Around the time I turned 50 years old, I was beginning to notice the aging process taking effect. I had been practicing yoga, pranayama and meditation for nearly 30 years but somehow I was succoming to the passage of time. I noticed that I had less energy than I used to have and that my … [Read More]
Archives for 2011
Teaching: Health, Longevity and Enlightenment: Herbs for Spiritual Development
May 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Hafiz
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” “One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.” “This sky where we live is no place to … [Read More]
Hazrat Inayat Khan
April 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“Words that enlighten are more precious than jewels.” “Untill the heart is empty, it cannot receive the knowledge of God.” “Our success or failure depends upon the harmony or disharmony of our individual will with the Divine will.” “All the disharmony of the world caused by religious differences is the result of man’s failure to … [Read More]
Jesus of Nazareth
March 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“The Kingdom of Heaven is inside you and it is outside you. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone and there you will find me.” “Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and Greater Works than These … [Read More]
Jnaneshwar
March 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
[Jnaneshvar painting by Balgajbar, Gurudev Siddha Peeth, Ganeshpuri] Jnaneshvar was a great Siddha, mystic and poetic genius of Maharashtra, India who died at the age of 21 in ecstasy. His spiritual roots were in both the Nath and Bhakti traditions and listed his lineage as Shiva, Shakti, Matsyendra, Gorakhnath, Gahini and Nivritti (his elder brother). … [Read More]
Mahatma Gandhi
March 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“You must be the change you want to see in the world…Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request and everything your heart desires must come to you.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Meher Baba
March 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.” “Love is essentially self-communicative: those who do not have it catch it from those who have it…. No amount of rites, rituals, ceremonies, worship, meditation, penance and remembrance can produce love in themselves. None … [Read More]