Practicing purity on your spiritual path is absolutely essential if you are serious about your inner growth. What is purity and how can you practice it? Purity can be practiced at two levels—outer and inner. Outer purity is easy to understand. It means keeping your...
Do you wish for a calmer mind? A mind that doesn’t jump up and run at the smallest provocation like an excitable puppy pulling its helpless owner by its leash? All you can do is to follow it along down every ditch and tree. You are not alone. The mind is the...
We generally think that we must first be happy and only then will we gain peace of mind. But we’ve got it wrong. We must first create a peaceful mind and then only will happiness follow. The reason for this is that in order to be happy, most of us depend on enjoying...
Dama* or self-control is a fundamental discipline that ensures your spiritual growth. It is to be practiced at the level of your senses as well as your responses to life. Your senses—the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin give you the ability to see, hear, smell,...
You have two identities—an apparent, lower identity called the ego, and an essential Higher Self that is pure consciousness. Your Higher Self is the unchanging, peaceful inner witness. This is your real nature. Whenever you forget your Higher Self and identify with...
