What Happens When You Reach Enlightenment? The Buddha's Answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKrAe666QlA Many imagine enlightenment as flashes of light or superhuman abilities. The Buddha taught something simpler: it's the quiet end of suffering. It feels like letting go of a heavy burden, the inner storm dissolving. This profound peace is a universal human yearning, explored across many spiritual traditions. But the Buddha's unique wisdom reveals it not as merging with the divine, but as simply seeing what remains when illusion falls away. 00:00 - What Awakening Truly Feels Like 05:57 - Enlightenment Beyond Buddhism 10:22 - Can We Talk About Enlightenment Without Being Enlightened? 13:59 - Enlightenment - The End of All Seeking * These are amazing times of great transformation for the earth and for humanity. People everywhere are graciously stepping out of the darkness of separation and disconnection from the divine. With each passing day, ever more are realising their ...
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From Stonehenge to Sedona, why are we drawn to mystical places? Sacred sites have long lured travelers seeking a connection to something bigger. In a world grappling with digital overload, these pilgrimages are on the rise. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-magnetic-pull-of-mystical-places Turning to nature for connection In a world grappling with disconnection and digital overload, there has been a steady rise in spiritual tourism and pilgrimages. People are turning to sacred places not just to see the history, but to experience something bigger than themselves. “Humans believe that the sacred is an energy that inhabits particular places or buildings,” says Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and author of How to Think Impossibly, among a dozen other books. “It’s innate in human nature to return to these sacred places. We somehow need this as human beings.” “Mountains, large bodies of water, and can...
Bubbles in the ocean enlightenment The image of "enlightenment bubbles in the ocean" is a metaphor used in Buddhist and other spiritual contexts to describe the transient nature of existence and the illusion of a separate self. In this analogy, "bubbles" represent individual beings or experiences, and the "ocean" represents the unified, interconnected reality or consciousness. Here's a more detailed explanation: Bubbles as individual beings: Each bubble is a temporary formation, appearing, existing for a short time, and then dissolving back into the water. Similarly, individual beings and their experiences are seen as temporary and impermanent, arising and ceasing in the larger scheme of things. Ocean as unified reality: The ocean is a vast and continuous expanse, representing the underlying reality that everything arises from and eventually returns to. In this context, it can symbolize the unified consciousness or the interconnectedness of all thin...
About celibacy. Been in celibacy four years now and there is no way turning back... sex doesn't even come to mind... this should be obvious almost all spiritual persons, but for some is not. Celibacy, in a spiritual context, refers to the voluntary choice to abstain from sexual activity, often for religious or spiritual reasons. It's seen as a way to focus on spiritual goals, cultivate inner discipline, and strengthen one's relationship with a higher power. Some traditions, like those in monastic orders, view celibacy as an essential aspect of spiritual practice. Spiritual Benefits and Perspectives: Improved Spiritual Intimacy: Celibacy can help individuals focus on their spiritual lives and strengthen their connection with God or their higher self. Increased Focus: By removing the distraction of sexual activity, celibacy can allow individuals to concentrate more on their spiritual practice and goals. Symbolism of Purity and Dedication: In some tradi...
In Alice Bailey's books there are told that Ageless Wisdom teachings will be shown in television and radio. Now there is movie coming about theosophy: ONE FIRE | A documentary film about Theosophy | Official Trailer | 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bStbI-Lj8a0 In every age, there are those who dare. Those whose hearts burn with a fire that cannot be extinguished. In 1875, in a dimly lit room in New York City, two seekers—Helena Blavatsky, a fearless mystic, and Henry Steel Olcott, a visionary reformer—lit a spark that would ignite minds across the world. They called it Theosophy, an ancient wisdom reborn, a path beyond dogma, beyond borders, beyond illusion. For 150 years, Theosophy has whispered an ancient truth: we are not separate, but sparks of the same eternal flame. But Theosophy is more than philosophy—it has shaped the world in ways many have forgotten. From the arts to music, from science to politics, from education to philosophy, its influence burns brightly ...
Meditation and yoga are uniting peoples and religions as this news article shows: Members of Latter-day Saints turn to yoga for its physical and spiritual benefits https://apnews.com/article/church-of-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints-yoga-utah-hindu-temple-b1b7aad759e447b7dbf11be20cc1d576 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wendy Cullum lay flat on her back completely relaxed in “shavasana” or “corpse pose,” a common closing position in a yoga class. She and several other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were finishing up a 90-minute session in the sanctuary of the only Hindu temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, a bucolic community about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. This small Thursday evening yoga class at Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in the heart of Mormon country is an example of the embrace of yoga and meditation among members of the faith, widely known as the Mormon church. Yoga in Sanskrit means “union with the divine.” For Cullum, her practice help...