More About Me
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Occupation: Rudraksha Bead Distributor
My Philosophy On Life: Please have a look at the selected quotes below and this will give you an idea.
My Interests: Kashmir Shaivism, Rudraksha, Traditional Tantrism, Hinduism, yantras, yoga, western mystery traditions, Shiva, Kali Ma, environmental matters, healing, meditation, animal welfare
My Inspirations: Bhagavan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, Gandhi, Yogananda, Swami Muktananda, Markandeya Gurudas, Ramakrishna, Shirdi Sai Baba, Neem Karoli Baba, Ananadamayi Ma, Mother Meera.
Music I Love: Hindu and Indian music such as bhajans and kirtans, Krishna Das, Snatam Kaur, Celtic music, Vivaldi, Nasufrat Ali Khan, Pagan music, Kula Shaker.
TV Shows I Love: Father Ted, Millennium, The Dead Zone, King of the Hill.
Books I Love: Autobiography of a Yogi, Bhagavad Gita, Shiva Sutras, The Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna, The Chidakasha Gita, Shivastotravali, I Am That, Vijnanabhairava, Rumi, Kabir, works of Ramana Maharshi, works of Swami Muktananda, works of Swami Lakshmanjoo Raina on Kashmir Shaivism, The Imitation of Christ, Ashtavakra Gita, works of Yogananda, Ram Dass, Upanishads.
Places I Love: The quiet space within.
Quotes I Love: Gnothi Se Auton (Know Thyself) ~ Oracle of Delphi
In my view, a man's value does not depend on what he learns, or his position or fame, or what he does, but on what he is and inwardly becomes. ~ Aurobindo
How many things I have no need of! ~ Socrates
Faith is not something to be grasped, it is a state to grow into. ~ Gandhi
The Self will draw to itself an aspirant only when he becomes introverted. So long as he is extroverted Self-realization is impossible. ~ Ramana Maharshi
The Reality is one and the same; the difference is in
name & form. ~ Ramakrishna
Instead of searching for what you do not have, find out what it is that you have never lost. - Nisargadatta
There is so much more to life than what the ordinary man perceives & feels. ~ Yogananda
All you need is to stop searching outside for what can only be found within. ~ Nisargadatta
Please have a look at my website for further info - www.shivabeads.co.uk 
