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Greetings and Namaste!
There's an ancient saying that "peace follows
renunciation" which is often quoted in
support of cultivating detachment.
However, their is a more fundamental
quality to be cultivated that allows for true
renunciation and detachment to arise instead
of mere repression. That quality is viveka -
discrimination - the ability to know and see
the difference between the true and untrue,
to know the emptiness, the ephemeral quality
of all forms, which naturally gives rise to
detachment, dispassion and renunciation.
The ancient saying in it's entirety
is "peace follows renunciation and
renunciation follows discrimination." The
latter part is most often left out even
though it is absolutely essential for
developing right understanding and effortless
detachment, the peace of which is undisturbed
by desires born from a lack of
discrimination.
The great 7th century
saint, sage and poet, Shankaracharya, wrote
Viveka Chudamani, The Crest-Jewel of
Discrimination. This extraordinary work
belongs
in the library of every serious spiritual
aspirant. It is a profound exploration of
the power of discrimination and how it is
honed and developed through one's practices
and contemplations. Shankaracharya writes
from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta and
his works contain gems for everyone.
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Kundalini Research Network Spring Conference
May 14-16, 2010 at the Himalayan Institute
Perspectives
On Kundalini: Clinical, Research and
Traditional Views
Fri. 7:30pm
- Sun. Noon
Co-sponsored by the Himalayan
Institute, Honesdale,
PA
Registration Fee: $150
Register
before March 15th for
$125
Featured
Speakers include:
Lawrence Edwards,
Ph.D.
President of KRN
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait,
Ph.D., Spiritual Head of the Himalayan
Institute
Barbara and Charles Whitfield,
MD, celebrated authors and
teachers
Jyoti,
Ph.D., Spiritual teacher, author and founder
of Kayumari
Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard
Univ. and leading researcher on Yoga
Dorothy Walters, Ph.D., retired professor,
author and poet on Kundalini
And numerous
more presenters!
Please click HERE
for more information.
This conference will offer participants and
presenters the rare opportunity to gather and
discuss the powerful impact that yoga and
meditation practices, spiritual emergence,
transcendent experiences and the
transformative power of Kundalini have on
individuals. Through keynote presentations
and panels of experts we will explore what
the Kundalini inspired process of
transformation and change looks like from
clinical, research and traditional spiritual
and yogic perspectives.
Saturday
evening Satya Franche will be leading kirtan,
the ecstatic practice of chanting the names
of the Divine.
The conference will be held at the wonderful
retreat setting of the Himalayan Institute in
Honesdale, PA. People attending the
conference can also participate in the yoga
classes, make use of the relaxing and healing
services of their spa and stroll the hiking
trails that cross their hundreds of acres of
hills and forests. Delicious vegetarian meals
are included in the modest accommodation fees
for those staying at the Institute. There are
also hotels nearby that people can stay at
while attending the conference.
Accommodations at the Institute and
conference registration can be done directly
with the Himalayan
Institute.
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Anam
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where it
needs to shine more. The ideal of Anam
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and the
inclusiveness of the loving kindness we bring
into
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