Category
Spirituality
Browse the spirituality library by topic first, then narrow into articles, websites, videos, or events.
Topics
Spirituality Topics
Like the legacy category pages, start with the full topic folder list. The selected lane controls where each topic opens.
Everything38,890Browse the category resource libraryArticles29,785Read expert articles and newslettersWebsites9,102Browse recommended websites and resourcesVideos2Watch category videosEvents1Find upcoming sessions and events
Topic clicks are currently scoped to Everything. Choose Articles, Websites, Videos, or Events to open that resource type for every topic below.
A Course in MiraclesAffirmations and Positive AffirmationsAkashic RecordsAstrologyAuraBeliefChannelingChristianityConsciousness and AwarenessCreativityDowsingEnergy Healing and Energy MedicineEnlightenmentFaithHopeHoroscopesImaginationInner PeaceIntuitionLife BalanceLife PurposeMeditationMiraclesMysticismNew AgeNumerologyPalm ReadingPositive ThinkingPsychic Readings and PsychicsReligionSelf KnowledgeSelf RealizationSpiritual GrowthSpiritual GuidesSpiritual HealingTarotZen and Mindfulness
Everything
Spirituality Resources
Browse a compact directory list below, or use the topic folders above for a focused legacy-style path.
30 resources
ARTArticleAligning Education With the FutureSome years ago, some parents in the USA had an interesting conversation with their local elementary school administrator. They were conce
ed about the type of education their children would receive so they set up a meeting to interview the administrator, with the idea that they were prepared to undertake ‘home schooling’ but did not feel competent themselves to teach some of the more technical subjects such as mathematics or science, nor the character forming subjects such as art or music.ARTArticleAll Problems Can Be Solved Through the Power of ConcentrationIn the yoga sutras of Patanjali, the power of concentration is extolled. In particular, the one-pointed concentration on any particular object unites the seeker with the object such that they become one. At that point, all of the secrets of the object are delivered up to the person undertaking the concentration. The process of unification through one pointed concentration with the object is called samyama. Anything can become the object of such focus, including any particular issue, obstacle, decision, plan, direction or practical skill one wants to choose.ARTArticleAn Accident AvoidedThe Mother advises us that we are generally not aware of the action of all the subtle forces and how they interact to cause circumstances that occur in the exte
al world. She further notes that with awareness, many accidents could be avoided. This reminds us of an incident reported some time back:ARTArticleAn Expanding Consciousness Recognises the Inherent Oneness and Mutuality of All ExistenceAn Expanding Consciousness Recognises the Inherent Oneness and Mutuality of All Existencer
Posted on December 9, 2024rARTArticleApplying Knowledge Criteria Appropriate to Each Domain According to Its Own Law of NatureWe frequently try to ‘know’ things based on a particular capacity of our being; however, this may not always be the correct way to appreciate and understand what is actually taking place. Trying to understand music, for instance, by applying the logical intellect and trying to parse the sounds, notes and combinations is going to be an exercise in futility. Music must be appreciated through a different type of evaluation than that of the logical intellect.ARTArticleApplying the Power of Concentration to Develop Efficiency of Time of Accomplishment of Any TaskOne of the key elements of Raja Yoga, based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the practice of samyama, which is a one-pointed concentration that is so complete that it merges subject, object and the process of knowing into one unified whole. By this practice, one knows everything about the object of the concentration, from “inside” as it were.ARTArticleApplying the Scientific Method to the Understanding of the Yoga-ForceHow do we determine whether there is any such thing as a ‘yoga-force’? Some treat it as a form of self-delusion, some as hypnotic suggestion, some as some form of ‘placebo effect’ of the mind, some as simply the action of other forces that we simply define as ‘yoga-force’ without any objective method of distinguishing such a force from other forces active in our world and in our awareness.ARTArticleAre There Really Vampires? — the Reality and Nature of VampirismThe popular imagination about the existence and characteristics of vampires has developed from the famous novel by Bram Stoker, Dracula. From that book we get the picture of beings that survive many hundreds of years, who are shapeshifters , and who drink the blood of their victims, preferably the blood of young, innocent women, in order to gain sustenance and extend their lives. The blood-sucking concept appears to have come from the actions of a form of bat, the vampire bat.ARTArticleAspiration and the Witness ConsciousnessWhen spiritual seekers attempt to implement the technique of the separation of Purusha and Prakriti, they generally go through a stage where they try to utilize the mind to observe. The mind, however, is not the instrument for the actual shift to the standpoint of the Purusha; in fact, the mind is one of the elements that is to be observed by the Purusha.ARTArticleAstrology: Destiny, Possibility, or Irrelevancy?There are those who treat astrology as a science, those who believe that our fate is