When I was a young boy we lived in a suburb of Sydney that had recently been all bushland. Behind our house and the houses of my friends was a …
When I was a young boy we lived in a suburb of Sydney that had recently been all bushland. Behind our house and the houses of my friends was a …
Question: In beginning of the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna says he is telling this knowledge to Arjuna as disciplic succession is broken. Why is Arjuna’s name not included in the disciplic succession? …
A disciplic succession or parampara is an unbroken chain of enlightened spiritual masters which originates with God Himself. Such a chain enables spiritual knowledge to be passed down and protected …
St. John of the Cross [San Juan de la Cruz] was born in 1542 at Fontiveros, near Avila, in the Kingdom of Castile in Spain. His father died in 1545, …
Question: I am wondering if you have any teachings about how to control the mind and also letting go of material attachments? Answer: There is no quick fix for controlling the …
Reincarnation refers to the taking on of a new material body after one’s present body has died. (Carnal: flesh and blood). The doctrine of reincarnation is taught in great detail …
There was once a very beautiful young girl named Angela. She was very fit – she ate well and regularly did her hatha asanas. Her skin was radiant and her …
The basis of all spiritual practice is the understanding that I am not the body but the spiritual being or soul who dwells within the material body. Unfortunately, it is …
On the night of January 2, 1995, Gladys McNally, an 82 year-old widow, was shot dead in a crowded restaurant. Just prior to the shooting, thirty-three witnesses saw and heard …
Saint Francis [1181-1226] was born in Assisi, Italy. His father was a wealthy cloth merchant. While his father was in France on business, Francis’ mother had him baptized and named …