Spirituality I got very interested in spirituality my sophomore year of college. I had a bad back and I thought yoga might be a good approach as a therapy. I studied at the Integral Yoga Institute in Dallas. Steve Futral was the head guy and he handed me “Autobiography of a Yogi”. The book had… Read More…
The Crown Chakra is the seventh Chakra. It also goes by the Sanskrit name Sahaswara, which when translated to English means ‘thousand-petaled’. The Crown Chakra is essentially your life source; it emanates from the top of your head and connects your individual consciousness with the consciousness of the entire universe. Cosmic consciousness is what connects… Read More…
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The Tao’s Global Influence Spiritual Traditions Shaped by Ancient Wisdom Welcome to our exploration on Tao Influenced Religions and how Taoist principles have influenced spiritual traditions worldwide. The Tao’s profound wisdom about balance, harmony, and natural flow has resonated across cultures and centuries, enriching diverse religious practices and philosophical systems. Buddhism: Finding the Middle Way… Read More…
Sankrit is the ancient language of Hinduism and Buddhism and means sanctified or consecrated. Most literary works of Hindu, Buddhist and Janism philosophy use it. Still to this day it is one of the 22 official languages of India. Chakra in Sanskrit language means a wheel and this wheel is used to signify a human… Read More…
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Buddhism and Taoism: Parallel Spiritual Pathways Present-Moment Focus in Eastern Philosophies Buddhism And Taoism beliefs share a profound emphasis on present-moment awareness rather than excessive concern with afterlife speculation. Both traditions prioritize immediate experience, teaching that enlightenment exists within ordinary reality rather than in some distant heavenly realm. This pragmatic focus directs practitioners toward discovering… Read More…
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Vajrayana Buddhism: Diamond Vehicle of Esoteric Transformation Origins of the Thunderbolt Path Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism represents a sophisticated form of Tantric Buddhism predominantly practiced across the Himalayan regions of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and parts of Mongolia. The tradition derives its name from “vajra”—a Sanskrit term signifying both “thunderbolt” and “diamond”—which serves as the central ritual… Read More…