8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

1/22

Working Towards Success will make you a master

But working towards satisfaction makes you a legend.

Strive for excellence and be a Legend.

Meditation is silencing the incessant chatter of the restless mind ! For that ... we ...

begin ... with ... the ... breath ! The mind has to be with the breath ! That is the bottom-

line! If the mind is not with the breath, it does, not become empty ! The mind has to

become uncluttered and rather empty ! ...Read more...

" A physical body nourished on impure food will produce a correspondingly impure

astral body, whilst a physical body fed on clean food and drink will help to purify theastral vehicle. "

Read more...

Patriji

" Our reality has two aspects... 'known smaller reality' and 'unknown greater reality''known smaller reality' is like a pin-head and 'unknown greater reality' is like a big

mountain. What we are is really the big mountain! However, we think we are the pin-

head! We delude ourselves as absolutely fallible and we dwell in utter ignorance! "

* * *

" The moment we become masters of meditation, life becomes such a continuous joy,such a continuous celebration! All ill-health disappears! We become natural leaders of

people around. We become natural friends of everybody and every being ! "

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

2/22

"I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a

settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake

even existence upon its fulfilment."

- Benjamin Disraeli

WE CREATE OUR

Meditation is the single most important method/practice by the help of which we progress

in the acquisition of knowledge of Spiritual Science. And, Spiritual Science is theScience which studies.

The Nature of Life between Birth and DeathNature of life before Birth and after Death

Nature of Consciousness

Nature of Choices, Plans and Purpose of All BeingsNature of Happiness, Progress and Fulfillment

Nature of Dreams and Out-of-Body Experiences etc.,

Spiritual Science and Enlightenment:True Religion and Spirituality have always been

coming out with so many facts about Life and Death: The nature of Nature around us;The Purpose of Life etc!

Day-To-Day Life and Common Problems:Problems exist in our day-to day life, eitherbecause we are weak in will, or because we are ignorant and stupid, or because we hold

on to wrong belief systems. Problems also exist because of our tremendous self-

importance, because of our laziness and lethargy. Problems, again, exist because we dowant to live parasitically, i.e., at the expense of others.

There will be no problems if only one would:

1.Make one's will strong;

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

3/22

2.Replace wrong beliefs by truths through the study of the Spiritual Science;

3.Totally remove one's self-importance;

4.Involve ceaselessly in any creative activity without ever wasting time, and5.Learn to live symbiotically i.e., for the over-all benefit of all the parties concerned.

How should one do Meditation?The important steps are as follows:

1.Take any comfortable posture.

2.Clasp your hands.3.Close the eyes.

4.Observe the breath i.e., do conscious breathing.

In conscious breathing, we have to be aware of our breath only and nothing else, i.e., ourtotal attention should be on breathing alone.

When one is actively doing conscious breathing, one's normal mind's broadcasting and

receptor functions totally case and one is in a 'No-Mind' state. And, no sooner than the'No-Mind' or Non Doing' state is achieved; the 'Other Mind' starts functioning. That is,

one comes out in the Astral Body and begins to have new perceptions and newexperiences. The latent Kundalini energy in the Etheric body is automatically aroused

and one acquires many new capabilities by way of akening of the Inner Senses.

Benefits of Meditation:

The benefits of Meditation are manifold. Most physical afflictions, i.e., almost over 99%,

are psychosomatic in nature, i.e., born in mind and later manifested in the physical. They

arise because of mental worries; and all mental worries are because of a certain lack ofclarity in analysis and thinking and consequent intellectual immaturity; this intellectual

immaturity is due to a lack of basic spiritual knowledge.

And, spiritual knowledge is obtained only through Meditation - by having out-of-body

experiences. Our practical, Meditational Spiritual knowledge is further strengthened by

studying all the existing literature in the field of Spiritual Science, wherein theexperiences of meditations are astral travelers etc., are given in great detail.

In short,

1.Most physical afflictions are because of Mental Worries.2.All mental worries are because of Intellectual Immaturity.

3.All intellectual immaturity is primarily because of lack of Spiritual Knowledge.

A spiritually illumined person knows all the causes and, thus, all the corresponding

effects -and has no worries; therefore, he/she becomes totally free of all physical

afflictions in due course.

In Meditation, one's energy is increased through in-flow of energy from cosmic energy

sources; new information about alternate realities is obtained; and, consequently, there is

a constant Expansion of consciousness.

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

4/22

Meditation enables us to be:

1.Physically wonderfully fit2.Mentally perfectly agile

3.Intellectually razor-sharp

4.Emotionally full of calmness, friendship and joy5.Existentially full of positivity, creativity and spontaneity, and finally

6.Spiritually illumined.

Through meditation, we come to know of our own eternality and of our infinitecapabilities, in short, of our Godhood. Simultaneously, and as a corollary, we become

aware of the Godhood of all other beings.

The Unaware 'Seed/Sapling Gods' - that we are, through Meditation, reading books, andpersonal discussions grow into 'Aware Tree God' - full of beautiful 'flowers', 'fruits' and

'shade' for all!

What is Meditation?Before we try for understanding what Mediation exactly "IS", it is better to know what

Meditation exactly is "NOT"!Meditation is NOT 'Contemplation'" In English language, the phrase "meditate upon" is

often used, which means "contemplate deeply" or "reflect upon the pros and cons", or

"ponder on" etc. However, in spiritual parlance, the term 'Meditation' does not refer to

'contemplation' or 'pondering'.

Meditation is primarily NOT an intellectual or mental exertion.

