Writing: Speeches
Some Spiritual Paths – letter to O. NYC. 2008
… there is no use in talking about it much further until you experience any of these things on your own, but just for the sake of justice I wanted to say that:
The Forum - is exactly about all the above. Great techniques which enable people to get out of their old habits of making judgments too quickly, being prejudiced, blaming, complaining, putting things and people into narrowing categories, and by that blocking a lot of opportunities for themselves and others. Not a cult. No religious bullshit. Just good practical work which opens up new realms of possibilities for people and their lives
The Secret - is no "please grant me a million dollar" or mumbo jumbo like that. It's about the power of very strong visualization techniques, to actually make things manifest in your reality. Yoga has many techniques like that. None of it is anything new (check out Dharma Mittra's own Psychic Techniques class !)
Yoga - the asana (poses) part which you enjoy so much is just a small part of a big philosophy which sees nothing that happens as incidental, and which sees all creatures as being part of one consciousness - Atman or Brahman. All the techniques and practices of Yoga are meant to bring you to this high level of realization or merging with this one consciousness. The physical poses are just meant to prepare your body, calm your mind, and make your emotions more positive so that you can start this process !
Buddhism - another philosophy which sees nothing in life as incidental, everything is coming from a cause, hidden or not, (karma) and the individual has the power to learn how to master these causes, and then bring about desirable effects. Again a big philosophical system but in short we are in a way connected, ‘made’ of the same essence (‘Emptiness’), and all the practices of Buddhism are meant for bettering your karma and elevating your awareness so that you could experience this ‘connectedness’ or ‘oneness’ (that's called being a ‘Buddha’ or ‘Enlightened’).
The connection between science, and especially the Quantum Theory and all these philosophies (including the premise behind "The Secret") - watch the film "What the Bleep Do We Know !?"
So even though you might think the people who are into all this stuff are freaks or mental cases, the truth is far from it. And as for me, I am not following any of these things blindly, but rather I study whatever interests me in all these systems, I use my very critical scrutinizing mind to see what makes sense to me, and I take what I think can help me in bettering myself and the world. I am committed in my life to be a good person, try not to hurt anybody, and try to use whatever skills I have to make this world better for all its creatures (including animals !). This gives meaning to my life, as much as sitting in the ivory tower of the academia, or raising your family, give to yours. You cannot invalidate the one or the other ! I hope that you can be open enough to realize that…
The Forum - is exactly about all the above. Great techniques which enable people to get out of their old habits of making judgments too quickly, being prejudiced, blaming, complaining, putting things and people into narrowing categories, and by that blocking a lot of opportunities for themselves and others. Not a cult. No religious bullshit. Just good practical work which opens up new realms of possibilities for people and their lives
The Secret - is no "please grant me a million dollar" or mumbo jumbo like that. It's about the power of very strong visualization techniques, to actually make things manifest in your reality. Yoga has many techniques like that. None of it is anything new (check out Dharma Mittra's own Psychic Techniques class !)
Yoga - the asana (poses) part which you enjoy so much is just a small part of a big philosophy which sees nothing that happens as incidental, and which sees all creatures as being part of one consciousness - Atman or Brahman. All the techniques and practices of Yoga are meant to bring you to this high level of realization or merging with this one consciousness. The physical poses are just meant to prepare your body, calm your mind, and make your emotions more positive so that you can start this process !
Buddhism - another philosophy which sees nothing in life as incidental, everything is coming from a cause, hidden or not, (karma) and the individual has the power to learn how to master these causes, and then bring about desirable effects. Again a big philosophical system but in short we are in a way connected, ‘made’ of the same essence (‘Emptiness’), and all the practices of Buddhism are meant for bettering your karma and elevating your awareness so that you could experience this ‘connectedness’ or ‘oneness’ (that's called being a ‘Buddha’ or ‘Enlightened’).
The connection between science, and especially the Quantum Theory and all these philosophies (including the premise behind "The Secret") - watch the film "What the Bleep Do We Know !?"
So even though you might think the people who are into all this stuff are freaks or mental cases, the truth is far from it. And as for me, I am not following any of these things blindly, but rather I study whatever interests me in all these systems, I use my very critical scrutinizing mind to see what makes sense to me, and I take what I think can help me in bettering myself and the world. I am committed in my life to be a good person, try not to hurt anybody, and try to use whatever skills I have to make this world better for all its creatures (including animals !). This gives meaning to my life, as much as sitting in the ivory tower of the academia, or raising your family, give to yours. You cannot invalidate the one or the other ! I hope that you can be open enough to realize that…
