"The easy way to God" :: hindustantimes.com
Gautam Buddha said that the single factor responsible for bringing us to earth repeatedly is "attachment;" if and when attachment is transcended one achieves liberation. Yogis over millenniums of research designed methods to do this; bhakti-yoga or path of devotion for those whose heart or sentiments are strong e.g Meerabai, Surdas or Jesus; jnana-yoga or path of knowledge for those whose brain or thinking is strong e.g. Buddha, Janak, Raman Maharishi or Socrates; and karma-yoga for those who act or serve without caring for result e.g. Mahatma Gandhi or Mother Teresa. It was no ordinary happening when saints blossomed like mushrooms around sixth century B.C; Buddha and Mahavir in India, Pythagoras in Greece, Zoroaster in Unan (now Iran), Milarepa in Tibet, Druids in Europe and a few notable saints in China. According to Madame H.P.Blavatsky, founder of Theosophical Society, earth developments had reached three-and-a-half rounds out of seven in which the clock needle would ...