A Blog on Spirituality
Have you ever wondered why psychiatrists themselves suffer from depression or some form of mental illness? While seeking guidance from His Holiness Dr. Athavale on a spiritual research topic, He mentioned something which would be of value to psychiatrists. His Holiness Dr. Athavale was Himself practicing as a clinical hypnotherapist until He came fully into spiritual practice. He mentioned that […]
Read moreEarlier this year, an actress from Hollywood made use of the Spiritual Science Research Foundation’s research on ghosts in order to prepare for the role of a person who is haunted by an evil spirit. The Hollywood movie ‘The Unborn’ features a character troubled by a ghost, and this haunted character is played by actress Odette Yustman. Odette Yustman had […]
Read moreWhen a traveller has firmly decided to take a particular path, howsoever troubled he may be by many storms, he waits patiently and as soon as he gets the opportunity, he again begins progressing in the direction of his goal. – H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj [Implied meaning: ‘Traveller’ refers to a spiritual seeker and ‘going on a path’ means walking on […]
Read moreHow to recognize whether tears are due to spiritual emotion or emotion? In cases when a person is possessed, is it the person who is crying or the possessing entity who is acting? 1. Crying due to spiritual emotion (bhāv) A. Tears are due to spiritual emotion (bhāv) if they occur while chanting and while thinking sāttvik thoughts. B. Sometimes […]
Read moreI would like to share with you an experience that has etched an indelible impression in my mind that the Guru teaches us through all situations in life if we are willing to learn from it. The following incident happened in 2002 on one of my trips to India for spiritual research. Surburban trains are the fastest way to get […]
Read moreSpiritual research by SSRF has revealed that 100% of the world’s population is affected by ancestral problems at some time or the other in their lives. In most cases this effect is adverse and creates problems in their descendant’s lives. Hence we have devoted an entire section of our website to ancestral problems. With a view of educating society of […]
Read moreWe were recently asked what SSRF is all about – Spirituality or Spiritualism. Our definition of Spirituality which is synonymous with what we call Spiritual science is about understanding God and His creation and how to realise/experience Him. Most dictionaries describe spiritualism as a process of contacting the dead and spirits from the after-life etc. From our viewpoint Spiritualism is […]
Read moreQuite often we come across people who are interested in Spirituality, but evade listening to any mention of negative energies or ghosts. For example a number of people walked out of a recent viewing of the SSRF video ‘Live an aware life’ at the Mind, Body, Spirit festival in Melbourne. The reason? – Scenes of manifestation of demonic possession. Our […]
Read moreIn a recent article on the BBC website, the world’s pollution hotspots were mapped. It is evident that the countries that have been singled out in the research have to strive to reduce this pollution. However is clearing up the physical mess enough? If we analyse the root causes of why this happened in the first place, it would basically […]
Read more31 October is celebrated in the western world as Halloween’s day. On Halloween night, adults and children dress up as creatures from the underworld (ghosts, ghouls, zombies, witches, goblins), light bonfires, and enjoy spectacular fireworks displays. The houses are decorated by carving pumpkins or turnips into scary faces and other decorations. Some of the most popular yard decorations are jack-o’-lanterns, […]
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