Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Selfless Service: Encyclopedia - Selfless Service
Selfless Service is a commonly used term in Sant Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga as well as other spiritual disciplines and in world religions s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Eastern
List of spirituality-related topics - Esotericism and mysticism. Eckankar Harold Klemp Quan Yin Method Suma Ching Hai Sant Mat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seva: Encyclopedia - Seva
Seva (Sanskrit: string) is: in Sikhism, volunteer work; selfless service; work offered to God, performed without attachment and with the...   » Read the article

Article - Senses: Control Of The Senses
Many aspirants fail to enter into Samadhi or Brahmic Bliss on account of restlessness of any one of the Indriyas (senses). Control of Ind...   » Read the article

Article - Nataraja: Dance Of Shiva In The Golden Temple - Nataraja  
Whenever the Golden Temple is mentioned, we tend automatically to think of the beautiful Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, which is known w...   » Read the article

Article - Shivaratri: A Column Of Light On Shivaratri  
The lakhs of Shiva temples all over India include the famous temples at Amarnath in Kashmir, Somnath in Gujarat, Vishwanath in Varanas...   » Read the article

Article - Self-surrender: From Self-reliance To Self-surrender  
Weak people say: "I resign myself to God because I am helpless to proceed further". But such words are not convincing for th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baba Sawan Singh: Encyclopedia - Baba Sawan Singh
Baba Sawan Singh (1858 - 1948), also know as "The Great Master," was the second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) from the death...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabd: Encyclopedia - Shabd
Shabd or Shabda literally means “sound” or “word” in Sanskrit. [1] Esoterically, Shabd is the “Sound Current vibrating in all c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Initiation: Encyclopedia - Initiation
Coming from the Latin, initiation implies a beginning. The related verb, initiate, means to begin or start a particular action, event, ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surdas: Encyclopedia - Surdas
Surdas (1483 - 1573) was a Hindu poet, sant and musician of India. He is said to have been blind from birth. Surdas - Prolific compositio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia - Upanishad
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plane Cosmology: Encyclopedia - Plane Cosmology
Subtle bodies Causal plane: Causal body Mental plane: Mental body Astral plane: body, projection Etheric plane: Etheric body Physical pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method
The term Quan Yin Method was coined in the 1970s by Suma Ching Hai, a popular and controversial spiritual teacher who professes that she ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia - Eckankar
Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God emphasizes the value of personal experiences as the most natural way back to God. The cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaishnavism: Encyclopedia - Vaishnavism
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Vai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shoko Asahara: Encyclopedia - Shoko Asahara
Shoko Asahara (麻原 彰晃 Asahara Shōkō) (born March 2, 1955) is the founder and former guru of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo (now...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti Movement: Encyclopedia - Bhakti Movement
Bhakti movements are Hindureligious movements in which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massage: Encyclopedia - Massage
Massage is the practice of applying pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shri Rudram Chamakam: Encyclopedia - Shri Rudram Chamakam
The Shri Rudram Chamakam (TS 4.5, 4.7) is a Vedic stotra dedicated to Rudra, an earlier aspect of Shiva. Shri Rudram is also known as Sri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia - Guru
A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism. Based on a long line of philosophical understanding as to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia - Meditation
Meditation like yoga originated in Vedic Hinduism many centuries ago, it was much later adopted into a wide variety of practices of relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia - Shiva
Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव or श्रीशिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST tra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kalamukha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kalamukha
Kalamukha: (Sanskrit) "Black-faced"(probably for a black mark of renunciation worn on the forehead).   A Saiva sect is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asana: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Asana
Asana: 1)    A hatha yoga posture practiced to strengthen and purify the body and develop one-pointedness of mind. 2)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabd: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabd - Other Terms For Shabd
Referring to the Shabd, Sant Kirpal Singh, a contemporary Sant Mat guru, stated that "Naam" ("Word") has been described in many tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Surat Shabd Yoga - Movements And Masters
Adherents believe Surat Shabda Yoga has been expressed through the movements of many different masters. However, because a basic principl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Teachings Borrowed?
