ByTony Samara
Shamanism, as old and mystical as it is, may be re-appropriated and practiced by Westerners in their everyday life and may constitute a new way of life based on ancestral wisdoms. Our ancestors understood that freedom is based on fitting into a Cosmos where all is One and where the One carried an expression of…
ByTony Samara
I have been asked, is there a diet more beneficial for people who are following a spiritual path? Can I explain a little about the energy that we receive from certain foods? Are there certain foods which should be avoided? The subject of nutrition is not simply a question of the food we eat at…
ByTony Samara
I invite you to take a moment to listen to Mozart’s Sonata for two pianos in D major, K448 As you do so, experience the vibration and quality of sound that allows all a connection to the deeper aspects of beautiful sounds, especially sacred sounds, such as mantras, used in some forms of meditation. Mantras…
ByTony Samara
Awareness means purification, and purification means letting go through forgiveness and compassion, meaning the deep compassion that happens when you are aware of the situation. It is not that you fight yourself or you fight anyone. Part of awareness is Ahimsa, meaning that you understand that the peaceful way is the way that is without…
ByTony Samara
Recently at a satsang event I was asked: “Why is it that my experience of meditation always feels deeper when attending an event with you?” For sure there is no need to light candles, burn incense, play special music or wear specific robes or clothing in the hope that by doing so you will be…
ByTony Samara
It is interesting that most people reach a point in their lives where they accept the feeling of being alive, but not quite to the extent that they wish this aliveness to be. Divine ecstasy is the ecstasy one feels that is beyond the joy and happiness that comes from the mundane aspects of life…
ByTony Samara
“Nature is such a powerful thing and, in fact, this is not new because the Hindus talked about these things thousands of years ago but they described it as the dance of destruction and the dance of life – expansion and contraction. Without destruction there is no life. Our intelligence says we want to keep…
ByTony Samara
With all the financial troubles assailing the world at this time, I have been asked for some advice about how to invest ethically or what to do with money, which to me is a symbolic extension of who you are. There are many ethical bonds, banks and organisations that one can invest in. Better still,…
ByTony Samara
If you think about it, almost every thought that you have is a total waste of time. Some thoughts are wonderful but most of them, thoughts of worry or of stress for example, are a waste of time because your thinking assumes that it knows all possible outcomes or potential. If it did, we would…
ByTony Samara
A wonderful way to support and encourage greater balance and peace in your life is to be more aware of the subtle, yet profound ways that food is affecting us and the world every day, on a physical, mental and emotional level. For example, eating heavy, dense food can leave us feeling heavy and dense….
ByTony Samara
We cannot DO anything to reach that which we call enlightenment. There are many people at this time who are deeply seeking in a conscious way the deeper aspects of the journey that we all have to undertake. A journey that is more conscious of our actions and purpose here in life. We are all…
ByTony Samara
Many people around the world today are looking for inner peace. They are searching in many places, in many techniques, in many books and in many workshops for an answer. I understand this very well because inner peace was the reason why I went to the Zen Buddhist monastery when I was 17. I realised…