Thank you for that Tolstoy excerpt. His short stories, particularly the ones he wrote late in life in cooperation with the local peasants, are also marvelous.
Jnana, knowledge, is like agni, fire - like the agni hotra, the fire ceremony where articles are offered into the flames to be sanctified. When we offer our thoughts and deeds into the fire of spiritual knowledge they become sanctified. Prabhupad at…
Keeping part of my awareness in the above-mentioned place of stillness, peace, and silence is very important for me, especially during my hours on the job. But in specifically meditative times, I prefer to travel through the formless to the form of…
"Difficult to fathom" indeed. Herein lies danger for those pursuing akarma. If karma can be spiritualized by engagement in devotional service, then can vikarma also? If I cheat, lie, steal, even murder in the course of what I perceive to be my servi…
Re: your bracketed comment - it seems to be an adaptation of the Shaivite concept that Shiva is passive and Shakti is active. The Vaishnavas see both the masculine and the feminine as active/passive, in their respective ways. And that paradox of act…
Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody" -
You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
But you're go…
Satchitananda, Easwaran, and Gandhi have similar readings of this verse. Satchitananda extols peace. Easwaran praises faith. Gandhi invokes unity in diversity. Prabhupad, however, is different. His standard is Krishna. Where Satchitananda declares t…
This world we're now inhabiting is the material world, not the spiritual world. The distinction is a function of consciousness as much as regions on a map. Nevertheless, here we are. In this world, there is a balance of good and evil. They both play…
Krishna is not made of a multiplicity of atoms, whose forms are always changing and exchanging their energy patterns. Krishna is a body, a form, that is a unity of energy. That body is permanent, and is exactly the self called Krishna. Krishna is on…
Beautiful words, beautiful song. I pray for that Day. I pray this justice, equality, and sharing will be in my heart, to give and receive, to birth with others this Heaven on Earth.
BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE
Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Think…
Yes, true words! The same wisdom and words have filled me too. Unfortunately, it was there for me and my life - love, companion too late. Today, I am wiser and even more lonely.
i am very happy to see and hear about Costa Rica. My brothers and family have both been and loved it and my sister kayaked up a river to camp for a week....a memory she will never forget. If i ever have a chance I will visit...
love
FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH
Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl.
Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well until one day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him.The…
* Great TIPS
Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment always circle the stain in permanent pen so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain and check that it has gone.
H…
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living…
Surrender in Spirituality and religion
To surrender in spirituality and religion means that a believer completely gives up his own will and subjects his thoughts, ideas, and deeds to the will and teachings of a higher power.[citation needed] The te…