Dominic: Hi, Sundari and James.
It’s difficult for me to ask for it, but I need some help. Reading scripture and listening to talks are somewhat helpful at this point, but…
Simon: Yes, I’ll be holding off on the PhD for now. It is difficult to see how the topic of the gunas could be expounded academically, since academia does not acknowledge the Self.…
Sarah: What is the difference between the mind and the intellect?
Sundari: The mind is a complex object. It is a function of the subtle body and cannot be separated from…
Pradesh: Dear Didi, thank you once again for your kind advice and time.
Your kind words of encouragement and satsang have really been helping me in observing and enquiring into my desire (food…
Mike: Well, this jiva knows that it’s just an actor in a play/movie, just a bunch of images flickering on and off incredibly quickly, which makes it seem as though something is happening,…
Robert: ShiningWorld Sage, it is said the mind can’t know awareness, but isn’t it better to say “thought can’t know awareness”?
The mind (subtle body) is reflected awareness and reflected awareness…
Are You Qualified for Enlightenment?
The only qualification to seek enlightenment is a human birth. However, out of a million seekers only one or two realize who they are. In…
A Clean Mirror
This email was submitted anonymously by a person from the ShiningWorld community.
Cleaning the mirror of the Subtle Body is knowing myself, placing responsibility where it is…
Seeker: Dear Ram, thanks for sending the satsang on practice… It seemed too much to think about for a while because it seems I have quite a resistance to actually thinking about things…
Ram: Dear Keith, about your statement in your last email that karma burns itself out on its own, the spiritual texts don’t support this view nor does common sense and reason. Yes, karmic situations change,…