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Share the story of your life, using only six words.

Posted on Feb 27th, 2009 by Eli

(and my life has progressed just in that order, stage by stage, with age ...)

What was the last hint you were given of your purpose?

Posted on Feb 11th, 2009 by Eli

Tomorrow is here

Posted on Sep 22nd, 2008 by Eli

  I had smiled and cried like you, Until truth enlightened me to this view; I am awake now; it was then that I dreamed, All those dreams, Oh! How real they seemed. Dreams of... More »

TRUTH: The First And The Last Thing

Posted on Sep 1st, 2008 by Eli

Should you ask me "What is the first thing in Realization?", I should reply "The first, second, and third thing therein, nay, all-is truthfulness". Let truth and purity light up your career, guide your conduct,... More »

More thoughts on Laws of Karma

Posted on Aug 29th, 2008 by Eli

On my profile I had this quote from Bhagwad Gita : Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvashah Ahankar-vimurdhatma kartaham iti manyate                                                          Bhagvad Gita 3:27 ( Under the influence of false ego one thinks himself to... More »

Fate, Free Will, and the Laws of Karma

Posted on Aug 24th, 2008 by Eli

 In most people's minds, "free will" has two relatively distinct properties. The first is the idea that what one does is in some sense "free", that is "not determined by something else". The second is... More »

The Stone Soup Story

Posted on Aug 21st, 2008 by Eli

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat... More »

The Bahá'í Faith

Posted on Aug 19th, 2008 by Eli

This blog is the result of the warm feedback to my post " God in The Bahá'í Faith - Can God be discussed with words? " . My sincere thanks to all my Gaia friends, brothers, sisters, and... More »

Free-will in Islam

Posted on Aug 15th, 2008 by Eli

The word "Islam" comes from an Arabic lexical root word which means both surrender and peace. He who submits himself to the will of Allah is a "Muslim". He would find peace and fulfillment in... More »

Getting over childhood trauma

Posted on Aug 13th, 2008 by Eli

This blog entry is triggered in response to a discussion thread with the same title. I had suggested in the discussion to read 'Born to Win" by Muriel James. However, as an afterthought, I decided... More »