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Your own enlightenment.

“Siddhartha Gautama studied with two primary Gurus on his quest towards Nirvana. Arada Kalama taught him Akimcanya Ayatana, “The experience of nothingness”. Udraka Ramaputra…

The unbounded Self in Yoga

“Life is uncertain, change causes fear, and latent impressions bring pain–all is indeed suffering to one who has developed discrimination. But the suffering yet…

Work without expectation

It is not those who lack energy or refrain from action, but those who work without expectation of reward who attain the goal of…

Blessed are the meek

Blessed are the meek “When power is gentle, it has a beauty; then it is nothing but the power of love. In other words…

Limitations of the senses

Even a wise man acts within the limitations of his own nature…The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to…

O Vanamali!

O Vanamali! Wilt Thou dance with me? Wilt Thou walk beside me on the shore of Infinity? Wilt Thou partner me in the dance…

O sabor da sopa

“Embora a vida inteira tenha se associado a um homem sábio, ele não compreende a Verdade mais do que uma colher experimenta o sabor…

The top 5 teachings of Krishna

+ nishkAma-svadharmAcaraNaM: Doing one’s duty without any attachment to either the fruits thereof or to the act itself in terms of doership. + advaita-bhAvanA-sahita…

We are that Infinite

“Life is but a playground, however gross the play may be. However we may receive blows, and however knocked about we may be, the…

Ever Joyful

He who knows that all things are his mind, That all with which he meets are friendly, Is ever joyful. ~ Hundred Thousand Songs…

Simples Mestre Tokuda

Sexta-feira tive a alegria e a sorte de conhecer o Mestre Tokuda, do Soto Zen do Japão – fundador do primeiro templo zen da…

Manual do Guerreiro da Luz

Três textos curtos do Manual do Guerreiro da Luz (Paulo Coelho, ed. Objetiva, 1997): “O Guerreiro da Luz conhece a importância da intuição. No…

Maha Shivaratri

Om Namah Shivaya Hoje é o dia de Maha Shivaratri, “a grande noite de Shiva“. A noite mais sagrada do ano para aqueles que…

Perseverance, in Tirukural

Never say in weakness, “This task is too difficult.” Perseverance will confer the ability to accomplish it. (611) Beware of leaving any work undone,…