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Renunciation

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:11:04 +0000

Thinking more on the renunciation of selfish motive and private goal… this is one of the primary reasons I never really considered parenthood. Granted, there is still time to change my mind, but I don’t see it in my cards. Sometimes, though, I wonder about my desire for children in my life. In many ways, I believe it is harder to put aside selfish motives for the children of another. However, I am learning how good it is for me. I don’t feel as though I’m renouncing anything; I feel like I’m finding something else. I often feel the desire to be selfish… feeling annoyance, resentment, and a complete lack of willingness. However, I’m able to push past this. As soon as I do, I feel my personal agenda slip away. I’m not sure if this would qualify as renunciation, but it’s certainly wonderful in terms of self growth.

Yogananda and Gandhi

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:13:02 +0000

Every time I read Autobiography of a Yogi, something new strikes me. This time, it was the visit between Yogananda and Gandhi. Yogananda explained that saints like Gandhi have made not only tangible material sacrifices, but the even more difficult renunciation of selfish motive and private goal, merging all of themselves into the stream of humanity as a whole.

Yogananda’s guru Sri Yukteswar had poked fun (gently) at the concept of renunciation. A beggar cannot renounce wealth. If a man has a business that fails and a wife who leaves him, he cannot decide to renounce everything for the life of a seeker because there is nothing for him to give up. In case such as this, it was wealth and love that renounced the man.

Osho Link

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:02:21 +0000

http://www.oshophotos.com/

The Philosophy of Osho

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:09:11 +0000

According to Osho, there is nothing more valuable or precious in this world than love, meditation and laughter. Enlightenment the normal state in which a human being lives. It is because of being bounded in the emotional ties that he fails to recognize this state. Meditation is not something that needs to be taught, it is the state of just being.

http://www.iloveindia.com/spirituality/gurus/osho.html

http://www.osho.com/

Indian Gurus

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:02:02 +0000

Given my interest in Indian gurus, this is a fascinating and informative web site: http://www.iloveindia.com/spirituality/gurus/index.html

The Guru

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:19:51 +0000

How interesting… with all of my writings/interest in gurus recently, this should just happen to fall into my inbox this morning:

In Sanskrit, the word Guru comes from the verb root gri, meaning “to invoke” or “to praise.” Guru is also an adjective, and can mean heavy, serious, or venerable. When put together, Guru translates to “heavy one.” There may also be a connection to the root “gur” which means “to lift up.” The Guru Gita, or “song of the spiritual teacher” is found in a collection of mantras called the Markandeeya Purana.

In the context of this work, the root gu means “darkness” and ru means “removal.” A guru is a teacher who has attained enlightenment and has the ability to pass on this wisdom to others, removing the darkness and shining the light of understanding. Besides a teacher type of guru, there is also an inner guru, the higher self that listens, our inner wisdom and intuition. According to the Vedas, this inner guru is the most important source of knowledge. In modern times, we have learned that guru translates to “Gee-You-Are-You.”

http://www.whatsyourdosha.com/

Mahavatar Babaji

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:33:16 +0000

Mahavatar Babaji was the guru of Lahiri Mahasaya. His name means “Great Avatar” and “Revered Father”. Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya that he was his Guru from the past, then initiated him into Kriya Yoga, and instructed Lahiri to initiate others. Lahiri wanted to remain with Mahavatar Babaji, who told him instead that he must return to the world to teach Kriya Yoga, and that “Kriya Yoga sadhana would spread through the people of the world through his (Lahiri’s) presence in the world.”

Lahiri Mahasaya

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:41:08 +0000

Lahiri Mahasaya was the guru of Sri Yukteswar, and became well-known in the west through Paramahansa Yogananda. Mahasaya was chosen by Mahavatar Babaji to reintroduce the lost practice of Kriya Yoga to the world. A sincere spiritual seeker who follows the path of Kriya Yoga with love and devotion and a desire for spiritual growth can attain Self-realization — even within one lifetime. It is derived primarily from:

Karma Yoga — detachment from the fruits of actions in the world, and more importantly, from the inner activity of the mind
Jnana Yoga — a disciplined intellect acquires spiritual knowledge, and this wisdom creates freedom through detachment from the fruits of actions
Bhakti Yoga — unconditional love is awakened by gratitude and by the joy arising from the oneness with all creation, which is cosmic consciousness

http://www.kriya.org/
http://lahirimahasaya.in/

Sri Yukteswar

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:59:56 +0000

Sri Yukteswar, the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda. He wrote a book entitled “The Holy Science”, which was a comparison of the similarities between Christianity and Hinduism. His views were quite similar to Swami Vivekananda, “to show as clearly as possible that there is an essential unity in all religions; that there is difference in the truths inculcated by the various faiths; that there is but one method by which the world, both external and internal, has evolved; and that there is but one God…”