Sampriya
Why do we suffer?
Question: Even though I have been on the path of Meditation for a while, I am still suffering. Unease and worries are always in the...
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Sampriya
- Aug 29
- 2 min
You are Pure Love
Pure Love is infinite and omnipresent. It has no beginning and no end. Pure Love is all-encompassing, free from need, want or expectation.
Sampriya
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
We are not human beings having a spiritual Spiritual Beings having a human experience
This simple yet powerful quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin describes both - the human predicament as well as the solution that is in...
Sampriya
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
You have never done anything wrong
One of the most impactful things my teacher told me when I first met him was: "You have never done anything wrong". Upon hearing these...
Sampriya
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Gratitude
In many traditions the cultivation of gratitude is considered a spiritual practice. It is easy to see why, when we study what happens as...
Sampriya
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
How to rise rather than drown in the face of great challenges
In this unprecedented time, we are facing great challenges, collectively and individually. Wherever we turn, we are bombarded with
Sampriya
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
Relationships - is the grass greener on the other side?
All relationships are subject to fluctuations. Be it family relations, friendships or intimate relationships, they go through cycles
Sampriya
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Unwavering Confidence
Confidence or the lack thereof is an issue for many people. It is very common for someone to say "I don't have the confidence
Sampriya
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Breaking down or breaking open?
Breaking Dowd or Breaking open? In these uncertain times, many feel like they are at a breaking point. They are afraid that they can't
Sampriya
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Meditation is the antidote to Avidyaa - Forgetfulness of the Self
Of all the obstacles to knowing the Self, Avidyaa is the one at the center. Avidyaa, or forgetfulness of the Self, is the root cause of a hu
Sampriya
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
The voice of the mind is not the truth
As soon as we wake up in the morning the voice of the mind starts commenting and interpreting every situation that arises.
Sampriya
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Know that you ARE the Self
When the world is upside down, the knowledge of our True Nature as the Self becomes a precious sanctuary.
Sampriya
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
The Self is free
Our judgmental ego/mind has strong opinions about our ability to get things done. It is conditioned to make us believe that "if we just...
Sampriya
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Acceptance of the Self as my True Nature
My teacher used to say: "you know that you are the Light of the Self, but you don't accept it".
He was right of course. We accept that we
Sampriya
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
The precious Gift of Pause
For a long time we have been saying that we don’t have enough time. The busyness of our lives was the pretext to run and to keep running....
Sampriya
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
You are the ever-present Presence
When we think of "me", or "my identity" as a human being, we think of our body. In most people, the sense of I is consisting of the...
Sampriya
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
Vivek - the Power of discrimination
For a meditator, Vivek, the power to discriminate between the Unchanging and the ever-changing, is an absolute necessity. Without it s/he...
Sampriya
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
The Mantra of Mantras bestows freedom from the torture of the mind
Is it an exaggeration to say that the mind has the power to torture us? In a moment of stress, take 1 minute to sit and watch the content...
Sampriya
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
Saadhana
Many books have been written on the subject of Saadhana, a Sanskrit word that loosely translates as spiritual exercise. The term Saadhana...
Sampriya
- May 13, 2019
- 3 min
How Meditation transforms our life
Every time we sit down and close our eyes to meditate, we engage in a powerful process of transformation.