Influential Past Teachers
by Transpersonal Spirit: The transmission of wisdom from the East to the West began around 1900 and has continued to this day. The last article showed a fraction of the timeless wisdom of Yogananda and the message he brought across the oceans in the first half of the 20thcentury.
by Ravi Prakash: In 1967 R.P. Vaish, a devotee of Baba’s, came to Kainchi to see Baba. He was being transferred to Delhi, and he told Baba that he wanted to tour Kashmir before taking up his post.
Osho, a contemporary mystic speaks on virtually every aspect of human consciousness.
“Whenever you start stopping something you give great importance to it, and particularly to the youth. It becomes a provocation.” – Osho
“Gautam Buddha said as his last statement: “Be a light unto yourself.” The day I leave the body please remind me, so that I can make my last statement: “Be a joke unto yourself.” That is far more joyful than being a light unto yourself.
Osho introduces meditation in a modern context. he takes it away from all ‘religious’ or ‘spiritual’ contexts and shows that it is a simple method to develop awareness.
Osho speaks about spiritual leaders and their relationship with followers.
So times of disaster are very revealing. They don’t bring anything new into the world; they simply make you aware of the world as it is – they wake you up.
Question – Is it possible to climb on to higher stages while one is suppressing or excluding parts of his being by outside conditions and illusions?
by Osho: The very first foundations of a life of spiritual endeavour are love of oneself and spiritual harmony. Surely you will be confounded to hear this, because you have been often advised to suppress something within you. But I say that there is nothing within you that needs suppression or extirpation.
