Say I Am You
Here is one of my favorite Rumi poems featured in a short video. This poem, “Say I AM You,” always touches my inner being. The video displays Rumi’s poem against the backdrop of Sufi-inspired art and theme music from the movie, Aggelopoulos.
May it inspire you, as intended by the video creator, “to … Continue Reading
Did you know how Krishna devotion started?
How my Krishna devotion began
(This story is dedicated to Mary Anne, who taught me all I know about polishing the Murti…)
- Image via Wikipedia
There are volumes written on devotion to the Lord. My favorite is the story about Arjuna’s experiences with Krishna as his charioteer during the Maha Bharata. And you can entertain me endlessly if you know stories of Krishna’s life from Shastras and mythology.
My acquaintance with Krishna began at the airport years ago, when his devotees gave me a flower and smiles. (:
I had no clue until George Harrison cleared things up for me. … Continue Reading
How do you do Zazen seated meditation correctly?
Seated Meditation Instruction: Here’s a cute short video on how you do Zazen, or seated meditation, correctly. The presenter, Patrick of Yoga Garden, gives some practical advice and throws in a bit of Zen humor. Enjoy.
Meditation Program
There are several programs on the market that help you achieve deep brainwave patterns. These deeper mind states have been measured in monks who are highly experienced in Zen meditation. The trouble with most of these programs is that they … Continue Reading
Hanuman Chalisa to spiritually heal your astrology
If you are familiar with the Ramayan or when you first read it, you find Hanuman who is most famous for his example of pure devotion to Ram through his practice of Bhakti Yoga. But there’s also an important little-known side story about Hanuman. … Continue Reading
Life-transforming love offering of devotion
I’m going to the Bhakti Fest with a friend next month and it seems everything I turn to lately brings me back to my love of all things devotional. Not taking a computer or other internet with us to the festival…(-: But I will … Continue Reading
Lost City of Krishna found rising from the sea
Did you know that although archeologists have discovered Dwaraka, the mythical lost city of Krishna in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat, most of the world is oblivious even seven or so years later?
An excerpt from a rare documentary, below, highlights one of the most important archeological discoveries of our times. This find by one of India’s preeminent archeologists may change … Continue Reading
A complete cure for the normal state of unenlightenment
Truth exposed: The Four Noble Truths have often been misunderstood as a pessimistic message. But the opposite is true. The main message of The Buddha in giving these Truths is that suffering, or ‘dukkha’, can be overcome, and that there is a way to that freedom.
When Shakyamuni Buddha realized that the unenlightened did not know that their normal state was suffering compared to nirvana, why that is even so, or that there is a complete cure and how it works, he gave his teaching on the Four Noble Truths. They are … Continue Reading
Origin and teaching of the Medicine Buddha mantra
Meditating on the image of the Medicine Buddha aids you in embodying the Buddha’s healing qualities.
The Medicine Buddha Sutra teaches that Bhaisajyaguru became the Medicine Buddha when he entered into the state of samadhi and spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani for the first time. The purpose of samadhi is for the elimination of the suffering and affliction of all sentient beings.
It is said that one who venerates the Medicine Buddha deity will experience increased healing powers, and decreased physical and mental illness and suffering. Following is the … Continue Reading
Chakra rituals from tibetan tantrist buddhism
This 52-minute film (split into six shorter videos) features sacred rituals of Tibet.
Produced by Sheldon Rochlin and Mark Elliot, and narrated by Francis Huxley, the film includes rare archival footage of old Tibet. It also reveals lamas and monks performing sacred chakra rituals taught by His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
The film summarizes Tibetan history with video shorts from from the 1920′s until 1959 when Communist China overtook Tibet. The monks performing these sacred rituals of … Continue Reading
Vasishta Gufta where Shiva’s meditation continues
Listen to the Sagasrabana Mantra while watching through the pilgram’s video lens on the way to Vasishta Gufta, or Shiva’s Cave.
Travel with this home-video journalist, feeling the bumpy road as you ride with these pilgrims up the steep winding roads into the foothills of the … Continue Reading
Master Simon Borg-Olivier on Teaching and Sharing Yoga
Enjoy this teaching by Yoga Master Simon Borg-Olivier. Simon is co-author with Bianca Machliss of Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga. If you enjoy this video, read here for … Continue Reading
Teaching on chanting or japa yoga: sound as healing
Dave Stringer is an internationally recognized leader of the American kirtan movement. A faculty member of Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, Stringer teaches the relationship between chanting and the process of yoga. He studied kirtan in India, and performs and teaches it as … Continue Reading
Law of abundance: meditation to receive your abundance now
Video Preview of the BONUS Guided Meditation where energy meets creation. You are in the quantum field of possibility where you direct, accept and receive your abundance now.
This guided imagery meditation session evokes vivid scenes from … Continue Reading
Meditation to learn how to manifest what you want?
What are the closely guarded secrets of quantum meditation that show you how to manifest what you want?
If you’ve seen the films, What the Bleep Do We Know?, and The Secret, chances are you’ve looked a bit into the process they described. Maybe you’ve also heard about cosmic ordering and other courses that teach how to use quantum physics and the law of attraction. But have you used quantum meditation to tap into … Continue Reading
Dalai Lama quotations: Earth seen from outer space
From one of Dalai Lama quotes featured in the Feeds section of my Belief Net page:
One of the most powerful visions I have experienced was the first photograph of the Earth from outer space. The image of a blue planet floating in deep space, glowing like the full moon on a clear night, brought … Continue Reading
Celebrate Maha Shivaratri on Monday, February 23, 2009
The annual festival of Maha Shivratri or Great Night of Shiva is celebrated on night before and day of the new moon of the eleventh month of the Hindu Calendar. Mahashivaratri marks the night when … Continue Reading
Spiritual Buddhism: the roots of Budhist psychology explained
Buddhist doctrine was first articulated by the Buddha (ca. 563 BCE to ca. 483 BCE). The establishment of a self-conscious field of Budhist psychology as the empirical assessment of human mental activities and behavior is often … Continue Reading
Meditation Retreat: full length audio on Buddhism for beginners
Jack Kornfield teaches that there is an astonishing truth at the heart of Buddhism. It is that not only is there a way out of suffering and into a more deeply fulfilling life, but that this concept is not a … Continue Reading