What are pranayama breathing exercises Pranayama breathing exercises, a fundamental aspect of yoga, are techniques designed to gain mastery over the respiratory process while recognizing the connection between the breath, the mind, and the emotions. They involve...

The vegetarian diet plays a most important role in the spiritual life. Purity is of paramount importance for an aspirant. This purity we must establish in the physical, the vital and the mental. When we eat meat and fish,the aggressive, animal consciousness enters...

In short distances—from 100 metres to a mile—it is easy to maintain enthusiasm. You get a burst of energy or inspiration and you go. But for long distances, to maintain enthusiasm is very difficult. There are many, many ways to keep your enthusiasm when you are...

The Christmas story features an angel, and angels and other alternate-dimension beings are prevalent in other cultures and religions also. Sri Chinmoy, a spiritual Master and author discusses his experience of angels through questions asked by his students, and poems...

(Excerpt from A Twenty-First Century Seeker by Pradhan Balter) At its most basic, meditation is a four-step process. The various techniques that we offer are all embellishments of these four steps but accomplish the same thing: Affirm your heart’s aspiration Calm or...