How the unexpected reveals the unknown …
Suppose someone is driving on a straight, smooth road. They might seem to be a good driver, but how good they are will become better [...]
Material breakdowns or spiritual breakthroughs?
We are often so caught in the immediate that we don't spend time to consider the ultimate. Material things are immediately accessible, essential and enjoyable, [...]
Are you aware or are you just existing?
The state of being alive is associated with activities such as growing, reproducing, preserving one's existence. The state of being aware is usually associated with [...]
Three meanings of spring as applied to bhakti
Bhakti is a spring: Just as an object kept on a coil is sprung by the energy of that coil, we too are sprung by [...]
Light is usually seen before warmth is felt but spiritual warmth frequently needs to be felt before spiritual light is seen
If we are lost in the dark and cold, we can spot the light of a fire long before we feel its warmth. In the [...]
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune, but it can save us from misfortune
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune but it can save us from misfortune Suppose someone gambles for the first time. [...]
When we say no to God, it’s mostly because we don’t know God
Contemporary society has largely said no to God — not so much by denying his existence as by relegating him to irrelevance. Most people nowadays [...]
To perceive God, we don’t need any instrument; we only need to become his instrument
On seeing impressive scientific instruments, we may wonder, “Can science develop an instrument sophisticated enough to perceive God?” That’s like asking: will a future telescope [...]
The more we become conscious of where our consciousness is, the more we can tap the power of our consciousness
We are always conscious, but we aren’t always conscious of where our consciousness is. Our consciousness is our most undervalued resource. Whatever we do, learn, [...]
We aren’t merely physical being seeking sustenance, safety and sex – we are essentially spiritual beings seeking purpose and progress
We aren't merely physical being seeking sustenance safety and sex - we are essentially spiritual beings seeking purpose and progress Today’s materialistic worldview holds that [...]
To get out of the mind, go above it to the soul or go below it to the body
To get out of the mind go above it to the soul or go below it to the body The mind can be a deadly [...]
Seeking to understand our nature won’t box us in, it will reveal the box we are already in
Seeking to understand our nature won’t box us in it will reveal the box we are already in Some people resist any system of categorization [...]
As long as we don’t mine under the mind, the mind will undermine us
As long as we don’t mine under the mind the mind will undermine us Suppose someone is digging for buried gold. If they find iron [...]
Materialism reduces you to a number and glamorizes things that make you number
Materialism reduces you to a number and glamorizes things that make you number Most people nowadays are materialistic: they live to seek materialistic sensations and [...]
More important than understanding what we observe is understanding what it is that observes
More important than understanding what we observe is understanding what it is that observes Every day, and indeed at every moment, many things pass through [...]
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self
Be not self-seeking be seekers of the self Self-seeking people care for their own pleasures, without caring for anyone else. Such people can’t be seekers [...]
To understand one thing we sometimes need to revise how we understand everything
To understand one thing we sometimes need to revise how we understand everything Suppose we are struggling to solve a mathematical sum, but are getting [...]
Spiritual growth is defined not by the possessions we give up, but by the conceptions we give up
Spiritual growth is defined not by the possessions we give up but by the conceptions we give up We live in a glamor-driven world; we [...]
Death is meant to point to enlightenment not be a plot point in entertainment
Death is meant to point to enlightenment not be a plot point in entertainment Death is one of life’s most sobering realities, being the irreversible [...]
We may forget gravity but gravity won’t forget us
We may forget gravity but gravity won’t forget us Suppose an intoxicated person forgets about gravity and steps off a ten-story building. Gravity won’t forget [...]
We are in illusion but we are not an illusion
We are in illusion but we are not an illusion Suppose someone we trusted implicitly betrays us totally. Being devastated, we may ask ourselves: “What [...]