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About giribaba

I was a monk in India for 10 years (1966-1976), & have been a mental health professional for 30 years. I write about the spiritual journey, spiritual practice & have a special interest in depression.

Kundalini, Depression and Medicine

Kundalini, Depression & Medicine Kundalini works in the body through the chakra centers. It flows & allows psychic blockage to be shifted. That is physical, psychological, mental, and emotional. Everything. This can pay out, in the broadest sense. Hopefully, to … Continue reading

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Meditation and Mantra – Introduction

Meditation and Mantra The mantra a the word or sound, which is supposed to have a real and direct junction with its sacred meaning. In all religions, we find some symbols or word usage, that is used for the purpose … Continue reading

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Meditation and Mantra Pt.1

Meditation and Mantra If we can initiate nature’s own native state and create own quiet uneventful period we can control our destiny and future, instead of being like a leaf that is blown and a life subject totally to events … Continue reading

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Meditation & Mantras Pt 2

Meditation & Mantra Pt 2 Previously discussed that to control the mind, we need to control the body. To have the “perfect” mind we need perfection in our bodily functions also perhaps. This is not necessarily the same as perfect … Continue reading

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Meditation & Mantras Pt. 3

Another way to becoming “enlightened” is to follow the ancient Vedanta philosophy as a panacea for a multitude of problems that are rooted in our mental perception of the world. It is like a therapeutic model, regarding how we perceive … Continue reading

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Meditation and Mantras – Pt. 4

Mantras Previous parts have introduced some of the issues regarding this topic This part is about using mantras to enhance enlightenment. We are already Divine. Part of the Divine World. However we find ourselves in darkness. Immersed in addictions, fear, … Continue reading

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Enlightenment Occurring

Enlightenment Occurring Enlightenment occurs when it is simply accepted! That’s it! No searching. No seeking. No spiritual trip. No materialistic trip. The searcher is just that. The need for spiritual or material solace and comfort, is just that. Enlightenment occurs … Continue reading

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Goddess inspired……………….

Goddess inspired: The Tantric way to total release from Fear. What the goddess says is this: Get out into the world and experienced it as God or Goddess, or Higher Power, and experience yourselves as Divine. Tantric yoga is a … Continue reading

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Tantra- Choose your poison becomes “choose your nectar”

Tantra- Choose your poison becomes “choose your nectar” In the rat race to succeed and prosper, the stresses generated have given rise to a culture, which seeks tranquillity through medication, (hence the word: tranquilizers). This includes the “poison of you … Continue reading

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Enlightenment Now : Sanctuary

A series of posts about enlightenment through spiritual practice

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