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- SACRED CEREMONY- WHY BOTHER - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2014 from Linda HellerSACRED CEREMONY Why Bother? In the 21st century, you might be tempted to say sacred ceremony- why bother? What is so important about sacred ceremony, ancient traditions and the religious traditions of indigenous peoples in a time of space travel, ...
Views: 1098 - Sacred months in the Islamic calendar? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Marghoob Bin SafdarIslam is the most practised religion in the world. Muslims are present in almost every region of the world. It is the psychology of every Muslims to get to know about its religion, its events and the months which have the great importance in the Islam. It is the interest of every Muslims to get ...
Views: 1245 - Sadhak of Integral Yoga Rejects Fulfillment of Sexual Impulse to Focus Conscious Force on the Spiritual Realization - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2026 from santosh krinskyThere is a vast difference between the goals of the ordinary human individual and those who have chosen to take up spiritual sadhana. This difference defines the way they respectively look at things, including the various normal and natural functions of human life. For the ordinary individual, ...
Views: 85 - Sadhana in the Path of Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2025 from santosh krinskyWith its focus on transformation of body, life and mind through the descent, development and expression of the next term in the evolution of consciousness, the integral yoga sets a different aim than other paths of yoga, which tend to focus on individual liberation, salvation or ...
Views: 114 - Sadhana Is the Core Focus — Mental and Emotional Practices Are Secondary - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2022 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo makes a clear distinction between development of the mind and the heart through various intellectual or artistic pursuits, or through music or devotional activities, and the practice of Sadhana, which is the primary need and focus for the spiritual aspirant. While any of these ...
Views: 572 - Safety and Security Guidelines for Hajj and Umrah - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2018 from Marghoob Bin SafdarHajj and Umrah 2018 is not far and Muslims are busy to confirm their Hajj and Umrah Packages 2018. They face many problems before and during Hajj and Umrah due to overcrowding. Before going to Hajj and Umrah, they face the issues such as completing documents, Visa, hotels etc. During Hajj Umrah, ...
Views: 1780 - SATYA, LIVING IN TRUTH - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2016 from Maetreyii Ma NolanThis week we will explore Satya, the practice of truthfulness and the second tenant of the Yamas. This is the practice of not deceiving oneself or others. Being truthful with others and with ones self is extremely important on the spiritual path, as the goal of yoga is to know the ultimate ...
Views: 1360 - Schools in Noida and Ghaziabad - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2020 from Saurabh GuptaLotus Valley Best schools in Noida and Ghaziabad Indian democracy primarily relies on the pillar of equality. Without equality and equal opportunities, the very concept of democracy ceases to exist. Right from our childhood, we learn to treat everyone equally, and the first step towards learning ...
Views: 622 - Science and Occultism - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2024 from santosh krinskyScientists study the hidden, let’s admit, the occult powers of the material world and of our lives. While they clothe their study in words that imply a process that would distinguish what they do from the general term of ‘occultism’, if we reflect carefully we can see that science is essentially ...
Views: 333 - Scrying - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2015 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertScrying, (pronounced to rhyme with "crying"), is a form of psychic divination that enables one to "see" the future, or past / present by gazing into a crystal, pool, mirror or other reflective medium. One enters an altered state to gain access beyond a veil. ...
Views: 898 - Seances, Automatic Writing and Attempting Contact With the Departed - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe vital nature gets excited by things that seem to be “occult” or that promise some kind of interaction with the “dearly departed” loved ones who have passed away. An entire industry has arisen to cater to people who are seeking solace, contact or information from the deceased. Some of this, ...
Views: 320 - Secrets To Find the Best Magento Development Company - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2019 from Manshu JamesThere are several secrets to be considered for a Magento Development agency that has a major role in delivering the projects of similar size, requirements, and nature. Following are some of the questions that need to be answered: Is it a Magento solutions Partner or Magento certified Agency? ...
