tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58795844048454224482024-03-14T02:26:05.272+11:00Sahaj A-Ztowards a Sahaja encyclopediaJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.comBlogger712125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-84910349675829505242023-06-13T18:56:00.009+10:002023-06-15T20:31:12.573+10:00Gospel of ThomasThomas
travelled to India via Egypt, probably visiting the great Hellenic city of
Alexandria, and left his eye-witness account of the life of Jesus, most likely
in oral form, with local Greek-speaking Jews. The Greek text of the Gospel of
Thomas survives in three fragmentary copies, all found in Egypt, the earliest
dated to c.120CE. The Gospel of Thomas
found at Nag Hammadi (also in Egypt) John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-46443781627337109842022-02-26T15:39:00.002+11:002022-02-26T16:01:53.950+11:00SkovorodaThe Ukrainian philosopher and spiritual writer, Hryhorij (Gregory)
Skovoroda (1722-1794) wrote of divine Wisdom and of the Holy Spirit
within: When a man reflects upon himself, responds
to the Holy Spirit that lives and calls within him, and follows its secret nod instead of his own
whims or the advice of others, by applying
himself and adhering to the station for which
he was bornJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-46838729479831512202022-01-01T08:20:00.009+11:002022-01-01T09:10:21.519+11:00Mary MagdaleneFor centuries Mary Magdalene has been refered to as a prostitute. This still reflects the majority view amongst Christians.
However, it should be noted that the portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute began in 591 when Pope Gregory I conflated Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2), with Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:39) and the unnamed "sinful woman" who anointed Jesus's feet (Luke 7:36–50). Pope John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-66416400367869084792020-11-14T01:22:00.007+11:002020-11-14T02:24:34.366+11:00VallabhachariyaBorn into
a Telugu Brahmin family in Champaranya in what is now Chhattisgarh state in central
India, Vallabha (1478-1530) was a spiritual teacher and philosopher famous for his teachings on
bhakti as a vehicle for devotion to Krishna. His many writings were in
Sanskrit and included commentaries on earlier treatises. Few have been translated into English. The Shodash Granthas are a collectionJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-15494926781727049262020-07-15T13:21:00.000+10:002020-07-23T16:36:00.412+10:00Joachim of FioreJoachim of Fiore (Gioacchino da Fiore) was an Italian Christian abbot who proposed a three-age (status) theory of the world which has resonated down the centuries in much of the apocalyptic and prophetic activity in Christian Europe.
Joachim of Fiore in his Liber Concordie, part of his Expositio in Apocalypsim (begun in 1183), Chapter 5, f. 5r-v, states:
The first of the three status of John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-67219925693821678092020-07-06T22:13:00.000+10:002020-07-07T12:03:14.728+10:00Hazrat Inayat Khan
Born into a noble Indian Muslim family, Inayat Khan (1882-1927) became a Sufi in the Nizamiyya sub-branch of the Chishti order. With the encouragement of his shaykh, he left India in 1910 to go to the West, travelling first as a touring musician and then as a teacher of Sufism, visiting Europe and North America, and eventually settling in Paris.
His message of divine unity through loveJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-67663085937411326812020-06-12T23:42:00.002+10:002020-06-13T00:04:01.038+10:00ConfuciusConfucius(551-479BCE) was a Chinese sage, teacher and administrator, whose ideas have profoundly influenced Chinese society through 2,500 years. His observations and teachings are to be found in the Analects (Li chi), which were mostly compiled by his disciples and successors in later years. There are alternative versions of his life in the later Mengzi by Mencius, and also in the later Zuozhuan.John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-62844861381883586062020-05-25T09:37:00.001+10:002020-07-07T12:04:22.730+10:00Caitanya
Caitanya, also known as Caitanya Mahaprabhu and as Krishna Caitanya
(Chaitanya)
(c.1486-1533)
Mystic and saint who lived in Bengal in eastern India, and is the founder
of the Vaisnava tradition of devotion to Krishna and Radha, specifically
Gaudiya Vaishnavism which has formed the basis in the later twentieth century
for ISKCON (the Hare Krishna movement)
and otherJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-22344807904065665422019-10-22T07:10:00.002+11:002020-07-07T12:04:59.388+10:00Nichiren
Nichiren (1222-1282) was a Japanese
Buddhist monk who taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the means to
enlightenment and established his own following. Nichiren was a vocal critic of
the government officials and leaders of the Buddhist schools in Japan in his
time. Many of his letters show empathy with the down-trodden of his day, and
include letters to women believers who he encouraged John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-50245647934209003792019-07-27T16:37:00.002+10:002020-07-07T12:06:17.533+10:00Gregoire de KalbermattenJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-35666240812060091822019-06-15T17:37:00.000+10:002020-07-07T12:06:47.872+10:00Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) was a Russian painter, theosophist and spiritual teacher who produced paintings and frescos to the World Mother. The painting reproduced above is the first such painting, dated from 1924. Roerich commented that he had not shown the face of the World Mother as She had not yet revealed Her face.
