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Spiritual Food

Jai Gopal — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:14:03 +0000

The other night I was reading this meditation pamphlet by Elsie Sechrist I had bought several years ago at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Feliz. It’s been on my shelf for years but I just looked into it. She made an interesting point that really stuck with me. She said, [...]

The Law of Success

Jai Gopal — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:21:43 +0000

I have this little book called The Law of Success by Parmahansa Yogananda and it’s the greatest bit of wisdom. Very to the point, it’s multi-layered in its depth. The following is a great excerpt about Destiny. Enjoy

YOU CAN CONTROL DESTINY

Mind is the creator of everything. You should therefore guide it [...]

Getting Yourself into Orbit – Working With Gravity

Jai Gopal — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:26:43 +0000

When I worked in commercial real estate, I had a boss who once said something very wise to me. He told me that anything you do in this life is like “getting yourself into orbit.” Think of yourself as a rocket-ship or better yet, a satellite trying to get into outer space [...]

Vegetarian and Vegan Baking Tips

Jai Gopal — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:14:08 +0000

Vegetarian and Vegan baking tips

(to be fair the following was completely and blatantly ripped off from The Post Punk Kitchen – word-for-word. http://www.theppk.com please visit them. There is a ton of great stuff on there.)

Get rid of the eggs Replacing eggs is the most challenging aspects of vegan baking. Those suckers bind, [...]

Easy Morning Yoga

Jai Gopal — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:14:32 +0000

WAKE UP, WARM UP AND GET UP

SIMPLE THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING – Yogi Bhajan, March 1992

If before getting up and before opening your eyes, you spend one minute doing the following things, you will preserve your health and prevent disease.

Clench your fingers. Move your shoulders in a circle. Tense [...]

Victory: What it means to be a spiritual warrior

Jai Gopal — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:26:28 +0000

I have often struggled with what it means to be a warrior of a peaceful nature. Having been trained as an officer at West Point and then serving in the Army for five years, I constantly question what it means to truly be a peaceful warrior in this life. At first I rejected [...]

Follow Your Bliss ~ Say Yes To It All

Jai Gopal — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:15:18 +0000

Joseph Campbell’s mantra was always “Follow Your Bliss.” As the foremost authority on mythology, JC scoured the worlds stories and myths and concluded that we are all the same hero in all of these stories. We are simply metaphors for the hero whose journey we follow and it represents the same journey that [...]

In The World, Yet Above

Jai Gopal — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:54:56 +0000

I was re-reading swami Rama’s “Living With The Himalayan Masters.” In it is a chapter entitled “In the world and yet above. ” He talks about being a Swami in India and how everyone in their enthusiasm wants to chant and celebrate you when you come around to a new place. Often he [...]

What is a friend?

Jai Gopal — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:10:20 +0000

From: The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran

Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with Thanksgiving. And he is you’re board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger and you seek him for peace.

When your friend speaks his mind, [...]