Archive for November, 2017

The meditation exercise that Rudi (Swami Rudrananda) bequeathed to those who are sincere about spiritual practice opens areas inside them that bring balance, harmony, an open heart, and a quiet mind, and gives one the strength to learn from the real guru, that being life in all its dimensions. A human being is a point in a triangle that connects the outer world and its karmic demands with Higher Creative Energy in the Universe. The moment he or she is ...

Ask yourself, “Who am I?” Ramana Maharshi told his disciples, “and the masks you hide behind will disappear.” When I ask myself, “Am I a man?” The answer is, “Yes, but only for a short time.” “Am I white, American, and do I live in New York?” – more masks that need to be peeled away. As I remove these masks and look at my naked self, I’m aware that I’ve hidden my true identity: not a man or a ...