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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.

The Challenge

The Challenge Now as we continue the spiritual journey, we find ourselves in a place where we may not need all the same signposts, because we have arrived where we want to be, or we have found a way to … Continue reading

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Reaching for the Divine Grace

Reaching for the Divine Grace Previous Blogs described a particular pathway to achieve spiritual results. This pathway has a foundation based on the use of sacred sounds otherwise known as Mantras. However this foundation also has its own source or … Continue reading

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I can’t get no Satisfaction!

I can’t get no Satisfaction! Satisfaction is a strange entity. It seems to be an illusory state, an idea that changes shape of form according to the beholder. What is satisfaction for one is anathema for another. Having a true … Continue reading

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My cat is Enlightened, but do I still need a human Guru?

My cat is Enlightened, but do I still need a human Guru? Cats have it all sussed. Laze around all day in the warmth. No chores, no responsibilities, and yet they are as independent and free as they want to … Continue reading

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The Essence

A Global Belief system? (This writing is a bit tongue in cheek!) The essence of being is here and now. It is connected with some sense of Divinity. What you either believe or experience is different. Ones experience of Divinity … Continue reading

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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 & Mantras, part 4

Meditation & Mantras, part 4 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 … Continue reading

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Meditation & Mantras Pt 3

Meditation & Mantra Pt 3 Continued from 28/9/20 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 … Continue reading

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Meditation and Mantra Pt.2

Meditation and Mantra Pt.2 Part 2 (followed on from 28th August) 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 … Continue reading

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Meditation and Mantra

Meditation and Mantra Part 1 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 … Continue reading

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