1.The Purple Light, Absolution & Transcending Karma 2. Spiritual Evolution of Dogs 3. The Love of Trees 4. The Trick To Money Is Having Some ~ Stuart Wilde

Stuart Wilde talks of the power of the purple light to remove your pain, and grant you absolution, so you may instantly transcend your karma and become free.

Spiritual Evolution of Dogs Stuart Wilde

The Love of Trees Stuart Wilde

The Trick To Money Is Having Some by Stuart Wilde

http://danceyourheartaway.com/ An excerpt from Stuart Wilde’s book “The Trick To Money Is Having Some”.

Dollar-Dance Concept

“Abundance will never be a factor of how much money one has. Rather it is always a factor of how one feels about what money one does have.”

In the metaphysical dollar-dance of life, money is only energy. All energy is part of the God-force, and therefore free. So in theory, money is free. What traps money is the mind and emotions of those who own it. When it drops from their possession in some way, it is liberated from their emotions, and it return to the source. If you truly see yourself as an infinite part of all things, you are that source.

The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness into Flowers (New Poems) by Alice Walker

In this luminous collection of poems, Walker casts her eye on history, politics, and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, she reminds us of the urgency of our times and of our human capacity to come together and take action. Walker imbues her poetry with memorable images, anger, forgiveness, and profound wisdom. Chronicling the conditions of human life today, she demonstrates in The World Will Follow Joy her deep compassion, profound spirituality, and necessary political commitments.

Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. She worked as a social worker, teacher and lecturer, and took part in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. Walker won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1982 novel, The Color Purple, and is also an acclaimed poet and essayist.

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Profile: Alice Walker

“So in the end you can’t even really regret your misfortunes,” explains the beloved author Alice Walker, “because they led you somewhere.”

Walker speaks from experience. From growing up poor in the segregated south and losing part of her vision in a childhood accident to receiving threats from the Ku Klux Klan for her interracial marriage and work with the NAACP in 1960s Mississippi, Walker has experienced her share of hardships.

But over the years she has channeled these experiences into groundbreaking fiction about the lives of blacks in America, becoming one of the most celebrated writers of her time. Through her continued dedication to writing and politics she remains a powerful example of what it means to lead a purposeful life.

Riz Khan Extra – Alice Walker on Obama’s victory – 5 Nov 08

Al Jazeera’s Riz Khan talks to Alice Walker, the Pulitzer prize-winning author of “The Color Purple” and an activist on gender and race issues, in this web exclusive.

Silent Power ~ Stuart Wilde

Silent Power, book & CD, is like its bestselling predecessor Life Was Never Meant to Be a Struggle, is filled with practical advice on living more fully using your “silent power.” Author Stuart Wilde claims that there is a silent power within you, an inner knowing that grows because you understand its infinity. Silent power teaches you hour by hour; it is with you this very minute! As you begin to trust your power, it can lead you step by step to the next person and place in your life. Stuart Wilde is a bestselling author and lecturer whose style is humorous, controversial, poignant and transformational.

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Stuart Wilde – Silent Power

Stuart Wilde is considered by many the greatest living metaphysician in the world today. Many of the most famous New Age, New Thought writers and teachers have privately studied with him, or they have been greatly influenced by his work.

5/06/12 Stuart Wilde: Silent Power, Fringe Dweller & The Tao -

TOPICS: Silent Power, Fringe Dwellers, Reading People, Leaning In Life, Desperation, Go The Other Way, Inexpensive Pleasures, Happiness, The Tao, Greed, Crisis, Collapse of America Dollar, Psychic Protection, Working On Your Darkness, Stigmata, Jesus Hands, Purple Light

Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment by Katrina Kenison

“No longer indispensable, no longer assured of our old carefully crafted identities, no longer beautiful in the way we were at twenty or thirty or forty, we are hungry and searching nonetheless.”

From the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day, this intimate memoir of loss, self-discovery, and growth will resonate deeply with any woman who has ever mourned the passage of time, questioned her own purpose, or wondered, “Do I have what it takes to create something new in my life?”

