Reflection

The Sanskrit word Sankalpa helps us understand how conscious desire serves as the underlying structure for the manifestation of one's intention.

Meditation is the progressive quieting of the mind until it reaches its source in thought, the realm of pure consciousness. Today many people recognize that the most fundamental level of nature is what mathematicians and physicists call discontinuity.

AROUND THE WORLD people yearn to find peace and give solace to the suffering and bereaved. Once again the clash of polarised enemies clamours for attention.

Al-Qaeda takes pride in this heinous and sordid crime, while Western nations seek to bring the terrorists to justice. Yet it would be naive to take the simple way out and call this an example of pure evil and depravity.

Let us celebrate the wisdom of traditional cultures and move sensitively towards the continual renewal of the human spirit.

MY MOTHER USED to tell me a Jain story when I was a child. Adam was lost in the jungle where he encountered two wild elephants.  They began to chase him.  In order to escape from these frightening beasts Adam climbed a tall tree nearby but the elephants were not to let him go so easily; they curled their trunks around the tree and began to shake it furiously.

Music is pure magic. It is a wonderful gift to humanity. When Satish Kumar asked me to guest-edit the special Music and Meaning feature in this issue of Resurgence I was delighted, as it gave me the opportunity to reflect once again on that most profound question, What actually is music?

Recognize the diversity within yourself and you will begin to see it in others.

MANY SPIRITUAL WRITERS have observed, “When you meet another person, you are encountering something in yourself.” It’s easy to say a simple, subtle thing like that and pass it by. Treat it as a truism and don’t do anything about it. But maybe this ancient idea is more important and has more wisdom than we think.

Today, decide that you will look beyond you will look beyond your own point of view. Say to someone, “tell me more about how you see things.” It’s easy to find a time to do that- just wait until you think you have the most important thing to say, then stop and let someone else speak instead. The soul takes all points of view, and the more you imitate that habit, the more spiritual your life will become.

We all long for Peace, Happiness, Health and love. Even though there are conflicts around the world affecting peace in the outside world, our inner peace is affected our internal struggle. We all experience peace from time to time, but it does not last long and find ourself in internal struggles. What are the roots of these internal struggles?

Every culture has evolved its own Mythology defining its character and offering a way to understand the world. Mythology illuminates creation, god, nature of the world, nature of humans. The themes in great myths are universal. Myths from different cultures have striking similarities.

Our life doesn't always unfold as per our plans. There are always some unknown events that show up in our life and throws our life into chaos. What I mean by chaos is when these events show up in our life, we are under pressure/tension, we are scattered, we don't know what to do, what choices to make, don't know how these events would turnout.