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Jack Hawley's Bhagavgad Gita

Dr Jack Hawley has produced on of the most accessible translations of the Bhavagad Gita available . In addition to the written version, there is also spoken (by Jack Hawley) version and once one gets used to his accent, it's a fine way to listen to the teachings, either in the car or on an iPhone. An interview with Jack Hawley can be seen here

Sai Baba's Aura

A scientist named Dr. Baranowski, Professor of Physics at the University of Arizona and a specialist in Kirlian photography, once came to see Sai Baba. ( Kirlian photography , or ‘biomagnetic field radiation photography’, is done with a special camera which photographs the energy bands around living beings; different colors in the biomagnetic field correspond to different emotional qualities. To quote Baranowski, “When a person is full of love the aura around him is blue and when the love is pronounced, it becomes pink.”) Baranowski had scientifically trained himself to see auras, and with this trained vision was investigating the various holy men of India. Some years ago he gave a talk at the Prashanti Nilayam ashram on his experiences with Sai Baba. Some excerpts: “I have met over a hundred holy men in India. Too many of these holy men are involved in their own personal egos. Their auras show mostly concern for themselves and their institutions. So [their auras] are only a f...