Meditation is NOT 'Chanting':In Hindu tradition, Meditation or Dhyana is usually misunderstood as 'chanting' or

repeating a divine name'. In fact, that is only "japa". Japa is constant repetition of a name

or Mantra. Japa is very commonly resorted to still the mind. However, stilling the mindthrough Japa is a very, very long drawn-out process.

Meditation is NOT 'Prayer':'Prayer' is nothing but a 'petition' to some unknown power, with a request to take care of

one's difficulties.Supposedly, the 'Gods' are to be carried away by the eulogizing and

Petitioning and will readily resort to granting all the requested boons!

Meditation IS 'Seeing':

Meditation is not "contemplation"! Meditation is not "chanting"!

Meditation is not "prayer"! Meditation is, primarily stilling all the waves of the Mind, andsecondarily, it is 'seeing', or 'witnessing' the activity of the 'Self' or 'Consciousness'.

Meditation is a non-intellectual, non-mental and non-verbal phenomenon.

Meditation is awakening oneself to Altered State of Consciousness:

Meditation is awakening oneself to altered state of Consciousness, wherein one will

perceive alternate frequency - reality system, which is all simultaneously coexisting with

the present 'VIBGYOR' frequency universe. Our present time-space continuum is but one

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

5/22

of the infinite number of other time-space continuums, which are all vibrating at different

frequencies.

When you are in the act of perceiving and interacting with the non-ordinary dimensions

of COSMIC REALITY, you are said to be in Meditation. Cosmic Reality includes all the

separate, but inter-connected, individual frequency-reality universes.

Meditation is silencing the 'inner-talk' and seeing with the 'third eye': Meditation begins

with the silencing of the normal mental activity. There is a constant 'inner talk' that isgoing on incessantly whenever a person finds himself/herself unoccupied. This

continuous inner chatter is called as 'Chitta'. Rishi Pathanjali defined yoga as 'Chitta

Vrithi Nirodhaha'. That is meditation is the total cessation of the inner mind.

The immediate consequence of the cessation of this chitta, inner mind, is the happening

of 'Seeing'. You begin to see flashes of alternate frequency realities. This 'seeing' is done

with the help of the activated third eye. Third Eye is 'Ajna' Chakra. Ajna Chakra is the

sixth great energy vortex in the Etheric Body. 'Etheric body' is the second of the secondof the seven bodies of man; it is also called as 'Pranamaya Kosha'.

When should we meditate?

Any time is right time for Meditation! However, early morning i.e., pre-dawn hours are

the best, as we would be in a proper state of freshness after a full night's sleep. Moreover,

there would be darkness still around. Meditation should always be done in darkness anddefinitely so, for a beginner. In daytime, lights should be switched off and all windows

closed so as not to let in any light.

How long should we Meditate?

One should sit for a minimum of 40 minutes in each Meditation Session. Shorter duration

will not be of much help. Slowly, one gets habituated to devote more time. More theduration of a session, deeper would be the estate of Meditation.

The Process of Meditation: The whole process of Meditation can be divided into differentstages. In terms of Pathanjali and Buddha, they are as follows:

PATHANJALI BUDDHA1.Asana Ana-Pana-Sati

2.PranayanaAna-Pana-Sati

3.PratyaharaVipassana4.DharanaVipassana

5.DhyanaNibbana

6.SamadhiNibbana

Asana or Comfortable Posture:"Be still and know Thyself" - this has ever been the

constant refrain of all Seers. Stillness of the Mind cannot be achieved without a prior

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

6/22

physical stillness. As such, learning to sit still absolutely quietly, and without any

movement of the physical body whatsoever, is the first step in the process of Meditation.

Pathanjali has said 'Sthira Sukhamasanam', i.e. any comfortable and stable posture can be

adopted. However, the best posture is the normal cross-legged sitting posture. This is

called 'Sukha-Asana'. Further, the spine, the neck and the head should be kept, as far aspossible, in one straight line. Bhagavad Gita has said 'Samah Kaya Shirogreevam'.

The hands should be clasped together. This is so because the etheric energy that normallyoozes out of the etheric finger-tips should be conserved and kept within one's own self.

Eyes should be closed and then we go on to the next step.

Pranayama, or Ana-Pana-Sati, or Observing The Breath: After having taken a

comfortable and stable posture, having kept the spine erect, having clasped the hands, and

having closed the eyes, one should immediately begin to observe one's own

breathing.'Ana-Pana', is a Pali pharse to indicate 'in-breath' and 'out-breath'. 'Sati' means'to be with'. Thus, 'Ana-Pana-Sati' means to be one with the in-breath and out-breath.

Normally, man is not at all conscious of the breathing process that is constantly going on

in the body. This is so because he is constantly involved in incessant listening, speaking,

or thinking activities. Even while he is not doing any of the above, there is a constant

'inner chatter' that is going on, which occupies his inner attention.

However, in Meditation, we are to do away with all these activities and concentrate solely

on the breathing process. The objective is to be aware only of the breathing process andnothing else. This is called 'conscious breathing' - as against the normal 'unconscious

breathing' that constantly goes on in the body.

It is perfectly natural that the mind keeps straying off in the beginning and it should be

our effort and mission to bring our attention again and again to our chosen object of

breath. By and by, with constant practice, we would soon be able to achieve being onewith the breath, to the exclusion of all other thoughts.

While Ana-Pana-Sati is being practiced, a few points have to be remembered -

1.There is no need for any 'deep' breathing.