With the candor and warmth that have endeared her to readers, Kenison reflects on the inevitable changes wrought by time: the death of a dear friend, children leaving home, recognition of her own physical vulnerability, and surprising shifts in her marriage. She finds solace in the notion that midlife is also a time of unprecedented opportunity for growth as old roles and responsibilities fall away, and unanticipated possibilities appear on the horizon.

More a spiritual journey than a physical one, Kenison’s beautifully crafted exploration begins and ends with a home, a life, a marriage. But this metamorphosis proves as demanding as any trek or pilgrimage to distant lands-it will guide and inspire every woman who finds herself asking “What now?”

Katrina Kenison is the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day and Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry. She has appeared on Oprah, as well as other shows. Her writing has appeared in O, Real Simple, Family Circle, Redbook, Better Homes and Gardens, Health,and other publications. From 1990 until 2006, Kenison was the series editor of The Best American Short Stories, published annually by Houghton Mifflin. She co-edited, with John Updike, The Best American Short Stories of the Century (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). She wrote, with Rolf Gates, Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga (Random House, 2002).

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An Excerpt from “Magical Journey” by Katrina Kenison

MAGICAL JOURNEY, a memoir by Katrina Kenison about her search for purpose, meaning, and joy in the midst of loss and change, has been called “warm and wise, soul-searching” (Kirkus Reviews). More an account of a spiritual journey than a physical one, MAGICAL JOURNEY explores the belief that even as old identities are outgrown, new ones begin to beckon, inspiring readers to summon their courage to heed the call.

This short film features an excerpt from the book, in which the author receives a powerful and life-affirming letter, sent to her by her own true self. Available wherever books are sold, and to order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. Visit Katrina at http://katrinakenison.com

Cosmic Cradle, Spiritual Dimensions of Life before Birth ~ Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D. and Neil Carman, Ph.D

“Souls by the billions preview the earthly abode. Like sparks of light dancing in a great theater before the curtain rises, each Soul will come on to the earthly stage to shine in a fleeting moment of glory and fulfillment.”

Cosmic Cradle, Spiritual Dimensions of Life before Birth sheds light on how the life of the Soul in a human body is only part of our experience in a multi-dimensional universe. Cosmic Cradle traces our journey from the heavenly world to birth via pre-birth memories and communications. Stories reveal how gifted individuals remember planning their journey to Earth and how Souls make contact with prospective parents.

Cosmic Cradle is filled with wisdom gathered from interviews with gifted individuals as well as classical and traditional sources – philosophy, cultural anthropology, history, biographies, religion, poetry, and mythology. This knowledge has never been synthesized and compiled before into a single volume.

•  Discover events happening at the soul level prior to biological conception.

• Trace the step-by-step journey of the soul from the heavenly world through the mother’s womb to birth.

• Explore wisdom from 108 cultural perspectives and experiences of contemporary gifted individuals.

Cosmic Cradle enlightens readers who long to know their place and purpose in the grand scheme of creation. Cosmic Cradle provides a new synthesis for understanding our spiritual roots and the journey of our soul.

• Do we choose our parents and our future lives before we are born?

• How does the soul select parents and future life circumstances?

• What kinds of communications occur between potential parents and souls seeking human birth?

• Why does the soul fall from the higher dimensions and how do we travel to Earth?
•  What happens when we are in our mother’s womb, when we take our first breath?

Authors of the Cosmic Cradle, Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D. and Neil Carman, Ph.D. are pioneers on the frontier of pre-birth research. The Carmans’ message is that we are spiritual beings temporarily housed in a physical body.

In this expanded edition of Cosmic Cradle, the Carmans offer a hundred contemporary pre-birth stories and draw parallels with teachings from 108 cultures and religions worldwide. Cosmic Cradle links together a wealth of spiritual wisdom from diverse cultural perspectives elucidating pre-birth consciousness, pre-birth planning, and the Soul’s pre-birth journey to Earth.

