Mathew: I do my very best to follow the teaching and the words of Ishvara. If I just could take "everything as prasad" not matter what, I guess that this…
Dear James,
Perhaps you would like to share my story for the benefit of other lazy people.
The Parable of Tamasina
Once there was a woman named Tamasina. Because she…
Dear Mr. Swartz,
Regarding your last Zoominar on The Yoga of the Three Gunas, I do have a question regarding disease/dis-ease in terms of the three gunas/energies.
Would one be…
Hey James,
I’ve been mulling over writing to you lately, after more navel gazing of course.
Progressing through life with fairly continuous recognition of awareness as my Self, while simultaneously…
The question: Is Isvara as pure sattva (the intelligent cause of Creation), a principle subject to change or is it changeless?
If we look into Isvara as: (1) sattva, the intelligent cause, (2) the material cause (tamas), (3)…
Jane: Hi, James. I have a small disturbance, and if you have time I’d love your advice, please…
James: Let’s see if you love it after you hear it. ☺
Jane: I’ll…
Dirk: James, in my sadhana I sometimes struggle with inconsistency, which makes me annoyed (afterwards). The reason for the annoyance usually has to do with a lack of discipline on my part concerning…
James: Hi, Mary.
Lovely to hear from you. I’m in Spain, just arrived last night. Here’s a pic of Isvara welcoming us the first morning! It’s a permanent move.
The topic of this satsang is tamoguna.…
A Tamasic Decision
Seeker: By the way, James, was it a sattvic decision to take up debt to buy a house in a foreign country at your age? I suppose one is hardly sattvic when one buys…
Claude: Thank you for your sharp discrimination. My email was a sloppy response. Vak tapas is possibly the most difficult sadhana, and as you said, our use of language mirrors how we see and relate…