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When I spent 10 years has a celibate monk in the ashram of my teacher, from the age of 19 to 29, I learned a lot about practicing austerity and performing sacrifices for a Higher C…

Now, in the twilight of my years, with a few months left to live, I find that the world has become a strange place to me. I realize that I am a fool, walking about in a waking drea…

The richest man in Babylon still has to work. As long as we have the body and mind, we will be a obliged to keep it alive by feeding it and clothing it. If nothing else, then these…

Despite a condition of struggle for survival and for sanity and for truth amid the currents of nature, despite all of that, if I am able to offer some small service for the greater…

The ways of the world are mysterious. Who can tell truth from fiction at this point in history? The battle for the dominant narrative continues in the minds of humanity more so th…

Even if it's only at the very end of one's life, everyone should take at least a moment to investigates the hidden wisdom of the oldest literatures on this planet, namely the Vedas…

If it were merely a matter of walking away from the troubled world into a monastery or hermitage or retreat to escape the difficulties of material existence, then that would be eas…

There are two ways to escape a state of despair, if one finds one self in such a condition, under the hard struggle for survival in the material world. ![beekeeping-1537156_1280.…

Sometimes we get mixed messages. There may be two contradictory and opposing pieces of data that come into our thought process, and finding the right conclusion can be a complex ta…

Chapter three of bhagavad Gita is titled Karma Yoga. You may have heard of the phrase in English that says "work is worship". This is a mundane, although not quite accurate, descri…

Any thoughtful or self-reflective person might ask themselves at some point "what is the perfection of life?" or "what is the goal of life?" Depending on your background or upbring…

As long as we are driven or controlled by the ego, there is going to be war. The ego drives one to seek dominance over another- whether for one's individual self, or one's nation a…

Before the time of Lord Buddha, the ancient sanskrit Vedic texts were revealing to us secrets of how to attain ultimate peace and liberation. ![buddha-509372_1280.jpg](https://f…

This weekend's new Moon Diwali celebration time is a great festive moment for the entire Indian subcontinent, as well as all of us who may dwell on further continents, but neverthe…

Greetings and salutations my fellow brothers and sisters from across the ocean. I pray that the Gods will bless you today and that you may be uplifted by the auspicious time of the…

The materialist and the spiritualist may appear identical externally, yet their inner motivations are like night and day by comparison. One strives for some material result and the…

In this day and age it is almost impossible to control the senses. I have tried and failed. And I have seen others more experienced and learned than me also try and fail. Despite a…

Our main goal of life is to be happy. That’s a general statement which could be applied to everyone throughout all time. We do the things we do because we want to be happy. If we l…

To achieve mastery of any activity requires discipline. Ask any athlete, musician, trader or in fact anyone. Anything less and you are still a student. Only those with discipline b…

How well do you know yourself? You might think that with age we get to know ourselves better due to more experience. We can see how our minds and instincts react to situations in l…