I saw Life of Pi 3D last night. I was a bit disappointed. There were some visually stunning scenes in the movie and the story was quite fantastic. The Narrator does a great job and so too does the young boy who plays the main...
Category: Spiritual
Analogy:- Mind as driving instrument of a chariot (ref.Katha upanishad 1.3.3-1.3.4) Individual Soul-Passenger of the chariot Body-Chariot Intelligence-Driver Mind-Driving Instrument Senses-Horses To manage the mind means to bring it under the control of the intelligence. You do this by understanding the difference between the two. Essentially the...
The Most Voracious of All the Senses
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
December 27, 2012
If the purpose of yoga is to master the mind and senses, there is no better place to start than with the tongue. The Vedas state that the senses can be “gateways to hell,” and the most important and voracious of all the senses is...
What salt block pyramids taught me about the secret of life
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 31, 2012
I dreamt of great pyramids last night. These were not your ordinary granite block pyramids, like the ones found in Egypt, but were built with perfectly cut cubes of pink, white and flecked crystal salt. They were spectacular. I was traveling with a group of...
You are unborn, undying and don’t own a bloody thing
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 24, 2012
For the soul there is never birth nor death. Nor, having once been, does he ever cease to be. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.[1] Nothing can kill the soul. In fact, according to...
Ever since learning about Alex Grey’s magical art and his appreciation for Damanhur I became obsessed with the idea of one day visiting. Well, on my recent tour of Europe I got to do just that. It was only for the day, but it was...
Past Lives – Impressions of the past
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 1, 2012
Today I underwent a past life regression. It was something I had always wanted to do, but never felt comfortable doing. I mean, who wants to dig up ugly past lives? But then again, maybe there are some lives that we can be proud of?...
Unconditional Love – New Moon (POEM)
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 21, 2012
Winter Solstice, Stonehenge, England. The new moon is dawning — evoking a new love, as the angels look down from their heavens above. It is a time for renewal — a time to grow, a time to sow seeds — and a time to glow....
a Vyasapuja offering Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami (1946-2002) A Lion Warrior — within Chaitanya’s school, You stood strong and espoused the Goldren Rule, That one and all — should chant the Holy Name, and thus you increased the glory and fame… Of the Golden Avatar...
2012 Venus transit of the SUN I adore the sand beneath my feet, as winds caress on this sunny Broadbeach, escorting sounds — of Mother Nature divine, and my mind emerges from all things swine. The waves crash — upon the ocean floor, as my...