What is Life?
True spirituality is to realize that we are united with Him, to be friend with him, God or Life – whatever we call it. The realization is not found in big words or in the scriptures but in an inner actual experience.…
Kabir Verses – Part 4
kabir satguru mara baan, nirakhi nirakhi nij thaor ram akhilme rama raha, chet nahi aowe aur Kabir says that Satguru is aiming the arrows continuously on him. When he sees that the Self is delighting in the Self, he…
My Understandings of Christ Parables – Part 4
The verses and the commentaries below are my own reflections and understanding of the bible. Since I choose to make use of religious texts as an aid to communicate my own experience and understanding, it is just as well that…
Beauty Planted in the Soil
A verse taken from the book "Yearning of the Soul" written by Per H Wibe. The book contains many small texts and verses that he wrote during the years of his spiritual efforts. The texts and verses are the…
Kabir Verses – Part 3
Kabir says that nothing can compare to remembrance – not even yoga, rituals, vows or charity. There is no pilgrimage comparable to remembrance and no knowledge like it.
Per: All kinds of efforts; yoga, charity, vows, pilgrimages, knowledge; are all good if performed with awareness. When not settled in awareness, then one is fluctuating. Sometimes one is eager to help others, to do social work etc., but soon one realizes that this does not satisfy the soul either. Until one realises the unity with self, the loss is inevitable. Before one truly can help others, one has to help oneself, which is the greatest task in itself.
Inner Steadiness and Yearning
Inner steadiness and yearning, a constantly burning candle; no one can give us this but ourselves. It grows from within as a response to our love and hunger for truth. When realized, no one can steal it from us. It…
Why duality?
River and Ocean River the Disciple Master oh Mine, Who is dearer to me as my breath Let this river named Sridhar merge with Ocean named Self Tired am I swimming across, Pull me up towards you, I am ready. Ocean…
Experience of the Infinite
It seems not to be possible to pass on experiences of the Infinite, which is fundamental, through words alone. This is the problem of teachers in the spiritual field. Their words have been misinterpreted, and with the passage of…
Kabir Verses Part 2
It is said that Lahiri Mahasaya, who is recognized as the founder of Kriya Yoga in modern times (see “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda), was asked by his disciples about his connection to Kabir, and on their request…
My understanding of Christ Parables Part 3
The verses and the commentaries below are my own reflections and understanding of the bible. Since I choose to make use of religious texts as an aid to communicate my own experience and understanding, it is just as well that…