2. No 'Kumbhaka' is to be attempted. 'Kumbhaka' is holding or withholding of the breathinside or outside.

3. Easy and natural breathing is to be done (as the physical body is naturally accustomed

to).

Has not "Taoism' repeatedly stressed that -

"Easy is Right, Right is Easy:Easy is Natural, Natural is Easy:

Natural is Right, Right is Natural"?

Keep to the Easy. Keep to the Natural - and you will always be Right!

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

7/22

So, only easy and natural breathing is to be adopted. As Ana-Pana-Sati is practiced, we

approach the next phase.

'Pratyahara' or Inwarding of The Outer Senses: What happens to you when you are one

with your breath? You will encounter a wonderful new silence!Soon, you will find that

the magnitude of breath becomes shorter and shorter. Finally, the breath becomes so shortthat it seems to take place only in the upper part of the nose or what is called as the

'nasika-agra'. This is the space between the two eyebrows.

We find, now, that the 'inner-chatter' has totally ceased and that we are in a state of deep

inner silence. We enter into such a deep inner silence that we lost totally the awareness of

our breathing process too. Now, we cannot hear outer sounds; we go beyond them. This

stage is called 'Pratyahara' (Prathi+Ahara) i.e., total inwarding of the outer senses.

'Dharana' or 'Vipassana' or Activation of The Inner Senses: What happens when one is in

a state of deep inner silence? "Things" will begin to happen! One will begin to encounter

entirely new and unearthly phenomena!

One may begin to hear new sounds, see new sights and smell new scents. One may seeabsolutely brilliant light and new worlds. One will find oneself face to face with several

new reality systems.

It is natural that in the beginning one would be unable to make 'head' or 'tail' of these newsnapshots that one sees. However, one becomes an adept soon and a measure of control

in 'seeing' would be achieved. This is the beginning of interaction with the new realities

with a greater degree of will and purpose. This is the stage of establishing contacts withastral persons and having dialogues with them. Questions may be put and answers

received - all telepathically.

Now, we proceed to the next stage i.e., dhyana: The Sanskrit word "dhyana" is actually

"dhi-yana"."dhi" = the complex of subtle bodies, and "yana" = traveling.Thus, 'dhyana'

means 'tavel in higher bodies', i.e., astral, causal or cosmic bodies. Remember that manhas seven bodies.

Suddenly, we may find ourselves outside our bodies and we may be traveling at a fast

pace in new frequency-worlds. This is much like our traveling in a train while seeing thefleeting sceneries through the window.

One may also encounter the classic "tunnel experience" i.e., one will see oneself travelingin a deep, tunnel-like hole, at the far end of which one will emerge out into brilliant light

and bright worlds. This stage is called 'Dhyana'.It is, natural that in the beginning, it

would be a rather random or spontaneous or uncontrolled traveling. But soon, withgreater practice, one achieves willful and directed astral travel.

And, at deeper levels of Meditation, one will also encounter another phenomenon called

'Kundalini Awakening'. 'Kundalini' is a force that is locked upon in the etheric body in

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

8/22

the 'Muladhara Chakra', and when aroused, will help in the activation of subtler energy

centers right upto the "Thousand Petalled Sahasrara". This results in the activation of

one's higher bodies like the spiritual and cosmic bodies. Subsequently, correspondinghigher worlds are visited with the help of these vehicles. Only Ascended Masters live in

these worlds.

Samadhi or Nibbana or Enlightenment: After an immense amount of 'dharana' or

'Vipassana' i.e., third eye seeing, and an immense amount of 'dhyana', i.e., astral travel,

what naturally gets ensured is Enlightenment.

Now, one would be able to see and know for oneself one's true multidimensional nature;

and, also the nature of the whole "COSMIC REALITY". One would begin the research

into one's own 'Akashic Records'.

Whatever has 'happened' is 'happening' now, or will happen, in 'future' times, in the

various parallel 'Physical' planes, is all automatically recorded or impressed in the etheric

matter of the astral worlds. These records are readily available to trained astral vision.

Going through the whole tapestry of one's own infinite life-times, one would perceive theinter-connecting thread of the Law of Karma kneading through all of them. One would

gradually arrive at the grand understanding (as per 'SETH) that - "You create your own

reality, wherever you travel, and in whichever dimension you find yourself".

This state of understanding is Enlightenment. This is the stage of 'Samadhi'. Samadhi can

be interpreted as 'Sama-dhi' or the state of perfect equanimity of intellect, or also as the

stage of having obtained all the answers or 'samadhana's. This is the stage of 'Nibbana'.

Now, in this state of Enlightenment, Samadhi or Nibbana, one is unaffected by all the

dualities like birth/death; loss/gain; pleasure/pain etc. The restless natue of the mind istruly and finally overcome. The intellect is freed forever from the encumbering 'Chitta'

and is available for the firs time for performing its ordained function of Research and

Investigation into Cosmic Truth and Accumulation of Practical Wisdom.

Main Menu

EventsNewsletterMediaPublicationsVideosFaq'sLife UniversityTestimonialsPhotoGalleryBooks, Movies, and MusicWaterbirthingVegetarianismChanneled

MaterialRelated LinksMember Login"...while Framework represents that inner world, in

which indeed all time is simultaneously, and actions that might take years in normal timecan happen in the blinking of an eyelid in Framework."

- Seth

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

9/22

Spiritual Philosophy

The New Age Spiritual Philosophy can be briefly summited as follows:

God: Man is God, as all else is.

