“How important was mantra to Gandhi’s transformation? Extremely. When done systematically, mantra has a powerful effect on the brain. It gathers and focuses the energy of the mind. It teaches the mind to focus on one point, and it cultivates… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“The goal of human life," says Ramakrishna, "is to meet God face to face." But the magic is this: if we look deeply into… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“longing for our idealized images of life separates us from our true selves and from our true callings.” — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“There is a certain kind of action that leads to freedom and fulfillment,” Krishna begins. “A certain kind of action that is always aligned… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“I understood that the attachment to myself and my image ... was actually taking me away from my self, away from this wonderful opportunity… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“The feminine comes to us in nature. Go outside. Look at the amazing waves of green, of lilacs, of blue mountains. We are in… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“Many of us ordinary folk have tasted these moments of "union" - on the ladder, in the pond, in the jungle, on the hospital… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“Quoting from Phillip Moffitt Will Yoga and Meditation Really Change My Life? The most profound change I’m aware of just now is a growing… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“Around his celestial home Indra had flung a vast net—a web stretching out infinitely in all directions. Each vertex, or node, of this net… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“Quoting from Thomas Merton Dialogues With Silence The true contemplative is not one who prepares his mind for a particular message that he wants… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“How important was mantra to Gandhi’s transformation? Extremely. When done systematically, mantra has a powerful effect on the brain. It gathers and focuses the… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
“Our unconscious ideals cause us to sacrifice our true lives to a beautiful chimera, a haunting dream, a compelling illusion.” — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
