by Russell Atkinson Avidly watching the external show, we do not know we do not know, and so, within ignorance seek to find, release from the shackles that bind, as gripped by pincers in god’s hand, and beaten on time’s anvil till we understand that we know nothing as...
To Whom? Who shall sing a song of the sea? Who shall sing of waves breaking in lines of silver on lonely shores? Who shall shout of tides that rise with boisterous energy? Who shall croon of the golden moon rolling beyond the world’s end? Who shall cry out with the...
A Playlet by Bill Davis Narrator: One day some visitors are walking in a garden. First visitor: This is a remarkable garden. Look how delightfully everything is arranged. Second visitor: I especially like the subtle contrasting colors of the blooming flowers. It’s...
Wherever I am I need not a map for I am right where I ought to be Either on my way Or lost at sea I am whole As I float down a stream And even as I fall From pillars of water pouring tall I know I will land where I should be The map of my life Is the map of the...
by Russell Atkinson The spirit of life itself, you come with each new day’s rebirth, gentler than snow flakes drifting, silent as smoke, slower than the glacier creeps, inevitable as gravity or moments, you seep at each new day’s birth into my slow...
by Swami Gaurishwarananda Audio recording Swami Gaurishwarananda, a disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, first came to her as young teenager. His family lived near Jayrambati, the village in West Bengal, India, where Holy Mother lived. He was also known as Rammoy...
Brother Shankara, resident minister of the Vedanta Center of Atlanta, interviews author Devadatta Kali (David Nelson) about his two latest books, The Veiling Brilliance: Journey to the Goddess, and Svetasvataropanisad: The Knowledge that Liberates. Devadatta is also...
Issue 67 This issue of American Vedantist explores some of the paths that spiritual aspirants have trod in quest of fulfilment. Jon and Anna Monday show how J.D. Salinger’s connection to Vedanta was little known prior to a recent biography that highlights the...
by Pravrajika Vidyaprana Book info: Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata Hardcover US $21.95 424 pp. 2013 This is the first, long overdue biography of one of SwamiVivekananda ’s foremost female, western disciples, Mrs. Charlotte E. Sevier. Until now she has remained in...
Film Review and Essay by Steven F. Walker In Jungian psychology it is believed that the reason a recurring dream keeps on coming back over and over again is that the dreamer has not yet succeeded in understanding the message that the dream contains. One might even...
