ByTony Samara
Life is a wonderful thing! but the problem is that we don’t live life. We are so busy in our minds; caught up in so many interesting situations that the mind creates, that we forget to live the simplicity of life. It’s such a pity because when we realise that, usually time has passed and…
ByTony Samara
The question that arises for many at this time of evolution is how to come back home to a space of love and excitement for life and what does this space really mean. When we are totally involved in the mechanics of the mind and ego, how can we let that space go and enter…
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…
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Often I find myself pushing myself to ‘enlighten,’ which isn’t always a bad thing but it can mask programmes inside that could be addressed. In the moments when I become aware of this inner ‘driven factor’ kicking in, I remind myself to stop and breathe, not in a driven or pushing way but in a…
ByTony Samara
As children grow they hide parts of themselves. Indeed, at around seven months, the ego begins to settle into the child. The fontanel closes itself. The teeth (symbols of the ego) appear and a feeling of separation takes place. Adults, through various means, who have internalised this feeling of separation, might then involve themselves in…
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…
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Rumi’s poetry is very beautiful with meanings hidden from the linear mind. I have always felt connected to this mystical poet due to his sharing my birthday and his date of death being my father’s birthday. The poetry of Rumi is haunting and still quite a mystery to me, yet it brings great peace of…
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…