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Deepak Chopra on How Technology Will Change the World for the Better (Video)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.17.2012

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Sharing his seemingly infinite wisdom, Chopra was the first guest during the special show, and he told me about his involvement in using technology to engage communities.

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The Spiritual Upside To A Guru's Downfall

Meryl Davids Landau | Posted 05.04.2012

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I'm aware that some traditions teach that gurus are unblemished, and that admiring the perfection in them is a way to glimpse God. But I personally go farther on my own spiritual path when I remember it's okay that I'm fallible, that wherever I am or whatever I've done is fine.

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Oh Yoga! I Know That Change Is Gonna Come

Alanna Kaivalya | Posted 04.24.2012

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We do need external teachers for a while to guide, teach and hone our understanding and skills. But, at some point, all a teacher can do is lead us inward. Like a big cosmic U-turn, the guru is ultimately only trying to lead us home.

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3 Qualifications of a Yoga Teacher

Alanna Kaivalya | Posted 04.01.2012

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When we have known great teachers and heeded their instructions, we are able to impart that wisdom to others.

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Swami Bhaktipada, Former W.Va. Krishna Leader Dies In India At 74

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 12.24.2011

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Swami Bhaktipada, who built a massive farm community and a Palace of Gold that became the crown jewel of the U.S. Hare Krish...

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Do You Really Need A Guru?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 09.11.2011

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Ultimately, as the guru is our true nature and is hidden within each and every one of us, we simply need to deeply trust ourselves.

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Daring to Bear Witness: The Challenge of Being a Spiritual Teacher

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

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It's a big challenge being a spiritual teacher in a secular culture. Authentic holders of timeless spiritual truths are often thought to be hucksters and con artists because they boldly dare to bear witness to the unseen.

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Eat, Pray, Love, Cringe

Abe Gurko | Posted 05.25.2011

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I read Eat, Pray, Love after everyone else did, that summer when those three words were all you heard. By the time I was in Bali with Elizabeth Gilbert, I wanted to go back to New York.

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Funk Flex's Birthday Extravaganza Tests The Limits Of Hip Hop Legend

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

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The mood last night at BB King's was celebratory. The evening was billed as Funkmaster Flex's Birthday Extravaganza, and the line to get in when doo...

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Do We Need Spiritual Teachers or Can We Learn On Our Own?

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is the possibility that we can be teachers to each other, stepping into being the guide when it's called for, but also having the humility and the honesty to be guided, as well.

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Sceptic Challenges Guru To Kill Him Live On TV

Times London | Jeremy Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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When a famous tantric guru boasted on television that he could kill another man using only his mystical powers, most viewers either gasped in awe or m...

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If God Is Dead, Then F*ck Is The Most Important Word In English (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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If God is dead, asks the speaker of the video, then what is the most important word in English? "F*ck" is what he comes up with, and not surprising co...

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What's Your Hobby?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

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This holiday season, I'm going to give myself permission to explore a few hobbies and see what sticks. I figure it's never too late.

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Partner As Guru: Relationship As An Evolutionary Tool (VIDEO)

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Devotion might look like what a student has with a teacher or an aspirant has with a guru. The teacher must be high minded and the guru must be the best kind with the highest goals of the student in mind.

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Neel Kashkari's Stock Plummeting Like the Dow Jones

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Last week, Neel Kashkari appeared before Congress, where he was called a "chump" by Maryland Dem Elijah Cummings.

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Honor Your Inner Guru

Joan Borysenko | Posted 11.17.2011

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I learned this simple lesson in self-care from my friend Tina Lear, a talented musician who arrived a day late for an annual summer gathering of frien...

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D.I.Y. Guru

odemagazine.com | Tijn Touber | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yet I began increasingly to doubt whether the relationship between gurus, as well as other powerful figures, and their followers is the best way to achieve enlightenment or freedom.

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