<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mahapran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mahaprana]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:43:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mahaprana.org/uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mahapath: The Spiritual Realisation of Death and Immortality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, someone reported that a person in the neighbourhood has walked the path of death—the Mahapath. This is not a sudden or accidental event. Yet many are surprised by the news, unaware of the continuity behind it. Death appears abrupt only because we fail to see that it is the culmination of what has been unfolding at every moment along our spiritual journey and the path of life. Death is the clear realisation that life, as we know it, is disintegrating. The moment this realisation dawns,...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/mahapath-the-spiritual-realisation-of-death-and-immortality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fccfaf75e14b340e57b7a3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:48:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_d5d263f6618f422daf647271dcfb1594~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>rohit singh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Descent of the Ego: Moving Inward on the Spiritual Path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning from a trip to the hills, I notice something curious. There is always an attempt to climb, but rarely an attempt to descend. The climb is exhausting, full of struggle and effort. The descent, in contrast, is easy, effortless. And yet, the man seeks only to climb. Perhaps it is because climbing reinforces the spiritual ego, while descending is the immersion of the ego, the ending of the “I” and the true beginning of the spiritual journey. But the path of spirituality is the opposite...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/the-descent-of-the-ego-moving-inward-on-the-spiritual-path</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa2b705caf4ed272bd9d33</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:40:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_93ba58c193b34e15a49f95a8fbbeab88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>rohit singh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Above: The Spiritual Path to Emptiness and Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising above the plain, I have come to the top of the hills. From these heights, the vistas that once seemed vast are now faintly visible. What once appeared significant has almost disappeared. And this is not true only of the material world; it is equally true in the spiritual realm. As one climbs higher and higher on their spiritual journey, the particular merges into the universal, the specific dissolves into the general. The child who once cried when a toy was broken now laughs at the...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/rising-above-the-spiritual-path-to-emptiness-and-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f785bc6d919e5ce86b02c7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_94bf8cdc5a8b4f68ab92903f8a0c087d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>rohit singh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stay Peaceful in a Chaotic World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything is moving so quickly in our current times. The abundance of information on social media leads to people feeling overloaded. Most people feel drained after taking ‌enough rest. The environment is quite chaotic. This race, which everyone is running, will only finish with their last breath. People are forgetting who they are and what they want from their lives. So today, we will talk about how we can calm the hyperactive mind and stay peaceful in a chaotic world. Why the World Feels...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/how-to-stay-peaceful-in-a-chaotic-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f300c2d3f2ae6dd918ec08</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_f07952302d614244ae4683dbb55b6678~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>rohit singh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ambiguous Reality of Life — Struggle, Balance, and the Tools to Navigate Both]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thorns are attached to a rose bush. A banana is covered with its peel. Coconut water is healthy, but it sits at the top of a tall tree — and even then, it is hard to open and get to. Honey is packed with great security by the honeybees. Diamonds and pearls lie deep in oceans and mountains. A bird lays its eggs on a windy tree. A boat sails on a wavering sea. Nature — and the human, as part of nature — goes through turmoil, both natural and man-made. There is no escape from these realities of...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/the-ambiguous-reality-of-life-struggle-balance-and-the-tools-to-navigate-both</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc0fdd4c31bb6f64bd5751</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:30:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonika Lunkar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Moves: Constructive Creative Approaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby cries and we hand down building blocks — some puzzle-building toys, some creative art pieces, jumbled together. With those blocks, kids develop buildings, objects, and beautiful scenes. These are game-based constructive and creative works. Life, too, takes varied moves each single day. Good food, leisure, site visits, and similar elements give spiritual moves to life. Life's vitality shifts from an ordinary, general level towards a little higher one. The visibility of hope,...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/life-moves-constructive-creative-approaches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ca8680effe4b22024b52ba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:20:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonika Lunkar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[कविता: ना किसी की आस कर]]></title><description><![CDATA[एक लंबी तू श्वास भर, और मुझ पर तू विश्वास कर। बढ़ा कदम और रख धरा पर, ना किसी की आस कर। क्यों बन रहा तू दास भर? ना दुनिया को बर्दाश्त कर। जा, चूम अम्बर के शिखर को, ना किसी की आस कर। अश्रुओं का नाश कर, शोक का तू हास कर। अब जीत का आगाज़ कर, ना किसी की आस कर। वीरों के आवास पर, आकाश के विस्तार पर, है तेरा अब इंतज़ार भर, ना किसी की आस कर। - गजेन्द्र]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%A4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b42e04c0bc1d0b8e9f3be6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:32:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Gajendra G.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jug, Mud and Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restless man lived at the edge of a town. He read books, debated ideas, and prided himself on needing proof before belief. But for all his thinking, there was something inside him that never quieted. A grinding. A motion that solved nothing and tired everything. One autumn, he heard of a monk who lived in the forest. Not knowing exactly why, he went. The monk was sitting outside when the man arrived, doing what seemed to the visitor like nothing at all. "I am always rushing," the man said...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/jug-mud-and-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2afc0d550596893c9526e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:27:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[कविता: किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ]]></title><description><![CDATA[किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ, किसी छाँव के नीचे, जहाँ धूप पहुँच न सके, जीवन की उम्मीद न घटे। वहाँ बैठ मैं जीवन की किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ। जहाँ मंज़िल न हो, न हो कोई मुसाफ़िर, हो तो केवल मेरा अहसास, उस राह को पाने की चाह में किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ। हर प्रश्न बने जीवन, और उत्तर हो केवल तुम। न लगाव किसी विचार का, और प्रेम का गुंजन। उस जगह बैठ किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ। भीतर का ज्ञान हो महान, समझ केवल इतनी-सी कि समझ आए केवल ध्यान। ध्यान कुछ ऐसा लगे, मानो किसी उलझन को सुलझाऊँ। - गजेन्द्र]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ad48b7f5bbc763184e8d14</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:01:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Gajendra G.