Elizabeth Carman, a philosopher-psychologist and pre-birth researcher, has pursued a life-long interest in self-actualization and people’s full potential. Elizabeth received a BA in psychology from Michigan State University and an MA in interdisciplinary studies from Maharishi International University.

After several years of social service work in the poor southside of Chicago with low income and minority peoples, Elizabeth had the opportunity to study in Europe with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru of the Beatles and Deepak Chopra. This led her on a journey around the world to study with spiritual masters who came to bring light into the planet. Elizabeth has spent more than forty years studying spiritual disciplines and researching consciousness, including long-term meditation retreats in North America, Europe, and Asia. She has taught meditation workshops and served on university faculty.

In 2002 Elizabeth received an honorary PhD from the International Institute of Integral Studies in Montreal for her pre-birth research published in Cosmic Cradle: Souls Waiting in the Wings for Birth.

In 2013, Elizabeth and her husband Neil released their second book, Cosmic Cradle, Spiritual Dimensions of Life before Birth. Available through Random House starting April 16, 2013.

Elizabeth is a native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Lake Superior and lives in Austin, Texas, where she enjoys chanting in the ancient languages of Sanskrit and Tamil on the harmonium with her husband, Neil.

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Bridging Heaven & Earth Show # 172 with Elizabeth and Neil Carman

For over 30 years, Elizabeth and Neil have engaged in passionate and scholarly research of the field of human consciousness. Studying with enlightened teachers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., they teach systematic, well-tested Self-Empowerment techniques and have participated in International conferences, symposiums, and presented workshops and sermons throughout the U.S. and Canada speaking about their research.

In the late 1980′s, the Carmans were spiritually inspired to initiate a research project on the life of our soul in the higher dimensions before biological conception, including our journey to Earth. They conducted interviews with gifted individuals and researched teachings about the soul’s pre-existence from diverse sources – philosophy, religion, indigenous studies, biographies, poetry, and mythology. Ten years later, they published Cosmic Cradle, Souls Waiting in the Wings for Birth, a work of encyclopedic proportions heralded as a bridge between old thinking about the soul and a more unified understanding.

According to the Carmans, “Many of us have forgotten how we arrived here. We became trapped in bodies and wonder – Why is my life the way it is? Where did I come from? Who am I? Why am I here?” Besides offering insights into these questions, the Carmans’ unique interdisciplinary research in Cosmic Cradle reveals the underlying unity between diverse cultural perspectives as well as the ancient and the modern.

The Carmans share more than 200 spiritual stories and 600 cross-cultural parallels in Cosmic Cradle elucidating the soul’s fall from the higher dimensions, pre-life planning, journey to Earth, life in mother’s womb, and more. Stories include:

* Thousands of souls shopping around for mothers appear before a young woman.

* Spirit-children visit the dreams of Aborigine men before their wives can become pregnant.

* Couples learn why miscarriage is not an accidental, random event.

* A man volunteers to take on an incurable disease before he was ever born.

* How the Bible, Native American peoples, and ancient Greeks describe the Highway between Heaven and Earth.

* An African legend about three children’s decision to leave Heaven and be born on Earth.

* A Native American shaman describes pre-birth preparations for his earthly life.

* A toddler stuns his mother when he spontaneously recounts how he chose to be born.

* A child’s NDE activates memories of being created as a spark of God in the higher dimensions of the Cosmos.

Of Mystics and Mistakes: A Journey Beyond Space and Time ~ Sadhguru

“There are only two types of people Mystics and Mistakes,” says Sadhguru,leaving readers in no doubt of the category to which they belong! That sounds damning.But mistakes can thankfully be rectified.And that is the hope this book holds out to seekers.It reminds us that each one of us can make the journey-from error to enlightenment,from self-deception to self-discovery – if only we choose.

Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serve as a reminder that yoga is not an esoteric discipline from an outdated past, but a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Probing, passionate and provocative, insightful, logical and unfailingly witty, Sadhguru’s talks have earned him the reputation of a speaker and opinion-maker of international renown. With a celebratory engagement with life on all levels, Sadhguru’s areas of active involvement encompass fields as diverse as architecture and visual design, poetry and painting, ecology and horticulture, music and sports.

