by Satinder | Nov 28, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
TO KNOW OR TO BE—THAT IS THE QUESTION Perhaps the most succinct spiritual advice ever given to a seeker is just to “BE.” In our day-to-day practical life, however, we are told to “be this” or to “be that.” What does it really mean just to BE? We are also told...
by Satinder | Nov 25, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
BE A FORCE FOR GOOD! BE A FORCE FOR PEACE! Yes, we can take certain pride in the progress of humanity over the centuries. Yes, we have improved the means to communication and comfort. But we are also deeply troubled by the persistent violence, inveterate corruption,...
by Satinder | Nov 25, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
NAMASTE: I BOW IN HONOR OF THE DIVINE WITHIN YOU DEEP SYMBOLISM BEHIND FOLDED HANDS! The Indian greeting, Namaste, is conveyed by bring two hands together, held close to the heart. Five fingers of each hand individually represent: Earth, water, fire, wind, and space...
by Satinder | Nov 25, 2015 | Quotable Quotes and Stories |
RINSING YOUR CHEESE: ANATOMY OF SUPER-DISCIPLINE “Only super-efforts count.” ~ G.I. Gurdjieff Widely considered to be one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world, an Ironman Triathlon format consists of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25...
by Satinder | Nov 15, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
ART OF AWAKENING ACCORDING TO GURDJIEFF We live in a state of waking-sleep. ~ Gurdjieff HUMANITY IS ASLEEP George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was an influential early 20th century Russian mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, dance teacher, and composer of Armenian and...
by Satinder | Nov 14, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
FAKE LAST WORDS! Since early November 2015, several social media sites and blogs have been circulating a fake essay on happiness and the mis-pursuit of wealth touted as the Last Words of Steve Jobs. Some highlights of this fake essay are reproduced below: Steve Jobs’...
by Satinder | Nov 13, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality
CONVERTING KARMA INTO KARMA YOGA What transforms ordinary actions into yoga, a means of communion with the Absolute? The Gītā explains that Karma yoga has three features that distinguish it from ordinary action: Dharma aviruddha karma (7.11): Action unopposed to...
by Satinder | Nov 12, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?
RUNNING AFTER OR RUNNING FROM? Ever since we are born, we are either running after or running from something or the other. This “something” may change over time, but “running” continues unabated and invariably. No matter what goals (material or spiritual) we...
by Satinder | Nov 9, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?
WHO AM I? The entire creation can be divided into two entities: matter and spirit. Science calls it matter and energy; energy being the subtlest form of matter. Einstein’s E=mc2 is an attempt to express matter in the form of energy. Let’s use the two terms: 1)...
by Satinder | Nov 9, 2015 | Quotable Quotes and Stories
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (at left), reigning World Chess Champion, and India’s Viswanathan Anand THE TRUTH ABOUT EXPERT PERFORMANCE What does it take to become a world-class expert in any given field? Is it some innate talent that passeth training? Or is it...
by Satinder | Nov 4, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?
I Want Enlightenment? When first told to “know the self,” many well-intentioned seekers misconstrue that the self is something that has to fist “known” and then “experienced.” This is also sometimes mistakenly referred to as getting “enlightened” in pop-spirituality....
by Satinder | Nov 4, 2015 | Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?
Lord Rama to Hunumanji? Pleased with Hanumanji’s legendary service, Lord Rama once asked him, “O Hanuman! In what form do you perceive Me?” Hanumanji is reported to have said: दॆहबुध्यातु दासॊहम् मनॊबुध्या त्वदम्शक: आत्मबुध्या त्वमॆवाहम् इतिमॆ निश्चितामति: From the...
by Satinder | Nov 2, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?
Self-Knowledge and Liberation Just as in the presence of sunlight and space, all actions take place, but both the sunlight and the space remain unaffected by them, even so in the light of the Self, all actions take place while the Self (साक्षी चैतन्य,...
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