From the tales of the transfiguration, to the visions of the Shamans, what is the interface of spirituality and seeing things that are not there? SannyasNews thought this blog from the Emphiphenom website is of interest. (Thanks for Vartan … Continue reading
On November 18th, 1978, a man calling himself Rev. Jim Jones (though in fact he was a communist – his community in Guyana was lauded by Soviet visitors and writers at the time), led his intentional agricultural community called the … Continue reading
Sannyas, as it has developed has had quite different attitudes to money. At the end of the communes in 1986 there was much talk of “poverty consciousness” but no-one seemed to know what it meant! Of course it is all … Continue reading
There seem to me two historical, beyond mind, spiritual silences that transcend all others. The first was the one that prompted the whole tradition of Zen Buddhism. Here sitting with his community one day Buddha remained in silence as answer … Continue reading
GANDHOOJI SPEAKS ABOUT FALSE GURUS After some days of silence and isolation it was once more time to visit my guru, Gandhooji. It’s hot in Bangalore just now and during the night a thunderstorm boomed across the city, its rain … Continue reading
