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The Mystic Yogi Revisited

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valley_of_flowers_uttaranchal_full_view.JPG by   Araghu “Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language.” ― Meister Eckhart L eaving behind ambitions of world and attainments of the world, most of his wealth and property, keeping only the minimum necessary to sustain his remaining years, he became a recluse. When he entered the forests on the mountains and set up his abode there, he became a hermit, a mystic yogi. At first his sleep was disturbed as he tossed and turned through the night, as he resolved the dilemmas and anguish all of us face while in the world for gain, ambition and desire. In time, the tossing and turning subsided. His sleep became as sweet as it was when he was a child. He would wake up early with the same delight that a child wakes up when it is holiday, for every day is a holiday now, each day with its own new magic. He now enjoyed the flowers of the forest...

Good News this Week in Books for our Journey through the Universe

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  T his week seems to have been a great one for all those who wish to understand their journey through the universe and make it joyous. Two books have become available to make this possible for all, over the preceding week. The first of these books is ‘ Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 1st Edition’ by Neil deGrasse Tyson .   He has explained the universe and the cosmos and our place in it in a way that is both interesting and easy to understand by an average reader. https://www.amazon.com/Mystic-Pathways-Love-Peace-Happiness/dp/1546343792/ While we cannot travel physically through our vast and infinite universe, according to mystics our souls can. In fact that is what it is has been doing over several life times. Our physical bodies are born of Mother Earth and cannot go very far from it but our souls are born of Father Universe and may travel to any part in new life times. The challenge before us all is to ensure that this journey is a joyous one an...