He left Russia after the Revolution,
living in New John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-25072456170230962702018-10-12T12:59:00.001+11:002020-07-07T12:08:31.999+10:00Shri Mataji in CanadaJohn Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-80672287851838548692018-10-03T09:22:00.003+10:002020-07-07T12:07:17.293+10:00O Queen of the heightsO Queen of the heights, goddess of heaven,
daughter of the Artist supreme –
for your divine face teaches that you are no
mortal,
nor do you lament our race’s taint –
your countenance proves you a goddess,
your sceptre proclaims you queen,
and your
glory shows you are born of God:
To you the abode of the gods lies open,
and the way of heaven,
the bounds of Olympus,
the world beyond our world,
John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-17268769234611162032018-06-15T11:58:00.005+10:002018-06-15T12:02:00.485+10:00The Inner Ascent
Throughout history and in many cultures, humans have looked to the Divine.
Just as the Pharoahs of ancient Egypt visualised themselves ascending the steps of the pyramids, so later civilisations imagined the use of stairways, ladders, gates, rooms and other representations of an ascent to the Divine.
This book examines these ascents in the ancient world, in the Jewish, Christian and John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-65894028565377071032018-05-05T10:44:00.000+10:002018-05-05T10:46:40.909+10:00Holy Trinity fresco
The Holy Trinity fresco in the Church of St.Jakobus, in Urschalling, Upper Bavaria, Germany.
Probably late 14th century.
John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-41243406634267655942018-03-09T07:22:00.003+11:002019-07-27T17:02:02.421+10:00Shri Mataji in Brighton (England)John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-34107632320666291302018-02-27T10:18:00.002+11:002018-02-27T10:25:23.342+11:00Raghavendra Swami
This South Indian mystic, also known as Raghwindra Swami, was born, c.1595, as Venkatanatha to Kannada-speaking
parents in the town of Bhuvanagiri in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu. He
entered the Sri Mutt (or matha;
Tamil: monastery) in Kumbakonam where he adopted the name Raghavendra Theertha.
Raghavendra succeeded his guru Sudheendra Theertha as the head of the Sri John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-13197462435283502532018-02-18T13:22:00.000+11:002018-02-18T13:55:07.557+11:00Marathi Glossary
Abhanga - Marathi four- or -six-line
verse.
Amritanubhava - a text by Jnaneshwara.
Bhajan –
devotional song.
Bhaktavijaya and Bhaktilamrita
- two important compilations by the 18th century pandit, Mahipati, of
information on the Marathi saints.
Bhavarthadipika - also known as the Jnaneshwari,
a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by Jnaneshwara.
Bharud - dramatic
poem in John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-82081937276874772932018-01-25T19:26:00.003+11:002020-07-07T12:09:10.424+10:00Republic Day (India)
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Guru Samartha Ramdas (1608-1681) devoted his energies to
establishing what he called Maharashstradharma, using religious
faith to install a sense of
integrity and greatness in the Maratha people. He became the guru of Shivaji,
the founder of the Maratha empire, who
drove the Mughal
conquerors from Maharashtra.
The Dasbodha is his magnum opus. This huge
work of 7752 ovis
(John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-38570750916056041152017-11-05T16:14:00.000+11:002017-11-05T16:32:56.005+11:00Nirmal Sangeet Sarita
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The Muslims entered the Deccan (much of which later became Maharashtra) with the defeat of the John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-69391629228124322752017-10-28T18:24:00.002+11:002020-07-07T12:10:34.111+10:00Muktabai
Muktabai was the sister of
Jnaneshwara, Nivritti and Sopandev, the spiritual sister of Namdev, and guru of
Changadeva.
Preserved in short verses (abhangas) handed down in the oral tradition
through successive generations of Maratha women, Muktabai’s observations are
timeless and profound.
She is best known for her Tatiche Abhanga (Song of the Door) addressed to her brother
Jnaneshwara John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-86971612822955130962017-10-24T08:54:00.001+11:002020-07-07T12:11:14.696+10:00The Nath yogis and the householder sants in MaharashtraThere are Maratha traditions that report a connection between the forefathers of Nivritti and Jnaneshwara and the Nath yogis, extending over four generations.
Successive generations of Nath yogis maintained the tradition of Kundalini awakening through rigorous asceticism and hatha yoga practices. Their sacred texts contain detailed knowledge of the chakras and nadis of the yogic subtle system. John Noycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966033772994457851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879584404845422448.post-13695933748320008072017-10-04T10:39:00.000+11:002020-07-07T12:09:37.390+10:00Marathi Talks of Shri Mataji
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