P9 – Want Enlightenment (Samadhi) Bestowed Upon You By a Guru? Cultivate This ONE Thing
“Maharishi Ramana bestowed enlightenment upon Annamali Swami by a mere touch. He also gave enlightenment to HWL Poonja (Papaji) by merely looking at him.
So can you facilitate a meeting of mine with a great sage, who can transmit complete enlightenment to me by merely looking at me?” Someone asked me this question…
Why is Tantric (Occult) Knowledge Kept Hidden and NOT Revealed to All?
Through the enclosed story, we visit the crucial reason why tantric or occult knowledge has traditionally been kept secret and revealed by adept gurus only to worthy disciples. This story occurs in the Mahabharata and was published in the Prabuddha Bharata Magazine in August 1896. It has been taken from there, and presented below. Durvasa’s […]
Part 4: Can Divine Grace Wipe Away Our Past Karmas & Alter Our Destiny?
Can the Grace of God intervene to change our fate or Karmic destiny? Can God’s Grace save us from having to bear the karmic repercussions of our past actions? In this video we discover the answer to these questions through the ancient story of sage Markandeya who was destined to die at the age of […]
Develop Patrata | Why 5 Friends Failed to Receive the Divine’s Grace (VIDEO)
In this 3rd video on Patrata (worthiness for God’s Grace), we go through another thought-provoking story, this time by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, which highlights for us some of the key spiritual qualities we must cultivate, so that our inner nature becomes pure enough to receive the Divine’s Grace. Article & Book Referenced In Above […]
Patrata: Krishna & Sudama | To Receive Divine Boons, Give God Something (VIDEO)
How can we make ourselves worthy enough to receive the Grace and the Boons of the Divine such as Shaktipath and Kundalini awakening? In this video we visit the answer to this question, through the touching story of Lord Krishna and his friend Sudama, which is outlined in the Srimad Bhagavatam (also known as the […]
What Is Patrata? Why Is It Critical For Receiving Divine Grace? (VIDEO)
In our previous video we discussed how God-realized saints do sometimes on an individual basis, perform certain acts like the curing of diseases, the elongation of a person’s life span, the bestowing of Shaktipath, the awakening of the Kundalini etc. which are commonly termed by people as miracles. However as mentioned in that video, such […]
Do the Bodies of Some Saints Transform Into Flowers After Death? (VIDEO)
Did the body of Saint Kabir transform into a heap of roses after death? Did Meerabai actually merge into the idol of Lord Krishna at the time of her Samadhi? This video outlines the rational Vedantic response to these questions, as detailed by the two God-realized sages, Mother Mirra (of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram) and […]
Disheartened With Your Meditation? Valuable Advice From Sri Aurobindo
Frustrations, delays, doubts and difficulties are a part of every sadhak’s (spiritual aspirant’s) sadhana. This truth was beautifully underscored, by Shriram Sharma Acharya in his retelling of the story of Madhvacharya (previous post), which resonated with so many Spiritual Bee readers. Therefore in this post, we shall delve into some more precious and practical advice, […]