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  1. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is Faith Evidence of Things Not Seen?

    Deeje said: What “tools” do humans have that don’t always involve our mind and senses in the obvious ways? Left Coast said: Good question. :shrug: I'm hoping Sw. Vandana Jyothi will enlighten us. You're a tease, LC. May your hopes in that regard never be hoped in vain! :p Deeje, earlier in...
  2. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is Faith Evidence of Things Not Seen?

    Which you are you asking about, Joe? I am consciousness itself, it's not something I "have." In other words, I am immortal soul (a spark of consciousness), containerized within a mortal body undergoing a human experience. So are "you."
  3. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is Faith Evidence of Things Not Seen?

    The same way someone knows whether he's dreaming, having a vision or messing with his ability to sort out various inputs (hallucinate) using "mind-altering" substances. You simply know, don't you, you are able to tell. This choice, this action leads to this result. I go to bed, I dream. I pop a...
  4. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is Faith Evidence of Things Not Seen?

    Hi, Left Coast :) Thanks for asking! Consider if you will that human beings might, in addition to the regular tools, be endowed with other tools for perceiving and processing extra-sensory experiences. Think "third eye" and "hrit padma" (lotus of the sacred heart) and "higher consciousness"...
  5. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is Faith Evidence of Things Not Seen?

    I probably sound like a broken record by now, sorry, but again I must point out that the seeker of the type of "good evidence" you speak of will forever be disappointed. That is, trying to validate spiritual experience using mind and senses (the tools of material science) is to use the wrong...
  6. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Meditations for the Feast of Kamal (Perfection)

    Oh, my my my!!! The soaring beauty of ALL those verses, made even more stunningly beautiful by the universality of the messages. That wisdom and those praises could have just as easily been written by a devotee from any other faith. Such is the nature of Truth, it holds true for everyone and...
  7. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    The massive, catastrophic, probaby fatal horror of mail-in voting

    Yes, quite true but I was answering the OP's question. And also, it should be remembered that all those mailed in tax returns were sent to what, only 5 or 6 regional IRS centers with a generous 4 1/2 month deadline before "all the results are in." Mail in ballots have to go a gazillion county...
  8. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    The massive, catastrophic, probaby fatal horror of mail-in voting

    Hi, To specifically address your question, actually about 90% of tax returns handled by the IRS these days are filed online, electronically. The problem with changing to mail-in ballots (which I favor) en masse is that there needs to be provisions to open and start tallying the votes prior to...
  9. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Krishna's flute

    Hi, Shrew, Namaste I waited days to see if our more erudite friends could give you a precise answer to your question. I don't know if it has a Name and therefore mantra, either. But may I share some thoughts on that lucky flute? First is, since Sri Krishna is never without it, it you chant His...
  10. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    The Word

    Yes, Hindus refer to That Word, the source and sound of creation, as AUM. Therefore, of course, we would not say it is the Christian Bible, as the Word is often referred to.
  11. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    stories, songs and poems by bhaktas for bhaktas

    Yeah, I knew it was a big ask, I'm sorry, maybe much too personal. But I'm getting on in years now, 73 in a bit, had a heart attack last year, fell on ice this year, don't feel so hot today :mask:, you know the inevitable body stuff. I feel it would be neglecting my loving duty (svadharma) not...
  12. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    How do you "know" that others are wrong and you are right?

    Amanaki, please don't leave. Did you think only believers could sometimes howl like fanatics? :) Non-believers struggle with passionate egos, too. Those who don't know or haven't experienced--at either end of the spectrum--are often the shrillest. At least this forum is moderated. A long time...
  13. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Who Are You?

    But Monsieur Salix'ji, you have asked 11 questions here! :eek: The answer is less complex, though, as you know. Every instance of the word "you" in your questions which is not a reference to the reality that everyone IS a soul having a human experience and which is tied to the word "are" is...
  14. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Question about "deities" that come to us in our dreams.

    Hello, Cooky Your post touched me. I believe you, it rings as true. So I'd like to offer a potential clue to the meaning of your dream. Not necessary to answer here at all, but the specter of "jealousy" leapt at me when I read how the demon moved, that it invaded your space and destroyed your...
  15. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Question about "deities" that come to us in our dreams.

    You answer made me smile big time. :) Bigger than that, even. May your meditations prove even more friendly and fruitful. (See, I can say that, tee hee, but you can't. We're taught to meditate without regard for the fruits and neither cling to nor reject any of those which arise.) It took me...
  16. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Question about "deities" that come to us in our dreams.

    Namaste, Amanaki~ Luckily, you will not need to ask to weigh divine experiences with your mind or intellect to determine their validity (whether they occur in a waking, dreaming, deep sleep or transcendental state of consciousness) . Neither mind nor intellect are capable of discerning spiritual...
  17. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    stories, songs and poems by bhaktas for bhaktas

    For me, it's bold to share and even more bold to ask devotees to share their love offerings to God. And some of our stories, songs and poems, of course, will rightly remain a secret strictly between OneGod and His/Her devotee. But what about the others? Do you have something you are willing to...
  18. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is God Greater?

    Yup. If "it" (no matter the it being contemplated), was born or can change, it is perishable and therefore that "it" is neti neti (not this, not this), meaning it is not Brahman, this is not Brahman. As a fish rises to the fly, ye old swamini (who has no difficulty seeing red these days ;))...
  19. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    The Corner.

    I'm just a simple sheep-herding dharma dog. Took one look in "The Corner," saw Trump on his way to "Hell" and decided not to get involved. Well... except I did point out to the sheep the path their master took.;)
  20. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does God really exist? I want to know your views.

    Yes, God really exists. Diamondgirl, I'm sorry if my previous response ["God is Existence, really."] appeared flippant or cryptic. Although the statement's completely truthful, it seemed to have an edge, I confess, so I really do apologize. The phrase, "Does God really exist?" hints or conveys...
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