“Just as a dream is merely a creation of one’s intelligence but has no actual substance, similarly, material lamentation, bewilderment, happiness, distress, and birth and death are all creations of the illusory energy.”

The above is a quote from an ancient book on the science of yoga. The book’s title is Srimad Bhagavatam.
Readers are invited to [...]

(Which includes the freedom to work 9 to 5.)

“Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America’s heart…” – John Adams, a founding father of the United States.

Anyone who spends even a small amount of time within the boundaries of Western civilization, under the leadership of America, [...]

GIVE HIM ENOUGH ROPE TO HANG HIMSELF WITH

Man himself is quickly becoming a cataclysm. Those “freedoms” which are now in man’s hands, given through the cultivation of technologies, have now become a prison for our brethren creatures, and our Mother, Nature, is convulsing, spewing poisonous liquids into her own children’s playground, on account of us.

There [...]

What qualifies one as a patriot?

The 4th of July is Independence Day in the USA, celebrating the independence of the 13 colonies from British rule, and the beginning of a new country, the Untied States of America. Once there was a discussion on NPR (National Public Radio), on the Diane Rehm Show, about the meaning [...]

1) After the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, news media showed disturbing images of animals suffering and dying.

2) The gentle, soft-hearted, & compassionate were in shock. Some even wept.

3) Yet how many of those same gentle and soft-hearted people cried or were shocked over what was on their plates for dinner that [...]

They all coexist without canceling each other.

The word karma is often used by aspiring spiritualists, and why not, karma makes sense. Let’s look at the ancient Vedic texts of India, where the idea of karma originates, and what they have to say on the subject.

This idea that we can and should forgive everyone comes from [...]

The general assumption is that the more choices one has, the more freedom one has.This assumption is so deeply rooted in our psyche that we might not even consciously notice it. If, however, we come to ponder it more deeply, we can see how this assumption can be quite wrong.

First let us consider why [...]

Yogis, monks, and sages of ancient times warn us that desire itself is an extremely powerful asset and if we lack the knowledge of how to properly use it, we can easily create devastation in our and others’ lives.

Fire has immense potential. While a tiny flickering flame looks so seemingly innocent, in actuality it carries [...]

We can see the result of this ignorance everywhere. Practically everyone is living without a license, and the world is suffering as a result. Famine, war, the economic crisis; these scourges of humanity are the natural consequence of collective human endeavors undertaken under the spell of ignorance.

Everyone in this modern world is concerned with two [...]