Jnana Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Jnana Yoga is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin. The lectures were delivered mainly in New York and London. These lectures were recorded by Goodwin, a professional stenographer, who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
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Jnana Yoga is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin. The lectures were delivered mainly in New York and London. These lectures were recorded by Goodwin, a professional stenographer, who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
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CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA RINPOCHE
Meditation is simply training our state of being so that our mind and body can be synchronized. Through the practice of meditation, we can learn to be without deception, to be fully genuine and alive.
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Meditation is simply training our state of being so that our mind and body can be synchronized. Through the practice of meditation, we can learn to be without deception, to be fully genuine and alive.
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HUACHU DAOREN
When you can be calm in the midst of activity, this is the true state of nature….When you can be happy in the midst of hardship, then you see the true potential of the mind.
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When you can be calm in the midst of activity, this is the true state of nature….When you can be happy in the midst of hardship, then you see the true potential of the mind.
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Remembering me, you shall overcome all difficulties through my grace. But if you will not heed me in your self-will, nothing will avail you. If you egotistically say, “I will not fight this battle,” your resolve will be useless; your own nature will drive you into it. (18:58–59)
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Bopchong
"Who am I? How should I live?"
It's only when you are lost in the search to answer these questions that a true meeting with yourself can take place, by staying up night after night until your vision brightens. And then you may meet your true self and you'll never be alone again. Your heart beats with the joy of replacing the pain of loneliness of the small self with the all-inclusive Self, and you become much, much clearer and much, much deeper.
People can't become fully human on their own. We can grow as humans only through genuine meetings.
It's spring, a time of hope, a time when we ought to meet something new.
A time when we should open up new eyes.
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"Who am I? How should I live?"
It's only when you are lost in the search to answer these questions that a true meeting with yourself can take place, by staying up night after night until your vision brightens. And then you may meet your true self and you'll never be alone again. Your heart beats with the joy of replacing the pain of loneliness of the small self with the all-inclusive Self, and you become much, much clearer and much, much deeper.
People can't become fully human on their own. We can grow as humans only through genuine meetings.
It's spring, a time of hope, a time when we ought to meet something new.
A time when we should open up new eyes.
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Nirvana Shatakam
No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain.
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals.
I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
I have no fear of death, no caste or creed.
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born.
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness.
I exist everywhere, pervading all senses.
I am neither attached, neither free nor captive.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal shiva.
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No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain.
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals.
I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
I have no fear of death, no caste or creed.
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born.
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness.
I exist everywhere, pervading all senses.
I am neither attached, neither free nor captive.
I am the form of consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal shiva.
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Shunryu Suzuki
When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
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When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
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Swami Sivananda
Sex is the distinction between male and female. It is a mental creation. It is a Kalpana or imagination. There is no sex in the five elements of which the body is composed. The human body is nothing but a combination of the five elements. How, then, has the sex idea come? The sex idea is illusory. It is a trick of the mind. It is jugglery of Maya. It is a notion. The sex-idea is deep-rooted. Man can never think that he is a female. A female can never think that she is a male.
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Sex is the distinction between male and female. It is a mental creation. It is a Kalpana or imagination. There is no sex in the five elements of which the body is composed. The human body is nothing but a combination of the five elements. How, then, has the sex idea come? The sex idea is illusory. It is a trick of the mind. It is jugglery of Maya. It is a notion. The sex-idea is deep-rooted. Man can never think that he is a female. A female can never think that she is a male.
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Osho
You live in a dream world, exactly as you live in the night. What happens when your body relaxes and you go to sleep? You start dreaming. You forget your body in your sleep.
Sleep is a tiny death, a mini-death. You forget your body, you don’t remember your body at all; you become just your mind, as if the mind is no longer burdened by the body and the reality of the body.
The mind is freed. There is no pressure on the mind of bodily reality, of objective reality. Mind is freed and suddenly you start dreaming. Of course, your dream is your dream; it has nothing to do with any reality whatsoever.
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You live in a dream world, exactly as you live in the night. What happens when your body relaxes and you go to sleep? You start dreaming. You forget your body in your sleep.
Sleep is a tiny death, a mini-death. You forget your body, you don’t remember your body at all; you become just your mind, as if the mind is no longer burdened by the body and the reality of the body.
