Reading
In reading, you must keep your mind glued to the text. Only when every sentence and every character falls into place have you done a good job of thinking through the work. In general, the…
Category: Wisdom Traditions
M. K. Gandhi & Sri Anandamayi Ma
Through the sincere efforts of both Kamal Nehru and Sethji, a meeting was arranged between Ma and Mahatma Gandhi. Upon entering his room, Ma cried out, “Father! Your crazy daughter has come to visit you!”…
Rādha goes to meet Krishna in the trysting place
O Mādhava, how shall I tell you of my terror? I could not describe my coming here If I had a million tongues. When I left my room and saw the darkness I trembled: I…
Spiritual Exercises: Slowing Down
“I have no time to be in a hurry.” — Henry David Thoreau For our October Spiritual Exercises gathering, Lindsay Sihilling will share reflections on her experience of slowing down. We meet on Monday 22…
Darshan
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda: Anandamayi Ma was standing in an open-topped automobile, blessing a throng of about one hundred disciples. She was evidently on the point of departure. Mr. Wright parked…
The Whole World Is Your Own by Sri Sarada Devi
I tell you one thing – If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one…
Seeing
1. Since coming to Sri Ramakrishna, M. had lost all relish for lectures and for books written by English scholars. The only thing that appealed to him now was to see the Master day and…
Bhakti
Guruji, My eyes are thirsty for your image, to take in your beautiful smile and your graceful walk, to hear the voice that is music to my ears.
In the Margins of My Book on Sri Anandamayi Ma…
I had written this on page 30: (date: 5.23.2007) “Nima hoped I would look at her,
Basic Instruction for First-Year Residents
Wherever you are Immerse yourself totally In one-pointed sādhanā. –last words of Srī Ānandamayī Mā