Speck of E.C.K.: Man is an eternal speck of Energy, Consciousness and Knowledge, as

all else is.

Potentiality: Man's potentialities are infinite, as everything else's is.

Cosmos: There are infinite universes. The present, visible, physical universe is only oneamong them. The infinity of universes is called as 'Cosmos'.

Enlightenment: Enlightenment is understanding that you are a god amidst an infinity of

gods. Enlightenment is understanding you yourself as the Ultimate Reality.Enlightenment is understanding that you alone create your own reality. Other gods create

their own realities.

Law of Karma: Man is responsible for his/her own actions. He /she reaps what he/shesows. The 'other' never comes into the picture. Only efforts give rise to effects. No-efforts

mean no-results.

Cycle of Incarnations: Man has several lives to live in the Earth School so that he/she

may finally graduate out and reach the status of Over-Self and thereby complete the cycle

of incarnations.

Simultaneous Life-Times: All 'past', 'present' and 'future' incarnations are simultaneously

happening. Realizing this, a person breaks out of the illusionary 'time' concept.

Purpose of Life: Man, as anything else, is aglow with two expectations -

1) to enjoy and2) to know. Therefore, the purpose of life is -

i)To enjoy himself/herself and to enjoy the world/s at large, more and more.

ii)To know himself/herself and to know the world/s at large, more and more.

Friendship: The joy of life is friendship! And, friendship is a feeling of tenderness

towards all beings of the Cosmos.

Good and Bad: Happiness is always obtained through 'Knowledgeable' and 'positive'

actions. Unhappiness always results through 'ignorance' and 'negative' actions. There isnothing like 'good' or 'bad'!

Meditation: Progress is obtained only through Meditation. Meditation, per se, isactivating and perfecting the Inner Senses, called together as "Third Eye". Meditation is

developing what is termed as ESP.

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

10/22

Inner Chatter: Inner Chatter is the ceaseless mental activity, which becomes evident

while the eyes and mouth are shut. For meditation to happen, first, the continuously

existing inner chatter must cease. A no-though state must be reached.

Ana-Pana-Sati: The technique to go into meditative state is practicing Ana-Pana-Sati i.e.,

being mindful of inhalation and exhalation, to the total exclusion of all thoughts.

Problems: 'Problems' and situations in any given lifetime are self-picked before each

embodiment. Thus, they only represent challenges to stimulate personality growth; theyare not mechanical 'punishments' or 'rewards' automatically arising out of previous 'sins'

or 'good works'.

Event Formation: No event is totally predetermined or totally accidental. Only importantevents are 'Pre-planned' before each embodiment. Events are formed solely by the power

of Free Will at each given moment in the present. Nothing is by chance; everything is by

choice.

Dreaming:'Sleep' or 'Dream' state is as much an active and personality-forming state as

the normal 'wakeful' state.Dreams are awakeners of the mind to the past, the future to come, or the present to be

enjoyed. Conscious dreaming, and better still, coming awake in the dream-scenario in the

midst of dreaming, is foremost among New-Age spiritual practices.

Vegetarianism: Vegetarianism, culminating in being a Fruitarian, is the cardinal New

Age Spiritual Philosophy. Mankind is charged with responsibility towards the physical

welfare and psychic development of its brethren, the Animal Kingdom.

Healing: All healing must be through 'natural healing' and through the exercise of 'intent'

and as a result of learning practical lessons.

Swadhyaya: 'Swadhyaya' or reading the books written by Enlightened Masters and Third-

Eye Yogis is a must. This is not optional, but mandatory.

Exchange of Experiences: Meditators and Enlightened persons should exchange their

meditational experiences and wisdom. This is not optional, but mandatory.

Axis Change: The urgent spiritual task now is to prepare the mankind for the impending

Axis change that is to catapult Earth into the New Age.

Over-Self: All physical beings are part-expressions of tremendous and gigantic

transphysical personality gestalts.

Thus, men and women are Aspect-Selves of their own Source-Selves. Each Source-Selflives through its Aspect Selves which exist in many dimensions of realities

simultaneously. The Source-Self progressed through the trials and tribulations of its

Aspect-Selves. This source-self is also called as Higher-self, Over-Self, 'Poorna-Atma'

etc.

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

11/22

Physical Immortality: Physical old age and physical death are not 'inevitable' and they are

actually unnatural phenomena. They arise only out of ignorant thinking and ignorantactivities. Physical immortality means ability to prolong physical living as long as we

wish to. We should be able to transform the 'matter-body' into an 'energy-body'!

Ultimate Reality: Matter is the Crystallization of Energy. Energy is the Creation of

thought. Thought is the Function of Consciousness. And, Consciousness is the Ultimate

Reality.

Ve geterian:

you live the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are still bobbing in the ocean of

delusion."

- Zen Master Lin-Chi

Be a Vegetarian

Once upon a time in a village in ancient India, there was a little goat and a priest.

The priest wanted to sacrifice the goat to the gods. He raised his arm to cut the goatsthroat, when suddenly the goat began to laugh. The priest stopped, amazed and asked the

goat, Why do you laugh? Dont you know that Im about to cut your throat? Oh yes

said the goat, after 499 times dying and being reborn as a goat, I will be reborn as ahuman being. Then the little goat began to cry. The high priest said, Why now are you

crying? And the little goat replied, For you, poor priest. 500 lives ago, I too was a

high priest and sacrificed goats to the gods. The priest dropped to his knees, saying,Forgive me, I beg you. From now on, I will be the guardian and protector of every goat

in the land.