Views: 683 - Seeing Oneself and Others With Open Eyes - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyTo the extent we fail to see the underlying motivations and desires that drive our thoughts and our actions, we tend to take a relatively benign view of who we are and how we respond to life. Similarly, to a great degree we tend to assign a similar motivation to others, although, it must be ...
Views: 363 - Seeking and Attaining Mastery Over the Touches of Nature - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2024 from santosh krinskySeekers throughout the ages have struggled with the issue of how to deal with the pressures and circumstances of the external world. They recognise the swing of emotions, feelings and thoughts that occur as they receive input from people and events. They recognise that sometimes this causes them ...
Views: 220 - Self Awareness - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2012 from Angela BrisbaneAwareness is the first step in change. Awareness is stopping and acknowledging that you aren't happy. Being aware that you 'just don't feel right', being aware of the feeling in your gut that is telling you somethings' not quite right. Trusting your intuition, that niggling thought or feeling ...
Views: 876 - SELF CARE - KEEP YOUR LIGHT BURNING BRIGHT - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Ann WhiteI know who you are – You are a loving, caring, giving person who typically does for others until you drop into bed at night. You are spiritual and want the very best for everyone. And you often forget to put yourself in front of the list for love and care. As a rabbi and chaplain in an ...
Views: 1289 - Self Growth: A Definite Guide To Self Growth - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2020 from Furqan AshiqThe most successful people place a great deal of importance on further personal growth and development. They are at the peak of their careers but are still taking time out of their busy schedules to push themselves endlessly out of their comfort zone and unleash more of their inner ...
Views: 862 - Self Knowledge - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Cliff EgginkWith each passing decade, we hope that our knowledge of self increases, and that we know our good as well as our less admirable qualities. You know that old saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This is true within reason and we are no way suggesting that you should berate yourself ...
Views: 1500 - Self-acceptance and self-love - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Gordana StankovicThese two concepts go hand in hand with each other. You cannot truly and fully love yourself if you do not accept yourself fully, and you cannot accept yourself fully if you do not love yourself. It is a little bit like with the chicken and the egg, no one can really answer what comes first and ...
Views: 1221 - Self-Appreciation - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2021 from Charles HeinekeI believe that a low sense of self-worth is a major problem plaguing most people today. It often underlies many other problems we face. Without a healthy sense of oneself, we feel unworthy of respect and of good things in our life. Our society has often taught us to value others and to ...
Views: 2495 - Self-awareness - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeThis is a good mantra to remember this week as it may be very tempting to say things you will regret later. This is the perfect Mantra for this week: "When I learn to change from the inside out I no longer need to scream and shout, At other people to get my way, I just tip my hat and ...
Views: 1559 - Self-Consciousness of the Ego-Personality Is Not the Same as Observing from the Witness Consciousness - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2022 from santosh krinskyThere is a phenomenon that is called “entering the zone”. This is a state of consciousness where one essentially acts without the involvement of the ego and identifies with the action one is undertaking. Amazing results or performances come about through entry into the “zone”. There is a ...
Views: 532 - Self-Deception Manifested Through Judgment of Others - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2024 from santosh krinskySelf-deception can take the form of a judgmental attitude regarding the thoughts, feelings or actions of others. Particularly if an individual has worked to try to eliminate certain things within himself, he has a very close relationship to those things, he can feel the vibration and a lot of ...
Views: 361 - Self-Deception Manifested Through One’s Own External Actions and Internal Justifications - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyAnother type of deception may either be conscious fraud, or may be another instance of the process of self-deception manifesting also as deception in relation to others. If the individual is purposely trying to take advantage of people, and knows that to be the case, it is an instance of ...
Views: 320 - Self-Dedication to the Divine Through Work - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe ego-personality almost always interprets external activity, work, by an arbitrary measure of value, in many cases, monetary, but in some cases, based on the benefits provided to the society. Religious and spiritual institutions frequently take up work that is considered to be charitable in ...
