During Babaji’s last visit to Oregon, he gave classes at TRCI in Umatilla, DRCI in Madras, OSP in Salem, and the women’s prison, CCCF, in Wilsonville. Notes from these wonderful classes — 26 hours of classes in all — follow the article below.
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A Quintessential Yoga Vasishtha
Yoga Vasishtha is a unique scripture that harmonizes the philosophical perspectives of Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, and Tantra. Part of the Ramayana epic, it relates the teachings of the ancient rishi, Vasishtha, to the young Avatar of the Treta Yuga, Sri Ramachandra, a prince of the solar line. Lord Vasishtha, whose cosmic aspect presides over the transition of illumined souls from …
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The Evolutes of Maya – Part 2
by Babaji Bob Kindler IN CONTINUATION of the study of Maya’s evolutes, eight more can be listed which are generally more subtle. Whereas the first eight evolutes concentrate on basic mental distortions like possessiveness and selfishness, the additional eight focus on tendencies that are more difficult to comprehend and renounce such as the sense of agency and the acquisition of …
Stories as Scripture – Part II
by Babaji Bob Kindler Taken from the book entitled An Extensive Anthology of Sri Ramakrishna’s Stories, six selections focusing on the Guru are introduced. Cooking With Compassion informs us that there is a state of enlightenment beyond sagacious silence wherein the luminary, out of compassion, ventures forth into the realm of reiteration in order to share ignorance-destroying and life-giving truths. …
Children’s Classes
Holy Mother’s School offers a young children’s class (4 – 7 year olds) and an older children’s class (8 and older). Children meet for classes when assistant teacher, Annapurna Sarada, is present. Older children also receive meditation instruction and practice with Babaji during each visit. Our Purpose: To support the innate spirituality of young children and to expand this awareness …
Raja Yoga, the Path of Meditation
“The one whose happiness is within, whose delight is within, whose illumination is within only, that yogi becomes Brahman and gains the Beatitude of Brahman.” – Sri Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, V:24 “The mind keeps well when engaged in work. And yet, japa [repetition of the mantra], meditation and prayer also are specially needed. You must at least sit down once …
Karma Yoga, the Path of Selfless Action and Service
“Motivated action is far inferior to that performed in the equanimity of mind; take refuge in the evenness of the mind; wretched are the result-seekers.” – Sri Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, II:49 “With the mind purified by karma yoga, and the self disciplined, and the senses subdued, one who realizes one’s self as the Self in all beings, though acting, is …
Bhakti Yoga, the Path of Devotion
“…this truth about the Atman (Soul) never dawns on the minds of those who are without devotion to Me.” – Sri Ramachandra, Adhyatma Ramayana “Worship is for the purpose of cultivating Devotion. From Devotion comes Atmajnana, knowledge of the Self.” – Swami Aseshananda How do we put the non-dual teachings into practice? Sri Ramachandra teaches that without devotion for the …