Tabula Rasa

Introduction The quintessence of Ramana Maharshi's teaching is found in a small booklet called Who am I? This little booklet contains the first set of instructions given by Ramana Maharshi. They are direct from his unique experience of self-realization. The original set of questions was asked by Sivaprakasam Pillai…

Celebrate adversity Most people hide from difficulty and internal turmoil. You don’t need to travel to the other side of the world to find yourself. Remember this: your problems will always travel with you. I even like to take it one step further. When something bad happens to my…

The metaphysical teacher Neville, who wrote and spoke under his first name, has been growing in popularity since his death, in 1972, and particularly in the past decade or so, when a wide range of metaphysical writers, including Rhonda Byrne and Wayne Dyer, named him as an influence. A…

Change your conception of yourself and you will automatically change the world in which you live. Do not try to change people; they are only messengers telling you who you are. Revalue yourself and they will confirm the change. Chance or accident is not responsible for the things that…

Instrucciones Busca un lugar tranquilo. Siéntate cruzando las piernas, en una postura estable, con la espalda recta. Cierra los ojos suavemente. Lleva tu atención a la respiración. Tétrada 1ª Cuando inhalo largo, me doy cuenta de que estoy inhalando largo. Cuando exhalo largo, me doy cuenta de que estoy…

Struggle Is Good Never say “I can't take it anymore.” Say “Bring it on!” Don't Complain Complaining is the biggest waste of time there is. Either do something about it, and if you can't, shut up about it. Always Strive For Something When you wake up in the morning,…

Long ago, when working as a teller for Wells Fargo Bank, I learned a valuable life lesson: my mood dictates my reality. Sometimes it seemed as if every customer who came to my window was an asshole. They were rude and idiots and I couldn't stand them. Other times,…

The Buddha is a teacher of true love, love for Mother Earth. It should be true love and if it is true love, it can bring a lot of happiness to you and Mother Earth. True love is also something that can help you to have more freedom. If…

On the Present Moment "Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment." "Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without…

[...] I have noticed that my mind always has a tendency to paint over difficult emotions with aversion to what is actually happening and grasp at some other experience. I see that it is kind of like shooting myself with a second arrow. Once I remove that arrow, I…

As students of the Dharma, we practice to grow our compassion. The Metta Sutta exhorts us to "let our boundless love pervade the whole universe - above, below, and across," and to nourish the wish that all beings - whether frail or strong, tall or short, big or small,…

The following excerpt was taken from "Swami Vivekananda, Inspired Talks". Ramakrishna-Vivekanda Center of New York: Second edition, 1987. After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does the one follow the other. What we want is neither…

The Five Mindfulness Trainings represent the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic. They are a concrete expression of the Buddha's teachings on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, the path of right understanding and true love, leading to healing, transformation, and happiness for ourselves…

As you grow in self-awareness, you remove the blocks to your full potential and naturally live in tune with your true purpose. Meditation and reflection are essential tools on this journey of self-discovery. If you don?t already have a regular meditation practice, we encourage you to begin one. Before…

Cuando partas hacia Ítaca pide que tu camino sea largo y rico en aventuras y conocimiento. A Lestrigones, Cíclopes y furioso Poseidón no temas, en tu camino no los encontrarás mientras en alto mantengas tu pensamiento, mientras una extraña sensación invada tu espíritu y tu cuerpo. A Lestrigones, Cíclopes y fiero Poseidón no encontrarás si no los llevas en tu…

Carl Jung exhibited the sort of serene wisdom that is usually reserved for the reclusive-hermit-sage. Yet, he arrived at his personal “wholeness” not through the traditional route of Christian grace or Buddhist meditation, but through scientific and psychological means. Delving into his own troubled mind and reflecting on the…

Self love is the best way to attract true love Love yourself with all your heart, for who you are and for who you are not. Be good to yourself and the whole world will be good to you also. If you don't have love for yourself, you can't…

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. The world is beyond the winning. Therefore the Master acts without doing anything and teaches without saying anything. Things arise and she lets them come; things disappear and she lets them…

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing…

Los pasos Estos pasos están especialmente recomendados para aquellas personas que tienen dificultades tanto expresando, como sintiendo o manejando las emociones, factores que hacen que esta se vuelva menos controlable y en ocasiones más intensa, pero sin embargo sirven igual para cualquier persona. Para manejar la emoción sí o…