I have several Scottish Terriers. I find them to be the most wonderful dogs.
Rama was not only on the lips of Hanuman. He was enthroned in his heart. He gave Hanuman exhaustless strength.
I had been pretty well made a prisoner by school, by society. I had been given this description of the world that I couldn't accept.
I've been very fortunate because many of the teachers I had were exceptional. But I didn't realize that at the time that all teachers were not alike.
We experimented and we experienced many altered states of awareness. We used the power plants. I did that for a year or two.
As my meditative experiences grew, I had wonderful relationships. I met the most wonderful women, who meditated and shared certain understandings that I had.
To see them succeed, to see them improve, that is what matters.
I was very fortunate, and have always been, that the women I met and fell in love with were exceptional, from my first girlfriend to the woman I married when I was 21, to all the remarkable women I have known as either friends or lovers.
At the same time, I went through college, received a Ph. D. and started to teach. I wrote books.
As an incarnation of love you put up with flack until it becomes detrimental to a person.
The greatest formula that can liberate, cleanse and elevate the mind is Rama-Name, the Name of Rama.
Devotion differs. Devotion exists for the total existence, without the counterpart, mm? There is nothing against devotion. There is hate against love; there is nothing against devotion. No-devotion is not against devotion, it is just absence. So when someone says, "I am devoted to Rama," really he is using a wrong word. If he loves Rama, then he cannot love Krishna. If someone says, "I am devoted to Krishna," then he cannot love Christ. He is using a wrong word. He is continuing the love phenomenon; it is not devotion.
I am a producer of both rock and New Age music, I generally like all categories of music. In particular, I enjoy Ozzy's stage presence.
Love was where I learned to go beyond myself, through the arts, through relationships, through sexuality.
Humor is one of the primary tools for liberation.
To achieve purity of mind, one should cultivate constant awareness by being mindful all the time. One should remain always aware of one's thoughts.
The cult phenomenon is definitely journalistically 'in'. But if we were to apply for a financial aid grant as a cult, I'm afraid we would be turned down for lack of proper qualifications.
I am simply a human being who is fascinated by the life process.
A devotee of Rama may be said to be the same as the steadfast one (sthitaprajnya) of the Gita.
I live in the constant newness of aspiration. Whatever I think, I ignore. Whatever I feel, I don't trust. Yet I listen to my thoughts and follow my feelings.