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How do you see half a cup of liquid – is it half empty or half full? I guess this question has been around for such a long time, that it is a cliche. Our trained response will be half full of course. What if you don't like what is in the cup. Is it okay then to say that the cup is half empty? Or is it heaven forbid!
The crux of the matter is that perspective is a very powerful faculty of our mind. How we understand the world or view it in our mind determines how we act. If we like what is in the cup and decide that it is half full, well then at least we can enjoy that much, though we may be craving for more. If we despise what is in the cup, at least we can console ourself that it is not a full cup of torture! Click Here To Read The Rest of This Mystical Musing.
Love is one of the most abundant, easiest felt and easiest stimulated emotion. If you doubt this then observe young children and infants. Unencumbered by subconscious conditioning and limits infants and young children are full of love. They glow in it, and as much as we love children, in most cases, they have more love to give us than we have to give them. Children are so full of love that they can barely contain themselves as it flows out of them as their enthusiasm, exuberance and their ability to forgive. As they grow older children limit the spontaneity of their love based on their observation of life around them and what they are thought. Click Here to read this Yoga Seminar on Love.
In my years of Hindu missionary work in Malaysia and abroad I have not encountered a situation where a Hindu leader or guru has forbidden organ donation or organ transplanting. However, no authority in Hinduism has come up with guidelines for this relatively new innovation in medical care. (Relative from the the point of view of human history). In general organ donation is considered the personal choice of an individual. Click Here to Continue Reading this Article.
Amongst the 3D's (Desire, Determination and Discipline), discipline is the most simple element. Essentially it is following through on a plan. In fact, discipline does not play any role in either the cause (the role of desire) or stimulation (the role of determination) of willpower. Discipline, interestingly enough, is used to reign in willpower. However for any project to be successful, discipline is as important as the other 'Ds'. Disciplines main role is managing the powerful force of willpower. Click Here to read the contents of this Third Seminar on Willpower.
Enter spiritual technology. Way before we humans pushed physical technological advancement to the level it is today we scrutinized and developed spiritual technologies. This is not to say that our ancients were not concerned with physical technology, after all we moved from using primitive stone tools to working with metals, creating the wheel, domesticating animals and so on. Instead, just as there was an explosion in physical technological advancement in the last 200 years, there was such an explosion of spiritual technological development. This occured more than 5,000 years ago and was heralded by the discovery of spiritual laws that govern the world we live in. Click Here to read this Hindu Philosophy Lesson on The Laws That Govern Life.
Determination is the second conglomerate in the triple conglomerate of Desire, Determination and Discipline or the '3Ds' that gives rise to that driving force towards achieving our goals that we know as willpower. In the last seminar, our exploration of the first D, or desire, revealed that desire is the main energy generator of willpower. This energy is mainly felt as the buoyant and uplifting feeling of inspiration. Inspiration culminates with a vision of the goal to come in the future, and, with the vision we will also feel charged with energy to accomplish our goal. As desire, willpower is still in its seed state. It has yet to emerge as a force that can be felt. It is determination that transforms the seed of willpower planted by desire into a tangible force that can move the other forces of the world to manifest our goals. Click Here to read the contents of this Second Seminar on Willpower.
I thought I would meditate on the current economic downturn to gain an inner perspective on this global situation. An inner perspective is looking at something from the 'inside out' as my guru used to say. The 'inside out' perspective is a meditative perspective. It can reveal surprising information and insight into a subject or situation that would otherwise escape us, as this perspective draws directly for the Omniscience of God. Click Here to continue reading this Pondering article.
Have you ever wondered what willpower is, or tried to describe willpower? Doesn't it seem elusive. I mean, if I wanted to feel happy right now it's quite easy. All I have to do is to remember a happy moment in life, concentrate on it a bit and I will be happy. Same applies just about any emotion such as excitement, gratitude, grandeur, exhilaration, sorrow, enchantment, anger etc. This also applies to states of being such as peacefulness, kindness, humbleness, confusion etc. Have you ever tried to conjure up willpower like what I did with happiness? Were you successful, because I was certainly not. Click Here to read the contents of this Seminar on Willpower.
All religions teach about places we go to after death. Scriptures describe the two main places we may enter as heaven and hell. Heaven is a beautiful and divine place and a place where only righteous people live together with angelic beings and God. All things good and enjoyable are experienced in Heaven. It is a blissful place free from suffering. Hell on the other hand is a dark place. A place of torment, pain and suffering. The company in hell consists of those who lived sinful lives on Earth. It is obviously a place to avoid. According to Hinduism sum of the quality of our actions on Earth determine whether we go to heaven or hell. Click here to continue reading the Hindu Philosophy Lesson on The Hidden Worlds.
This guided meditation is based on Pusalar’s story. When parents or teachers teach children this meditation, the parent or the teacher should instruct the children on what to do mentally as they sit in meditation. This meditation can be done in the temple or in the home shrine after ceremonial prayers. If you are doing this meditation in a children’s class, then it would be good to start with devotional hymns or songs to get everyone into a sublime mood. Click Here To Learn This Guided Meditation.
This is a simple english prayer to Lord Ganesha that children can learn to recite in the morning as part of their morning routine. Click Here to Learn This Prayer.
The Gayatri mantra is a popular Vedic mantra. Gayatri is the mythical Goddess of dawn. She represents the Sun as it rises. This mantra is a supplication to God to help us in our life. The Gayatri mantra is described in the Vedas to be used in a ceremony called the sandhya vandanam. Click Here to learn the Gayatri Mantra.
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The Sadhana Visionary Academy (SVA) is an innovative post primary educational programme for high-achieving but financially challenged or disadvantaged students. The Center for Hindu Studies, which it parent institution of MyHinduPage.org and Arutperunjothi Margam Welfare Association, a Malaysian charity organisation is spearheading this school project. Click here to find out more about Sadhana Visionary Academy.
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