Sadhguru is also the founder of Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which has been dedicated to the wellbeing of the individual and the world for the past three decades. Isha Foundation does not promote any particular ideology, religion, or race, but transmits inner sciences of universal appeal.

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‘Sadhguru – More than a life’ – A Biography by Arundathi Subramaniam

A video intro to ‘Sadhguru – More than a life’ – A Biography by Arundhathi Subramaniam. By Penguin Publishing.

Sadhguru interviewed on ABC News

In this riveting interview on Australia’s ABC News, Sadhguru answers questions about current affairs, the economy and human well-being.

Starting with a question on corruption, Sadhguru speaks on the topic of inclusion and the role of enlarging ones identity to include a larger whole. Responding to a query about the state of the economy in Asia and India, he then touches upon how spirituality can have a positive impact on the leadership of the world.

Sensationalism in the media and the War on Terror form another key aspect of the interview, while the last question explores the role of religion and spirituality in the world.

Sitting By a Friend: Confucius on Tragedy ~ Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.

In a selection from the Confucian Analects usually discussed as a description of Confucius’ personality and character, there stands a very short passage (Analects VII: 9) that tells us a good deal about his feelings for others in times of tragedy and how he expresses such feelings. What better response to the tragedy of Boston that engulfs us all.

“When the Master was eating by the side of a mourner, he never ate to the full” (R. L. Taylor, Confucius, the Analects, p. 9).

A simple passage and an equally simple message. Out of respect for the person who is experiencing tragedy and suffering in their life, Confucius demonstrates his sympathy with that person’s condition and situation by showing his own restraint in his conduct at a shared meal. To satiate himself with food and drink at such a time would merely demonstrate the degree to which he understood little of his fellow diner’s distress and illustrate all too well vey little feeling for his fellow diner.

While the circumstances of the passage call our attention to a very particular situation — that of mourning and of a meal with a person in mourning, by extension the passage suggests a foundation for a broad response to the suffering of others in situations too numerous to name or number.

The response suggested in this passage is merely one ramification of a broader feeling of Confucius for others that underlies all of his teachings. Let’s probe more deeply into the Analects to understand this broader context of feelings for others.

One of the most central passages of Confucius’ teachings that permits us to understand his feelings toward others and the centrality of this teaching to all of his teachings is Analects XV:23:

Tzu-kung asked, “Is there not one word that may serve as a rule of practice for all of one’s life?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” (R. L. Taylor, Confucius, the Analects, p. 109)

Several passages in the Analects speak to the question Confucius’ disciple Tzu-kung raises. The Master has many teachings. Is there not some quintessential teaching in the midst of the plethora of words and discussions?

The answer from Confucius is direct and to the point. Yes, there is, in fact, a single word that covers the breadth of all the teachings Confucius articulates. That word is “reciprocity,” the feelings and resulting actions toward others.

Let’s look more closely at this word “reciprocity,” shu. Chinese characters are more often than not composed of units, other characters, that when combined produce a meaning that approaches the translation we assign to the given character. In the case of the character shu, reciprocity, we have a character that is composed of two simpler characters and it is in their combination that we begin to understand something of this word we translate as reciprocity. The top of the character shu is a character pronounced ju, meaning “like” or “similar.” The bottom of the character shu is a character pronounced hsin, meaning “heart” or “mind.” Thus the character shu, reciprocity, is the combination of the characters “like” and “mind,” to use two of the definitions.

How do we get from our words for “like” and “mind” to the word and the translation of shu as “reciprocity”? Quite simply actually. Combining them together we get something like “like-mindedness.” Still, the word we are after is reciprocity, but it is now close. To be of “like-mind” means to be able to identify with another’s situation — to be able to share in and understand the other’s situation. If the other’s situation is good then there is in shared joy in that situation — joy for the sake of the other person.

