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Here’s to the Gurus

Who bring us
From the darkness to the Light
From ignorance into Bliss
From misery and suffering
into Everlasting Love

I wouldn’t be here without you all…

(I know that these few images only scratch the surface of the countless divine manifestations of the One truth that have graced this planet and the other-worlds… feel free to add your own links, images and quotes in the comments section)

From the great master Papaji:

“Approaching the Self is like walking the razors edge: Two cannot go there,
you can’t even bring your mind or a thought.
The only One who can help you is Self.
Anything that touches this Flame becomes Flame.
Touch a Sage and you become a Sage,
knowing Self you see only Self and this Self is your Teacher.

Eventually you have to get rid of the name and form of both Master and yourself,
you have to reject the finger in order to see the moon.
Where there is name and form there is falsehood,
there is an impediment to Freedom because
nothing you see will give you Freedom.

Hold on only to Self when you are drowning,
reach for anything else and you will die.
The Satguru is Within, meditate only on That!
The true Teacher is Self, all else is pointing to Self.
Don’t cling to anything made from the five elements.
The Guru has no body, visible or invisible.
Do not depend on any body, which are just fingers pointing to the Truth!
Reject the form of the Guru and only the Supreme is left.”

- Sri H.W.L. Poonja - aka PAPAJI

Happy Guru Purnima 2008 (full moon July, day of the guru)

See the Facebook application I created to share the saints, god and angels that have inspired and guided me throughout my life and my quest for eternal happiness: Saints, Gods & Angels…

The Amma Experience: Up Close and Personal With the ‘Hugging Saint’

Amma

“Serving the world with love and cooperation, you will find your own true Self. As you help those in need, selfishness will fall away, and without even noticing you will find your own fulfillment.”
- Amma

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi - aka Amma, the ‘hugging saint’ - is currently in the US on her 2008 world tour. Since 1981 she has been giving hugs, inspiration and spiritual guidance to people around the world, and is estimated to have hugged more than 30 million to date. Tens of thousands line up for her ‘darshan’ (Sanskrit for divine sight, or blessing) wherever she travels. On her recent visit to Los Angeles, I decided to investigate this phenomenon, and figure out what it is exactly that draws so many millions to share the ‘Amma experience.’

I first met Amma in June of 2006, just two days after my sister’s death in a tragic car accident on the afternoon before her planned visit to see the hugging saint. The idea of wading through thousands of people to see the renowned saint-figure had always kept me away, but this time I felt a divine mandate to go and meet her myself, and share with her the awful news of what had happened to my sister, Ananda, who was a longtime Amma devotee. Continue reading →

Everything is Turning to Joy…

“Lift up your heart
all is in this moment
all that is the heart
never fades away
that which is always
never turns away…”

- words and music by Marco Mazzella
- video by paxarunachala
- starring the sacred Arunachala Shiva Mountain, Tiruvannamalai, India