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Forcefields and Psychic Protection

May 1, 2000

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Being on the path is a marvelous thing, but it is a path. There are jungles […]

Hinduism, the Greatest Religion in the World (Part 2)

March 1, 2000

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI In apparent conflict, the scriptures written thousands of years ago explain how we should live, and

Seven Steps Toward Golden Silence

January 1, 2000

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Silence is very important. It is food for the soul. If we can make our mind

Be Joyous! Keep Moving From Darkness to Light

December 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI People speak of the “light of understanding.” Before the bright light of spiritual perception is experienced,

The Donkey And the Carrot

October 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI All my life, since the time I was seven years old, I have made a great

Ancient Wisdom for A Perfect Life Today

August 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Many years ago when I was first in Sri Lanka–that was in 1949–I made a vow

Life, the Great Experience

July 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI At one time or another in life, each of us has had similar experiences of temptation.

A Mystical View of Adultery

June 1, 1999

By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami There are three kinds of adultery: physical (the worst); emotional (very distressing); and mental (the secret

Who Do You Think You Are?

May 1, 1999

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Most people do not understand that they have a mind, that they have a body and

The Goal of Life And the Spiritual Path

April 1, 1999

By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Never have there been so many people living on the planet wondering, “What is the real

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