf of something greater than yourself, you begin to feel it acting through you with a power that is greater than your own. This is Grace. Today, as we take risks for the sake of something grater than our separate, individual lives, we are feeling...
– by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati The mantra Om (or Aum) has been handed down to us by the Himalayan sages. It is the most important mantra of Yoga. According to tradition, every ‘thing’ manifest comes from Primordial Vibration, which is symbolised...
Karma is the accumulated impression of past activity, either of thought, emotion or physical action. The quality of the karma that you gather is not necessarily in terms of action alone; it is also in terms of the volition with which action is performed. This moment,...
‘The highest form of human intelligence is to be able to observe ourselves without judging ourselves.’ ~Vedic teaching In every moment we have the opportunity to awaken . . . to let go of whatever fear, constriction and stories are running through our mind...
The core of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is an eight-limbed path that forms the structural framework for yoga practice. Each is part of a holistic focus which eventually brings completeness. The eight limbs emanate from a central core. Whatever limb of practice we focus...
The ancient yogic discipline is far more than a fitness method for physical health or a psychological tool to achieve peace and happiness. Wellness of body and mind, often touted as the primary benefits of modern yoga practice, is merely a by-product of becoming a...
There is a beautiful story about a caterpillar that lived much of its life believing that it had come into being only to eat and sleep and do what the rest of the caterpillars did. However it was unhappy. Somehow it sensed that its life had another dimension not yet...
What would happen if a BILLION people were all unified in meditation, prayer and celebration through a single sound vibration at the same time? Let’s find out! 3 Minutes could change all of our lives! Everyone around the world is invited to meditate, pray for peace...
Behind all creation is silence. Silence is the essential condition, the vital ingredient for all creation and all that is created. It is a power in its own right. The artist starts with a blank canvas – silence. The composer places it between and behind the...
During this holy time, know that all times are holy, that every religion holds truth, that each tradition is sacred, and that it is in the simple sharing of love that we make our beliefs come alive, and our dreams come true. Let this Christmas remind us to give and...
A Celebration of the Art and Science of Stillness Face to Face: EnlightenNext UK Centre, Islington, London, N1 8QG Webcast: Participation in the Meditation Festival is also available virtually or at other UK venues Meditation means entering into that deep, timeless...
Enlightenment means consciousness beyond ego and evolution means development in time. So Evolutionary Enlightenment means the development in time of consciousness beyond ego. The path, in the context of evolutionary enlightenment, is at least in theory quite simple....
Fall Time Leaves of every hue colorful feast for eye But a death dance of color Not of gaiety but of cold gravity Crown and clothing all tumbling down Being stripped off of life making sap Trees will stand naked of leaf, flower or fruit Only in hope of another lease...
Each day we have countless opportunities to choose. We make choices about what activities to pursue, how we spend our time and money, and where we focus the precious resource of our attention. What kinds of choices make us happy? Researchers in the field of positive...
Forever Oneness, who sings to us in silence, who teaches us through each other. Guide my steps with strength and wisdom. May I see the lessons as I walk, honor the Purpose of all things. Help me touch with respect, always speak from behind my eyes. Let me observe, not...
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of...
Chapter 1 I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost … I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter 2 I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I...
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice — though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you...
We might call it the malady of contemporary spirituality. As a speaker, writer and spiritual mentor, I hear it all the time. The refrain usually goes something like this: “I’ve been on the spiritual path for years. I’ve meditated, gone to therapy, and attended...
Richard Moss: The words, “personal transformation” are increasingly used in the community of people seeking psychological and spiritual healing and exploration, but there isn’t general agreement on what the words mean. To some people it has to do with...
Introduction The Work of Byron Katie is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all of the suffering in the world. It is a way to find peace with yourself and with the world. The old, the young, the sick, the well, the educated, the uneducated—anyone...
Many of us today are engaging in a tremendous amount of spiritual work on ourselves. We’re meditating, praying, attending workshops, seminars, and retreats. And yet the vast majority of us are making the same mistake. We tend to put far too much significance on the...
We all long for a freedom that can’t be confined…You may not have ever thought about this before, but an immense river of spiritual energy is flowing within you — right now. Tapping into this tremendous source of power changes everything; new and...
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our...
What can you do when things are about to blow? Here are some thoughts on working with anger – or any other strong emotion – with mindfulness. We’ve never had to defuse a real bomb but we’ve probably had our moments with metaphorical ones: the times when...
So many people these days are victims of the Internal Busyness Syndrome—the breathless, stress-addicted feeling of having way too much to do and way too little time to do it. Internal Busyness, a complex of internally generated thoughts, beliefs, and bodily responses,...
As we all know, the Earth has shifted once again. Just the slightest change from deep beneath the waters, a crack in the fabric of her lining, and islands quake while tsunami waves rush across shorelines. We awake believing the world – our world – is stable, only to...
With the advance of technology and internet, the heart centred intentions of people can have a profound impact in supporting global evolution. I would like to share an amazing and inspiring video entitled ‘The Call’ by keith Wyatt, whose message is rapidly...
In this timeless spiritual classic which has inspired millions around the world, the wise sage of the title, shares a life-affirming, thought-provoking way of looking at the world that is at once free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics. The work`s 28...
I was recently asked if I could put some affirmations on the website to help empower and open us up to higher guidance. I am grateful for this suggestion and thought I would share a Life Script. This is a description of what you’d be experiencing if you...
It’s great to have you here…thank you! My wish in creating this space is to share inspiration, wisdom, tools and info from all around the globe to help us along our collective journey towards health, happiness and wholeness; to deepen and nurture the...
