Ashram-Gatherings

List of Articles, Sutras & Papers

Getting Stoned

by Richard Mende, R., 2002.Â

RE: Going Clear Weekend

Mysticism

by Jane Shaw, 2009

'Going Clear, Doorway to the Divine' chap 1

Previews

.Meaning of Ashram and TigerÂ

by dragondoor.com

Institutional vs. Personal Religion andÂ

how they relate to the field ofÂ

Psychology of Religion

Swami Rama Raaja Stone, 2013

Attitude Function: Swami Stone's Personal Story based upon Katz (1960)

Swami Rama Raaja Stone, 2013.

'1000 Words of Wisdom, Musings of aÂ

Master Yogini' excerpts...

Swami Ramaraaja/Stone, S.R., 2004-2010.

Reinventing Yourself

Stone, S.R., 2003. RE: Life Coaching

The Storm

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Meaning of Ashram

An Ashram is always free of any religion and open to absolutely ALL. Guru in an Ashram serves the purpose of God and no one else. God is Love - hence Guru and Ashram serve the purpose of love. The only goal of Guru in an Ashram is to provide the environment for a spiritual retreat to offer the best possible environment in preparation to achieve oneness with God or God-realization. The Mystic Tiger Ashram is here for Spiritual fellowship, and celebration of life and Spirit, recognizing that we are all one and can manifest our dreams together. Shamanic Burning Bowls are scheduled about six times throughout the year on Shamanic Holidays; they work to build community, and provide an outlet for people to get together with other like-minded individuals.

Ashrams in ancient India, were hermitages where sages used to live in peace and tranquility amidst nature. Their purpose apart from performing sacrifices and penances was also to use them for the purpose of education. Children were sent to them to be educated. Many Ashrams thus served schools as well.

By 1997 Swami Stone had began to combine the most logical and fail safe spiritual and psychological teachings that she had been mastering throughout her life and created the 'Steps to Personal Power and Transformation' that were influenced by western psychology, Jesus and Buddhist based logic and teachings. Buddhism philosophy in the current day is having a great impact upon the system of psychology and has been profoundly instrumental in

Excerpts from

'1001 Words of Wisdom, Musings of Master Yogini'

by Swami Ramaraaja

Copyright notice: Please do not copy any quotations from this page unless full credit is given appropriately to the original author, Thank you for your understanding.

"It is egotistical to fear because you assume that you had anything to lose."

"How can I love my life?

Make a life that you can love, then it just becomes easy."

"Find a way to laugh every day and your life will be full, how many people do you know who are serious all the time and happy about it?"

"What is pre-destination then,

if not an inexplicable calling into a particular life?

"What is a better expression of love

then to honor another with truth, straight from the heart."

"When we love what hurts us

we can continue to be baffled by our pain."

"A pure heart lives in a person

who truly desires another's happiness."

"Follow your Dreams,

they are the Sustaining Elements

which give TRUE definition

to your life."

"Continue to hold the vision for your life, it is only a matter of time before it will come into focus, and no longer disappoint your expectations."

"We are only as good as the symbols we seek."

"To love others should be the main drive of our lives, the World needs more compassion, not anger and strife "

"Why can I find nothing to do with my life?

Because you want to do nothing with your life."

"When we fail to see the truth In a teaching it gives us the luxury of remaining ignorant and unenlightened."

"We seek and seek yet Do not find.

All that effort seems to work better if we have first invested in a map."

"What if I choose not to change?

Die over there so I don't have to smell you rotting or hear you complaining."

"Walk softly and carry a big stick;

the stick is for you."

"Do you really like yourself?

Take a moment and be careful how you answer, God is watching."

"To find honor in thyself

is greater than any approval

one could get from another being

or establishment."

"If you cannot be perceived by others who are your same caliber (true to life peers) then YOU will forever be like unto the king of an ant hill, if all of your peers are mere ants."

"The act of putting oneself down is an insult to the divine, not to mention, anyone else who hears you. People are instinctively aware that to do this is a form of emotional vampirism, because they understand that you expect them to build you back up."

"Even with eternity at stake, sometimes just loving others and having tea with them in a single beautiful moment is more important than trying to convert them, that is Zen, and that is the meeting of Souls."

"Does education make the man

or rather the ability to cognitively observe ones own nature to the point of personal excellence?."

"I am amazed at the wealth of wisdom that can be found in the mind of the uneducated man;

unfettered by pre-conceived notions and judgments of life which may or may not be valid and which they tend to teach in schools."

"Follow the rules and be a schlub.

Don't follow the rules and become your destiny; become a God."

Our New Orleans Ashram...

"The arrogant man does not deal with his fear, he comes to the end of his life completely unclear.

He Longs to know love and have no tears, yet relax he cannot because of his mirrors.

He sees the futility in following his careers of deception and greed

and the conquering of all jeers.

So, he says 'drink up, drink up,

with his buddies he cheers

I must not know pain and thus must drown all of my sneers lest when out of my mouth they tend to appear; just another handful of un-quality peers.

In answer to a question from a friend."

How do we bring about real change in our lives?

By choosing, and following through without complaint.

"People who've been in our lives tend to view us by the way that we have been in the past, not based upon where we are going from here.

This being the case, without a fresh pair of eyes to look upon us how do we ever become more than we are now?"

"Some days it seems a miracle just to be able to find the leading edge on a roll of toilet paper."

"How does education profit an individual who continually chooses to act in the role of the fool."

"Get busy living with Passion and Bliss filling your soul or buy a casket, because it is only a matter of time now."

"Why is change so hard?

Because we have worn grooves into our minds over our current belief systems, and even though they betray us they are all we know."

"When searching for your bliss,

it must bring to you certain rewards,

these are love, laughter, joy,

a satisfying challenge, the growth of the soul and must be something that your very soul would find honorable doing."

"Why do we love?

Because there is no worthier an act to partake in, the more passionate, the better."

"Why do I fear love?

Because to experience it you must be poured out like the rivers into the seas."

"How should we love?

The way the other person wants to be loved of course, to love them in the ways that you want means that you expect them to be you."

"'I Love You' means that if something I do really bothers you maybe I could take stock and realize that maybe it wasn't that important to me to begin with."

"'I Love You' means, go after your dreams and I will help you carry the luggage."

"How do we know when we are in love? Our heart aches so that we feel it physically in our bellies, we call it butterflies. Sometimes ten thousand of them."

"How can you know what true love really is when upon its arrival you wriggle away like a fish."

"Loving is like building a house that is not ever finished."

"Kind words for a lover are compassion, with understanding in times of trouble or stress. Words of passionate affection, always, day or night, and words of appreciation and praise for all that they are and are becoming day to day."

"I love another passionately but cannot stand their darkness. What is love if not a commitment to that darkness first? It is simple, only passion."

"To lavish another with affection and kind words is the love of Gods for one another."

"What is a better expression of true passion then to be willing to give a back rub to your cherished partner.

These have been excerpts from the book '1001 Words of Wisdom, Musings of a Master Yogini', 2011. Copyright Yogi Ramarajkumaara 2003-2008,

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