If, on the other hand, the other’s situation is less than good and in fact is filled with suffering, then there is response on the basis of understanding the other’s plight and recognizing that one has a moral responsibility to respond to it. The like-mindedness is the capacity to put oneself in the situation of the other and thus understand completely and fully that situation of the other

Such response to the situation of the other, particularly the plight and suffering of the other is marked by the common translation of shu as reciprocity. The question that persists, however, is whether reciprocity is actually the best word to describe what is essentially a feeling of other’s pain and on the basis of that feeling, a reaching out to address their distress. One of the translations of shu that sometimes appears is “sympathy” the capacity to “sympathize” with the other’s distress. The problem with the word sympathy is that it often suggests a certain level of condescension in the relation of one to the other. There is, however, a word that truly expresses “like-mindedness” and its capacity for reaching and responding to the feelings of others – that word is empathy.

Shu as the quintessential teaching of Confucius is best understood as the expression of empathy for the feelings of others.

And how does one act on this empathy”? In a statement predating the biblical reference to the Golden Rule, Confucius articulates the most basic of ethical maxims — perhaps the true universal ethic. In his words: “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” Here truly the feelings of others are addressed!

May we take these words to heart and in our own small ways practice the empathy, the true care for others, the world so desperately needs in this hour.

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Amoda Maa Jeevan – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

Published on Apr 1, 2013

Amoda’s spiritual journey has involved a phoenix-like transformation out of the darkness of personal suffering. Born into challenging circumstances, she was classified as clinically depressed for a number of years. In spite of this, she studied intensely for a Doctorate in Psychology, but a profound unity-consciousness experience in 1989 devastated her personal and academic life and set her on the path of self-inquiry. Penniless and homeless, without the usual attachments and identifications of modern-day life, she became a “nobody”. Fueled by her own unexpected mystical and visionary experiences, the next few years were spent on a deep inner exploration which included meditation, primal therapy, rebirthing, metaphysics, psychedelics, and many other psycho-spiritual methods.

Her search for happiness eventually led her to India and to the ashram of the revolutionary mystic, Osho. Although Osho had already left his body, she recognized him as her spiritual master and she opened to the unconditional love in his invisible presence. Seeing through the identification with form, she then turned her attention towards surrender to the totality of existence; life itself became the guru. On her return to the UK, Amoda developed her own unique method of transformation using movement, meditation and breath, but despite her external success, she was still searching for happiness and love and in 2002 she experienced an extended period of “existential abandonment”. This was a deeply internal experience that took her to the core wound of separation or “dark night of the soul”. When her desire for truth finally became greater than her desire for relationship, love, happiness or even enlightenment, a “psychological death” happened and in the midst of this she received a mystical vision. This vision radically changed her life and gave her the keys to the transformation of her own personal suffering as well as the keys to the transformation of humanity’s suffering.

Shortly after this experience, Amoda let go of the transformational teaching she had developed and she entered a period of not-knowing. Whilst she continued to be touched by the fragrance of spiritual masters, in particular Ramana Maharshi, it is through the contemplation and application of the spiritual lessons received in the vision that an awakened presence became embodied as a living reality. Since then, all seeking stopped, all methods dropped, and there is a gentle coming home to rest more deeply in non-dual awareness amidst the mystery of ordinary life.

Amoda’s work today has evolved out of her direct experience of awakened awareness and is free of all tradition, dogma or ideology. Her message of Radical Awakening and her passionate desire to shape a more loving world inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to live an authentically awakened life. Amoda’s work is attracting a growing global audience and she offers satsangs and retreats around the world. She is the author of How to Find God in Everything (Watkins, 2008), Change Your Life, Change Your World (Watkins, 2012), and is currently working on a third book. She is also the founder of the Foundation for Conscious Change, a non-profit organization that aims to support her teaching via outreach programmes.

