Any Guru Will Do
Any Guru Will Do

Author: Phil Brown

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2016-03-09

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0702258482

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A humorous look at a usually lofty and intimidating topic—the meaning of life—this book documents one man's uphill journey to enlightenment. Explaining the attractions (and pitfalls) of a pick-and-choose approach, the discussion covers Eastern and Western beliefs, all the while elucidating their practices through personal anecdotes. An attack of existentialism, a dogged attempt to discover God through poetry, a doomed "holiday" at a health farm, and time spent at a ritual Egyptian dance workshop are some of the instructive stories offered, complete with such odd characters as a saffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, and a Catholic priest who stops taking the author's calls.

Any Guru Will Do
Any Guru Will Do

Author: Phil Brown

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780702235429

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A humorous look at a usually lofty and intimidating topicthe meaning of lifethis book documents one man's uphill journey to enlightenment. Explaining the attractions (and pitfalls) of apick-and-choose approach, the discussion coversEastern and Western beliefs, all the while elucidating their practicesthrough personal anecdotes.An attack of existentialism, adogged attempt to discover God through poetry, a doomed "holiday" at a health farm, and time spent at a ritual Egyptian dance workshop are some of the instructive stories offered, complete withsuch odd charactersas asaffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, anda Catholic priest who stops taking the author'scalls."

Stripping the Gurus
Stripping the Gurus

Author: Geoffrey D. Falk

Publisher:

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780973620313

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"Armed with wit, insight, and truly astonishing research, Falk utterly demolishes the notion of the enlightened guru who can lead devotees to nirvana.--John Horgan, author of "Rational Mysticism."

Guru Initiation Puja Handbook
Guru Initiation Puja Handbook

Author: SWAMI RAM CHARRAN

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-04-18

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1105274942

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THIS IS A PROCEDURE OF ACCEPTING A DISCIPLE INTO THE CLAN OF TEACHERS AND GREAT MASTERS OF THE VEDIC KNOWLEDGE. THE STUDENT IS ACCEPTED BY THE TEACHER IN THIS CEREMONY SO THAT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GURUS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STUDENT DISCIPLE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A GREAT MASTER ALSO TO HELP MANY PEOPLE AND WILL BE GUIDED PROPERLY FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN THE UNIVERSE

Religion and Its Practice
Religion and Its Practice

Author: The First Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna

Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

Published:

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13:

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Sri Ramakrishna’s message was fundamentally a spiritual message to a world steeped in materialism. And who could be better equipped to interpret that message than his direct disciples who had been moulded by that Great Master into his own mould. This book comprises of articles by these great disciples of Sri Ramakrishna bringing out the true significance of religion and its practice. All those who truly thirst after religion and God will find in this book clear insights into spiritual life and practices. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.

Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy
Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy

Author: Osho

Publisher: Fivestar

Published: 2023-02-28

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13:

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Concentration is a choice. It excludes all except its object of concentration; it is a narrowing. If you are walking on the street, you will have to narrow your consciousness in order to walk. You cannot ordinarily be aware of all that is happening because if you are aware of everything that is happening you will become unfocused. So concentration is a need. Concentration of the mind is a need in order to live–to survive and exist. That is why every culture, in its own way, tries to narrow the mind of the child.

Talks, Volume 5
Talks, Volume 5

Author: Swami Paramatmananda Puri

Publisher: M A Center

Published: 2014-11-09

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 168037141X

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Since 1968, Swami Paramatmananda Puri Has Lived The Life Of A Renunciate In India, Moving There At The Age Of Nineteen. It Has Been His Good Fortune To Have Kept The Company Of Many Saints And Sages Over The Years, Culminating In His Meeting With His Guru, Mata Amritanandamayi, Amma, In 1979. As One Of Her Senior Disciples, He Was Eventually Asked To Return To The U.S. To Serve As Head Of The First Ashram In The West, And Did So From 1990 To 2001. Many Of The Residents And Visitors To The Center Have Shared That One Of The High Points In Programs Were Swami’s Talks. With Wit And Humor, He Has Synthesized East And West And Created A Forum For Spiritual Learning. Contents: Bhishma The Great, Part 2; Obstacles To Peace; Cry To Amma; The Power Of Karma; Real Vedanta; Amma’s Vedanta; Work As Worship; Purity Of Mind; Questions And Answers; Divine Love. Published By The Disciples Of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Affectionately Known As Mother, Or Amma The Hugging Saint.

swami Nirmalananda His life and teachings
swami Nirmalananda His life and teachings

Author: Swami Nirmalananda

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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This small volume is our humble tribute to the memory of the Swami Nirmalanandaji. To us and to thousands of others in the Motherland he was a teacher, father, mother, friend and more than all that, he was life and light – a ray of the Spiritual Sun that shone at Dakshineswar.Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna was the perfect embodiment of the Sanatana Dharma, the Religion Eternal. Each one of His direct disciples, while giving to the world His great message of the Harmony of all Religions, embodied in himself, a part of the highest ideal of the Master's All-sided Perfection.Sri Swami Nirmalanandaji embodied the ideal of purity, and he naturally represented the strength and fearlessness resulting' from that purity. The Gospel of Strength is what the world in general, and India in particular, needs most at this present epoch. "His Life and Teachings" have therefore a special value now, and the publishers feel confident that the readers will get the needed inspiration from the soul-stirring example and the life-giving words of this Spiritual Hero.