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10 Signs You’re Experiencing Spiritual Love
When most people think of love, they think of the romantic kind. It’s a deep feeling of affection and passion that we experience for another person. We always want to be around them, and our hearts ache when we’re not. … Read more →
Am I a Spiritual Being Having a Human Experience?
We all have moments where we ask ourselves this question. What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? What is our purpose? These are some of the most fundamental questions we as humans keep asking, yet they remain … Read more →
Spiritual Quotes
Are you curious to learn about what spirituality is? Well, you’ve certainly come to the right place, my friend. Let’s begin with what spirituality is not. Spirituality is not religion, though a spiritual person can certainly be religious. A spiritual … Read more →
A Spiritual Attitude
Subhuti was one of the chief disciples of Buddha and he had been long wanting to propagate the teachings of his master. One morning, during Buddha’s sojourn in Jetavana, just outside his abode Gandhakutir, he prostrated before Buddha and sought … Read more →
A Spiritual Experience
How do I know if I am on the right path? How do I measure my spiritual progress? And, what is the sign of a true spiritual experience? These are the three most common questions every sincere seeker asks me … Read more →
Your Spiritual Wealth
In the legendary and epic Masanvi of Rumi, there’s a beautiful, albeit a little immodest, tale of a pauper and a miser. On a hot Arabic summer day, a frail and old beggar knocked on a rich man’s door in … Read more →
The Greatest Spiritual Quality
If you were to ask me this question: what is the greatest spiritual quality one can have? Without a moment’s hesitation, I would say compassion. Having said that, I don’t deny that sometimes you may have plausible reasons to put … Read more →
Sex and Spirituality
I receive a large number of queries from seekers who are unclear about the role of sex on the path of spirituality, they wonder if practicing celibacy is necessary for self-realization, if, abstinence is a prerequisite to attaining that transcendental … Read more →
Emotional Transformation – A Spiritual Cleansing of the Self
In the past few months, on the path of self-transformation, we have already covered the important aspects of mental transformation. I will now elucidate emotional transformation for you. My goal is to cover it in a series of articles in … Read more →
The Two Spiritual Approaches
Living in the woods is an experience divine in itself, saving disagreements with insects, mosquitoes, and rats. The wild ones start to behave like chartered socialites but the insects and mice seem to have traded in their conscience for securing … Read more →
The Clever Adulteress
In a certain village, a few thousand years ago, lived a poor man. He had a beautiful daughter whose beauty was only matched by her wisdom. She was a paragon of serenity and equipoise. The poor man also had two … Read more →
The Legend of the Goddess
“If there’s only one sadhana you could do to invoke the Goddess of opulence, it would be the one of Sri Suktam,” says the bestselling author Om Swami. Emerging from the sixteen sacred verses of the Rig Veda, Sri Suktam … Read more →
The Legend of the Goddess
Have you ever felt this itch you can’t suppress when someone has transformed your life and you can’t wait to share it with your loved ones? You want them to experience the same happiness and bliss that you have. It’s … Read more →
Original Settings
“Can I walk the spiritual path without a guru? What is the role of a guru?” a first time visitor to the ashram asked the other day (paraphrased). I wanted to share a brief story in response but held off … Read more →
Whoever Takes the Son…
There are many stories we read but then there are some that remain etched on our minds forever. Many years ago I’d come across one such story. You may have heard it from me already as I narrated it in … Read more →
