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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Gandhi and the Bhagavad Gita
« When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and when I see not one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagavad Gita, and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately … Continue reading
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Tagged Gandhi, Hinduism, non duality, prayer, self-consciousness
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Meister Eckhart : Become like a child
Become like a child, become deaf and blind! Your own ‘I’ must be destroyed Every ‘something’ and every ‘nothing’ must be lost! Let go of space, let go of time, get rid of any image! Tread, without a way, The … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, consciousness, devotion, knowledge, mystic, mystical ecstasy
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Edward Salim Michael : The Goal is always located in the present – video
“Although, on a spiritual path it is often necessary to speak of a goal to achieve in order to attempt inadequately to explain the inexplicable, a serious seeker must nonetheless remember that, as far as his spiritual practices are concerned, … Continue reading
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Ajahn Sumedho Ajahn Amaro Edward Salim Michael : Nada yoga the Inner Sound
I had discovered this “inner sound” many years before but had never heard or read any reference to this in the Pali Canon. I had developed a meditation practice referring to this background vibration and experienced great benefits in developing … Continue reading
Ramana Maharshi : Meditation
Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form. Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its … Continue reading
Vigilance is the path to Life Eternal
Vigilance is the path to Life Eternal. Thoughtlessness is the path to death. The reflecting vigilant die not. The heedless are already dead. Dhammapada (21) The French philosopher Simone Weil said, ‘Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.’] I love that. … Continue reading
Posted in The power of attention and meditation
Tagged attention, Buddhism, Salim michael, self-consciousness
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Jacques Lusseyran : The attention
Jacques Lusseyran (1924-1971) was a french author and a blind hero of the French Resistance.. He became totally blind in a school accident at the age of 8. “At all times, I know of the world only what I deserve … Continue reading
Gustavo Dudamel and The role of Great Music
Internationally acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel continues to share his magnetic enthusiasm for music with audiences of all ages around the world. As he begins his twelfth year as Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, in fall 2010, he … Continue reading
El Sistema : A visionary global movement that transforms the lives of children through music. A new model for social change.
33 years ago in a parking garage in Caracas, Dr. José Antonio Abreu gathered together 11 children to play music. El Sistema was born. It now teaches music to 300,000 of Venezuela’s poorest children, demonstrating the power of ensemble music … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, buddhhism and music, Buddhism, mystical ecstasy
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Theodore Monod : At the end of one’s life having done nothing
“By dint of having lived one day at a time without ever having had the strength of character to decide at which moment I would devote myself to something completely, one arrives at the end of one’s life having done … Continue reading
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