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T.S Eliot & the still point of the turning world

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

In stillness the power of thought is clear, well-ordered and intelligent. Likewise in stillness the power of decision is reasonable, true and certain. To help this it is possible to cultivate...

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Albert Einstein & the quality of simplicity

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

To the non-scientist the scientific world may seem to be totally incomprehensible. But to many of the great scientists the quality of simplicity is all important.

Einstein for example...

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Viktor Frankl & the the sustaining power of love

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

An example of the sustaining power of love comes in a book called ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’. The author, Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) was a prisoner in Auschwitz and other concentration camps...

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Leon MacLaren & the right use of the mind

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

The founder of this School, Leon MacLaren (1910-1994), was asked at a meeting about the right use of the mind in studying the scriptures.
The right use of the mind in relation to the scriptures,...

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‘As a Man Thinketh’ by James Allen:

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

The aphorism, ‘As a man thinketh in his heart so is he’, not only embraces the whole of a man’s being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition and circumstance of his...

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William Shakespeare – True Love

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

Shakespeare’s sonnets are a remarkable collection of poems and their essential theme is that of love.
This particular sonnet stresses the constancy of true love: It is not fickle or changing,...

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What is beauty?

10/05/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

Is there one beauty shining in a million different forms or are there millions of different beauties?

Where is that beauty now? Is it not everywhere, all around us?

Plato taught that there...

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Shantananda Saraswati & Freedom

23/03/2018 Bruce Gatward-Cook

Everyone is free but thinks that they are bound. In fact all those things that bind them are the expression of their own ignorance. This is what everyone has to understand.

Here is an example....

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“If one would try to water the leaves the tree would not get nourishment. One should try to water the root. So one should first properly understand the beautiful structure of the Saṁskṛta language and it will help the mind to come closer to understanding.”

His Holiness Śrī Śāntānanda Sarasvatī

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The courses are inspired by the ancient Indian concept of Advaita and also draw from a wide range of other philosophic and spiritual traditions including Christianity, Platonism, Taoism, Buddhism,...

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So many people talk about mindfulness these days but what is it really and how can it help improve our lives?

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Through the practice of meditation, you can dramatically increase your level of inner peace, stability, happiness, and clarity of mind for use in everyday...

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