I found this gem in Coleman Barks’ book on Rumi. A true man stares at his old shoesand sheepskin jacket. Every day he goes upto his attic to look at his work-shoes and worn-out coat.This is his wisdom, to remember the original clayAnd not get drunk on ego and arrogance. Sourced from Coleman Barks’ book […]
Tag Archives: Hinduism
About Keeping the Mind Pure
I do work on quora.com regularly answering questions and letting people have the benefit of my knowledge (such as it is). While surfing the website I came across an excellent answer to the question: What’s something your spiritual teacher said you always remember? One lady called Parameswari Kumar gave an excellent answer that I would […]
Practicing the Bhagavad Gita
I would like to write about my spiritual journey – such as it is – that I am engaged in right now. I have decided to shift from Buddhist to Hindu spiritual practices. The reasons for my doing so are as under: The first reason is that I was finding the Buddhist methods difficult because […]