Mohanji: The Dharmasastha of Today
back to all Mohanji: The Dharma Sastha of Today The last time I had the good fortune of meeting Mohanji, he gifted me a small picture-card of the deity Dharmasastha from the Pathirisseri Dharma Sastha Temple—his family lineage’s newly inaugurated kuladevata temple in Kerala. After I gratefully received the picture, I asked Mohanji what Dharmasastha […]
Tradition Talks – 3. Diksha in the Datta Tradition
back to all Tradition Talks – 3. Diksha in the Datta Tradition There is no formal ‘diksha’ or initiation in the Datta Tradition. This is because the Datta Tradition is not actually a ‘thing’. The tradition is not composed of a group of people who sit around in thrones and call themselves the elders or […]
Tradition Talks – 2. What Is a Guru?
back to all Tradition Talks – 2. What Is a Guru? Guru is a principle—guru tattva. This principle is completely indistinguishable from nature. In nature we witness the processes of creation, preservation and destruction. Everything in nature moves through these modes in a natural, cyclical procession. The word ‘evolution’ implies the process of continuous creation […]
Tradition Talks – 1. What Is the Datta Tradition?
back to all Tradition Talks – 1. What Is the Datta Tradition? This is the first article in a new blog series centred on the great Datta Tradition. I will aim to write something for this blog at least every week or two weeks. Stay tuned! In order to understand what the Datta Tradition is, […]
Into My Heart With Datta – Part 1
back to all Into My Heart With Datta – Part 1 With surrender I begin this sharing with the invocation of the Guru Tattva (element). May each word carry the pure love, light and truth of the Guru into your being and open your heart to His grace in inspiring and expansive ways. May all […]
A Message on Datta Jayanti 2022 – The Helping Hand
back to all A Message on Datta Jayanti 2022 – The Helping Hand THIS IS A REPOST OF A BLOG ARTICLE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED TO THE MOHANJI TESTIMONIALS WEBSITE HERE. Today is Datta Jayanti. It is the day that we pay our respects to Lord Dattatreya and His principles of non-violence, inclusivity, unconditional love, […]
In the Company of Masters
back to all In the Company of the Masters KEEPING GOOD COMPANY It is often said that travellers on the spiritual path should keep good company. Being an avid reader and living in a household where the members generally have other than spiritual interests, I found reading about the life and teachings of spiritual masters […]
An Eye For Sai
back to all An Eye For Sai PART 1 OF A SERIES OF ARTICLES THAT GIVE EXPRESSION TO PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES OF THE OVERARCHING UNITY OF THE DATTA TRADITION AND ALL OF ITS MASTERS. I grew up in a Christian household. As early as I can remember, my mother was instilling in me the urge to […]
Knowledge, Power & Responsibility
back to all PART 2 OF A QUESTION AND ANSWER SERIES WITH JACK BARRATT, WHICH ADDRESSES VARIOUS QUERIES ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DATTATREYA-AVADHUTA TRADITION. Q: Whilst walking the Avadhuta Path, is there any need to study texts or attend courses to gain specific types of spiritual knowledge […]