A Blog on Spirituality
In today’s times when selfishness is rampant and there is a general degradation of social unity, ethics and even family structure it sounds very unusual to hear stories of heroes who are doing unselfish acts for others. The last such incident that we have seen, when the Japanese firefighters willingly exposed themselves to high, even deadly levels of radiation […]
Read moreA seeker of SSRF had a premonition about the coming dreadful times on Earth in 1999 From time to time we come across some studies related to the risk of upcoming natural disasters. There is heightened interest in the likelihood of further disasters especially after big tragedies such as the recent repeated earthquakes in Japan. Meteorologists, seismologists and other […]
Read moreOn April 13th 2011, around twenty in-patients at the “San Juan de Dios” Rehabilitation and Mental Health Centre in La Paz, Bolivia listened very attentively to SSRF’s lecture about the spiritual causes and treatment of addictions. Many of them nodded in agreement while hearing about unsatisfied desires of our ancestors being a frequent cause of addictions, and later participated by […]
Read moreA co-seeker is like a mirror showing us our own personal defects! When we look in the mirror, it shows dimples on the face. If the hair is not done properly, the mirror shows our imperfections. Similarly, the co-seeker with us shows our defects, which helps us. As we never get angry with the mirror, we should not get […]
Read moreKishore, who helps the publishing team at SSRF, recounts an unusual series of computer failures that obstructed us while publishing matter on the SSRF website I am a freelance photo-journalist by profession, but in my spare time I have the good fortune of using my skills to serve the spiritual research publishing team at SSRF. Working with a spiritual research […]
Read moreRequired – Seekers who can translate and proofread from Marathi or Hindi into English A precious treasure of Holy texts is available in Marathi and Hindi languages. Presently, we require seekers who can translate and proofread from Marathi or Hindi into English. This seva can be performed from home too. Following are the pre-requisites for seekers intending to participate in […]
Read moreWe had recently written about our dear evolved seeker Mrs. Nirmala Honap (Honap Kaku) and her selfless service to others even while being bedridden. Honap Kaku left her body (passed away) on the morning of 12 Aug 2010 and was cremated the following morning approximately 26 hours later. Whenever we have attended the funeral of an average person, our experience […]
Read moreThis is the story of Mrs. Nirmala Honap who performed spiritual healing on others at the age of 60, despite severe illness. In our day-to-day life, we often come across people who have to endure illness in their old age. Some illnesses leave people paralyzed, bedridden and even unconscious. Quite often for the aged there is a fear of […]
Read moreStates affected by the Gulf oil spill have made a call to their citizens to pray to God for help in averting the disaster. Need we really experience peril in order to call on God? A few days ago CNN reported that state senators in Louisiana had proposed a day for prayer against the oil spill that has devastated […]
Read moreFor as long as I have lived in the ashram I have wondered why the kitchen, which feeds 250 to 300 seekers daily, has only one kitchen sink. But I maintained an attitude of learning and tried not to comment on what I felt could have been done more logically…. but the question never went away from my mind. How […]
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