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Stories of Sant Kabir Das

Submitted by SHABDA – Preceptor on Friday, April 24, 2015 9:29 PM

Stories of Sant Kabir Das

  Bhakta Kabir Das ‘Jab maitha tab gurunahi ab guruhai hamnahi Premgali ati sankari tame dona samahi’‘When I had ego, guru was not there. I attained a guru, ego vanished. The path of love is narrow. It cannot accommodate both ego and God in one place ! This is the doha of Kabir. Kabir is Read More…

The Ammons Family Possession

Submitted by Constantine on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:10 PM

The Ammons Family Possession

The demonic haunting and possession of the Latoya Ammons and her family will go down in history as one of the best documented and most widely witnessed demonic possession in history. With over 800 pages of official documentation and dozens of first-person accounts from reliable eyewitnesses including police officers, a police captain, Department of Child Read More…

Why Sikhs Wear a Turban

Submitted by Karshejian on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:02 PM

Why Sikhs Wear a Turban

The dastaar, as the Sikh turban is known, is an article of faith that has been made mandatory by the founders of Sikhism. It is not to be regarded as mere cultural paraphernalia. When a Sikh man or woman dons a turban, the turban ceases to be just a piece of cloth and becomes one Read More…

The Septagram: Seven Directions and Seven Qualities

Submitted by Aradia on Monday, April 20, 2015 12:52 PM

The Septagram: Seven Directions and Seven Qualities

By Emily Carding Excerpts from http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2320 The seven-pointed star (or, alternately, septagram or heptagram) has accumulated many levels of meaning over the centuries. One of the oldest recorded meanings given to this star may be found within Kabbalistic  tradition, where it represents the sphere of Venus and the power of love. It is also found Read More…

Off the cuff

Submitted by on Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:49 PM

Off the cuff

Havent written anything overly deep and insightful for awhile and then this morning inspiration hit! Well I never saved my work and then the unthinkable happened, BAM! My computer crashes. Soooo instead of trying to convey my previous thoughts in what I deemed the 'perfect manner' I'm now just gonna to fly by the seat Read More…

Avoiding Caprice – Shams-i Tabrizi

Submitted by SHABDA – Preceptor on Sunday, April 19, 2015 4:18 PM

Avoiding Caprice – Shams-i Tabrizi

                                  Avoiding Caprice ca·price/kəˈprēs/noun  –      a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.noun: caprice; plural noun: caprices                                                       152.    Islam and faith are opposition to caprice. Unbelief is conformity with caprice. When someone gains faith, this means that he has made a covenant not to conform to caprice.    The Read More…

Enlightenment: Is It Really What We Think It Is?

Submitted by Kyra on Sunday, April 19, 2015 2:27 AM

Enlightenment: Is It Really What We Think It Is?

It may seem like “enlightenment” is a place far far away – one that requires us to struggle and suffer to even get close. It may seem like in order to take this “path towards enlightenment” seriously, we need to have the right clothes, buy the right crystals, wear the right pendants, pay for the Read More…

Unintended Consequences

Submitted by Julia on Friday, April 17, 2015 11:53 PM

Unintended Consequences

By Joe Panek "Every action, no matter how small, has a consequence." –  Kate DiCamillo "Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences." – Norman Cousins An event can have two kinds of consequences: Intended and Unintended. Our decisions, choices, actions and words are events which we create and set in motion. We believe that the Read More…

Against Warranted Deference

Submitted by Dr. Bhaglani on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:43 PM

Against Warranted Deference

There are two popular ways of responding to criticism you dislike. One is to smile serenely and say, “You’re entitled to your opinion.” This utterance often produces the sense that all parties are faultless in their disagreement, and that no-one is rationally obligated to defer to anyone else. Another is deny that your critic is Read More…

Is It Time For Philosophy To Do Away With Metaphysics?

Submitted by The Fool on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:49 PM

Is It Time For Philosophy To Do Away With Metaphysics?

I love philosophy but one of the main issues that I hear about it is that its impractical and serves no suitable purpose to the world. Although I believe this claim to be somewhat false I understand the point that is being made from those who criticize it. Philosophy is capable of being pragmatic but Read More…

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