determined by the “stars” and also those who believe that astrology is a pseudo-science with no real basis in anything that can meaningfully either control our destiny or even signify events in our lives. How can we understand what role, if any, astrology has in providing guidance and direction in our lives?ARTArticleAttitude and the Law of AttractionThe ‘law of attraction’ has been seen as something of a ‘wish-fulfilling gem’, where we can think about something and focus on it, and thereby draw it to us. The reality of the law of attraction is not so dramatic as to cause riches, fame and other desired results to manifest for us somewhat automatically, but is nevertheless a reality that we can and should understand and utilize in the way we maneuver our way through life.ARTArticleAutomatic Writing, Ouija Boards, the Planchette and Communication With People After Their DeathWe see a proliferation of people who claim to act as intermediaries through a process of seance, or use of a Ouija board or planchette, to communicate with individuals who have passed away. The interest in this area goes through periods of peaks and troughs, but continually captures the popular imagination, particularly for people who are unwilling or unable to ‘let go’ of their deceased loved ones, or who have specific unfinished business for which they are seeking answers.ARTArticleAvoiding Self-Deception While Developing the Power of IntuitionWhen a seeker begins to explore the inner realms and undertakes what Sri Aurobindo describes in his epic poem, Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, as an ‘adventure of consciousness and joy’, he is confronted with numerous unfamiliar circumstances, powers, forces, and pressures that are not all benign, and not all supportive of his spiritual aspiration and development. As he begins to develop the power of intuition, the seeker must exercise real caution to ensure that he is not simply opening the door to impulses, ideas, and forces that take the shape of intuition to his inexperienced view.ARTArticleAwakening of the Chakras Opens Up Undreamed Potential in Our BeingIf we run a small current through a wire to a light bulb, but below the capacity of the bulb, it will light up, although it may flicker. If we increase the current the light bulb brightens and the illumination becomes constant. If we put too much current through the bulb, we may start a fire or burst the bulb. This image provides us a way to appreciate the opening of the chakras.ARTArticleAwakening the Kundalini Energy From Below or From AboveTraditional paths of yoga describe the various chakras, or subtle energy centers, that act as collecting and disseminating points for various specific vibrational patterns related to the action of that specific chakra. Certain paths, such as various Tantric disciplines as well as the well-know
Kundalini Yoga, take up this knowledge and apply it to the growth of consciousness and the realization of the Divine and liberation of the individual from the exte
al personality and the ego.ARTArticleBecoming Aware of and Distinguishing the Source of Vibrations Impacting our LivesOur consciousness tends to be so fluid and so mixed that it is difficult, if not practically impossible, to distinguish what represents our own internal process and what is coming to us from outside, from our interaction with others, from environmental influences. None of these things remains pure and unadulterated. There is a constant mixing process that goes on. We can observe the thoughts. We can observe the emotions. We can observe the vital reactions. We can observe the physical responses.ARTArticleBecoming Aware of Cosmic and Universal Forces That Impact Our ExistenceEnormous forces are at work in the universe. Vast numbers of stars and their planetary groupings move at high speed. Radiation of various sorts streams throughout the universe. There is a cosmic background radiation that scientists can now measure as they develop ever-finer instrumentation to try to understand the universal creation. Here on earth, we exist due to the radiation provided by the sun which provides the energy needed to sustain life on the planet. We are subject to gravitational forces including the influence of the Moon.ARTArticleBecoming Conscious of OneselfA devotee residing at Sri Aurobindo Ashram some years ago tried an experiment which he reported. For a specific time period he determined not to speak. He did not do this in an indiscriminate way, however. He implemented this experiment by avoiding all social speech whatsoever, but agreed to speak as necessary for the work role he had been assigned. He carried a pad of paper and pen with him to let those who addressed him know about the discipline he was undertaking during that time.ARTArticleBiological Energy Developed from Food and from Other SourcesPeople are not generally consciously aware of the energy interchanges that take place to fuel their bodies and drive their live energies. They understand that they need to eat food as a form of ‘fuel’ for their energy, and they count ‘calories’ that are produced by various food sources. Clearly, the connection between matter (in the form of food) and energy (in the form of life action and biochemical processes) is recognised and accepted. We also recognise that Einstein’s famous equation about the convertibility of Matter and Energy in physics also holds true in the field of life.ARTArticleCan Reading Random Passages of Books Provide True Guidance and Direction?The human mind tries to find patterns and meaning in things. We see random