Why can’t everyone meet a Satguru?
–lost in the USA
Anandamayi Ma said that many people pass by great beings and never know it. Others travel thousands of miles to meet a Satguru and receive everything they need to awaken within a few moments. Still others unexpectedly meet Satguru and find that their entire lives irrevocably turn in a new direction. Anything can happen. more…
How many students do you have?
I get asked this question a lot.
If I were Jesus, the answer would be twelve. Jesus had many followers, but only twelve disciples. more…
A yogini told me: When you are trying to help sentient beings, you will encounter difficulties. You must make your decisions and take the consequences. You must have a warrior’s heart.
Today, people who want to practice can get instruction in books and over the Internet. So many mantras can be found online that are supposedly secret. There are whole courses in Tantra given over the Internet or on CDs. Do you think that a person can make good progress without a teacher if he sincerely practices things learned in these ways?
–from Florida, USA
My brother used to call me the “searcher seeker.” This label could be applied to most people on a spiritual path. We spend a lot of time desperately seeking something even if we aren’t quite sure what that something is. more…
Spiritual communities are famous for clannishness, infighting, and for harshly ex-communicating those who trouble other members of the group. In some instances, it is teachers who set the tone for this kind of activity. In other cases, the teacher is not around, and the fixations of the students are free to mask themselves with egoic misapplications of the teachings. more…
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