Author: Andrew Taggart
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You Must Cultivate Power
One of the chief problems with contemporary spirituality is that it doesn’t cultivate power–inner power or spiritual power or “thought power” or shakti. Without power, there can’t be the inward turn nor can there be an expression of that power in the form of love. I need power in order to give, to serve, and,…
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Can ‘My’ Thoughts Color Your Experience?
In his marvelous book Thought Power, Swami Sivananda argues that “thought moves,” “thought is a force”–indeed, is a “vital, living force.” This claim is by no means obvious. For many of us, a thought seems almost like a pastime. It’s fun to think about geopolitics, but what effect, apart from entertainment, does such a thought…
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Positive Overcomes Negative
In Thought Power, Swami Sivananda lays out the “law of thought.” I’ll have more to say about this astonishing work in the future, but for today I’d like to briefly touch upon something that is undeniably yet also wondrously true: positive thought prevails over negative thought. This, if true, is an argument for God. For…
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Burning Man Or Church Services?
“We don’t need more Burning Mans,” a friend of mine said some years ago. “We need more church services.” Could he be right? According to AP News, there has been a broad post-pandemic interest in going to meditation centers where meditation retreats are being held. I don’t doubt that this is a good thing, especially…
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Dickens, A CEO, & Fear Of The Poorhouse
Charles Dickens, perhaps the most famous novelist in the Victorian era, made a great living during his lifetime and yet, all his life, was deeply fearful of returning to the workhouse. When he was 12, his father was put in debtors’ prison while he, separately, worked at a nearby factory, Warren’s Blacking Warehouse. It is…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 