This Halloween, we report on one other malpractice observed during the festival – that of denigrating religious figures, God or deities. In New York City, supermodel Heidi Klum dressed up in a costume resembling the Hindu Goddess Kali. This type of stunt displays disrespect towards the aspect of the God principle represented through that form, especially when it is done to attract public attention. A basic law of spiritual science states that ‘The word, touch, form, taste, smell and its related energy coexist’. This means where the form of God is present such as in the form of deity Kali, God’s attendant divine energy is also present. Hence that form is something to be revered, rather than used for fun, entertainment or publicity.

According to the lunar calendar, this year the ancestors’ fortnight (pitrupaksha) falls in the fortnight between 15 Sep 2008 to 29 Sep 2008. If we chant ‘Sree Gurudev Datta’ during this period, our ancestor’s derive even more benefit from it and attain momentum faster in the afterlife. This chant helps to protect us from problems due to departed ancestors and also helps our ancestors attain momentum from the Region of the Dead (Martyaloka) to Nether region (Bhuvaloka).

It is highly recommended that all chant ‘Sree Gurudev Datta’ for 6 hours daily …

SSRF is making efforts to educate society about Spirituality through various media like internet, books, booklets, etc. In order to spread the knowledge to a wider audience, a number of spiritual publications (books) have been translated into 12 other languages.
Now, seva (service to the God principle) is available for the translation of spiritual publications into Indian languages – Malayalam, Kannad, Tamil and Telugu. Those readers/seekers who wish to do translation seva would be required to have sound knowledge of English, Marathi or Hindi language. Please contact the below SSRF seekers …

The Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) has been conducting research in the spiritual dimension for the past 20 years. We have about 7000 video cassettes of recordings of spiritual research on the topic of manifestations of ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.) and recordings of visits to various Saints by His Holiness Bhaktaraj Maharaj, the spiritual master (Guru) of the His Holiness Dr. Jayant Athavale. These video cassettes (recorded in English, Hindi & Marathi) are an invaluable treasure from the perspective of history of mankind. It …

Gurupurnima – the day to honour the guiding principle of God is on 18 July 2008. In the coming month the Guru Principle will be more active and on the 18th will be 1000 times more active. Do take advantage of this spiritually conducive period and step up your spiritual practice efforts.
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Read more:

Who is a Guru?
Which spiritual practice should I do?
What is Path of Guru’s Grace?

I recently came across an article on luxury homes in the US, and it made me wonder if the people who are extremely wealthy were truly happy. Lasting happiness is the underlying reason why we would want to be rich right?
I have some very close family friends who would be considered extremely wealthy. Of the many families I know that fall into this category, one stands out in particular, as they own several aircrafts for personal use. In fact, when their daughter got married, they spent over $3000 per guest …