I wrote an article for Pick the Brain about effective self criticism. The inspiration for the article was this quote by Sri Chinmoy: Not self-contempt But self-improvement Has to be our continuous choice. Sometimes articles are difficult to write, sometimes they come quickly, this was relatively easy to write. Sometimes, its hard to be honest [...]
Photo (c) Richard Owens See: My New Hill Climb Page at Cycling Info.co.uk 2008 Hill Climb Championship This year’s national hill climb championship was held at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, just south of Bristol. The winner was James Dobbin, Arctic Shorter Rochford, in a very good time of 6.51. Second place was David Clark, who [...]
How to Reduce the Ego – at Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Financial Are you making these Common money Mistakes? at Pick the Brain Forecasts for more financial shocks at Economics blog
“I do not give up, I never give up, For there is nothing In this entire world that is irrevocably unchangeable.” – Sri Chinmoy “Just make tremendous progress And tremendous improvement In your own life Others will definitely be inspired By the result.” – Sri Chinmoy Photo from Lake Rydal, Lake District Related Obituary of [...]
Oxford at Midday from the River Thames. More photos of Oxford in autumn
My cycling in 2007, has been a bit disappointing. I have only done a small number of races with no pbs. I did win a couple of races, early in the season. This included the Oxonian CC 31 mile hilly TT. and the 10 mile TT organised by London West D.C My [...]
“When we meditate, what we actually do is enter into a vacant, calm, still, silent mind. We go deep within and approach our true existence, which is our soul. When we live in the soul, we feel that we are actually meditating spontaneously” – Sri Chinmoy I have been meditating for several years and it [...]
When a yogi /spiritual master passes away, we often refer it to as their ‘mahasamadhi’ Mahasamadhi is a term used to describe the death of a fully realised Guru / yogi. Mahasamadhi is a yogi’s conscious decision to leave the body. This conscious decision to leave the body can be only attained by a yogi [...]
My beloved spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy died on Thursday 11th October. You can leave a comment / tribute here Sri Chinmoy Obituary at Sri Chinmoy.org Sri Chinmoy article at NY Times Sri Chinmoy’s passing at rp.com
“The power that dominates cannot solve world problems. The power that loves can solve world problems.”- Sri Chinmoy This is a biography I wrote of Sri Chinmoy, from his early life in India to his later life in the West. Biography of Sri Chinmoy in India (- 1964) Biography of Sri Chinmoy in the West [...]