The series on The Masters of Enlightenment, which is part of the series on Spirituality, continues today with a profile of a great spiritual teacher who was a true master of enlightenment, Ramana Maharishi. Sri Ramana Maharishi was born December 30, 1879 and died April 14, 1950. He was a Hindu jnani, someone who had attained self-realization. In the Indian caste system, he was born a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class), but after having … [Read more...]
Happy Poetic New Year!
We kick off the new year here at the Low Density Lifestyle website with a poem by Vermont-based poet David Tucker, who has graced our pages before, the most recent time with his poem The River-Woman's Daughter. David's new poem is called Longing, and in the above video, David does a reading of the poem. In true poet fashion, David adds a visual twist to his reading. This is what David has to say about … [Read more...]
The Masters of Enlightenment: Alan Watts
The series on the Masters of Enlightenment continues today with a profile of the Zen teacher and scholar, Alan Watts. The last profile was of Paramahansa Yogananda, and the profile before that was of J. Krishnamurti. Alan Watts was born in Chislehurst, England on January 6, 1915 and died at his home in Marin County, California on November 16, 1973. He was a philosopher, writer, and speaker, and best known as an interpreter and popularizer of … [Read more...]
The Masters of Enlightenment: Paramahansa Yogananda
In the last article in this series on Spirituality, I turned my attention to discussing people who were Masters of Enlightenment. The first article on this subject profiled J. Krishnamurti. Today I will continue with the profiles by discussing another Master of Enlightenment, Paramahansa Yogananada. Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on Jan. 5, 1893 in … [Read more...]
The Masters of Enlightenment: J. Krishnamurti
"What Krishnamurti has done is to free spiritual life as science has done in other areas. He has maintained that one can be in total freedom from the very beginning to the very end, and he has stood for that, like a rock, for forty years. I think it may well take the world fifty more years to understand that. I think he is the man of tomorrow." - Vimala Thakar The series on Spirituality continues with articles about people who were true Masters … [Read more...]
Walking Through Illusion: A Book Excerpt, Part 3
The series on Spirituality continues today with the third and last installment of a three-part book excerpt of the author Betsy Otter Thompson's book, Walking Though Illusion. Here are links to the first two installments: Walking Through Illusion: Part 1 Walking Through Illusion: Part 2 The first excerpt was the preface of … [Read more...]
Walking Through Illusion: A Book Excerpt, Part 2
The last article of this series on Spirituality was part one of a excerpt from the book, Walking Through Illusion, by Betsy Otter Thompson. Betsy Otter Thompson is the author of a few books, including The Mirror Theory: The Way to Inner Peace, Resolution, and Transformation; Loveparent: How To Be The Parent You Hope To Be; … [Read more...]
Walking Through Illusion: A Book Excerpt, Part 1
The series on Spirituality continues today with a guest appearance by author Betsy Otter Thompson, who has agreed to allow a chapter from her new book, Walking Through Illusion be excerpted on the Low Density Lifestyle website. Betsy Otter Thompson is the author of a few books, including The Mirror Theory: The Way to Inner … [Read more...]
Connecting to the Spiritual Dimension
The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe. – Deepak Chopra What does it mean to be spiritual, what … [Read more...]
The River-Woman’s Daughter
The series on The Roots of Healing has ended - the last article in the series was the three-part article on Wilhelm Reich. I now turn towards a new subject, that of Spirituality. I'll be exploring this subject over the next few weeks. Connecting to the spiritual dimension is something that is important, and is a key element of living a Low … [Read more...]
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