The Danger of Mythology

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As children, we grow up listening to stories of great men and women. We are also introduced to mythological figures who we say we can count on in times of trouble. I personally feel this is a great injustice […]

Ten Reasons to Practice Compassion

Competition was the essence of my life experience through college. It was all about performance. Your personal, social, and societal status was totally based upon your membership in different organizations, clubs, sports, activities, not to mention school. If you failed to perform for one reason or another, you were simply “out” or considered “a loser” […]

Vedanta and Politics: Vision for positive change

For those of you familiar with the current presidential election here in the United States, the democratic (meaning “liberal”) candidate is Senator Barach Obama and the republican (meaning “conservative’) candidate is Senator John McCain. Each of them are trying to become president of the United States of America by politicizing themselves with major power-brokers in […]

Twenty Reasons to Meditate on OM

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Today’s post is simply a summary of twenty reasons that you can take to heart and that, for me, are reason enough to incorporate OM meditation into your life. As I have mentioned countless times on this blog, OM is the sound symbol for perfect non-duality, which really means perfect […]

The Numerology of OM

Numerology is the ancient spiritual practice of number analysis. According to established Numerology experts, numbers can tell us alot about ourselves and our lives. Those in the pure sciences like Mathematics and Physics say that Numerology is only pseudo-science, but I beg to differ. Our lives are not just mechanical processes. Rather, our lives are […]

Chapter Sixteen: The Bhagavad Gita

In Chapter Sixteen (16) of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita (literally “The Song of God”), Krishna, who is speaking as God tells us what constitutes “the divine”. Here is what Krishna tells us:
“Fearlessness, purification of one’s existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom […]

My Take on Faith

Here at 43 years old, with my Master’s Degree and around twenty-years of travel and work experiences behind me - I believe that I can accurately tell you something about faith. In short, faith is something that belongs to the realm of religion. Faith means “believing” in something. If you look into the word “believe” […]

Zen Habits: Nothing is Wrong with the World

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Today I would like to address something which I believe cannot let pass without saying something. It is regarding today’s post by the Zen Habits Dot Net blog - which basically is an exposition about how “everything in the world really is alright” and that there are no problems. I personally […]

TO BE or NOT TO BE

When I was in college back in the 1980s (Willamette University in Salem, Oregon), I majored in Philosophy and so I learned about many interesting philosophers. One of my favorite philosophers was Rene Descartes, who is especially known for his question “to be or not to be?”. Here, Descartes is proposing the most profound of […]

Relaxation and the Spiritual Path

Many of us on the “spiritual” path end up getting really stressed out because we work hard to fulfill what we believe is important, from the perspective of ideology. However, we cannot forget that our bodies are mortal and limited and deserve a rest from time to time. For those of you who also subscribe […]