Welcome dear visitor. There is only one power that wants to be shared fully, freely and unconditionally, and love is still a good name for it. Love is the ever expanding power of creation in all of us, whether we accept it or not. Since love is therefore a very elementary and universal way of [...]
Mental service to God – a key to enjoy bliss
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Jan 082012
This article is shared by SP Sharma Since my retirement in November 2006 almost five years have passed. For the last 2-3 years I have been sitting in the mornings in the office of the Pensioner’s Welfare Association, where I have no work and hardly any one comes. In between for about a year I [...]
Why Wait to Give?
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Dec 192011
It is the Season of Goodwill and people are bending over backwards to be nice and generous. I believe the ones who benefit the most from people’s “generosity” and “kindness” are businesses who make massive profits. As I see it, if you want to show your love and appreciation for people, why wait for a [...]
Putting My House in Order
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Dec 062011
In the UK, the House of Commons is the lower house of parliament where MPs (members of parliament) meet to pass new laws and debate and discuss political matters; and the House of Lords is the upper house of parliament where Lords meet to do the same. Members of the House of Commons are elected [...]
Dec 022011
When my mother told me a male friend was coming round to keep her company, I couldn’t resist teasing her. “Have fun, but don’t do what I wouldn’t do!” I said. “What’s that then?” mum chuckled. “I know what you old folks are like when you get together. Actually, you might be thinking of doing [...]
Time, the Great Healer
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Sep 212011
The wonderful thing about having money is it buys me lots of time. When I’m not feeling well: I have time to make an appointment to see my doctor, healer or therapist, I have time to visit my doctor, healer or therapist, I have time to get to the pharmacist to buy my medication, I [...]
Is God-realization the result of practice?
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Sep 042011
This article is shared by SP Sharma Yes and No. Both answers are correct, because there are two types of devotion: (1) the developmental stage of a devotee, in which devotion is developed through three practices mentioned below and (2) perfect devotion to God or love God unconditionally. While practicing devotion one may seek some [...]
Allergic Reactions
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Jul 182011
I caught part of a TV documentary yesterday where they were discussing various allergies. One expert said the reason why people suffer from hay fever is because they are allergic to grass. Another woman, whose son is allergic to nuts, said she has to scrutinise everything she buys to ensure there are no nuts. Even [...]
Developing Gratefulness and Forgiveness
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Jul 082011
This article is shared by SP Sharma It is quite common to say: ‘Thank you’, without feeling grateful, a number of times during the day. Similarly the word ‘Sorry’ is used without feeling repentant. The real situation is that we avoid the person who is doing us a favour in order not to feel small [...]
Secret of Eternal Youth? Ask Me Later!
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Jun 302011
“Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! I get words all day through; First from him, now from you! Is that all you blighters can do? Don’t talk of stars burning above; If you’re in love, Show me! Tell me no dreams Filled with desire. If you’re on fire, Show me! Here we are together [...]
Going Straight to the Top
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Jun 252011
I’ve always believed in cutting out the “middle man” appearing as teachers, gurus, messiahs and masters and going straight to the Source, the God Presence in me. Here’s an example of my belief in every day life. Two weeks ago when I did my mother’s shopping, I bought a handwash which the supermarket was selling [...]
You Are My Heartbeat
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Jun 252011
This article is shared by SP Sharma An old man was traveling sleeper class on a train, going on a pilgrimage. In the morning a young man asked his other co-passengers if someone had lost his purse. The old man claimed it. The young man asked: what are the contents of the purse? The old [...]
Is God a Mathematician?
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Jun 232011
With Truth, there is no compromise. In other words, something is either true or false, there is no in between. 2 + 2 = 4 – True 2 + 2 = 4.01 – False Another way to put it is: Truth is like a magnet that only picks up or attracts things that are magnetic [...]
Non-Interference
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Jun 202011
In the science fiction TV series Star Trek, Starfleet explorers from the Federation of Planets have a guiding principle they live by called the Prime Directive which prevents them from interfering with the development of other worlds and species. In other words, they don’t get involved with local politics. I believe one reason why the [...]
Jun 022011
This article is shared by SP Sharma In a scripture called Srimad Bhagwat we come across a story of Ajamil, the great sinner who got redemption after witnessing his brief death and then surviving for another year. The story goes like this: Ajamil was very pious and a learned scholar in his youth. While collecting [...]
