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For anyone wondering what is spiritual enlightenment, it is essential to learn the 24 Tirthankaras of the past, and of the present. In previous era, it was possible to achieve instant enlightenment simply by meeting a Tirthankara. At present, such sudden enlightenment is not possible here on earth. In the current era, one seeking spiritual awakening can search for spiritual teachers to understand the meaning of spirituality and its transformation, but to attain Self realization one must meet a

Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, which was then a part of Massachusetts. He studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College. His first major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841). Longfellow retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, living the remainder of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a former headquarters of George Washington. His first wife

In the book “Brahmacharya: Celibacy With Right Understanding”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan offers unique insight into the definition of celibacy and the benefits of brahmacharya. He clarifies common misunderstandings about celibacy, answering questions such as: “How do you define celibacy?”, “What are the spiritual reasons for abstinence from sex, and what are the benefits of abstinence?”, “Does spiritual power increase from brahmacharya, and how is celibacy related

Early one morning, Mr. Rodgers witnessed a number of little salamanders jetting across the kitchen floor when he expressed the need to have the home exterminated. One day after school, their son Trevor brought in one of the tiny yellow and black amphibians from the yard to show his mother and to keep as a pet when he shared his little discovery with his sister Amanda. Unfortunately, Amanda was quite terrified of the little creature and displayed a frantic outburst startling him when the tiny

„Oh, My people, I would teach you more deeply, and I always look at you together with My saints to be able to ask you as much as I need for My power in you, by which you may be able to serve Me for the laying down on earth of the deepest mysteries which stay in Me to come out and to be fulfilled on earth, ...”