Views: 191 - Self-Identification with Others — Loosening the Bonds of the Ego-Consciousness - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2022 from santosh krinskyWith focus, over time and with dedicated effort, the power of concentrated attention, samyama, eventually bears fruit and one can escape the boundaries of the ego-consciousness and enter into an identification with others. As this occurs, we understand their motivations and the direction of ...
Views: 509 - Self-Knowledge and Self-Mastery - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe purpose of attaining self-knowledge is not to create an intellectual framework and be able to learnedly expound on a subject; rather, self-knowledge implies that the seeker has a purpose behind the effort. This purpose may be to find a way to gain ‘liberation’ from the existing life, to ...
Views: 464 - Self-Surrender in Principle and Self-Surrender in Detail - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen the seeker takes up the path of yoga and surrender of the ego-consciousness to the Divine, he identifies himself with the psychic being, the soul entity, in his being and makes the offering from that part of his being. What is frequently not recognised however is that the human being is ...
Views: 99 - Selflessness as Pure Selfishness - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2015 from Stephen F. KaufmanWe are constantly reminded by various sources that it is best to give completely of ourselves to others without expectation of reward or special favor as a path of spiritual harmony or, as some may call it, salvation or redemption. Selfless giving, we are told, is something that will keep us ...
Views: 1915 - Separate Consciousness in the Mind, the Vital Being and the Body - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2022 from santosh krinskyDuring the Olympic games in the summer of 2021, we were able to hear about the separate consciousness of the various parts of the being. One of the premier gymnasts in the world withdrew from events by saying that she had lost, at least temporarily, the body consciousness that basically oriented ...
Views: 543 - Separating the Shadow from the Light in One’s Bein - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we look around and see the challenges facing us on the planet, our first impulse is generally to try to find some kind of “fix” to the situation. This generally takes the form of suggesting that our current economic or political system or model is defective, deficient or broken, and thus, ...
Views: 501 - Setbacks in Sadhana Due to Incomplete Purification of the Nature - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2023 from santosh krinskyWith careful observation we can understand that an individual’s greatest weaknesses and difficulties represent the opportunity and specific need for progress for spiritual growth. Each individual faces his own unique challenges. In many cases, the confluence of the soul’s pressure, the outer ...
Views: 467 - Sex, Spirituality and Transformation of Human Life - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2026 from santosh krinskyMost religious and spiritual paths have addressed the issue of sexuality from a viewpoint that turns it into some kind of sin or morality concern, and proscriptions about sex and responses to the sexual impulse mirror this focus on morality versus immorality. People who engage in sexual ...
Views: 76 - Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh’s ‘Conversations with God’ (Part Three) - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh’s ‘Conversations with God’ (Part Three) from https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/sharing-some-spiritual-thoughts-and-principles-from-neale-donald-walshs-conversations-with-god-part-three-2/ “We are not ...
Views: 1340 - Sher Shah Suri Poetry and Biography - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2019 from Emily WatsonSher Shah Suri (1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān, was the organizer of the Suri Empire in the northern piece of the Indian subcontinent, with its capital in Sasaram in cutting edge Bihar. An ethnic Afghan Pashtun, Sher Shah assumed responsibility for the Mughal Empire in 1538. After his ...
Views: 1341 - Shifting from Focus on the Desire-Soul to the True Soul - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs human beings live primarily in the external consciousness on the surface of the being, their experience of existence is centred around and focused on the body, life-force and mind. They do not generally see nor recognise the true soul deep behind the surface, and they see the coming and going ...
Views: 393 - Shifting the Motive Power of Action from the External Being to the Psychic Being - by Submitted on May 01, 2025 from santosh krinskyFor most people the impulsion to action comes from a need, desire or ambition of some sort. If these are removed, the individual can become depressed and fall into a state that lacks motivation and thereby reduces their energy when it comes to doing anything. We frequently see people, (or ...
Views: 204 - Shifting the Standpoint of Consciousness Beyond the Action of the Three Gunas - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe three Gunas of Nature control the actions and reactions of the external nature and the response to the dualities that present themselves in Nature. As long as we remain fixated at the level of the surface personality, we remain subject to this action of the Gunas. The question then ...
