Category Archives: Spiritual Issues

What Is Real Prayer?

  September 5, 2012 - 10:56 am |
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Prayer is a popular feature of many a religion. But it’s a bit humorous that, so much of the time, prayer involves a human talking to God in a human language. Does God not know our needs and desires? Does God need to be talked to? Does anything need to be explained to God? Of course not. This prayer is all just for us. But the road to the Lord is clear — we must learn to live happily in His will; we must learn to live realizing that all is as it should be; and we must learn to … Continue reading →

The Obvious Secret to Happiness

  September 4, 2012 - 11:43 am | , , ,
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“Everybody wants to be happy in this world — nobody wants to be miserable. So why not be happy? Why not lead a relaxed and happy life? Why should we be all the time worrying about the past, and worrying about the future, and not living with the present at all? You see, relaxation comes only when you’re happy within. When you are able to obtain that peace within — then wherever you go, you radiate peace.” ~ Hazur Maharaj Charan Singh, Legacy of Love We all want to be happy. And happiness only comes from within. So it is … Continue reading →

Only 1 Right & 1 Wrong

  September 4, 2012 - 11:26 am | , , ,
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So true: “My murshid, Abu Hashim Madani, once said that there is only one virtue and only one sin for a soul on this path: virtue when he is conscious of God and sin when he is not. No explanation can describe the truth of this except the experience of the contemplative, to whom, when he is conscious of God, it is as if a window is open, which is facing heaven, and when he is conscious of the self, the experience is the opposite. For all the tragedy of life is caused by consciousness of the self. All pain … Continue reading →