An Omnibus Tapas – the Pupil
What does a modern yet traditional teacher instruct his pupils to do in the midst of the rush and complexity of present-day life? I will give you a formula which can be adapted to meet so many needs that it might well be called an ‘omnibus tapas’, although I did not realise its value when…
Read MoreLiving In Truth
Adapted from the chapter Living in Truth from the book The Vital Spark Written in 1990 The writer recently visited Gothenburg in Sweden and the large amusement park which is a feature of the town. Such places are really temples of illusion, which exert an attraction to children of all ages, but there can have…
Read MoreThe Vital Spark
How the authentic non-dual teachings and post-renaissance learning illumine and vitalise each other. Most of the chapters in this book were previously published by Shanti Sadan in 2000 under the title Yoga for the Modern World. For the present publication, a further chapter has been added and some minor revisions have been made. The author,…
Read MoreHow Can Non-duality Help Me Now?
This is the latest book by the Warden of Shanti Sadan. It focusses on questions raised recently by enquirers into the non-dual teachings, and answers that can help us on the way to inner discovery. There are chapters on: What is Non-duality? If Non-duality is True, Why is Meditation Needed? What is Faith According to…
Read MoreYoga Methods In Christian Mysticism
In the christian tradition the spiritual life has been classically divided into three stages, called by the saints and mystics the stage of purgation, the stage of illumination and the stage of union. When one reads the writings of the Christian mystics it is clear what they mean by these three stages. The first concerns…
Read MoreLife Without Limits
What is the life without limits? It is the realisation through our tranquil and harmonised mind that our true Self transcends all limitations. It is not affected by what happens to our body or by the influences that colour our mind as we respond to the various challenges that meet us in life. Body and…
Read MoreRealising the Truth at the Centre of Life
Realising the Truth at the Centre of Life is one of four books by this author. The others are Awakening to Self-Knowledge, Living Beyond Fear and The Illumined Understanding. The non-dual teachings offer a means to inner peace, freedom from fear and lasting fulfilment, through Self-knowledge. The path involves learning, absorbing and ultimately awakening to the…
Read MoreThe Illumined Understanding
The Illumined Understanding is one of four books by this author. The others are Realising the Truth at the Centre of Life, Awakening to Self-Knowledge and Living Beyond Fear. Our highest potential is to find lasting inner freedom, fearlessness and fulfilment through Self-knowledge. This is to realise that our individuality has its source in an ultimate selfhood that…
Read MoreFrom Direct Experience of Reality: Verses 8 to 12
Devoted trust (bhakti) in the words of the holy scriptures and the teacher is called faith (shraddha); one pointedness of the mind on the one real goal of life is called concentration (samadhana). [8] Commentary: The scriptures are above logic, though their truth can be established by right reasoning. Unless a pupil has faith in…
Read MoreFrom the Ashtavakra Gita
From the Ashtavakra Gita Chapter Ten 1. Give up the chief enemy, desire for pleasure and for worldly prosperity, both being fraught with evil, as well as enslavement to dharma (good deeds) from which they spring. Note: The three objects of the worldly-minded are kāma (pleasure), artha (prosperity) and dharma (good deeds); but release from…
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