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Religion vs. Spirituality – Know the clear cut difference between the two

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Religion vs. Spirituality – Know the clear cut difference between the two By Dr. Froylan Alvarado Guemez Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Of the Jesuit order. Born in Orcines, on May 1, 1881 and died in New York on April 10, 1995. It was the French theologian, philosopher and paleontologist who built an integrated vision of science and mysticism with his thought; of the evolution of spirit and thought. ▪ Religion is not just one, there are hundreds. ▪ Spirituality is one. ▪ Religion is for those who sleep. ▪ Spirituality…

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Who is Shri Mataji? – Experiences of Sahaja Yogi Gregoire de Kalbermarten

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Who is Shri Mataji? – Experiences of Sahaja Yogi Gregoire de Kalbermarten I remember a fine morning of August 1975, sitting in a suburban train between Hurst Green and London. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was sitting in front of me. I had spent some very intriguing and mind boggling moments in her house, the day before, having felt levels of consciousness whose bliss it is impossible to describe. I was fairly puzzled and asked quite simply: “Shri Mataji, who are you?” She responded something like: “open your hands, close your…

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HEY MOR CHITTO – A Prophesy made by Rabindranath Tagore

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HEY MOR CHITTO – A Prophesy made by Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was a visionary. In one of his songs “Hey mor chitto” he has prophesized the coming of “The Mother on the shores of Bharat”. His description exactly matches the picture of what happened at Ganpatipule , where for a number of years H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi held International Seminars of Sahaja Yogis from late 1980s to early 2000s. As said by Shri mataji herself at different occassions – excerpt from sahajayogamumbai.org “I had a special purpose in…

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What is it that keeps people worldwide from committing crimes?

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What is it that keeps people worldwide from committing crimes? Would you like it – if you see that your colleague, who is a below average performer, lackadaisical, dishonest…gets promoted and given the same salary as other hard working employees, same facilities as all the other really deserving candidates? No I guess. When you go against your own colleague and even your boss for letting the non-deserving candidate enjoy the benefits – how do you think that God is maintaining this vast Universe with several billion creatures? Don’t you think…

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MAHASAPTAMI – The 7th day of Navaratri

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MAHASAPTAMI – The 7th day of Navaratri It is the day when the Verses from “Devi Atharva Sheersha” from “Durga Saptashati” is to be recited. Here the Mahadevi….. the Great Goddess answers the question put to Her by the Devas as to who She is. “I am the form of Brahma” “I am joy and beyond the joy” “I am knowledge and beyond the knowledge” “I am the Brahma that everyone should know and also the illusion” “I am the Vedas and beyond the Vedas” “I am the pure knowledge and…

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MahaAshtami – The 8th Day of Navaratri

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MahaAshtami…the 8th Day of Navaratri! After the demon Shumbha was killed by the Devi, all Gods led by Indra & Agni praised thus the Devi…. 🌷You are the One who removes the grief of all those who surrender to You 🌷You look after the Universe and are the Goddess of moving and non-moving things 🌷You are the Mother Earth and You alone are the support of the world 🌷You are the Shakti Vaishnavi (power of Shri Vishnu) of unending strength 🌷You are the primordial seed of the universe, the supreme…

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The Ideal Durga Puja

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The Ideal Durga Puja I am really amazed at the expensive affair that Bengalis make out of Durga Puja! If they can raise so much money locality wise, then why not make good use of it! Where is the point of making an idol worth over lakhs only to immerse it after 6 days!? It really does not suit a state that is poverty stricken – where people literally live hand to mouth! If so much funds get raised then why not invest it in something that is more lasting…

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Lack of discretion is the root of all troubles!

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DISCRETION …. Need of our times Today, all the problems of human beings … be they physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, psychological, social , religious, environmental, are due to one common factor…. Lack of discretion…. which makes them vulnerable to accept all that is easy and not demanding, allowing themselves to be hypnotised by ideas and teachings of those who want to sway them to their own line of thinking, which comes either out of their malignant vested interests or out of their sheer ignorance. So long as human beings will…

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THE ENEMIES WITHIN

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THE ENEMIES WITHIN All the scriptures of the World Religions have talked of “enemies within”. Unless and until they are faced, acknowledged and annihilated, human beings cannot ascend in their consciousness. They remain hidden within us like snakes in a hole and can erupt anytime without a warning. Those with a desire to transform themselves have to make a conscious effort to overcome them through strict vigilance and inner honesty. Only when one is able to conquer these evil tendencies within us, that our true ascent starts. Till then it…

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How to identify a GENUINE GURU?

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WHO IS A GENUINE GURU ? HOW TO IDENTIFY ONE FROM A PLETHORA OF FAKE & FALSE ONES ABOUNDING EVERYWHERE. At the rate the false gurus, the so called “yoga experts”, the Godmen with large followings are getting exposed nowadays, it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince those who don’t show much discretion, that you cannot put everything in one common basket. They should understand that just as there are real flowers, you can get also thousands of plastic ones with different hues and sizes trying to pass off as…

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