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July 20, 2004"Never use the word can't, as it becomes very restrictive to the subconscious. If often used, it becomes almost an incantation. This is not good. As soon as we say, "I can't," all positive doors subconsciously close for us. The flow of pure life force is diminished, the subconscious is...
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July 19, 2004"The fourth step comes as we plunge awareness into the essence, the center of this energy in the head and spine. This requires great discipline and exacting control to bring awareness to the point of being aware of itself. This state of being totally aware that we are aware is...
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July 18, 2004"Vegetarianism is very important. In my fifty years of ministry, it has become quite evident that vegetarian families have far fewer problems than those who are not vegetarian. The abhorrence of killing of any kind leads quite naturally to a vegetarian diet. If you think about it, the meat-eater is...
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July 15, 2004"Vrata, taking of sacred vows, is the eighth niyama and something every Hindu must do at one time or another during his lifetime. The brahmacharya vrata is the first, pledging to maintain virginity until marriage. The vivaha vrata, marriage vows, would generally be the next. Taking a vow is a...
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July 14, 2004It is a quite inner but dynamic day at the Aadheenam. The Ganapati Kulam reported today on their activities... In the book department the team is preparing new files for Trilogy for an India edition(s) to be printed by Motilal Benarsidas in New Delhi, the Hinduism Today team is focused...
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July 13, 2004"Mati has also been interpreted as "good intellect, acute intelligence, a mind directed toward right knowledge, or Vedic knowledge." Good intellect, in the context of a Hindu seer, would be right knowledge based on siddhanta shravana, scriptural study. Acute intelligence, of course, means "see-through" or panoramic intelligence which cognizes the...
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July 12, 2004Sun Three at the Aadheenam today... it's our monthly Ashram Sadhana time and all the monks out cleaning and working on various upgrades to the property. Don't Miss the Show! Join Us for the Gala Cultural Iraivan Temple Benefit Click for more Info... Bodhinatha is home with us now for...
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July 11, 2004"When one looks at the Earth and the Sun, one thinks more of the Earth than of the Sun, which is so far away. Traveling through space toward the Sun, the Earth fades into a distant speck and one contemplates the Sun as it looms larger and larger as he...