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Why Sun Yoga?
After moving back to the city where I had grown up I started to feel like doing yoga. Every day I walked to work for about 30 minutes. During most of the journey I walked in front of the sea. At that time of year it was possible to see the sun rising from within…
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Uttarayana
Uttarayana is a term used in Hinduism to describe the period of the year when the sun travels northwards in the sky. It is considered to be a sacred time, and is sometimes referred to as the “daytime” of the gods. Uttarayana begins on the winter solstice, which usually falls on December 21 or 22,…
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Tantra and liberation
Tantra is a spiritual and philosophical tradition that originated in ancient India, dating back to around the 5th century AD. The word “tantra” comes from Sanskrit, and it can be translated to mean “weave”, “loom”, or “warp”. The underlying concept of tantra is that all aspects of existence are interconnected and interdependent, and it emphasizes…
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Sex and Soul
A very delicate subject in all religions is sex. Perhaps sex is the most popular subject on the Internet. Comparing the terms: sex, soul and Bible I came to the following results… It is understandable that sex is an important subject for mankind. Without sex there would be no procreation, and without procreation the human…
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Ādityas
Ādityas, in the plural, according to Prabhupada Swami, means the twelve sons of the Sun, Sūrya. In the singular, it only refers to Sūrya, also known as Aditi (Morning walk, April 04, 1974). Aditi, who according to the scriptures is female, has a sister named Diti, mother of the Daityas, described as a lineage of…
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How to be sure about the real knowledge?
You’ve already received some signs that you’ve managed to establish a connection with the Sun-God, but unless you hear his voice and instructions directly, you may have a lot of doubts about what certain signs mean. Hence the question: how can you be sure that you are understanding true spiritual knowledge? This is the most…
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Sun salutation
The Sun Salutation was the first effective practice to start my spiritual journey. I had practiced yoga before with good results but the sun salutation is special to me. For this reason I recommend its daily practice. If you have five minutes a day in the morning, that’s enough. But the ideal would be at…
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The First Step: Fasting
Fasting is an important first step in practicing spiritual activities. Jesus began his via crucis with 40 days of fasting in the desert. In the Bible, however, there is no mention of fasting in the way that Jesus saw fit. Many teachings in the life of Jesus are quite different from those in the Old…
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Is the Sun God?
Prabhupada states that the sun is one of the eyes of God (SB 01.08.28, purport). Some cultures of the past considered the sun to be God, such as the Egyptian emperor Akenathen. He was severely persecuted by his priests because he wanted to establish monotheism in Egypt through sun worship. In Vaishnavism there is also…
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Let Jesus Christ be born within you
Although we are celebrating the birth of Christ, I would like to write a little about His “death”. Did Jesus suffer or feel pain when he was crucified? My perception is that, yes, he felt pain until a certain moment but he stopped feeling pain when he accepted God’s will. My conclusions are based on…