Views: 150 - Shifting to the Divine Standpoint From the Ego Standpoint Is Central to Overcoming the Impulses of the External Nature That Need to be Changed for the Spiritual Fulfillment - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe practitioner of the integral yoga has set before himself the change of what we consider to be basic human nature, the established workings and principles of action of the body, the life-force and the mind. These elements have developed over countless millennia as part of the evolutionary ...
Views: 83 - Short story of Chapter Al-Baqarah - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2016 from Umer FiazThis Surah is an invite to the Divine Leadership and all the stories, events etc., revolve around this dominant melody. As this Surah, has chiefly been addressed to the Jews, many past events have been cited from their own peoples to criticize and advise them that their own good lies intolerant ...
Views: 2183 - Signs for Identifying the World Personality - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna poses the question of how to identify the spiritual man, the superior individual. Sri Krishna makes it clear that this is not determined by outer signs, but by the inner state of the individual. The Mother takes up this question in a slightly different form and ...
Views: 342 - Signs of Entering the Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2022 from santosh krinskyMost children focus on their need for food, emotional comfort and play, which is a means of gaining knowledge and power of action for them. As they move into later stages of life, they can get fixated on attaining good grades in school, making friends, hobbies and sports. As they reach puberty, ...
Views: 542 - Sincerity and Spiritual Sadhana - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2025 from santosh krinskyFor most people, the concept of ‘sincerity’ is connected with how they relate to other people, in an open, natural and honest way, without duplicity or hypocrisy. The idea that sincerity can relate to oneself and one’s inner life is something that spiritual aspirants grapple with. Sincerity is ...
Views: 146 - Sincerity in the Aspiration Is the Basis of the Divine Life - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe ego-consciousness is deeply embedded in each human individual, through the evolutionary process that created the ego as a mechanism for individuation and self-awareness, as the mental phase of this process took shape over long periods of time. The ego provided a needed framework to allow ...
Views: 112 - Sincerity Is the Only Protection in the Development of the Spiritual Life - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2022 from santosh krinskyIf we consider what the most important quality is for progress in spiritual growth, we generally come up with a number of different ideas, including devotion, strong mind or will, faith, dedication, aspiration. We rarely name ‘sincerity’ as the quality most required. Yet, the Mother stresses the ...
Views: 441 - Single Mom Finding Love - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2014 from Jessica RectorAs another year winded down and a new one begins, I feel a sense of pressure. Don't get me wrong I'm excited to see where this next year leads, but there's this thing creeping up. I have successfully pushed it away before, but I feel it coming again. I used to work in a restaurant, so every New ...
Views: 1309 - Six Recommendations for Speech and Social Relationships - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2022 from santosh krinskySpeech not only can affect one’s own energy, but it can also affect one’s relationship with others and the dynamics of a social relationship and a community. For the most part, people tend to speak whatever comes to them without a great deal (if any) reflection. This practice however can have ...
Views: 593 - Sleep and Sadhana - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2026 from santosh krinskyWhat happens when we sleep? Where does the consciousness go? For most people, sleep is a blank state. We have little awareness of what goes on during sleep, except for times when we are having a dream in a state near enough to the waking state that we actually remember details from the dream. We ...
Views: 61 - Sleep and the Practice of Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2022 from santosh krinskyReligious devotees and spiritual aspirants throughout the world have tried to experience a divine revelation through various extreme practices that put the body under severe stress. One of these practices has been extreme fasting, and another, the attempt to overcome the power of sleep and carry ...
Views: 516 - Sleep, Dream, Waking Consciousness, Self-Awareness and Spiritual Development - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe physical consciousness is the primary seat of the Guna of Tamas in the being, in general, and thus, when the waking consciousness of the mental and vital levels is in abeyance during sleep, there is a natural tendency for the tamasic energy to come forward for a time. One of the first ...
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