Wonders of Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass is a canary-yellow, impactite crystal, found in the eastern Sahara; in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Impactites are crystals created by the impact of a meteorite. They often contain pieces of the original meteor and minerals transformed by the heat of the impact and contact with the meteor. Only very massive meteor impacts generate the heat and pressure needed to make the transformation, so impactites are created very rarely.

Libyan Desert Glass is mostly of silica glass and has been dated as having formed about 29 million years ago. This is not a man-made glass, but rather made by Nature through the energy of the meteorite. The crystal was used to make tools during the Pleistocene Period, the Ice Age. The Egyptians used Libyan Glass to make royal jewelry. For instance, King Tutankhamen was buried with a crystal and enamel pendant depicting Horus, carved from Libyan Desert Glass.

Libyan Desert Glass can help shy or reclusive people to be more outgoing and sociable. It helps cultivate a more playful and creative energy, and open one to the wisdom of the body. It can be a powerful teacher of boundaries, the right use power, and for surrender to Divine Will. This is a spiritual healer of stomach and digestive issues, especially if those created or aggravated by stress. It is particularly helpful in aiding digestion metabolism and support for the endocrine system.

G. I. Gurdjieff

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (31 March 31st, 1866 – 29 October 1949) was a Russian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandropol, Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Armenia). Gurdjieff taught that most humans do not possess a unified consciousness and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff described a method attempting to do so, calling the discipline "The Work" (i.e. work on oneself") or "the System". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk and yogi, and thus came to be referred to as the "Fourth Way".

Gurdjieff taught that a person must expend considerable effort to effect the transformation that leads to awakening. The effort that is put into practice Gurdjieff referred to as "The Work on oneself". According to Gurdjieff, "...Working on oneself is not so difficult as wishing to work, taking the decision." Gurdjieff's teaching addressed the question of humanity's place in the universe and the importance of developing latent potentialities—regarded as our natural endowment as human beings but rarely brought to fruition. He taught that higher levels of consciousness, higher bodies, inner growth and development are real possibilities that nonetheless require conscious work to achieve.

Gurdjieff also taught his pupils "sacred dances" or "movements", later known as the Gurdjieff Movements, which they performed together as a group. He also left a body of music, inspired by what he heard in visits to remote monasteries and other places, written for piano in collaboration with one of his pupils, Thomas de Hartmann.

His book, The Herald of Coming Good (first published in 1933) contains an outline of his ideas and of all his other writings. It consists of "ten books in three series".

Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sri Maa Sarada Devi

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (February 1836 – August 16th, 1886), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya, was an Indian Hindu mystic, saint, and religious leader in 19th century Bengal. Sri Ramakrishna experienced spiritual ecstasies from a young age, and was influenced by several religious traditions, including devotion toward the Goddess Kali, Tantra, Bhakti and Advaita Vedanta.

As a priest at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, his mystical temperament and ecstasies gradually gained him widespread acknowledgement, attracting to him various spiritual teachers, social leaders, and lay followers; he eventually taught disciples, who would later form the monastic Ramakrishna Order. He was generally revered by Bengali elites and within religious circles, which led to his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda founding the Ramakrishna Math, which provides spiritual training for monastics and householder devotees and the Ramakrishna Mission to provide charity, social work and education.

The Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna was first published in 1934. Ramakrishna was both generous and open-minded in outlook, seeking the common links between all major world religions. The main commonality being love Generally terms relating to Hindu practice find their own explanation quite clearly in the context of the text.

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as translated by Swami Nikhilananda, is also a collection of conversations with Sri Ramakrishna. Profound spiritual truths are described in simple words and vivid stories, revealing the divinity of man and the spiritual foundation of the universe.

Sri Sri Maa Sarada Devi (December 22nd, 1853 –July 20th, 1920), born Saradamani

Mukhopadhyay, was the wife and spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna. Sarada Devi is also reverentially addressed as the Holy Mother Sri Sri Maa by the followers of the Sri Ramakrishna monastic order. The followers of the order and devotees across the world worship Sri Sri Maa Sarada Devi as an incarnation of the Adi Parashakti or the Divine Mother. Sarada Devi spent her final years moving back and forth between communities in Jayrambati and Calcutta. Sarada Devi did not write any books but her talks and reminiscences were recorded by her disciples. In 1954, Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, a monastic order for women, were founded in the honor of Sarada Devi.