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In the world but not of the world
I must have probably written about this topic before but I came across 2 photos on the internet that made me want to write on this topic before. There are also people who keep asking me how can I be both fulfilling responsibilities expected of a normal human being (playing out my roles of being…
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Bhakti Yoga
This is the third path to enlightenment, besides Gyana Yoga and Karma Yoga. This is the path via Bhakti, which means through prayers and devotion. Not ordinary prayers, not ordinary devotion. But complete surrender. Complete devotion. To the Self, to the Truth, to the Universe, to Krishna- whatever pleases you. Many people pray everyday, but…
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The 3 Paths to Enlightenment
There are 3 paths to spiritual enlightenment- gyan yoga, karma yoga, and bhakti yoga. Gyan yoga is enlightenment through knowledge. Knowledge of what is real and what is not, what is true and what is untrue. It’s not as complicated because everything is unreal and untrue except awareness which you already are. But the trick…
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Spiritually Sensible Movies
There are many movies that pretend to be spiritual but end up misguiding people. I wanted to make a collection here of movies that can lead to spiritual understanding to the prepared mind. These are also free and available on Youtube. Remember, these movies have spiritual importance and are not necessarily “good” “feel good” “inspirational”…
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Tiny Pale Blue Dot
Hi family, I just made a YouTube video inspired by a book I read for my daughter. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACyEZrus0oY This reminded me of the speech by Carl Sagan that I had read about many years ago. You can watch Carl Sagan’s speech here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g When you think about things in…
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Life-changing wisdom
Read them before it’s too late I recently read this story of an old man. When he has young, he prayed to God asking for the power to change the world. He wanted to change the world for the better, wanted to make a positive difference in the world, and wanted to be remembered as…
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Troubled by Your Past?
Ok I get it. You’re troubled by your past. Ok, your past really left some bad scars on you. I’ve told you earlier that it really doesn’t matter. I told you to think about what you are in your deep sleep. Does past really exist? Are you troubled in your deep sleep? Today, I’ll give…
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Schrodinger’s Cat
In your spiritual path, you’ll reach a point where you realize that you are nothing more than a character on the stage. Many people believe that they “got it” when they reach this phase. They think they have understood. Their spiritual ego swells with pride. But that’s not it.
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The Book of the Dead
The Tibetan Book of The Dead- also known as Bardo Thodol- is an important book for us all to read because it makes you think about death, and prepare you to face it with calm and composure when the time comes. However, the most important part of the book is in the Introduction under the…
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About the Movie “My Dinner with Andre”
Have you watched the movie “My Dinner with Andre”? I like the movie because it gives a good example of what epiphanies look like. Not enlightenment but the very first step of the journey. When Andre says “ Yeah, well, most…most people I met thought there was something wrong with me. They didn’t say that…
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What you can learn from Buddhism?
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What did Buddha achieve?
Buddha achieved Enlightenment. But what did Buddha achieve from achieving Enlightenment? Buddha has answered this question himself. He declared, “Truly, I attained nothing from Enlightenment”. What does that mean?
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Good Dream or Bad Dream
If you’re dreaming, does it even matter what you’re dreaming? The contents of the dream don’t matter. It feels like it matters a lot, of course, as long as you’re in the dream. For you, everything matters: Who will win the election? How much will the price of bitcoin be next year? All matters to…
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Does Karma exist?
Is there Karma? Of course, there is Karma! Karma is based on deeds. And affects the doer accordingly. But..
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Who are you when you are asleep?
When you are in deep sleep, Are you male or female? Are you rich or poor? Are you happy or sad? Are you successful or failure? Are you beautiful or ugly? Where do the dualities and dichotomies exist? If they exist and unexist Are they real? If they could disappear in your sleep, Do they…
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Who is a good teacher?
A good teacher is one whose goal is to make himself unnecessary. If you always need the teacher, that’s a bad teacher. If you always need the driving instructor to be in the car, that’s a bad driving instructor. The goal of a teacher should always be to make himself unnecessary, redundant. A true teacher…
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Who are you?
You are the present, you are the moment, you are the awareness. In fact, you are the one who is aware of awareness. Who are you? That’s the only koan you ever need.
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Story Series: Story 5
All stories are unreal. Even real stories are unreal. His new name was Shyam and it was a misnomer. He is white, and he is not enlightened. Apparently, he picked this new name after he joined a Hare Krishna movement or something and became a tourist to India for a couple of weeks. He felt…
Bishal Gyawali 