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Influences in the Conscious Mind
On the spiritual path be careful to not let the worldly approach of others influence us. Take time each day for spiritual practice; turn off the externalizing and limiting conscious ...
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When Everything Seems to Go Wrong
Everyone has days when everything seems to go wrong. Bodhinatha emphasizes that we must recognize that days like this happen and not have an unrealistic idea that all days are ...
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Gurudeva's Mahavakya Part 2
Bodhiantha continues in Part 2 of his talk on the mahavakya, or great sayings, of our guru parampara. This part is on Gurudeva's mahavakya, split into five groups, with a ...
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Darshan Goes Both Ways
Reading from Gurudeva's upadesha on darshan, Bodhinatha delves into Gurudeva's special insights on the spiritual darshan of the guru. The concept of darshan goes beyond the devotee's seeing of the ...
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Don't Get Stuck in the Mud
One reaction many face in life is the feeling of being unworthy and wanting to give up in our spiritual efforts. This feeling of despair can make a person feel ...
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Challenges Bring Progress
Living through major challenges, gaining better self control, moving in the right direction, trying for improvement not perfection, we progress spiritually. Learn to be peaceful in the midst of intense ...
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Meditation Empowers the Mind with Restraint and Intuition
Superconsciousness is always there within us. A simple key to contacting it is relaxation. Step back, become internalized. Meditation requires retraining the way we think. The mind is used to ...
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The Practice of Contentment
Reflect on happiness, joy and sorrow. Even when having what we want, suffering is built in. Sometimes we condition our happiness. During morning sadhana claim and move awareness into the ...
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Not Getting Upset, Viewing Reaction from Higher Faculties
A measure of how serious we are in making spiritual progress is that we've learned the lesson from experience. Develop the ability to watch the mind think, understand the patterns ...
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Patanjali - Overcoming Obstacles with Concentration and Friendliness
Bodhinatha discusses Patanjali's description of the eight obstacles to progress in Raja Yoga. He discusses two of Patanjali's solutions. One is concentration that comes from an intense interest in the ...
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The Sub of the Subconscious Mind: Where One Plus One Equals Three
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Sub of the Subconscious Mind: Fathoming the Unfathomable
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Sub of the Subconscious Mind: Not Analyzing Your Dreams
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Sub of the Subconscious Mind: Helpmate or Hindrance?
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Sub of the Subconscious Mind: Uncovering the Light of the Soul
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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The Human Aura: Working With The Inner Aura
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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Color's Magic: Exploring the World of Colors
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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Evernew, Evernow
Todays youth face many challenges and complexities as they grow up. They need tools that help them confront their insecurities and fears so they can find a safe and peaceful ...
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Karma, the Natural Law: How We Face Our Karma
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami reads this chapter from his book Merging with Siva ...
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Kauai's love for Gurudeva
Gurudeva taught us the importance of giving to the community in which we live, and Bodhinatha discusses various activities that the monastery is involved in with the local island community. ...
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Decisions, Discover and Use Your Intuition
As a human race we don't solve problems until we have to; then we get highly motivated. Forget worry, blame, past, future. Higher philosophy: Everything that happens to us is ...