Archive for October, 2009
Spirituality, Equality Among Elitists
I was reading articles and blogs today about the 350 organization and the International Day of Climate Action (Blackinkproject, Husky Soul, je vais ou?, Green Drinks Singapore, 350now’s blog, ecosociety, Art Action Union, Live What You Believe). I was encouraged by the displays of creativity and organizational skill needed to pull off last Saturday’s events. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The student vs. the entourage
Every student of a Spiritual Teacher wants to be part of the entourage of that Teacher. This is the crux of the problem of longing to belong. In every student’s longing to be cherished by their Teacher and become part of the entourage of the Teacher are the seeds of the spiritual corruption of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Shifting from Religious to Spiritual, the Need for Spiritual Teachers
Humanity needs to shift its perception of itself and how it relates to the world it lives in on all levels. This tremendous shift requires a change in core beliefs. This shift can best be described as a change from religious to spiritual in the general way that humanity relates, shifting from believing and relating [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )How We Deepen What We Know Is True, the Second Side of the Teachings
I read about Karen Armstrong’s Charter for Compassion yesterday, along with her becoming outspoken against the traditional definitions for God. I then visited blogs that were discussing these things and decided to make this post as part of that discussion. This contribution to that discussion is from a the perspective of someone that has followed [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )The Healing of Sat Nam Rasayan combined with Kundalini Yoga
If it is true that Sat Nam Rasayan is the ‘second side’ of the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, the obvious question is what happens when these teachings are combined, and Kundalini Yoga is practiced using Sat Nam Rasayan. After I started learning Sat Nam Rasayan from Sant Guru Dev Singh I began doing my daily [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Sat Nam Rasayan is the ‘second side’ of the teachings of Yogi Bhajan
At the beginning of the Master’s Touch course in Assisi on April 21, 1997 (less than two months before Yogi Bhajan declared Sat Nam Rasayan teacher Guru Dev Singh a Sant) Yogi Bhajan refers to a ‘second side’ of the teachings: “This course reflects my second side of the teachings, which I hid for twenty-eight [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The problem with IKYTA (International Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s Association) is that it cannot produce Teachers
There is a problem with IKYTA (International Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s Association). IKYTA is supposed to be the way for a person to learn to be a Teacher in the tradition of Yogi Bhajan. It is what 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), the organization of Yogi Bhajan’s students, has endorsed as The Way to fulfill the [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009. Filed under: Comments Encouraged | Tags: global climate change, nuclear proliferation, religion, spirituality, yogi bhajan |
Spiritual problems can only be resolved with spiritual solutions. An example of this is that the recent global financial meltdown had spiritual problems like exploitation and greed as the root cause on both sides of the equation, both borrowers and lenders. Without those spiritual issues being addressed, individuals taking responsibility for their own contribution to [...]
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