cloud shapes and we want to understand a ‘message’. We look into the night sky and create shapes out of stars which are enormous distances separated from one another by seeing a particular form or image in the pattern created by the starlight of those disparate stars. Moving closer to our daily lives, we try to understand patterns in divination, tarot cards, and other practices which we use to build inner linkages and thus, provide meaning for our present and future actions.ARTArticleCauses of AccidentsWestern scientists tell us that the universe is always tending toward a state of lower energy and less organisation, a concept that call ‘entropy’. While this concept was developed and applied in the field of physics, particularly in the law of thermodynamics, it has been extended and claimed to apply throughout many levels of existence, and some even claim that it is so pervasive that eventually all of existence will reach a status of equilibrium in total dispersal, emptiness, and lack of cohesion.ARTArticleChallenges of a Transitional Phase for Transformation of Earthly LifeWhen we reflect on the difficulties involved with both the transformation of the individual to a spiritual, gnostic consciousness and the need for this individual change to proliferate and transform society, it becomes necessary to focus on what the transitional phase or steps might be and how this might be effected. It is not sufficient, obviously, for an individual here or there to undergo this transformation in isolation.ARTArticleChance and Divine OrderWe tend to interpret events from our own ego-standpoint as to whether they are “good” or “bad” without reflecting on or considering how they relate to a larger picture and longer perspective. This means we judge circumstances as if they occur by ‘chance’ and we evaluate these things with the concepts of “good luck” and “bad luck”. All of this, however, is both inaccurate and extremely misleading.ARTArticleChanging the Mental Focus From Negative to Positive Objects: the Power of Positive AffirmationsThe idea that there is a ‘law of attraction’ has gained significant attention in the West over the last few decades. It has largely been interpreted by the materialistic mind of the West as a way to attract wealth and all forms of fulfillment of desire. This, however, is both a misreading and a misuse of the incredible power that lies within us to turn our attention and focus on some vibratory pattern, and thereby to create an environment in our lives where that pattern brings us into contact with all of its various aspects.ARTArticleClose Observation Can Identify the Influence of Vital Beings and ForcesOne of the key points in any attempt to change one’s actions or reactions, one’s behaviour or characteristic ways of responding to situations, is to determine, through careful observation, that these things are not an essential part of oneself or one’s character; rather, that they are exte
al to oneself, and thus, can be changed or dispensed with more easily than if one accepts their centrality in one’s own being.ARTArticleConcentration Aids Speed and Accuracy in ActionThe human propensity to set up ‘either/or’ scenarios leads us to believe that we either have to focus on ‘perfection’ or ‘speed’ in the things we do. This is actually a false choice because it leaves out the factor of concentration which can accomplish actions with speed while not sacrificing accuracy.ARTArticleConcentration and Remembrance of the DivineIn order to be most effective in its action, the exte
al nature must have the capacity of concentration of its efforts. Whether this is a mental concentration, or a vital or physical concentration, the focus must be total, without distraction, or it will yield less than the optimal result.ARTArticleConcentration and the Centres of Energy in the Subtle BodyPeople constantly ask whether they should concentrate focused in the heart, between the eyebrows or above the head. The short answer is “yes”. Each centre of concentration relies on a different power of action. In the end, what is more important is the action of concentration itself. An individual will find that one or another of these centres of concentration provides an opening, or a more powerful action, and he will naturally set his focus in that area.ARTArticleConcentration Helps the Individual Successfully Accomplish More Tasks in Less TimeIt is frequently noted that certain individuals seem to accomplish more, and despite enormous commitments, they seem ready to take on more and do even more than they are doing. On the other hand, there are individuals who seem to have a low threshold of action and they seem to never have the time to take on anything else. The difference is found in the ability to concentrate, focus one’s time and attention, and organize the action to use time optimally. Planning is the first step in taking on more projects. Many things can actually be interwoven together without breaking the concentration.ARTArticleConscious Development of the Psychic Being and its Instruments from Life to LifeFor most individuals, the process of birth, death and rebirth is essentially automatic and out of their conscious control. With the death of the body, the vital being and then the mental being eventually lose their integrity and dissolve as well. The psychic being, with its increasing store of experience, not attached to any particular ego-personality then takes a new birth. The Tibetan Book of the Dead provides a step by step overview of the process and explains how most souls get attracted to their next birth.