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74Gurus and Disciples, Part 4 — Gurus Who Abuse
A guru, teacher or preacher who seeks to control people does so for ego gratification (because he feels a lack of self-worth), a sense of power (because he feels powerless), or material gain (because he feels deficient). This self-deceived guru is...
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71The Dharma of Karma
From The Yoga of Wealth, © Copyright 2000, revised © Copyright 2009, Durga Ma. All rights reserved. The relative existence of life in this world as we generally know it, is a play of effects determined by previous actions. It is a world...
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71Gurus and Disciples, Part 3 of 5 — Finding Your Guru
There is a common belief that you will know your guru when you meet. Lights will go off, bells will ring, thunderbolts of shakti will skyrocket you into instantaneous enlightenment. There may be a few people...
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71Gurus and Disciples, Part 2 of 5 — The Guru-Disciple-Relationship
The Guru A guru is a teacher. You had parents or primary care givers when you were a child, and teachers when you were in school. These people were your gurus throughout the various phases of your...
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70Gurus and Disciples, Part 1 of 5 — What Is a Guru?
Today, the word guru is used with absolute abandon, but where does this word come from, what is it’s origin? Guru is a Sanskrit word. If you look it up in a Sanskrit dictionary, here are some of the things you’ll find: heavy, weighty, heavy in...
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68Gurus and Disciples, Part 5 of 5 — Shaktipat
The Transmission of Spiritual Energy Shaktipat is known as the grace of God or guru. A shaktipat guru can give shaktipat to many aspirants at a time, even at a distance. If a seeker cannot visit the guru in person but has great faith in him or...
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68The Yoga of Wealth
My purpose in writing this book was to give an overview of the practice of yoga as it really is. That is to say, I meant to straighten a few things out. When I emerged from a few decades of hermiting and giving my all to the practice of yoga, I began to realize that the world in general had a very limited view of yoga, and only thought of its physical application as an approach to fitness. It is much more than that.
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61Relax into Yourself
If you are overstimulated, you may find it beneficial to do something physical before you begin, in order to use up any frenetic energy or any energy produced by emotional upset — walk around, jump up and down, play with your dog. Synthetic energy...
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57The Touch of Truth
As meditation transforms into samadhi, the Touch of Truth, there comes a sense of freedom; the energy in the body gets released and creates phenomena that hooks the seeker into continuing this process that has...
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