Have you ever had a situation where you felt that you were finally making some steps towards your soulful purpose, and the next moment you found yourself being distracted by the least important thing? Or, even if what you are doing is meaningful, it is still misaligned with your bigger goal.
Do you want to…
The essence of spiritual aspiration is the essence of being a human being. The entirety of all our desires and wishes, of all the little things that we want, have one original longing, which feeds all of the others. When we live a life that doesn’t have spiritual aspiration, it is like the story of…
In the previous article, we learned about faith leading to extraordinary spiritual results, using the examples of Bhagavan Nityananda and Swami Muktananda from the Hindu tradition. Let’s now hear some other wonderful stories from the Christian, Buddhist, and Jewish traditions.
Faith in the Christian Tradition
In Christianity, faith takes a very special place. Faith is…
In this series of articles, we will explore the meaning of pure and unconditional faith in the Divine realities and ideas. In the current article, we will focus on the definition of faith, and how it differs from belief. We will also learn some beautiful examples of people who had tremendous faith that led them…
Jealousy is usually regarded as something undesirable, but quite normal. While we have this attitude we have no chance to transform poison into nectar. Only when we realize the unfortunate effects of this poisonous emotion will we be able to get rid of it for good. Sincerity; first and foremost towards ourselves, is a key…
In Tantric terminology, there is a distinction between the sexual impulse and the erotic impulse. As an analogy, imagine an escalator. When going down the escalator, the person becomes more self-centered, and animalistic and follows personal instincts. When taking the escalator up, the individual acts from love, from refined and ascending energies.
“Going down the…