The above tale, which is so wonderfully narrated in the opening scene of the movie

Little Buddha, explains to us in no uncertain terms about the horrors related to the

practice of killing animals. Today, a surprisingly large number of people across the world

are becoming vegetarians by choice. They do not practice religions or belong toraces/communities that advocate vegetarianism. They do so as a matter of their individual

and conscious choice. Well, if you consider the reasons, it is not so surprising that all

these people have made this choice. Let us understand why exactly we should all adoptthis more humane way of life.

"The Guided Food - Live and Let Live" is an video(English) created by "Dr. Newton",founder of "Life Research Academy(LRA)".

Spiritual reasons

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

12/22

In terms of spiritual evolution, the animal kingdom is very close to the humans. In fact

the humans also form part of the animal kingdom. Therefore, killing and eating animals islike killing and eating our brothers and sisters. Studies have shown that animals have

reasoning abilities, feelings, and even emotions. Killing and eating them attracts negative

Karma. At the etheric level, the negative vibrations associated with such actionscontaminate our aura thus making us more prone to afflictions of the body, mind,

emotions and spirit.

The Bible says, "Thou shalt not kill," but everywhere people are slaughtering animals and

eating them. All religious scriptures promote non-violence as the first principle of

religious life. Whatever we see is created by God. No one has the right to kill anything or

anyone, because no one can create anything. We cannot create an animal. We cannotcreate even a mosquito, so we should not kill even a mosquito. Spiritual life means non-

violence. Animals should be protected. This is confirmed thus in the Bible: Whatever

you do unto the least of my brothers, you do it unto me. (Matthew 25:40)

Health related issues

It is a well known fact that free radicals weaken the cells in our bodies leaving us

vulnerable to disorders and diseases such as arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, coronary

heart disease, stroke, hypertension, emphysema, diabetes, cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis,

nephritis, Alzheimer disease, cancer, AIDS, etc. Aging process is also a result of theoxidation by free radicals in the body. Free radicals are formed naturally, both internally

by metabolism and externally by chemicals. Plant food contains a wide range of

phytochemicals and anti-oxidants, which are protecting agents against free radicals.Common sources of Beta-carotene are dark green, yellow, orange and red vegetables and

fruits such as carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes, spinach, peppers, watercress, broccoli, cherries,

peaches, papaya, watermelon and apricots. Several tropical fruits and vegetables are goodsources of antioxidants. Vitamin C is found in all fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly

citrus fruits; melon, strawberries, leafy green vegetables and tomatoes. Vitamin E is

found in all whole-grain cereals including brown rice, oats, whole-meal bread, wheatgerm, Soya beans, cold-pressed vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, parsley, broccoli and

asparagus. By controlling free radicals, we can prevent the degenerative diseases.

Vegetarians have an advantage over non-vegetarians, because they eat a large variety of

fresh vegetables, fruit and whole grains.

The average meat eater runs a much higher risk of premature death due to cancer and

heart disease. Diabetes is an increased risk as well as increased blood pressure andobesity. Meat eaters also have to contend with gallstones, kidney stones and diverticular

disease. To this we can add the proven fact that 95% of food poisoning occurs in animal

products due to microorganisms like E.coli, salmonella etc. The recent spate of diseasesoriginating from meat eating like mad cow disease, bird flu etc. are strong messages from

nature that we should mend our ways.

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

13/22

Impact on our environment

A growing number of people, particularly those involved in the environmental and green

movements, are beginning to become aware of the connection of the food on their plate

and the pollution and waste of resources caused by meat production. Meat is verywasteful in terms of land use and protein conversion as it takes around 10 kilos of

vegetable protein to produce one kilo of meat. The UK alone uses 80% of its land to raise

livestock. It could feed around 4 5 times its current population by adopting avegetarian diet. In addition to the wastage of land, meat production also consumes over

150 billion liters of water in the UK alone, and, as many of us know, water is not the

unlimited resource we once thought it to be. This is hardly surprising when it takes

25,000 liters of water for one Kilogram of meat as opposed to 29 liters for a Kilogram ofwheat. The production of this meat also destroys tracts of rainforest, uses valuable energy

and water in the process and creates an end product of pollution in the form of animal

manure and methane, adding to the greenhouse effect.

The reduction of the rainforest and other plant life in this manner also contributes to

global warming and the strange weather seasons that are occurring worldwide can bedirectly attributed to the unhealthy diet of humanity. Added to the Methane from animal

excrement, the ammonia produced by the animals also contributes to acid rain, killing off

the very trees that provide the oxygen required for us and other animal life to live and

flourish. Clearing of the rainforest as well as adding to more general environmentalproblems also has a disastrous effect on the native animals, plants and human cultures

who have previously existed in the habitat with minimal impact for often thousands of

years, with around 50 species of flora and fauna a day becoming extinct. A tremendousprice to pay for maintaining our eating habits!

In the west, cattle and other slurry, together with pesticide run off, are destroying nativestreams and rivers and killing off the aquatic life. There are valiant attempts to

reintroduce the otter and even the European Beaver but those attempts will fail if we do

not clean up our act. Meat production also contributes to soil erosion adding another nailin the ecological coffin. Even those members of the population who are less concerned

with animal welfare can be persuaded to adopt the vegetarian diet if they are concerned

about their fellow humans. With 38% of the worlds grain squandered on the production

of meat it is clear that many millions of people in the developing world are dying ofhunger for no better reason than to pleasure the taste buds of the rich. This is a

particularly important argument to use for those members of the public who claim to care

more for humans than for animals.