How Big Is the Universe?
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May 212011
This article is shared by SP Sharma Our mind is bound by limits, hence it is restless but curious too. It may ponder such questions as: How big is the universe, and if it can be sized what is beyond it? No wonder that the mind which has no physical identity and whose location in [...]
Acknowledging My Infinite Guides
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Feb 192011
While I was talking a walk by the canal, I noticed a man riding on his bicycle while instructing two girls rowing in a boat. As he had a higher vantage point than the two girls, he could guide them safely. He even reminded them when to look back. Since this man is not always [...]
Freedom Only Knows How to Be Free
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Feb 042011
As I was walking by this particular park whose gates were now closed, I noticed several guys were trying to get into the park by leaping over the fence. I was reminded of a time when I almost got stuck in that same park. It was summer and I was taking a walk with a [...]
what I do for a living
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Apr 302010
The other day I realised that if there’s anything I may have learned so far on the path of spirituality it’s that not Spirit but ego is running the show. That brought me down to earth with a bump, but it’s okay. It comes with the territory of living a dream. Reality doesn’t have to [...]
Feb 182010
6″: Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: “7″: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) “8″: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians [...]
Cause and Effect
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Feb 172010
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46: 1 Where there is a cause, there is always an effect. I have observed that at any moment I am either being the cause and in control of my life experiences or I am being the effect and at the whim [...]
What is Surrender?
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Feb 052010
“In God’s eyes nothing is large or small. Were it not for His perfect nicety in constructing the tiny atom, could the skies wear the proud structures of Vega, Acturus? Distinctions of “important” and “unimportant” are surely unknown to the Lord, lest, for want of a pin, the cosmos collapse!” Autobiography of a Yogi by [...]
being peace
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Nov 072009
Mind is the director, the actor, and the stage of everything that seems to happen. The whole physical universe is purely mental. In reality nothing ever happens. Reality is total, perfect, undivided, and changeless. The body does appear to have a brain, but it’s not the brain that does the thinking. Space and time, matter [...]
This short story is shared by Brian Joseph It was Christmas Eve and James was home from college. He had just finished helping his mother clear the supper table and was talking about his plans for the coming summer after he graduated. His fourteen year old sister entered the kitchen. ” Are you guys ready? [...]
Following My Natural Rhythm – Aum
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Aug 122009
Girl, close your eyes Let that rhythm get into you Don’t try to tight it There ain’t nothin’ that you can do Relax your mind Lay back and groove with mine You got to feel that heat And we can ride the boogie Share that beat of love Rock with You, Michael Jackson In the [...]
My Holy Communion with Michael Jackson
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Jun 292009
I believe in the importance of being true to myself in every moment by doing what I love. How is it possible to continuously do what you love when there are things you sometimes have to do that you don’t particularly enjoy? Easy, just think about what you love. For instance, I recently attended my [...]
Comedy Sketch
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Jun 172009
I have observed life provides limitless opportunities for fun and laughter, sometimes in the most unlikely places. The other day I accompanied my mother to the hospital. At the waiting room, my mother chose where she wanted to sit and I sat next to her. There was an elderly lady sitting to my right. After [...]
Stake Your Claim
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May 092009
I believe the Universe is rather like an insurance policy. Insurance companies agree to cover policy holders in times of crisis. However, it’s up to the policy holders to not only claim what they are entitled to but to prove their entitlement. Don’t expect the insurance company to do it for you. In the same [...]
On Being Psychic
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Apr 272009
When a friend and I got on the bus she looked at her watch and muttered a few times, “I’m going to be late!” As we were chatting she relaxed and stopped fretting. At one stop I noticed the driver was taking longer than usual to leave. I realised a passenger had tried to open [...]
Apr 212009
This article is shared by Marsha Jordan How does being a Christian affect the minute details of your daily life? Do we put in “pew time” on Sundays but live pretty much the same way everyone else does the rest of the week? Or do we live lives of excellence at all times? Aristotle said, [...]
The Price of Harmony
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Apr 162009
Mystics have shared their visions of a world where humans and animals live together in perfect harmony, but methinks there is a huge price to pay for this reality. As I was walking through a park I noticed this pigeon taking his evening constitutional ahead of me. As the pigeon was taking his time, I [...]