http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog A Blog on Spirituality Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:21:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having gratitude for what has been given to us by God is an important aspect in the development of spiritual emotion. A few days ago, I witnessed one such example of gratitude. Living in an āshram (hermitage) where SSRF has its research centre in Goa is not like living at home. ... http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog/spiritualperspective/1152/gratitude-spiritual-closeness-in-ashram/ Have you ever wondered why psychiatrists themselves suffer from depression or some form of mental illness? While seeking guidance from His Holiness Dr. Athavale on a spiritual research topic, He mentioned something which would be of value to psychiatrists. His Holiness Dr. Athavale was Himself practicing as a clinical hypnotherapist until ... http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog/curious/1140/why-psychiatrists-suffer-from-mental-illness/ SSRF's Editor Sean Clarke recounts a heartening spiritual experience while video shooting the SSRF documentary on negative energy attacks through blood stains While shooting the first episode of Horrifying Supernatural Encounters, I developed a feeling of closeness to the deities of the Absolute Cosmic Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and ... http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog/spiritualvideomedia/1120/forces-of-nature-assist-video-shoot-after-prayer/ We know that God is Omniscient. Saints are the manifest form of God. They have qualities related to spiritual practice, but most Saints do not have knowledge about worldly matters that is useful in spiritual practice. To my knowledge, H. H. Pande Maharaj is the only Saint who is an ... http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog/spiritualmilestones/990/special-features-of-his-holiness-pande-maharaj/ Science has failed to predict calamities which have never been experienced before. Saints, on the other hand, have predicted such things. On the evening of August 20, 2009, the Canadian city of Vaughan (just north of Toronto) got hit by a series of tornadoes. The tornadoes were completely unexpected as the ... http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/blog/spiritualworldview/920/spirituality-prepares-us-for-natural-disasters/