Even the ocean world is not safe, due primarily to excess fishing and also to pollution, the

ecological balance of the oceans has been disrupted, numbers of fish are reducingdrastically, together with sea mammals such as dolphins, seals and whales, and the

number of unknown large scale death from disease incidents continues to increase.

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

14/22

Historical perspective

Though vegetarianism has been very popular and practiced in the east since ancient

times, in the west it is now fast gaining popularity. However, the history of

vegetarianism in the west dates back to 2600 years ago. Pythagoras is generallyacknowledged to be the father of Western vegetarianism. Indeed, until the nineteenth

century, vegetarians were known as Pythagoreans. He lived about 2,600 years ago and

was born into a society where holistic ideas were dominant. For Greeks before the time ofSocrates believed, that the world was a living organism which unified all life. Pythagoras

developed a view about the transmigration of souls: the belief that on death the soul

migrates to the body of another living creature. Pythagoras is famously said to have

warned a follower not to eat an animal lest it be his grandmother! For Pythagoreans, allsouls spring from the same source and inhabit every living thing. It follows from this that

all living things are related and there is literally a kinship of nature.

Among the famous adherents were the Roman poet Ovid, and Porphyry, whose OnAbstinence from Animal Food, published in the third century, is the classic statement of

Pythagorean attitudes to vegetarianism.

Famous Vegetarians

Here are a few from the vast list of famous vegetarians:

Religious Leaders and Mystics: Buddha, Mahavira, Jesus Christ, Adishankaracharya,

Annie Besant, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, A.C. Bhaktivedantaswami Prabhupada,

Sri Bhagwan Rajneesh (Osho), Sri Sri Ravishankar, Mata Amritanandamayi, MaharishiMahesh Yogi, Yogananda Parahamsa, Jiddu Krishnamurthy, Emanuel Swedenborg,

Thich Naht Hanh, St Brendan, Rev. William Metcalfe, Sylvester Graham, Krishna

Anand, General William Booth, John Wesley, Serge Raynaud de la Ferrire, Ellen G.White

Statespersons, Politicians, Activists, Business people: Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur

Shastri, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, C Rajagopalachari, L.K.Advani, Sardar VallabbhaiPatel, Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Queen Sophia of Greece, Chelsea Clinton,

Ron Kaufman, Steve Jobs

Writers, Artists, Poets and Philosophers: Leonardo da Vinci, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato,

Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, V.S.Naipaul

Musicians, Rock/Pop Artists: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Linda

McCartney, Bryan Adams, Omar Hakim, Kate bush, Damon Alburn, Alanis Morisette,

River Phoenix, Prince, Michael Bolton

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

15/22

Sports Personalities: Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Greg Chappell, Anil

Kumble, Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis, Robert De Costella, Bruce Lee

Movie/TV/Stage Actors & Actresses: Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Dustin Hoffman,

Sir John Gielgud, Richard Gere, Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson, Julia Roberts, Alicia

Silverstone, Brooke Shields, Kate Winslet, Demi Moore, Reese Witherspoon

Towards a more compassionate diet

Even ten years ago, in the West, anyone admitting to be vegetarian could be considered

weird or cranky. However this view can hardly be maintained when Burger King used

Frank Bruno to launch the veggie whopper and Granada services this year used cricketer,

Ian Botham. This no doubt contributes to the spread of the diet as many of theseprofessional vegetarians are in influential jobs such as teaching, media, art or theatre .In

the pop world, many famous vegetarians such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Paul

McCartney, Kate bush, Damon Alburn etc. are seen as examples to be followed by many

young people. Vegetarians are less likely to be seen these days are self denying and holierthan thou but are viewed as aspirational and enlightened, as people to be emulated.

In recent times, there have been many changes in perception of the vegetarian diet from

cranky to fashionable etc. but perhaps one of the most surprising changes, at least in the

western world, has been the growth and availability of vegetarian targeted products. The

meat free market has changed dramatically over the past few year and, even morewelcome, growing moral awareness has played a part in driving consumer demand to

make the vegetarian market one of the most dynamic growth areas in modern times. It is

also particularly noticeable that the fast food sector, traditionally anti vegetarian, is nowproviding meat substitute dishes. Even better news is the growth of dairy alternatives,

Soya cheese, yoghurts, ice cream etc. Clearly this sector still has a long way to go before

veganism becomes the norm for everyday shopping but it is still a pleasure to see theseproducts out there on the supermarket shelves. When it comes to eating out, London is

estimated to be the veggie capital of the western world with an estimated 75 totally

vegetarian restaurants. The number is still growing rapidly!

A survey sponsored by Dalepack in 1998 showed that 82% of those asked felt there

would be more vegetarians in the future. In 1984 2.1% of the UK population was said to

be vegetarian but this has now grown to 7%, increasing to 12% amongst 15 - 24 yearolds, the consumers and parents of the future. At this rate of change everyone in the UK

will be vegetarian by 2035 and everyone in the USA will be vegetarian by 2075!

To conclude, here is a poem attributed to the literary genius George Bernard Shaw

Living Graves

We are the living graves of murdered beasts,

Slaughtered to satisfy our appetites.

We never pause to wonder at our feasts,

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

16/22

If animals, like men, can possibly have rights.

We pray on Sundays that we may have light,

To guide our footsteps on the path we tread.

We're sick of war, we do not want to fight -

The thought of it now fills our hearts with dread,And yet - we gorge ourselves upon the dead.

