Human Compassion – the Dalai Lama

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Talk by His Holiness The Dalai Lama entitled “Human Compassion” given at the College of William & Mary’s Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, on October 10, 2012.

Open To God Through Sex- David Deida

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David Deida:  “You can open to God through sex. By learning to open your heart and body while embracing and trusting all energies from rough ravishment to sublime gentleness,

What’s My Core Message?

Gangaji, an American born teacher and author, has traveled the globe since 1990, speaking with spiritual seekers from all walks of life.

B.K.S. Iyengar in 1977

B.K.S. Iyengar is connecting to his soul through his body and for every asana he performs he has a clear mental direction;

Think Again: God

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Karen Armstrong:  November, 2009 As causalities from the world’s religious wars mount, God is getting a bad reputation.

Inherent Evolution

Arjuna Ardagh Ardagh earned his master’s degree in literature from Cambridge University. After graduation he traveled in Asia and the US and studied with a number of spiritual teachers. In 1987 he founded the Alchemy Institute in Seatlle, Washington, and trained several hundred people as counsellors. In the early 1990s on his visit to India he met with H.W.L. Poonja, a direct devotee of Ramana Maharishi.

by Arjuna Ardagh: It begins with the absolute acceptance of things as they are, of all our strange quirks and addictions and banana nabbing.

What to Do When Someone is Upset With You

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by Arjuna Ardagh: Before we go any further you might ask the legitimate question,  “What are your qualifications, Arjuna Ardagh,  to write an article on this subject?

Careful Attention to What is Real

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by Arjuna Ardagh: Self-inquiry is simple. It does not require you to do anything, change anything, think anything, or understand anything. It only asks you to pay careful attention to what is real.

Spiritual Activism

Arjuna Ardagh Ardagh earned his master’s degree in literature from Cambridge University. After graduation he traveled in Asia and the US and studied with a number of spiritual teachers. In 1987 he founded the Alchemy Institute in Seatlle, Washington, and trained several hundred people as counsellors. In the early 1990s on his visit to India he met with H.W.L. Poonja, a direct devotee of Ramana Maharishi.

by Arjuna Ardagh: Without an inclusive approach, environmental, political, or social activism can easily add to the feeling of blame, of us against them, and evoke resistance and a hardening of opposing positions.

Why It Is Wise to Worship a Woman

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by Arjuna Ardagh: A few days ago, after a particularly exquisite evening with my wife Chameli, I put this post up on Facebook before going to bed:

Rolling Stone: The Hugging Saint

Amma The Hugging Saint; Spirit

by David Amsden: They make the journey every year, thousands of people heading up an unmarked, unpaved road into the feral hills outside San Ramon, a suburb some 30 miles east of San Francisco to see Amma.