Saturday, October 25, 2008

ASHRAMS:- EAST-WEST :- by Ishpriya

Some Reflections by Ishpriya on the Ashram Experience

The following article is a transcript of a presentation Ishpriya gave
to a gathering of Christian Ashramvasis ( Ashramites) . It gives some additional insight into the history of the Christian Ashram Movement in India in the latter part of the 20th Century.

To view the complete article ( 7 pages) click on the link below

ASHRAMSEASTANDWEST.pdf

posted by Peter Creagh @ 12:06 PM

Sunday, October 19, 2008

FULLNESS FROM FULLNESS - Isa Upanishad


The Isa Upanishad - the Jewel of the Vedanta

The Vedas are the Holy Scriptures of the Hindu Faith Tradition. They are the oldest recorded scriptures and contain many pearls of wisdom.

The Upanishads are referred to as the Vedanta - the end of the Vedas. They are the jewels of Hindu Scripture and its Spiritual Teaching. One of the shortest but most concise, precise and beautiful, is the Isa Upanishad.

Sister Ishpriya has recorded some reflections on this Upanishad in her series Take Fullness from Fullness. These are available in CD format or can be downloaded and/or ordered on the Media portion of this website.

The Scriptures of all the Faith Traditions are Universal Wisdom. They belong to all peoples for all times. They are part of our common inheritance. Whenever and wherever people are 'touched by the Spirit' and record these experiences, they are relevant for all. Christians inherited the Jewish Scriptures and find comfort and wisdom in these. Islam, acknowledges much of the Old T estament and Sikhism, incorporates Islamic and Hindu Scripture into its Guru Granth Sahib ( The Holy Book) . So being inspired by the Scriptures of other Traditions is a well known experience.

We in the UK Midlands and North Area will use the ISA Upanishad and Ishpriya's CDs to inform our reflection and sharing over the next year ( 2008/09).

Please click on the link below for some notes and a copy of the text of the Isa Upanishad . This is taken from Mascaro's version published by Penguin Books
ISA_UPANISHAD.doc

posted by Peter Creagh @ 12:21 PM

Thursday, October 16, 2008

SOME ROOTS OF THE ISA


ISHPRIYA - The ISA & India

Very often people have asked Ishpriya to explain some of the 'roots' of her teaching and how these have influenced the International Satsang Association( ISA). In particular those of her experiences ( of over 35 years) with India and its rich extremely spiritual tradition.

In the following link ( document) Ishpriya answers some questions and gives a fascinating account of some of her time in India.

Cave of the Heart at Die Quelle
ISHPRIYAOWNNOTES.pdf

posted by Peter Creagh @ 4:02 PM

SADHANA ASHRAM - Die Quelle


IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ?
Die Quelle- A Sadhana Ashram in Central Europe
The link below contains an excellent 'free translation' from the original German Article about Die Quelle. It was written by Edith Hidacher and published in the September ( 2008 ) Edition of World Religions. It describes some of her experiences and reflections of a time spent at Die Quelle, near Deckantskirchen in Austria, at the ISA Sadhana Ashram.

SADHANA_ASHRAM.pdf

posted by Peter Creagh @ 12:55 PM