Like carrion crows we live and feed on meat,Regardless of the suffering and the pain

we cause by doing so, if thus we treat

defenceless animals for sport or gain,

how can we hope in this world to attain,the PEACE we say we are so anxious for.

We pray for it o'er hecatombs of slain,

to God, while outraging the moral law,

thus cruelty begets its offspring - WAR.

Acknowledgements:

Official Website of the International Vegetarian Union http://www.ivu.org

Website of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

Little Buddha- Movie directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Home Vegetarianism

Masters

Wisdom

Main Menu

EventsNewsletterMediaPublicationsVideosFaq'sLife UniversityTestimonialsPhoto

GalleryBooks, Movies, and MusicWaterbirthingVegetarianismChanneled

MaterialRelated LinksMember Login"The conscious mind can direct bodily activity, but

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

17/22

the body consciousness alone can perform those activities that bring forth life and

motion."

- Seth

Masters WisdomSETH

There is a portion of your far deeper identity, who forms both the inner ego and theouter ego - who decided that you would be a physical being in this place and in this time.

The Inner Science opens your range of perception, and allows you to interpret

experience in a far freer manner.

Be reckless in the expression of the ideal, and it will never betray you.We don't feel the need to conceal emotions; we know it is basically impossible and

undesirable.

LOBSANG RAMPA

We build up energy for a new astral body from what we are doing on what is at that

moment our 'Earth' or the world of physical existence.Earth is just a training school, and if we don't make a good job of it now - well, we keep

on coming back, until we have more sense.

When you die, i.e., when your physical body is finished with this Earth and your astral

entity goes on to the astral world, it has to stand alone and answer for successes andfailure.

RICHARD BACH

We can have excuses or we can have health, love, longevity, understanding, adventure,

money, and happiness. We design our lives through the power of our choices.You teach best what you most need to learn.

There is no such thing as a 'problem' without a gift for you in its hands. You seek

problems because you need their gifts.

OSHO RAJNEESH

Meditation is an adventure, the greatest adventure the human mind can undertake.Science gives better houses, better cars, better technologies, better standards of living, but

it cannot give us a significant life. It cannot give meaning to us. It cannot give us ecstasy.

Whenever you start thinking of the future and the past too much, just relax, and payattention to breathing. Everyday, at least for an hour, just sit in a chair, relaxed, making

yourself collected, and close your eyes. Just start looking at the breathing. Don't change

it, just look, watch; by watching it, it will become slower and slower.

LINDA GOODMAN

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

18/22

Reading about metaphysical subjects is necessary. Books are undeniably a swift short

cut to Enlightenment.

Every physical illness, without a single exception, is the result of the initial cause ofcertain mental and emotional attitudes.

What you eat and what you think is what you are. Fruit is the food most beneficial to

your body's well being. The ultimate goal is to become a Fruitarian, eventually, part-timeBreatharian.

The first rule is to find what kind of work will allow you to labor with love.

Every physical illness, without a single exception, is the result of the initial cause ofcertain mental and emotional attitudes.

Physical immortality is natural and physical death is unnatural. As long as you can

continue to strengthen your life urges, and ignore your programmed death urges, you will

go on living.You die because you believe you must. Your mind and soul have submitted to it.

Overself (the You of -you) knows better.

Money must never change hands between esoteric teacher and student.

All great truths are simple

Home Meditation Masters' Wisdom Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved

Main Menu

Events

Newsletter

Media

Publications

Videos

Faq's

Life University

Testimonials

Photo Gallery

Books, Movies, and Music

Waterbirthing Vegetarianism

Channeled Material

Related Links

Member Login

"...while Framework represents that inner world, in which indeed all time is simultaneously, and actions

http://www.liferesearchacademy.com/events.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/newsletter.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/media-coverage.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/publications.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/videos.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/faqs.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/life-university.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/testimonials.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/newtonphotogallery.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/books-a-music.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/waterbirthing.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/vegetarianism.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/channeled-material.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/channeled-material.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/related-links.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/login.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/newsletter.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/media-coverage.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/publications.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/videos.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/faqs.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/life-university.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/testimonials.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/newtonphotogallery.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/books-a-music.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/waterbirthing.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/vegetarianism.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/channeled-material.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/related-links.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/login.htmlhttp://www.liferesearchacademy.com/events.html

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

19/22

that might take years in normal time can happen in the blinking of an eyelid in Framework."

- Seth

Spiritual Philosophy

The New Age Spiritual Philosophy can be briefly summited as follows:

God: Man is God, as all else is.

Speck of E.C.K.: Man is an eternal speck of Energy, Consciousness and Knowledge, as all else is.

Potentiality: Man's potentialities are infinite, as everything else's is.

Cosmos: There are infinite universes. The present, visible, physical universe is only one among them. The

infinity of universes is called as 'Cosmos'.

Enlightenment: Enlightenment is understanding that you are a god amidst an infinity of gods.

Enlightenment is understanding you yourself as the Ultimate Reality. Enlightenment is understanding that

you alone create your own reality. Other gods create their own realities.

Law of Karma: Man is responsible for his/her own actions. He /she reaps what he/she sows. The 'other'

never comes into the picture. Only efforts give rise to effects. No-efforts mean no-results.

Cycle of Incarnations: Man has several lives to live in the Earth School so that he/she may finally graduate

out and reach the status of Over-Self and thereby complete the cycle of incarnations.

Simultaneous Life-Times: All 'past', 'present' and 'future' incarnations are simultaneously happening.