The mind is freed. There is no pressure on the mind of bodily reality, of objective reality. Mind is freed and suddenly you start dreaming. Of course, your dream is your dream; it has nothing to do with any reality whatsoever.
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny THE BOOK THAT HAS TRANSFORMED MILLIONS OF LIVES
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is an inspiring tale that provides a step-by-step approach to expressing your inner genius while you live with greater courage, abundance and joy. A beautifully crafted fable that has become a worldwide classic, this very special book tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a successful lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life. On a remarkable odyssey to an ancient culture hidden deep in the Himalayas, he discovers powerful lessons that will help you
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A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny THE BOOK THAT HAS TRANSFORMED MILLIONS OF LIVES
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is an inspiring tale that provides a step-by-step approach to expressing your inner genius while you live with greater courage, abundance and joy. A beautifully crafted fable that has become a worldwide classic, this very special book tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a successful lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life. On a remarkable odyssey to an ancient culture hidden deep in the Himalayas, he discovers powerful lessons that will help you
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
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“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
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Swami Vivekananda
Never say, “I cannot”; for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything.
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Never say, “I cannot”; for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything.
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Eknath Easwaran
Only from a higher level than physical existence can we understand this deep need to find our purpose and our place in life. Because this dimension is as real as the physical — nearer to us even than the body, as the Sufis say — we cannot help living in two worlds, the material and the spiritual. To live fully means being at home in both these realms, and that requires a way to bring the deep wisdom of the heart into daily life.
There are many reasons today why one might choose to meditate — health, concentration, reduced anxiety, deeper relationships, security, serenity, the creative resources for making a lasting contribution with your life. Meditation can help you attain all these goals — or, rather, it provides the path; you will need to do the traveling yourself.
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Only from a higher level than physical existence can we understand this deep need to find our purpose and our place in life. Because this dimension is as real as the physical — nearer to us even than the body, as the Sufis say — we cannot help living in two worlds, the material and the spiritual. To live fully means being at home in both these realms, and that requires a way to bring the deep wisdom of the heart into daily life.
There are many reasons today why one might choose to meditate — health, concentration, reduced anxiety, deeper relationships, security, serenity, the creative resources for making a lasting contribution with your life. Meditation can help you attain all these goals — or, rather, it provides the path; you will need to do the traveling yourself.
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Pomnyun
We are no more special
than a clump of grass by the road. Because we mistakenly believe we are significant, and ironically, we become insignificant.
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We are no more special
than a clump of grass by the road. Because we mistakenly believe we are significant, and ironically, we become insignificant.
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Mark Nepo
I keep looking for one more teacher,
only to find that fish learn from water
and birds learn from sky.
If you want to learn about the sea,
it helps to be at sea.
If you want to learn about compassion,
it helps to be in love.
If you want to learn about healing,
it helps to know of suffering.
The strong live in the storm
without worshipping the storm.
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I keep looking for one more teacher,
only to find that fish learn from water
and birds learn from sky.
If you want to learn about the sea,
it helps to be at sea.
If you want to learn about compassion,
it helps to be in love.
If you want to learn about healing,
it helps to know of suffering.
The strong live in the storm
without worshipping the storm.
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It's time to start your journey towards the reality you've always dreamed of. Only you have the strength inside to make changes and take control of your life.
In theory, you know you can do anything you want, but perhaps you've been wondering how to use the POWER OF YOUR MIND to go beyond your limits. If so, then this book is for you.
Discover secret methods and gain rare knowledge that will guide you on the path to achieving inner strength and wisdom.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.ca
Amazon.com.au
Amazon.in
Amazon.com.br
and in other countries too
Chapters:
1 "Energy"
You will discover what energy resources you possess and which energy types you should develop to be able to move in a direction chosen by you. A deep dive into active and passive energies. Masculine/feminine/Shakti/Shiva/Telluric/Cosmic energies.
2 "First steps to the goal"
Invaluable knowledge about the tools you must get to know in order to achieve your greatest goals.
3 "Tantra"
Here you will discover what tantra really is and how to make use of its wonderful properties, helping us to obtain the desired results.
4 "Meditation"
A repository of knowledge on the workings of meditation, such as: how it can facilitate your development and what kind of meditation is suitable for you.
5 "Chakras"
This chapter is about important energy centres inside your body and methods for their stimulation so they can work smoothly, thus bringing you benefits.
