Quantum enlightenment: initiates only?

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A once-cherished belief held that you had to be an initiate in the Mysteries or a quantum scientist to explore macrocosm and microcosm theories.

Have things changed as our technology and culture advance at break-neck speed, or is that belief still valid?

The term ‘quantum’ has become a household word, but it’s difficult to take for granted.

Even those in the inner core of quantum science or initiated in the teachings of mystery schools can’t pretend to understand it.

Yet, as quantum theory becomes part of the growing, collective spiritual mainstream, people are … Continue Reading

Meditate to Ravi Shankar

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Do you love to meditate to Ravi Shankar?

Then you will enjoy the DVD from the live concert, Ravi Shankar In Portrait: Between Two Worlds. It was performed in the atmospheric Union Chapel in London, Summer 2002, with his daughter Anoushka, and with tabla virtuosi Bikram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose.

The full length performance of “Raga Rangeela Piloo”, a BBC release, is available as a DVD set (my affiliate link). It celebrates Shankar’s life and music, and is featured with another long raga “Raga Anandi Kalyan”. Both ragas make the … Continue Reading

Meditate on Surya to dispel darkness

suryaOm Surya Namaha is one of the twelve mantras to the sun given in the yoga meditation, Surya Namaskar (Salutation to the Sun). Surya Namaskar is the yoga asana (posture) for worshiping God by meditating on the Sun. As the energy provider for our solar system, the Sun is the primal representative of the inner sun of being.

The complete Surya Namaskar, which is helpful in support of the ability to concentrate, is a yogic meditation traditionally performed in the open air at dawn, facing the Sun.

But the Surya Namaskar is more than a physical exercise. It is a spiritual practice to dispel the … Continue Reading

Shivaratri Festival or Great Night of Shiva celebrated today

Celebrate the Great Night of Shiva

Here is a video in honor of Shivaratri, the Hindu festival also known as the “Great Night of Shiva”.

How do you meditate?


It seems almost everyone is either meditating or seeking to learn more about it. Even the mainstream medical community is promoting its benefits. Could even be the new ice-breaker at social events: “How do you meditate?”

However you meditate, the heart of your practice is similar to the … Continue Reading