Books: 1. How to Find God in Everything: An Invitation to Awaken to Your True Nature and Transform Your World, 2. Change Your Life, Change Your World: Ten Spiritual Lessons for a New Way of Being and Living

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The Mind of the Guru: Conversations with Spiritual Masters ~ Rajiv Mehrotra

In The Mind of the Guru Rajiv Mehrotra presents dialogues with twenty contemporary sages and masters who have illumined the minds of millions around the world. Ranged here are gurus as diverse as B. K. S. Iyengar, who brought yoga from the world of esoteric to our living rooms, and Mata Amritanandamayi, whose mere presence invokes an overwhelming awareness of low. There is Deepak Chopra discussing a quantum healing of mind and body, Sogyal Rinpoche encouraging us to look at death so that we might live a better life and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar reaffirming each person’s right and access to happiness. And there is the unique and contrary voice of U. G. Krishnamurti telling us that all talk of transformation is poppycock. There are no grand narratives or final solution, only guide who can show the way to the light within. Underlying the dialogues is their wisdom on how we make ourselves unhappy – and guidance on how we can turn our lives around to achieve happiness.

As Vipassana guru S. N. Goenka says, ‘The teacher shows the way. One must walk in the path and experience it step by step.’ This book is a remarkable journey both for those looking to take their first tentative steps and those already well on the path.

Rajiv Mehrotra was educated at the universities of Delhi, Oxforc and Columbia. For over three decades he has been a familiar face on public relevision, notably as the anchor of an in-depth one-on-one talk show that has been through several incarnations. He is presently secretary /trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and managing trustee of the Public service Broadcasting Trust. He is a trustee of the Norbulinka Institute of Tibetan Culture and has served on the governing councils of the Sri Aurobindo Society and the Film & Television Institute of India.

As an independent documentary film-maker, he has won several international and three national awards from the President of India. He was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the Word Economic forum at Davos.

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Interview by Rajiv Mehrotra for Doordarshan TV, India

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conversation with Rajiv Mehrotra for Doordarshan National TV of India originally broadcast on March 31st, 2009.

Abide as the Self ◦ Ramana Maharshi ◦ Full Movie [ updated April 8, 2013]

Special Note: The transformational nature of this one hour video’s deep inner revelations of Ramana Maharshi teachings necessitates that viewers should focus attention and digest on the messages, free from distractions of the mundane worldly chores. Hence, view this video during solitary time of mental ease and reflective contemplation. – Namaste

Abide As the Self is a transforming video that takes you on an inner journey into the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and the path of Self-knowledge. Comprehensive film footage of Ramana comes alive, with emphasis on the teachings of Self-Inquiry and its practical application. A special collection of rare photographs enhances Ramana’s presence and captures the compassion and grace of one of the most respected sages of our time.

The inspired narration by Ram Dass provides an overview of Ramana’s teachings. Also included are interviews with H.W.L. Poonja, Douglas Harding, Allan W. Anderson, and others. In Abide As the Self, you will experience how the profound teachings of Ramana Maharshi can be easily applied in our daily life.

This is a deeply inspiring video in which the sage Ramana speaks directly to your heart. “Abide As the Self skillfully interweaves old and new still photographs, excerpts from Ramana’s writings, interviews with longtime devotees, narration by Ram Dass, and, not least, rare and precious footage of Ramana from 1935 to 1949. Highly recommended.” – Yoga Journal

“The presence of the great Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, his clear approach to Self-Realization, and the teachings of Self-Inquiry are beautifully presented. Interviews and exceptional film footage of Ramana Maharshi make this video an inspiring and transforming experience.” New Renaissance Bookshop

“The video concludes with the encouraging words of Ram Dass, who tells us that Maharshi’s message is not Indian but universal: the peace that illuminates the heart and mind is always present. Anyone curious about this aspect of Eastern spirituality will find this informative and interesting video worthwhile and surprisingly accessible to general viewers. Recommended.” ~ Video Librarian

“Bhagavan was always silent, that is everyone’s true nature . . . In this quietness the mind will automatically return to its source and there will be a tremendous fountain of peace. All doubts are cleared and one remains quiet, in the heart.” ~ H.W.L. Poonja