Accusations against religious movement founders are particularly common [19]. The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was accused of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shoko Asahara: Encyclopedia Ii - Shoko Asahara - Early Years
Shoko Asahara was born as Chizuo Matsumoto (松本智津夫 Matsumoto Chizuo) to a large and poor family of a tatami mat maker in Japan�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plane Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Plane Cosmology - History
Directly equivalent concepts in Indian thought are lokas and bhuvanas. In Hindu cosmology, there are traditionally seven lokas or worlds,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suma Ching Hai: Encyclopedia Ii - Suma Ching Hai - Criticism
Detractors have thought that Master Ching Hai may only be teaching these methods for her own profit, thus the media giving her the nickna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Types Of Meditation
According to Bogart (1991) and Perez-De-Albeniz & Holmes (2000) the different techniques of meditation can be classified according to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Frequency And Duration
These vary so much that it is difficult to venture any general comments. On one extreme there exist monks and nuns whose whole lives are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Frequency And Duration
These vary so much that it is difficult to venture any general comments. On one extreme there exist monks and nuns whose whole lives are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Metaphysical Method
The Quan Yin Method is not merely a series of techniques, as are many other types of yoga. It involves a spiritual transmission from a Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Spiritual And Occult Practices
List of spirituality-related topics - Concentration. Astral projection Dhikr Meditation Muraqaba Prayer Remote viewing Yoga List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Attributes Of Lord Shiva
The Third Eye: The third eye of Shiva on his forehead is the eye of wisdom. It is the eye that looks beyond the obvious. The third eye of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Attributes Of Lord Shiva
The Third Eye: The third eye of Shiva on his forehead is the eye of wisdom. It is the eye that looks beyond the obvious. The third eye of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Surat Shabd Yoga - Basic Principles
The stated purpose of Surat Shabda Yoga is to realize the individual's True Self (Self-Realization), True Essence (Spirit-Realization) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Purposes And Effects Of Meditation
The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia Ii - Upanishad - List Of Upanishads
Upanishad - Principal Upanishads. The following is a list of the ten "principal" (mukhya) Upanishads that were commented upon by Shanka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Splinter Groups
Some Eckists have started their own groups after believing they received inner guidance to change Eckankar and finding Eckankar did not a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plane Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Plane Cosmology - Origins Of The Concept
The concept of planes of existence might be seen as deriving from shamanic and traditional mythological ideas of a vertical world-axis �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Initiation
Practicing the Quan Yin Method requires an initiation from a Fifth Level Master, according to Ching Hai, although she hasn’t said if t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Master Ching Hai's Use Of The Quan Yin Method
Master Ching Hai says that the Quan Yin Method is a practice, not a religion, and therefore does not call for initiates to leave their cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esoteric Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Esoteric Cosmology - Neoplatonism
Although under Plotinus, Neoplatonism began as a school of philosophy, the teachings of later Neoplatonists such as Iamblichus and Proclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esoteric Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Esoteric Cosmology - Kabbalah
Kabbalah combines orthodox Judaic, Neoplatoinic, Gnostic, and philosophical (e.g. Aristotlean) themes, to develop an elaborate and highly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kirpal Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Kirpal Singh - Teachings
In 1955, Sant Kirpal Singh wrote an introduction to his teachings especially intended for Westerners, called Man, Know Thyself. The princ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Types Of Gurus
According to the Deval Smriti there can be eleven kinds of gurus and according to Nama Chintamani there are ten types. According to his f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Microdictyon: Oceanography Dictionary - Microdictyon
  Definition and meaning of Microdictyon:   Microdictyon - a genus of non-calcareous, fleshy green macroalgae which can ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zoanthid: Oceanography Dictionary - Zoanthid
  Definition and meaning of zoanthid:   zoanthid - an anemone of the family Zoanthidae, usually found in intertidal area...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Purposes And Effects Of Meditation
The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Types Of Meditation
According to Bogart (1991) and Perez-De-Albeniz & Holmes (2000) the different techniques of meditation can be classified according to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Overview
The English word meditation comes from the Latin meditatio, which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Doctrine
Master Ching Hai maintains that the Quan Yin Method is the only avenue by which a person can become fully enlightened, or God-realized. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suma Ching Hai: Encyclopedia Ii - Suma Ching Hai - Biography
She was born to a well-off family in Vietnam, and the daughter of a highly reputed naturopath. She was brought up as a Catholic, and lear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suma Ching Hai: Encyclopedia Ii - Suma Ching Hai - Teachings
The core of Master Ching Hai’s teachings is diligent practice of the prescribed meditation on the inner light and sound. "Not until one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suma Ching Hai: Encyclopedia Ii - Suma Ching Hai - The Quan Yin Method
Main Article: Quan Yin Method Master Ching Hai initiates sincere spiritual aspirants into the Quan Yin Method, also known as Inner Light ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Meditation In Context
Most traditions address the integration of mind, body, and spirit (this is a major theme of the Bhagavad-Gita); or that of spiritual prac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Physical Postures
Different spiritual traditions, and different teachers within those traditions, prescribe or suggest different physical postures for medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti Movement - Origins
The Bhakti Movement was essentially founded in South India and later spread to the North during the late medieval period. The notion of '...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Etymology
The word guru means teacher in Sanskrit, as well as in other languages derived from Sanskrit, such as Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati. The wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Buddhism
