About umasreedasan: Born in the late sixties of twentieth century in a southern town in India, I am a mechanical engineer by profession leading a family life with wife and a kid. I have been interested in exploring the doctrine of Surrender as taught by Shirdi Sai Baba, Sri Krishna and Jesus Christ for application in the pursuit of my spiritual and material goals for more than a decade. Surrender, defined in simple terms, refers to the merger of your identity with invisible universal … [Read more...]
From the robot to the mindful being: Putting theory into practice by Jordi Castellá (and José Luis Castellá)
This is the practical part of the essay on psychology "From robot to the mindful being". In it, we provide the necessary information to allow anyone to know what to do in general, and how to behave in certain specific circumstances, in orther to minimise the suffering we cause for ourselves and for others, and maximise consciousness. Most of this information is provided through rules of behaviour which are applicable to a few specific circumstances: if this happens, do that (or don’t do that). … [Read more...]
From the robot to the mindful being: A model of the functioning and possible evolution of the human being by Jordi Castellá
The aim of this essay, among others, is to help us to avoid unnecessary suffering, either for ourselves or for others. To start, we should understand that we act like robots, although we are not aware of it; if we want to improve, we need to understand how we function. To this end, a model of the human being has been adopted which comprises three basic elements: the ego (the element that “gives commands” – through the emotions that it generates – and sets targets), the mind (the element that … [Read more...]
Interview with Authors – José Luis and Jordi Castellá
About Jordi: Authors José Luis and Jordi Castellá are father and son. Both are engineers. José Luis, who is retired, previously worked for the Spanish Ministry of Employment, and was a representative of Spain within the European institutions. He also worked for the International Labour Organization. Throughout his career, he combined his work with a passion for topics such as emotions, the mind, personality, spirituality and other topics which the scientific community often dismisses as … [Read more...]
Black & White by Erol Rashit
A young man, Igor, adopts as his mother a middle aged woman, Sylvia, after meeting her in a café, each having come from the nearby cemetery. In taking it upon himself to investigate the gruesome death of Sylvia’s son, Igor soon finds himself confronting racists. Sylvia is black; Igor is white. The deeper he delves, the more intricately embroiled he becomes in the activities of drug traffickers in Los Angeles, and the more he becomes the focus of a police investigation himself. The heroes and … [Read more...]
The consciousness of existence: Proof of the existence of God by Nicola D’Alfonso
Even if mankind has always posed endless questions on the greatest mysteries of the Universe, few have been as fascinating as those on the existence of God. Nonetheless, despite all these tireless efforts by entire generations of philosophers and scientists and the enormous progress made in all fields of knowledge, it still makes sense for us to ask whether it is possible to rigorously and definitively demonstrate the existence of God. Well then: this simple book would seem to provide a positive … [Read more...]
Elemental Rancor: A Chronicle of Consequence by Charles Lominec @ElementalRancor
A far away star supernovas and sends waves of force and change rippling through the cosmos. The waves crash into Sarnen Karnea's world and thrust him into a deadly struggle to keep his loved ones from harm and to keep a secret about his son from the Zangava Empire. The waves awaken new and old forms of consciousness, and stir ancient primordial resentments, that threaten to destabilize the Empire’s dominance in the world. Challengers from across the ocean, and from under it, seek to … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Charles Lominec @ElementalRancor
Author Bio: My five-year-old daughter asked me to attach a small knit blanket to her shirt so she could have a cape. Once the cape was secure, she turned on me and began an epic battle. Her little fists punched with imaginary yet primordial force as she proclaimed, "I'm going to take you to jail bad guy!" It was a concentrated dose of joy to see my daughter love the same stories that I love. Super-heroes, science-fiction, modern and historic fantasy have all held special places in my heart … [Read more...]
Socrates in Cyberspace by Scott O’Reilly
This book is bargain priced from 06/06/2014 until 09/01/2014 “You would not find the boundaries of the soul, even by traveling along every path: so deep a measure does it have,” so reckoned the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Today, however, most scientists and philosophers are writing the soul’s obituary. Brain imaging technologies, advances in Artificial Intelligence, and the apparent disrepute of many traditional conceptions of the soul are changing the way we understand … [Read more...]
God Does Not Roll Dice by Thomas Vazhakunnathu @SriOnlineOrg
'God Does Not Roll Dice' contains both scientific as well as spiritual truths, seen from a higher perspective in a non dualistic and holistic way. Every attempt has been made to awaken the reader to who he or she really is and to the multidimensional nature of the Universe. This book will definitely challenge and inspire you and stretch the current limit of your consciousness like never before. It will show you how much conscious evolution you can achieve by understanding your true inner … [Read more...]
