A couple of things catapulted George into spirituality. First, he took LSD, which opened his mind to God-consciousness. Next, he heard Ravi Shankar’s music. Then, he met Shankar and started learning ...

The Sikh model of reality and knowledge, as elaborated in one of its earliest texts, the Japjī Sāhib, makes the ‘word’ or ‘śabad’ (śabda) the fundamental category in its epistemology, ontology and ...

To really understand what or who a guru is, one has to see the meaning of the word. In Sanskrit, the word itself reveals its meaning. On July 13 this year we celebrate Guru Purnima. Nowhere is a guru ...

Guru Palace is a hole-in-the-wall Indian restaurant that doesn’t look like much, but it has established a word-of-mouth following. It’s easy to pass by the small restaurant in the corner of a ...

The crowd thought the guru was the bee's knees in the spirituality world - certainly in the top five, anyway - and so they pressed him again and again for a special word. 'Give us a word to change the ...

Sikhs recently marked the 535th birthday of their First Master, Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak was a reformer. He strongly protested against formalism, caste-ism, ...

Guru Purnima is a highly significant day, much more than just a festival- it's a symbol of deep spiritual and cultural celebration rooted in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The word "guru" holds ...

The auspicious holiday of Guru Purnima is observed to honor and thank our mentors, professors, and advisors. A "guru" is someone who illuminates the way to knowledge and drives out darkness. Students ...

Once you choose a person as your Guru, and most importantly when the Guru has also accepted you as a disciple to teach the highest of all truths—Brahma Vidya, knowledge of your true self—it is wisdom ...