Spiritual Straight Talk
SPIRITUAL STRAIGHT TALK ARTICLES
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Bondage Is an Inside Job
May 2015 -
With self-realization you have to cut through layers of misunderstandings. Because the bondage is an inside job, you need outside help for liberation. That is where a Guru fits in.
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Autism
April 2015 -
Q: What about children who are born with disabilities such as autism? A: We must structure our life in such a way that every kind of human being can fit into some part and play their role.
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Blissfulness Is Just the Beginning
March 2015 -
If you go beyond the surface of what you call yourself, suddenly everything is malleable. The individual and the universal are no more different. Without experiencing this, human form is wasted.
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Blissfulness beyond Bounds
February 2015 -
It is very important that your body, mind, emotion, and energy are evenly cultivated. Only then you can be utterly blissful and still be perfectly efficient and capable in everything you are doing.
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Allowing the Feminine to Flower
January 2015 -
It is not about being physically male or female. The feminine is a certain quality, the masculine also. Only when these are in balance can a human being live a life of fulfillment.
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A Home for Growth
December 2014 -
What makes an ashram an ashram is that everyone is here because they want to be here—they are not trapped here. You need to create such a situation in your home, too. Be a volunteer there, too.
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Contentment is Containment
November 2014 -
In lethargy (tamas) there is no life. If you become pure life, it is beautiful. Not enslaved to anything, insecure, or fearful, but joyful. Not scared of life, not contented, but greedy for the infinite.
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De-linking Religion and Politics
October 2014 -
May all of us have the necessary sense and wisdom to prevent this beautiful, vibrant, and all accepting culture of ours from mayhem caused by religious bigotry and conflict.
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Comparing Yourself to Others
September 2014 -
You should not have a problem that someone is doing better than you. If you are joyful by your own nature, then even if you come last, it is still beautiful because you have done your best.
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Devotion: The Highest Level of Perception
August 2014 -
Once you dismantle the concrete structure of who you are, suddenly the quality of what you are devoted to will just reflect upon you, and that quality will become you. You become that.