Realizing this, a person breaks out of the illusionary 'time' concept.

Purpose of Life: Man, as anything else, is aglow with two expectations -

1) to enjoy and

2) to know. Therefore, the purpose of life is -

i)To enjoy himself/herself and to enjoy the world/s at large, more and more.ii)To know himself/herself and to know the world/s at large, more and more.

Friendship: The joy of life is friendship! And, friendship is a feeling of tenderness towards all beings of the

Cosmos.

Good and Bad: Happiness is always obtained through 'Knowledgeable' and 'positive' actions. Unhappiness

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

20/22

always results through 'ignorance' and 'negative' actions. There is nothing like 'good' or 'bad'!

Meditation: Progress is obtained only through Meditation. Meditation, per se, is activating and perfecting

the Inner Senses, called together as "Third Eye". Meditation is developing what is termed as ESP.

Inner Chatter: Inner Chatter is the ceaseless mental activity, which becomes evident while the eyes andmouth are shut. For meditation to happen, first, the continuously existing inner chatter must cease. A no-

though state must be reached.

Ana-Pana-Sati: The technique to go into meditative state is practicing Ana-Pana-Sati i.e., being mindful of

inhalation and exhalation, to the total exclusion of all thoughts.

Problems: 'Problems' and situations in any given lifetime are self-picked before each embodiment. Thus,

they only represent challenges to stimulate personality growth; they are not mechanical 'punishments' or

'rewards' automatically arising out of previous 'sins' or 'good works'.

Event Formation: No event is totally predetermined or totally accidental. Only important events are 'Pre-

planned' before each embodiment. Events are formed solely by the power of Free Will at each given

moment in the present. Nothing is by chance; everything is by choice.

Dreaming:'Sleep' or 'Dream' state is as much an active and personality-forming state as the normal 'wakeful'

state.

Dreams are awakeners of the mind to the past, the future to come, or the present to be enjoyed.

Conscious dreaming, and better still, coming awake in the dream-scenario in the midst of dreaming, is

foremost among New-Age spiritual practices.

Vegetarianism: Vegetarianism, culminating in being a Fruitarian, is the cardinal New Age Spiritual

Philosophy. Mankind is charged with responsibility towards the physical welfare and psychic development

of its brethren, the Animal Kingdom.

Healing: All healing must be through 'natural healing' and through the exercise of 'intent' and as a result

of learning practical lessons.

Swadhyaya: 'Swadhyaya' or reading the books written by Enlightened Masters and Third-Eye Yogis is a

must. This is not optional, but mandatory.

Exchange of Experiences: Meditators and Enlightened persons should exchange their meditational

experiences and wisdom. This is not optional, but mandatory.

Axis Change: The urgent spiritual task now is to prepare the mankind for the impending Axis change that

is to catapult Earth into the New Age.

Over-Self: All physical beings are part-expressions of tremendous and gigantic transphysical personality

gestalts.

Thus, men and women are Aspect-Selves of their own Source-Selves. Each Source-Self lives through its

Aspect Selves which exist in many dimensions of realities simultaneously. The Source-Self progressed

through the trials and tribulations of its Aspect-Selves. This source-self is also called as Higher-self, Over-

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

21/22

Self, 'Poorna-Atma' etc.

Physical Immortality: Physical old age and physical death are not 'inevitable' and they are actually

unnatural phenomena. They arise only out of ignorant thinking and ignorant activities. Physical

immortality means ability to prolong physical living as long as we wish to. We should be able to transform

the 'matter-body' into an 'energy-body'!

Ultimate Reality: Matter is the Crystallization of Energy. Energy is the Creation of thought. Thought is the

Function of Consciousness. And, Consciousness is the Ultimate Reality.

TITLE(s)1. REIKI HANDS OF LIGHT MUSIC TODAY

2. REIKI MANDALA OF INTEGRATION MUSIC TODAY3. REIKI MANDALA OF PEACE MUSIC TODAY4. REIKI WHALE SONG KAMAL TIMES MUSIC5. INDIAN MEDITIATION MUSIC MUSIC TODAY6. NADA BRAHMA MEDITATIONS OF OSHO7. OVERTONE CHAKRA MEDITATION OSHO8. RELAXATION FOR MASSAGE TIMES MUSIC9. NADA HIMALAYA - DEUTER TIMES MUSIC10. RIVERS )

MOUNTAINS ) SOUND SCAPES

SEA )

DESERTS )

MUSIC TODAY

11. FIRE )

EARTH )WATER ) FIVE ELEMENTS

SPACE )

WIND )

MUSIC TODAY

TITLE(s)1. REIKI HANDS OF LIGHT MUSIC TODAY2. REIKI MANDALA OF INTEGRATION MUSIC TODAY3. REIKI MANDALA OF PEACE MUSIC TODAY4. REIKI WHALE SONG KAMAL TIMES MUSIC5. INDIAN MEDITIATION MUSIC MUSIC TODAY6. NADA BRAHMA MEDITATIONS OF OSHO7. OVERTONE CHAKRA MEDITATION OSHO8. RELAXATION FOR MASSAGE TIMES MUSIC9. NADA HIMALAYA - DEUTER TIMES MUSIC

10. RIVERS )MOUNTAINS ) SOUND SCAPESSEA )DESERTS )MUSIC TODAY11. FIRE )EARTH )WATER ) FIVE ELEMENTSSPACE )WIND ) MUSIC TODAY

8/9/2019 q u o t a t i o n s

22/22