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Hatha Yoga Pradipika - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
The most fundamental text of Hatha Yoga is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, a Sanskrit classic written by Swami Swatamarama, a disciple of Swami Goraknath. It is said to be the oldest surviving text on the Hatha Yoga...
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Heart Sutra
Thus have I heard at one time.
The Lord was dwelling at Rajagriha, on Vulture-peak mountain,
together with a great host of monks and a great host of Bodhisattvas.
At that time the Lord was composed in the concentration on the
course of dharmas called 'Profound Illumination.'...
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How Can Better Breathing Banish Stress? by Ben Oakly
With all of the positive research surrounding meditation and relaxation breathing techniques, it is easy to see why thousands of people use the techniques every day to relieve stress and improve living.
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How The Cyclone Came to the West
Once there lived a family in the village of Joephu, in the Palrong
valley of the Dhoshul region in Eastern Tibet. There was a father,
mother, two sisters, and two brothers. Like many Tibetan families
they were very devout...
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How To Send An E-mail To God By Arthur Levine
A lot of us want to have more faith and get closer to God. The question is how do we do this? Maybe we should, strip away our inhibitions, unlock our imaginations, and send an imaginary e-mail to God. Maybe you could send God an imaginary e-mail in the form of a prayer. After all, God is always inte...
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Hymn of Praise
I hold aloft the scepter of compassion, the diamond thunderbolt of
love. Its' five prongs showing the five wisdoms, conquering the five
passions. I must be worthy to uphold it...
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I Still Believe In Hell By Brian Jones
At first glance you'd probably think I'm resistant to change. I don't drink Starbucks coffee. I am not a big Abercrombie & Fitch fan. I'm still not used to women having tattoos. I am not getting an earring any time soon. The Palm Pilot craze has passed me by. I can't take pictures with my cell phone and...
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Incense Offering
Incense offering, or Sang-sol, is a ceremony performed by Tibetans
from all walks of life to mark important events in their lives. A
widespread national custom, it can be preformed individually or in
groups, on occasions such as the Dalai Lama's birthday, marriages,
third day of the Tibetan New Year, or preceding other important events...
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Is Practice an Informed Choice? by Lama Choedak
Ngondro is an indispensable foundation practice for all those who have embarked on the path of Vajrayana Buddhism. By practising Ngondro with firm faith, inspiration, diligence and patience according to the unmistaken practices of the lineage and completing at least the prescribed number...
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Jnana Yoga - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
Jnana in Sanskrit means "knowledge", and is often interpreted to mean "knowledge of the true self". In the Vedanta school of the Hindu religion, to know Brahman as one's own Self is jnana...
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Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga, or the "discipline of action" is based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a holy scripture of Hinduism. One of the four pillars of yoga, Karma yoga focuses on the adherence to duty (dharma) while remaining detached from the reward. It states that one can attain Moksha (salvation) by doing his duties in an unselfish manner...
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Leading A Growing Church By Brian Jones
Recently I spent the day reflecting on my fumbling attempts to lead our church in growth. To say that I've felt unprepared for my current assignment is an understatement... the Three Stooges meet Forrest Gump strikes me as a more accurate picture. While my initial list filled three pages, here are f...
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Mahabharata - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
The Mahabharata is one of the three major ancient Sanskrit epics of India, the others being the Ramayana and the Bhagavatam. Traditionally ascribed to Vyasa, it is the third longest literary epic poem in the world...
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Mahâ-samaya-sutta
Thus I heard. When Buddha was once residing in the forest called Mahâ-vana, situated in the city of Kapilavatthu in the country of Sakya, attended by a numerous retinue of bhikkhus, all of them arahats, amounting to about five hundred in number...
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Making Things Harder By Brian Jones
In a letter historians call “The Epistle To Diognetus,” an unknown second century disciple wrote to a skeptic named Diognetus to answer his questions about this strange new religion called “Christianity.” The opening lines of his letter capture what people must have found so appealing about follower...
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Mary, Mother of Jesus - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
Mary Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never so designated in Scripture (Mat 2:11; Act 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her genealogy is given in Luke 3. She was of the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David (Psa 132:11; Luk 1:32)...
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Meditation - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
The English word meditation comes from the Latin meditatio, which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specific meaning "contemplation."...
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Mind Inscription
The nature of the mind is un-born. Why should it be necessary to know this? Fundamentally there is not one single phenomenon; who then can speak about defilement and purification? There is no end to coming and going, and no matter how much one seeks, one will never realize it! When everything is inactive, then the bright stillness will manifest by itself.
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Mind and Thoughts by Premansu Chand
Patanjali in his scripture "Yogasutra" describes that there are fifty types of thoughts. However in spiritualism and Yoga one should believe in thoughts based on proof only. All other thoughts build up ignorance in the mind and hides the truth.
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Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate
Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate.
Now, how do you pass through this no-gate?
It is said that things coming in through the gate can never be your own treasures. What is gained from external circumstances will perish in the end...
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Nyingma Empowerment
The Practice of the Yeshe Tsogyel Awareness-spell encourages the
Strong Laughter of the Dakinis as an aspect of one's existence. This
means that one's circumstances become vivid with opportunities for
Practices...
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Overcoming Grief By Brian Jones
During my first year of college a life-long family friend and mentor tragically lost his son. Separated by distance, I assumed that his Christian friends, the staff at his church, and his Sunday school class would step in and wrap their arms around him and his wife. Needless to say I was surprised, ...
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Overcoming Pride By Brian Jones
The first church I ever served was located in an extremely small town in Eastern Kentucky. There wasn't even a stop-light at the time. The church was full of wonderful farmers, which was ironic, because the only time I had ever been to a farm up until that time was on school field trips. On one occa...
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Pain and Sorrow by Premansu Chand
Patanjali describes that people are afflicted with five kinds of pain. The cause of pain is desire to act and desire to receive the fruit of action. Again people desire and act because of the combination of seer(man) and sight(world).
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Patanjali - iPadmaLibrary Spiritual Encyclopedia
Patanjali, the author of "Yoga Philosophy," one of the six orthodox systems of India and of the Mahabhashya.
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