The guru's blessing is the last of the four foundations in Vajrayana Buddhism. In this foundation, the disciple can continue in their exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Sikhism
The title Guru is extremely fundamental to the religion of the Sikhs. Indeed, the Sikhs have carried the meaning of the word to an even g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Succession And Lineage Parampara
The word parampara (Sanskrit परमपरा) denotes a long succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture. The H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Overview
In the late nineteenth century, Theosophists adopted "meditation" to refer to various spiritual practices drawn from Hinduism, Buddhism, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Meditation In Context
While meditation focuses on mental or psycho-spiritual activity, this is of course only one of several spheres of human existence; and we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Physical Postures
Different spiritual traditions, and different teachers within those traditions, prescribe or suggest different physical postures for medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sant Thakar Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Sant Thakar Singh - Controversies
Sant Thakar Singh - Childhood Meditation. In the mid-1980's Sant Thakar Singh issued a number of circular letters on family life and ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massage: Encyclopedia Ii - Massage - Types Of Massage
There are well over 150 types of massage therapy. Various styles of massage have developed from a number of sources. Massage - Breema. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massage: Encyclopedia Ii - Massage - Types Of Massage
There are well over 150 types of massage therapy. Various styles of massage have developed from a number of sources. Massage - Breema. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - The Movement Today
Although based in the U.S.A., Prem Rawat is today still active in India as well. With a more culturally neutral approach, Rawat now conce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Prem Rawat's Activities Today
Although based in the U.S.A., Prem Rawat is today still active in India as well. With a more culturally neutral approach, Rawat now conce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Prem Rawat's Activities Today
Although based in the U.S.A., Prem Rawat is today still active in India as well. With a more culturally neutral approach, Rawat now conce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Life Work
Prem Rawat has addressed audiences from a few hundreds to hundreds of thousands since he the age of three. Between 1965, when his address...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and reject all claimed Messiahs, holding that the world is not redeemed y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Life Work
Prem Rawat has addressed audiences from a few hundreds to hundreds of thousands since he the age of three. Between 1965, when his address...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Life Work
Prem Rawat has addressed audiences from a few hundreds to hundreds of thousands since he the age of three. Between 1965, when his address...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Main articles: Jewish view of Jesus, Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish Messiah Adh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sant Thakar Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Sant Thakar Singh - Biography
The documentation on Sant Thakar Singh's life is mainly limited to the few details he communicated about himself during his talks and pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Other Religions
The Bahá'í Faith consider Jesus to be a manifestation of God. God is one and has manifested himself to humanity through several histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Other Religions
Religious perspectives on Jesus - Bahá'í. The Bahá'í Faith consider Jesus to be a manifestation of God. God is one and has manifest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Teachings
Eckankar teaches that spiritual experience and spiritual liberation in this lifetime are available to all by actively exploring the spir...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Yoga Dictionary: Dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology
A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment&quo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Criticism
Groups of disillusioned ex-students existed in the U.S. as early as 1973, some of whom spoke to reporters during the Astrodome gathering,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Islam
In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God's highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets, specifically sent to guide the Children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Phonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Phonology - Vowels
The modern standard Russian has five vowels: The second letter in each row (with the exception of / ʲi/ — /i/) denotes the sound ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Islam
In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God's highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets, specifically sent to guide the Children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Hinduism
The importance of finding a guru who can impart transcendental knowledge (vidya) is one of the tenets of Hinduism. One of the main Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In A Western Culture Context
As an alternative to established religions, some people in Europe and the USA who were not of East Indian extraction have looked up to sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Health Applications And Clinical Studies Of Meditation
In the recent years there has been a growing interest within the medical community to study the physiological effects of meditation (Venk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Meditation - Health Applications And Clinical Studies Of Meditation
In the recent years there has been a growing interest within the medical community to study the physiological effects of meditation (Venk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Earliest Years Of Maharaji
At an early age Prem Rawat was known as Sant Ji and as Balyogeshwar (Sanskrit: बालयोगेश्वर = child master of yogis)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Turn Toward Western Modes Of Teaching
Prem Rawat - Prem Rawat's alleged early plan to deny personal divinity. Ron Geaves, a Professor and Chair in religious studies at the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Christianity
Most groups identifying themselves as Christians believe Jesus was God Incarnate (God who took on human nature and human flesh, the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Turn Toward Western Modes Of Teaching
Prem Rawat - Prem Rawat's alleged early plan to deny personal divinity. Ron Geaves, a Professor and Chair in religious studies at the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Earliest Years Of Maharaji
At an early age Prem Rawat was known as Sant Ji and as Balyogeshwar (Sanskrit: बालयोगेश्वर = child master of yogis)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Turn Toward Western Modes Of Teaching
Prem Rawat - Prem Rawat's alleged early plan to deny personal divinity. Ron Geaves, a Professor and Chair in religious studies at the U...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - X
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - X . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article