Articles in: The Sunlit Path

Why do People Like to Hurt Others?

Why do People Like to Hurt Others?

0 / Oct 6, 2007 3:54 PM

All around us we see violence, destruction of what is beautiful, infliction of suffering on others.  And no country, race, […]

The Fundamental Faith

The Fundamental Faith

0 / Sep 6, 2007 2:47 PM

Faith does not depend upon experience; it is something that is there before experience. When one starts the yoga, it […]

How can the Body Aspire for the Divine?

How can the Body Aspire for the Divine?

0 / Sep 6, 2007 1:28 PM

We feel that the aspiration we have for the Divine is only in our thoughts and feelings.  But is it […]

Childhood Dreams

Childhood Dreams

0 / Aug 6, 2007 11:08 AM

We have all seen how we change and how, as we grow up, our dreams change as well.  When we […]

Thought Control

Thought Control

1 / Jul 6, 2007 9:22 AM

We believe we are rational organised beings.  But if watch ourselves closely, we find that our mind is more like […]

The Origin of Desire

The Origin of Desire

0 / Jun 6, 2007 8:14 AM

  Where does desire come from? The Buddha said that it comes from ignorance. It is more or less that. […]

Is Religion a Necessity?

Is Religion a Necessity?

0 / Jun 6, 2007 6:38 AM

Today Religion is very much in the news for various reasons.  But very few can define it or understand it.  […]

The Fool

The Fool

0 / May 5, 2007 9:30 AM

Long is the night for one who sleeps not; long is the road for one who is weary; long is […]

Social Relations & Complications

Social Relations & Complications

0 / May 5, 2007 9:26 AM

There is one situation we all face very often in our lives and social relations, which gives rise to a […]

Dealing with Wrong Thoughts

Dealing with Wrong Thoughts

0 / Apr 4, 2007 9:39 AM

The Spiritual journey, the path of sadhana is never smooth and easy, specially in the initial stages. One is assailed […]

The Demands of Success

The Demands of Success

0 / Mar 4, 2007 7:45 AM

We all seek ‘success’ in life, we want to achieve, to get the most out of our lives. But very […]

To be Vigilant

To be Vigilant

0 / Feb 4, 2007 6:47 AM

By his effort, his vigilance, his discipline and self mastery, the intelligent man should create for himself an island which […]

A Beacon of Light in the Ocean of Life

A Beacon of Light in the Ocean of Life

0 / Feb 4, 2007 6:44 AM

We would like to progress integrally. But the path is not easy. All types of obstacles, within and without, stand […]

The Call and the Consecration

The Call and the Consecration

0 / Jan 4, 2007 6:33 AM

All Yoga is in its nature a new birth; it is a birth out of the ordinary, the mentalised material […]

Perseverance

Perseverance

0 / Jan 4, 2007 6:04 AM

Those who are intelligent, meditative, persevering, who ceaselessly struggle with themselves, attain to Nirvana, which is the supreme felicity. Whosoever […]

Imperfections and Yoga

Imperfections and Yoga

0 / Jan 4, 2007 5:55 AM

Most of us, at some time in our life, feel the call of the Spirit, the wish to enter into […]

The New Birth – The Decisive Step

The New Birth – The Decisive Step

0 / Dec 3, 2006 3:10 PM

… when people tell me, “I would like to know whether I am in contact with my soul or not”, […]

Illness and the Role of the Mind

Illness and the Role of the Mind

0 / Dec 3, 2006 2:25 PM

All of us react differently to an illness. We ask ourselves, that apart from doctors and medicines, what is it […]

Can People bring Luck?

Can People bring Luck?

0 / Nov 3, 2006 12:30 PM

    In life, we often find people speaking of some persons as being “lucky” or “unlucky” or bringing “good luck” […]

Zeal for the Divine

Zeal for the Divine

0 / Oct 3, 2006 1:34 PM

The development of the experience in its rapidity, its amplitude, the intensity and power of its results, depends primarily, in […]

Vigilance

Vigilance

0 / Oct 3, 2006 12:33 PM

Vigilance is the way that leads to immortality (or Nirvana). Negligence is the way that leads to death. Those who […]

Why do Accidents Happen?

Why do Accidents Happen?

0 / Sep 3, 2006 7:19 AM

Question : Why or how is it that some persons seem to come out unhurt, even without a scratch, from […]

Light and Shadow: Intensification on the Path

Light and Shadow: Intensification on the Path

0 / Sep 3, 2006 7:17 AM

When you represent the possibility of a victory, you always have within you the thing contrary to this victory, which […]

Evil

Evil

0 / Aug 3, 2006 5:38 AM

In the two worlds, in this world and in the other, one who does evil grieves. He laments and suffers […]

Illness

Illness

0 / Aug 2, 2006 12:22 PM

Illness marks some imperfection or weakness or else opening to adverse touches in the physical nature and is often connected […]

Attitude towards Sin

Attitude towards Sin

0 / Jul 2, 2006 2:35 PM

    To hate the sinner is the worst sin, for it is hating God;     yet he who commits it […]

Commercialism and Vulgarity

Commercialism and Vulgarity

0 / Jul 2, 2006 1:42 PM

All around, in every aspect of life, we find a growing commercialism and vulgarity, a lack of higher values and […]

Awakening the Yogashakti

Awakening the Yogashakti

0 / Jun 2, 2006 1:12 PM

How can one awaken his Yogashakti? It depends on this: when one thinks that it is the most important thing […]

Training the Mind

Training the Mind

0 / Jun 2, 2006 12:04 PM

Just as the rain penetrates through the thatch of a leaking roof, so the passions penetrate an unbalanced mind. (Dhammapada) […]

Difference between Spirituality and Morality

Difference between Spirituality and Morality

0 / Jun 2, 2006 12:01 PM

In the normal life and world, very often spirituality is confused with morality. They are considered to be identical. One […]