Religious Traditions (vs Teachings)

  A note from an acquaintance regarding a recent satsang by a Living Master: On Saturday 1/12/12, Baba Ji gave an English satsang for 15 minutes at Delhi Bhati Centre. There he emphasized upon religion and traditions. He said whatever traditions were followed in religions, that took a front seat, whereas the teachings nobody remembered. To illustrate his point, he gave an example of the story of a monk and a cat. Whenever the spiritual teacher (monk) and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made so much noise that it distracted them. One day, … Continue reading

Maharaj Charan Singh Ji Grewal

  Received via email the day before Charan Singh’s birthday, which is December 12, 1916 (minor grammar and punctuation edits): Maharaj Ji’s words — “May your Love of the Form, culminate in the Love of the Formless” GENERAL Maharaj Charan Singh Ji (1916–1990) was the Fourth Sant Satguru from India. He became the fifth Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) in 1951 following the death of Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh, and served until his death at the age of 73. He was born in the Moga district of Punjab, his father was Shri Harbans Singh Grewal, the youngest son of … Continue reading

The heart must be empty in order to receive the knowledge of God.

  “The heart must be empty in order to receive the knowledge of God.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan “It is the receptivity of our heart and the passivity of our mind, it is the eagerness, the thirst and hunger after truth, it is the direction of our whole life to that Ideal from who all light and truth come, that alone can bring us truth and the knowledge of God.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan But then the question comes: how do we open our hearts and minds? Step by step, we require different things. Sometimes pain, sometimes hope, sometimes worldly … Continue reading