Gradual and Sudden Enlightenment?
There is within the Zen tradition this question about whether enlightenment (whatever that is!) happens all-at-once or is a more gradual process. Soto lineage teachings tend to emphasize “gradual enlightenment,” while the Rinzai lineage accepts the possibility of “sudden enlightenment.” And at least one modern teacher ~ Adyashanti ~ whose Zen training was/is complimented by the insights of Advaita Vedanta, claims that both are true, and necessary. So let’s explore.
Asking Questions is a Good Way of Finding Out ThingsSometimes we ask too many questions. But asking questions can be a good way of hearing God’s answers.
The questions of many religious believers are how can they come closer to God; how can they know God? Such philosophical thought has taken up a lot of human mind bandwidth over the past 18,000 years.
What Is Aura?At times,you feel uneasy in the presence of a certain person. You enter a room, you have this sense that something is wrong. The human aura is a strong electro- magnetic field. We give off electrical energy and absorb magnetic one.
Steve Hawking, Carl Sagan, Einstein, Neils Bohr, Newton; Enlightened?Recently in a Think Tank Forum Online, one, which can get a little way out there sometimes, a gentleman added to the excitement when he asked the group to entertain a very abstract around the concept of enlightenment.
Help WantedAre you searching for that perfect job? Have you ever thought of trying out for a job that God can use you for? If you think that God can’t use you because you aren’t perfect, think again. Even some of the people in Christ’s lineage were not perfect. If God waited for perfect people, Christ never would have been born! Fact is, nobody is perfect, but when you know you fall short, then that’s the beginning of godly Wsdom. You’re hired!
Love & Color is an educational format that shares the expertise of two unique authorities on Love & Color. Zannah Hackett, insoirational speaker and author of The Ancient Wisdom of Matchmaking and Daniel Fuhrman, President of Reflections of You bring two bodies of knowledge together for purposes of attracting love.
The True Nature of Moments – Part IIPresents a simple model to illustrate the derivation of moments from Moment, and relates it to new insights about life Experience. This article is a continuation of “The True Nature of Moments – Part I”.
Prayer is the Best Thing!Prayer definitely works and is still working today as it did thousands of years ago. There are many that have experienced it’s power … embrace it!
The Christmas Gift That Keeps on Giving!Have you ever given a gift to someone who you knew did not deserve it? When you gave it to them, did they show their appreciation or did they take your gift and set it aside and continue to treat you the same way?
Audio SermonsLiving a fast-track life style today, people need a lot of spiritual guidance to lead peaceful lives. As people’s lives become increasingly digitally-oriented, they are left with increasingly less time to spend on daily morning walks, weekend outings and places of worship. There is a remedy, in the form of audio sermons that can be listened to anywhere.
Sermon CollectionsSome of us listen to the speech and forget it the moment the function ends. Some of us retain part of what the speaker says. Some of us take a pencil and paper and note down all the important points. Why? It is because we know that the points will be useful in our own lives at one time or the other. We are serious in focusing on the points and implementing them in our own lives, so that one-day we can be famous too. Notes are very effective when readymade solutions are needed to solve the numerous problems that we face today.


