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Stuart Camps: Strawberry
Tea, The Rabbit
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| A story of growing into a sacred understanding
of our fellow beings that happen to be non-human, with
the gracious help of my spiritual master, Adi Da Samraj. |
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Anthony Costable: Disciples,
Fools, and Enlightenment
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Like it or not, authentic practice (leading
to spiritual awakening) demands conscious, deliberate
submission to the adept-teacher, and to all the necessary
offenses inherent in the teacher-disciple relationship.
To the dismay of many Western aspirants, such a relationship
is patently not a democratic institution. And though it
may be a hard pill to swallow, it is the master, not the
aspirant, who provides effective spiritual guidance. Therefore,
always choose a master wisely, but by all means, be wise
and choose a master. |
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David Almquist: Bashing
Gurus and Alternative Religions
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| Not too many years ago, it was common in our society
to make jokes indiscriminately about Afro-Americans, women,
homosexuals, and other minorities and ethnic groups. One
by one these groups protested, and eventually changes
occurred. But it is still officially okay, and in fact
quite fashionable, to denigrate gurus and their devotees.
Are we ready, as a culture, to take one more significant
step toward tolerance? |
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Chris Tong, Ph.D.: Beyond
Believing
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When I talk to people about my wife, I
never say, "I believe my wife exists!". I don't have to:
I know she exists. But curiously, that is the most
common thing we say about God: "I believe in God". As
a "believer", how certain are you of the reality of God?
Why settle for just believing in God, when the tangible
experience of God would transform your life? |
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Chris Tong, Ph.D.: Beyond
Globalization: May the Best Culture Win!
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| As the great spiritual master Adi Da Samraj has emphasized,
cooperation and tolerance are the necessary foundation
stones for a new world order. To fully understand their
importance, we first examine the old "cold war" world
order and the current "post-cold war" world order, and
track the consequences of the absence of one or both of
these foundation stones, and the implications for the
future. Globalization is not an end unto itself. At best,
it is the "ground" in which, practicing cooperation and
tolerance, we can "plant" and "grow" new cultures. |
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