6 "Seks and romantic relationships"
Useful information and advice on how to bond with another person or avoid conflicts so that our relationships can develop and prosper.
7 "Avoid obstacles and problems"
Spiritual development also has a dark side. The knowledge of how not to fall into a trap will protect you against falling victim to manipulation.
8 "Further explorations - on the harmfulness of certain practices"
At the end of this book you will find out about the kinds of traps that people who are striving for personal development might fall into. You will learn tips to help protect yourself against toxic people or from going down the wrong path.
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Discover secret methods and gain rare knowledge that will guide you on the path to achieving inner strength and wisdom.THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT is a truly effective tool that enables you to live consciously and to master control of your own reality.
It's time to start your journey towards the reality you've always dreamed of. Only you have the strength inside to make changes and take control of your life.
In theory, you know you can do anything you want, but perhaps you've been wondering how to use the POWER OF YOUR MIND to go beyond your limits. If so, then this book is for you.
Discover secret methods and gain rare knowledge that will guide you on the path to achieving inner strength and wisdom.
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Haemin Sunim
There is a famous Buddhist saying that everyone appears as buddhas in the eyes of the Buddha and everyone appears as pigs in the eyes of a pig. It suggests that the world is experienced according to the state of one’s mind. When your mind is joyful and compassionate, the world is, too. When your mind is filled with negative thoughts, the world appears negative, too. When you feel overwhelmed and busy, remember that you are not powerless. When your mind rests, the world also rests.
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There is a famous Buddhist saying that everyone appears as buddhas in the eyes of the Buddha and everyone appears as pigs in the eyes of a pig. It suggests that the world is experienced according to the state of one’s mind. When your mind is joyful and compassionate, the world is, too. When your mind is filled with negative thoughts, the world appears negative, too. When you feel overwhelmed and busy, remember that you are not powerless. When your mind rests, the world also rests.
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Jnaneswar
The Shakti cannot live without her Lord, and without her, He (Shiva, the absolute Consciousness) cannot appear. Since, He appears because of Her, and She exists because of her Lord, the two cannot be distinguished at all. Sugar and its sweetness cannot be told apart, nor camphor and its fragrance. If we have the flame, we have the fire as well; if we catch hold of Shakti, we have Shiva also.
... Shiva and Shakti are the same, like air and its motion, or gold and its luster. Fragrance cannot be separated from the musk, nor heat from fire; neither can Shakti be separated from Shiva.
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The Shakti cannot live without her Lord, and without her, He (Shiva, the absolute Consciousness) cannot appear. Since, He appears because of Her, and She exists because of her Lord, the two cannot be distinguished at all. Sugar and its sweetness cannot be told apart, nor camphor and its fragrance. If we have the flame, we have the fire as well; if we catch hold of Shakti, we have Shiva also.
... Shiva and Shakti are the same, like air and its motion, or gold and its luster. Fragrance cannot be separated from the musk, nor heat from fire; neither can Shakti be separated from Shiva.
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Sex matters: From Sex to Superconciousness by Osho
One of the greatest spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century explores the physical and emotional intimacies of men and women in Sex Matters: Sex to Superconsciousness.
Sex matters to us all. The Osho approach to sex begins with an understanding of how important love is in our lives, while at the same time acknowledges that the journey into love cannot exclude our innate biological energies. With this perspective, it becomes clear that the tendency for religions, and for society in general, to associate sex with sin and morality has been a great misfortune.
Sex Matters begins by deconstructing the layers of sexual repression that the condemnation of sex has inflicted on humans. Throughout the book-in response to questions about everything from jealousy to premature ejaculation, the role of intimacy and the differences between men and women-Osho proposes a vision that embraces sex as a fundamental gift from nature.
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One of the greatest spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century explores the physical and emotional intimacies of men and women in Sex Matters: Sex to Superconsciousness.
Sex matters to us all. The Osho approach to sex begins with an understanding of how important love is in our lives, while at the same time acknowledges that the journey into love cannot exclude our innate biological energies. With this perspective, it becomes clear that the tendency for religions, and for society in general, to associate sex with sin and morality has been a great misfortune.
Sex Matters begins by deconstructing the layers of sexual repression that the condemnation of sex has inflicted on humans. Throughout the book-in response to questions about everything from jealousy to premature ejaculation, the role of intimacy and the differences between men and women-Osho proposes a vision that embraces sex as a fundamental gift from nature.
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