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102 reasons to go veggie

Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged samadhi, spiritual path, vegan, vegetarianism on 27/04/2008 | Comments Off

102 Reasons to Go Veggie!
There were many requests from people who wanted more on why veg?
I have a few favourite websites I go to and will post things from them too by and by, but below there is a very nice article which i got off:
http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/101.html
I have reproduced it word for word… please read, get [...]

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shortcut

Posted in Knowledge digest, L.A.U.G.H., tagged enlightened, intelligent, stupid, WHO, who you are on 24/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »

SHORTCUT!!
Weekly Knowledge 204
Bad Antogast 20 May 1999 Germany

If you think you are stupid
Then…… you know who you are.
And if you know who you are……
You are enlightened!
And if you are enlightened ,
Then ……you are certainly not stupid .
If you think you are intelligent ,
Then you don’t know who you are.
And if don’t know who you are.….
Then [...]

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what is meditation

Posted in Knowledge digest, about Courses, tagged brain, de-concentration, equanimity, experience, intuition, meditation, planet influence, satsang, seer, silence, sleep on 24/04/2008 | Comments Off

WHAT IS MEDITATION ?
By Sri Sri..
Q. : What is meditation?
Sri Sri : It’s very simple. When the mind becomes free from agitation, becomes calm and serene and is at peace, meditation happens. By doing meditation, you can turn your body into a power-house by generating an inner source of energy.

Q. : What are the benefits [...]

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interesting facts under one roof

Posted in AoL..., about Courses on 22/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Breathing is the first act of life. Within breathing is the secret of life,”
Interesting facts about the Art of Living course:

AOL is part of the training for NASA astronauts.
It is included in the curriculum in eight German universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology among others.
It is part of the training for Miss India [...]

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what is the truth

Posted in Knowledge digest, L.A.U.G.H. on 18/04/2008 | Comments Off

Question: Guruji can I ask you a simple question? What is the truth?
Guruji: (Laughter!!) Can I give you a simple answer to that? That, which is not false, is the truth. And what is false? That, which is affected by time and space. There has been this absolutely mind boggling definition given by the [...]

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this? OR that??

Posted in Knowledge digest, L.A.U.G.H. on 18/04/2008 | Comments Off

Q: Which is more helpful for spiritual growth – to spend more time with the Master or to do more practices?
Sri Sri: It’s only the intellect that brings separation. Otherwise there is no separation. Air is everywhere. But when you observe your breath – then that breathing in is joyful. In the same [...]

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criticism

Posted in Knowledge digest, from the Heart, tagged action, criticism, flaw, play on 15/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »

Criticism
Someone had asked me how to stay enthusiastic while doing things when many people or the people you care about criticize you often… Here is what i had written to that person
Firstly, know that when you are criticized, it means you are doing something. If you are just sitting around doing nothing, no one [...]

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perfection is normal !

Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged action, expression, feeling, inner peace, perfection, silence, speech on 14/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »

Perfection is normal !
His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar
The desire for perfection is very normal, because perfection is normal. Perfection is not extraordinary, it is ordinary. And you have it, actually.

Three levels of perfection can be achieved: perfection in action; perfection in expression, or words; and perfection in feeling. Some are very good in action, they [...]

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