Early Life & Self Realization of Prophet Mohammed

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Early Life & Self Realization of Prophet Mohammed There are a number of legends about the early life of Mohammed, founder of the religion of Islam. It is said that just before Mohammed’s birth his father, Abdulah, dreamt of his unborn son. He saw growing from his child’s back a tree, which climbed upward, and reaching its full height emitted a light that spread around the world. Most Muslims interpret the dream and its imagery symbolically. The tree would of course represent the religion of Islam, supported by Mohammed. The…

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Probably I wasn’t a good enough teacher!

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Probably I wasn’t a good enough teacher! I am relating an incident while I was a Soft Skills Trainer at Arena Animation Academy, Barasat. My job was to encourage the students to improve their spoken English skills and teach them some Personality Development tips and tricks. Because there was no examination for these classes and it was just a value addition class, maximum students used to bunk my classes. Whenever I caught the ones who used to absent – they had some clichéd excuse for not attending the classes! I…

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Prayer to Shrī Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha

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Prayer to Shrī Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha Aum twameva sākshāt Shrī Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah O Divine Mother, You are verily Shri Buddha. Salutations to You! Buddham sharanam gachhāmi I surrender myself to my Self-realisation and to all those who are realised souls (Buddhas) Dhammam sharanam gachhāmi I surrender myself to dharma, to the innate religion that is Vishwa Nirmala Dharma Saṅgham sharanam gachhāmi I surrender myself to collectivity and to the collective community of realised souls Shrī Ādi Shaktyai Nirmalā Mātaram…

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Lives of Women – Various Permutations & Combinations

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Lives of Women – Various Permutations & Combinations A girl child is conceived and any one of the following can happen to her: Aborted after Sex Determination Test (SDT) so as to avoid giving dowry or waste money on her education, food and clothing …only for her to grow, get married and serve someone else’s family. Unfortunately there are many in 3rd world countries who think that girl child is a liability and find ways to abort her in the womb. Takes birth in a sensible family that does not…

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What Happens After Death – An Extract From The Garuda Purana

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What Happens After Death – An Extract From The Garuda Purana What is death ? Is there life after death ? Is death painful? What happens after death ? How does rebirth happen ? Where do we go after death ? These kind of questions related to the most feared event that ends our life always fill our mind, especially when any of our near or dear ones die. We feel that suddenly the relationship has broken abruptly and wish there could be a connection again. In this quest, our…

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Religion vs. Spirituality – Know the clear cut difference between the two

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Religion vs. Spirituality – Know the clear cut difference between the two By Dr. Froylan Alvarado Guemez Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Of the Jesuit order. Born in Orcines, on May 1, 1881 and died in New York on April 10, 1995. It was the French theologian, philosopher and paleontologist who built an integrated vision of science and mysticism with his thought; of the evolution of spirit and thought. ▪ Religion is not just one, there are hundreds. ▪ Spirituality is one. ▪ Religion is for those who sleep. ▪ Spirituality…

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Who is Shri Mataji? – Experiences of Sahaja Yogi Gregoire de Kalbermarten

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Who is Shri Mataji? – Experiences of Sahaja Yogi Gregoire de Kalbermarten I remember a fine morning of August 1975, sitting in a suburban train between Hurst Green and London. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was sitting in front of me. I had spent some very intriguing and mind boggling moments in her house, the day before, having felt levels of consciousness whose bliss it is impossible to describe. I was fairly puzzled and asked quite simply: “Shri Mataji, who are you?” She responded something like: “open your hands, close your…

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HEY MOR CHITTO – A Prophesy made by Rabindranath Tagore

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HEY MOR CHITTO – A Prophesy made by Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was a visionary. In one of his songs “Hey mor chitto” he has prophesized the coming of “The Mother on the shores of Bharat”. His description exactly matches the picture of what happened at Ganpatipule , where for a number of years H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi held International Seminars of Sahaja Yogis from late 1980s to early 2000s. As said by Shri mataji herself at different occassions – excerpt from sahajayogamumbai.org “I had a special purpose in…

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The six enemies of the soul & how to deal with them

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The six enemies of the soul & how to deal with them According to Shri Mataji and the ancient texts, principally there are six enemies of the soul. These enemies act through our ego and superego and particularly affect the Void, blocking our ascent. To defeat them we have to achieve self-mastery, develop our guru principle and through regular meditation establish ourselves in the Spirit. Aum twameva sākshāt Shri Nishkāmā sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah Shri Mataji, by Your grace, please make us desireless. Please…

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The Woman of the Apocalypse

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The Woman of the Apocalypse The Woman of the Apocalypse (or Woman clothed in the Sun) is a figure from Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation (written c. AD 95). In this narrative the woman gives birth to a male child that is attacked by the Dragon identified as the Devil and Satan. When the child is taken to heaven, the woman flees into the wilderness leading to “War in Heaven” in which the angels cast out the Dragon. The Dragon attacks the woman, who is given wings to…

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