Collective Consciousness

by Meena Om Our gyan, knowledge is meaningless unless we connect to a higher self through the concept of awareness and collective consciousness. Collectivity and connectivity together make things happen. Schools are a great example of this. There is great continuity of thought between teachers and students. Collectivity makes the children eager to do what the others are doing. If one yells, others will yell too, one jumps, others will jump too. But as we become older, ego surfaces and we become more inclined to show how different we are…

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Why do Mistakes Recur?

By Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai In the journey towards the experience of absolute purity, seekers face many challenges from their inner world. Pujya Gurudevshri exhorts to identify the mistakes and understand the know-how to remove them. It is difficult to overcome passions. They are deeply rooted in you since time immemorial. When desire for sense pleasure, ego, anger, deceit, greed etc. create turbulence within, you get dejected. Seeing your mistakes, a kind of helplessness, depression, or frustration arises. The Enlightened Ones say that if you perceive your mistake in the right way,…

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Happiness

Happiness can be divided into 3 categories: 1. Physical happiness; 2. Mental happiness; 3. Spiritual happiness. These are brief summary of steps to take for achieving these in our lives: For Physical Happiness: a. Regular and proper DIET. b. Regular and proper REST. c. Regular and proper EXERCISE. For Mental Happiness: a. Minimize Expectations. b. Minimize Ego & Pride. c. Minimize Negative Thoughts. For Spiritual Happiness: a. Recognize your SOUL as a separate entity from the body. b. Do not live in the PAST. Free yourself of past memories and…

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