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MARIA WIRTH

Maria Wirth is a German and has studied psychology at Hamburg University.

Having come to India on a short holiday, she visited the Ardha Kumbha Mela in Haridwar in April 1980. There she met Sri Anandamayi Ma and Devaraha Baba, two renowned saints. She was so impressed that she wanted to stay on and learn more about India’s spiritual tradition and has been living in India ever since. She read and reflected a lot, met many gurus and tries to live according to the tenets of India’s sages. She shares her insights into Indian tradition through articles and wrote two books in German. Her latest book (published in 2006 by Herbig) was a personal account about her 25 years in India. The subtitle translates as: “A declaration of love for India”.

Articles by Maria Wirth

1)Vivekananda: The torch still burns
On January 12, 2013, it will be 150 years since Swami Vivekananda was born. He emerged at a time when the British colonial masters had managed to destroy the self-esteem of Indians by skilfully crafting a negative image of Hinduism. More....
2)Children of immortality
The belief in rebirth is in the blood of most Indians and it is not a blind belief. There is a lot of evidence for it, as Maria Wirth More....
3)Pilgrims’ Progress
The Kanvar Mela is all in one: enjoyment, bonding with family and friends, adventure, trekking, devotion and rather severe tapas as an offering to the Divine, says Maria More....
4)The Good The Bad The Other
Acknowledging that we are animated by the same Life Force frees us of the Poison of Religious and Political More....
5)Swami Ramdev`s Dream
Swami Ramdev has a dream and that is to make yoga with its potential for perfect physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health accessible to all. A report on an international conference on Yoga for Health and Social Transformation held by More....
6)The Ageless Yogi
The author remembers her first encounter with the venerable Devraha Baba at the Ardha Kumbh in Haridwar in More....
7)The mother supreme
Thirty years ago, during the Ardha Kumbh mela in Haridwar, the author met Anandamayi Ma, one of india’s most revered spiritual teachers. A nostalgic rewind of the impact it had on her More....
8)Ramana Maharshi: Sage of Arunachala
The story of ramana maharshi and his teachings are as relevant today as in his More....
9)Master of the present moment
Is the key to a fulfilled life and to enlightenment simply this: not to run away from the present moment, but to be deeply rooted in it? The answer is yes, reiterated Eckhart Tolle, a More....
10)Search for a genuine Guru
Gurus hold a very high place in the Indian tradition. Maybe too high a place. Do gurus live up to their noble calling of 'dispelling darkness' and setting their disciples free? There are many fake gurus among the genuine ones. Maybe it is time for More....
11)Re-discovered! Indian Psychology
Indian psychology has been invisible as a subject in Indian academia. But exist it does, preserved in ancient texts and scriptures. At a recent conference, professors and students of psychology dwelt on this 'sophisticated, rich and practical' body More....
12)An insidious dress code
Peer pressure compels young people to wear western clothes even if they would rather More....
13)You Are The Now
A report of a workshop held by Power of Now author Eckhart Tolle in More....
14)The source of the Goddess
Gangotri, the source of the Ganges river is a pilgrimage place for Indians. The sanctity of the place affects all visitors as the author finds More....
15)Abdullah
Neither a teacher nor a trainer, Abdullah was responsible for the author’s insight that being humble meant not wanting to be More....
16)Mother Incarnate
Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) is one of the greatest spiritual presences of our times, and a powerhouse of love and More....
17)Beyond Opinion
Is it possible to have an opinion without opposing others’ opinion or defending one’s More....
18)Love in India
What is true love? How does the indian concept of love differ from that of the west? is eternal love More....
19)Meet the WOG
What is it about some gurus that seems to attract only westerners? A reflection into the teachings of hwl. poonja and ramesh More....
20)Ma s Devotee
At mananda, whose book, death must die, is an underground spiritual classic, was a lifelong follower of the great anandamayi More....
21)A Living God
In india, god is alive and omnipresent. he is not different from you and me. in fact, he is our inner More....
22)I Will? Or God’s Will?
Who is the doer of my life? Is everything we do God’s will? Do we influence our lives at all? An average mind is besotted by such questions. Do spiritual teachers have the answers? Here is a renewed attempt to analyse the age-by Maria More....

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