The Universal Form: Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita
In the Bhagavad Gita the pupil is taught in many ways that the mind cannot grasp the supreme being, ultimate reality, as the mind is a detail within that reality, and the supreme being transcends all the qualities that the mind can understand. And yet, it is taught further that it is possible to uncover…
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An autumn eve She comes and asks Shall I light the lamp? (Etsujin) The verse is full of deep spiritual meaning. The poet sits looking out at the fast-dying day, the last of all days, that so quickly, yet so slowly is passing. The autumn evening darkens and the poet’s wife comes to ask him…
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The inner enquiry begins when we start to ask fundamental questions about the meaning and purpose of life, and, in particular, of one’s own life. There is a poem by Guru Nanak, and in every verse come the words: ‘Pause and consider’. First, pause: that is, consciously stand back from our activities, and then consider…
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While we dream, we take the dream as fact. We do not doubt that we are in a real situation, moving our real body among real objects and people. We live as if the dream were the only reality. Sometimes when we awaken, the dream continues to haunt our mind. More commonly, the dream world…
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Read MoreA Message from the Warden
Midwinter, 2020-1 We are going through times of intense uncertainty and sudden changes. And many of us are being denied the comfort and happiness of joining our families and friends. I do miss being close to them in person. At this moment let us remind ourselves together that the heart of the non-dual wisdom is…
Read MoreThe Good Life
According to the practical philosophy of the Yoga of Self-knowledge, life has a definite goal. It is to awaken to our identity with that enlightened state of consciousness in which there is ultimate fulfilment of all the longings of our being. What are these longings? For knowledge, for achievement, for love, for happiness, for security.…
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