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by Jack Kornfield: The next three steps of the Eightfold Path have to do more with inner work of meditation than outer work of Right Livelihood and Right Speech, and so forth. The next step is called Right Effort. It’s very important in understanding...

Introduction Sri Ramana Maharishi, born Vekatraman Iyer, was a Hindu sage. He was born in a Tamil speaking Brahmin family in Thiruchuzhi, Tamil Nadu. After having attained liberation at the age of 16, he left home for Arunachala, a mountain considered...

March 2016 By Pradeep Krishnan Enlightenment requires one to give up all struggles and sadhanas to attain it, says Sri Bagavath Singh, a former lawyer from Tiruchendur in a coversation with Pradeep Krishnan The 95-year-old Theni Swami, guru to Shri...

To Live is to Die (ride the snake) - Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia "Do not seek to follow the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings...

I recently received an email from a longtime reader and friend with some questions about another spiritual teacher and his teachings. I’ll leave the details and the teacher’s identity aside for now, as they really aren’t relevant, but I want to...