Author: kajmani

  • My Conversation with the Divine Guru

    Every once in a while, when the digital stimulus from the virtual world (email, social networking, websites and more) becomes excessive, and I start feeling a little overwhelmed by it all, I make a conscious decision to “unplug” myself from all of it for a little while. One such occurrence happened a few days back,…

  • On Friendliness in Growing Happiness

    As promised in the previous article on Karuna or compassion, we discuss here the role of one of the most important bhavanas or attitudes for human existence. This bhavana is called maitri, or friendliness.

  • On Service with Empathy and Compassion – Seva and Karuna

    The concept of compassion or empathy has a unique expression in Sanskrit – it is called karuna. I have been contemplating this word ever since a visit with Amma Karunamayi a few weeks ago. She had made a very important point about helping those in need – often called “seva”.

  • Can Science exist without Spirituality? Ten Questions with a Yoga Practitioner

    My memory of meeting her via twitter is hazy – I do remember that my good friend Wayne Mcevilly ‘introduced’ me to her. Her comments were always insightful and introspective – the sign of one who ‘thinks before they speak’. Then, I happened to read one of the articles on her blog about her trip…

  • Do you really need a Guru? A lesson from the Ramayana

    It is said that satsang, the company or association of like-minded people, is one key element of helping you along your spiritual path. So, when I received an invitation to attend a satsang with Amma Sri Karunamayi in my town, I could not pass up the opportunity for my third visit with her in three…

  • Journey of a Musical Mystic – The Wayne Mcevilly Interview

    An interview with a musical genius, native American Indian, spiritual seeker who is memorizing the entire Sama Veda and who has traveled to India in the past seeking spiritual guidance and peace. Find out what he knows that we are perhaps forgetting – the value of leading a spiritual life without ‘conversion’….