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity in Diversity: The Mental Strength and Spiritual Resilience of India]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem admits that this pluralism we face is big, i.e., ‘Religious Conflicts’. Scholars in Europe and America often give examples of India to demonstrate religious conflicts. That is how they talk about India, as if we are in a perpetual conflict, experiencing a disturbing and disquieting loss of inner and outer peace . For this, we can ask them: despite this violence, how is India still alive, along with its profound unity in diversity ? Yes! Religion is a source of conflict, we agree....]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/unity-in-diversity-the-mental-strength-and-spiritual-resilience-of-india</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac6c583fdd64550e6a3cf3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:21:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Suvvidhi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note: The Great Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great is the problem of life and death, Of being and not-being, Of will and not-will, Of right and not-right, Of truth and not-truth, Of great love and no-love, Of great passions and no-passion, Of you and me, But see, see the sun and moon, They live together and the earth blooms. Fa-hsin, a musing]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-the-great-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac67a0f5bbc763184e1882</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:05:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note: A Haiku]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring arrives, hope in heart, Wind blows and takes away old leaves, New leaves shoot this may. Fa-hsin, Haiku]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-a-haiku</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aaad1bf5bbc763184d1c0c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:38:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Illusion of Attachment: Finding True Joy Beyond Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suvvidhi shares a profound story on the illusion of attachment. Discover how letting go of the hyperactive mind's desires leads to true spiritual joy and boundless bliss.]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/the-illusion-of-attachment-finding-true-joy-beyond-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a41a964882ec6a3ac6be55</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:55:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_e8841dc1793a49d4b88b285eab46a6f7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Suvvidhi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note: Anyone can be a Buddha]]></title><description><![CDATA[If one can stay for longer in meditations, one can be a Buddha. There is a Zen Story. A student of Zen went to his meditation teacher and said, “Meditation is so difficult; I feel distracted, my legs ache, and I scrumptiously fall asleep; this is unbearable!” “It will pass,” said the master. A week later, the student came back to the master. “My meditation is wonderful! I feel aware, so peaceful, so alive! It’s just wonderful!’ “It will pass,” the master said. Meditate, stay longer, thinking...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/everyone-can-be-a-buddha</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699fdba9f5362f0f94348c71</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:58:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music of Silence: Presence and the Path to Samadhi]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Music of Silence: Presence, Samadhi, and Inner Peace. True peace is not found in words, but in presence. Suvvidhi explores the "quiet dialogue" of the self—the pathless path to Samadhi and honest communication with oneself.]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/the-music-of-silence-presence-and-the-path-to-samadhi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a06372dd752dedab91e233</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:22:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_11647aa9819041b796f2a6cb713d6419~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Suvvidhi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note: Beyond Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Nietzsche remarked that when a man destroys something that appears ugly, the world hails him as a hero; yet when he harms something that appears beautiful, the same world condemns him as evil. The act itself may not be very different—yet the judgment changes. This is how beauty governs perception: we see, we feel, we judge, and from that judgment we act. In truth, harm exists in both cases. Still, we do not regard the actions as the same; our bias toward appearance shapes our moral...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-beyond-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f4f8ebf1bf6f6a2a791a7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:34:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note: The Rewind Fallacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video learning has quietly taken something precious from us, and most of us did not even notice when it began to slip away, because it happened slowly and gently, like a habit forming in the background of our daily lives, shaping the way we pay attention without asking our permission. On platforms like YouTube and other video players, we can pause, rewind, and replay. If we miss a sentence, we go back. If we drift away for a moment, we click and return. Nothing is truly lost. Everything can...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-the-rewind-illusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f48932509cec8eb410183</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:08:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Futility of Effort: How to Truly Find God Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding God, spiritual awakening, dissolving the ego, self-realisation, surrender, divine presence, Tejas Yog.]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/the-futility-of-effort-how-to-truly-find-god-within</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699ab8ff33aebccb4868c611</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/279f18_dbfe3ab3ee4845989db56ec899289a08~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Suvvidhi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note 18 - False Problem-Solving ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many ways to say that one is dissonant—many ways so we can be more specific: sad, anxious, remorseful, sorrowful, depressed, adrift. These specific words help us talk about what we feel. But often, instead of really understanding our inner conflict, we just give it a name. When someone feels disturbed, they start searching for the right word to explain it. Maybe they’ll Google it, hoping to find an answer. They might never discover the real root of their discomfort, yet they feel...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-18-false-problem-solving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69987a63d0665d05ef53a3da</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:15:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fa-hsin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note 17 - Meditation is a loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation is a loop, but a progressive one. It is a circle we choose to walk—moving along its full circumference in search of meaning. We set out feeling incomplete, searching beyond ourselves, only to return to the very place we began. Yet when we arrive, we are no longer the same. Outwardly, nothing has changed. We stand again at the same point on the circle. But the journey—taken in curiosity and quiet attention—has transformed the one who walked it. Meditation brings us back to...]]></description><link>https://www.mahaprana.org/post/note-17-meditation-is-a-loop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998799d6624c1d60f16179a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:11:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fa-hsin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>