Who am I?

From The 11 Karmic Spaces, Page 200 Meditation: Who am I? When giving up even the smallest attachment, you are giving up a small piece of illusion. Socrates said, "Know thyself."  Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is within you.” Ramana Maharshi used the same thought, based on the Vedas, as the core of his teaching. He taught us to ask again and again ...more

Jealousy Trip

For years I thought Hinduism was too vast a philosophy for me to even consider studying. Yet, when I was a child, my father, a professor, brought his graduate students into our home. I loved the Indian students especially. They would dress me in their saris and when one went home to marry, I spent hours drawing pictures of his ...more

Practice to Break Free of Pride

This practice will take you into the place to receive Begin in standing – Mountain Pose. Step the left foot back and angle the foot for balance. Bend the front right knee. Bend the right arm and lean the right forearm and elbow onto the right thigh. Lean onto the right thigh, with the left arm hanging down, straight and loose, several inches above the ...more

I seek enlightenment and wish to be a true servant of the universe. T...

Namaste Rita: When you have the least desire to share of yourself to ease another’s burden, or to ease the burdens of thousands, or just to ease the burden of a child, automatically that who you are comes racing to the surface.  This is not about you and it is not NOT about you.  It’s about love.  Love is what carries ...more

A Story about the Beauty of Satsang

From Ma's morning pujas & prayers, February 25, 1999 One time there was a wonderful kirtan being sung by the chelas of a well known and wise Guru (and gorgeous and thin, and  size 2, well  Its my story and I can lie if I want to). One of the chelas played the ektara like a sweet breeze from the loka of ...more