Achieving one's full spiritual potential will be the topic of discussion tonight as Ohio University plays host to one of the country's leading figures in the area of spirituality.
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, will deliver Spirituality -Passage to Prosperity at the Shirley Wimmer Dance Studio in Putnam Hall as part of an annual tour sponsored by the institute that includes several hundred cities throughout the United States.
During the lecture, Tigunait will explain how to attract and connect with spiritual energy, invest that energy into life and create an atmosphere that promotes discovery of inner wealth, according to a program outline on the Himalayan Institute Web site (www.HimalayanInstitute.org).
Since succeeding the founder and former head of the institute, Tigunait has lectured and taught worldwide for a quarter of a century.
He is also a regular contributor to Yoga International magazine, and author of twelve books, including the best-selling, At the Eleventh Hour: The Biography of Swami Rama of the Himalayas
according to the Web site.
Richa Eland, a yoga instructor at Ping Center, learned various meditation techniques from Tigunait while studying at the Himalayan Institute more than 20 years ago. She was the principle organizer for tonight's event.
Spirituality is a concept that few people in Western culture fully understand, she said. Many mistake it for religion, which hinders their ability to experience a fuller and richer spiritual life.
The only spirituality worth practicing is that which makes you happy clear confident
productive and high-spirited here and now
and doesn't leave you at the mercy of your destiny
said Tiguniat in a tour brochure.
Those issues of spirituality are especially important to college students as they begin to question their beliefs and try to become their own person, Eland said.
Sometimes we need supplements to religion so that we can answer some of life's bigger questions
like 'Why am I here? Where did I come from? Where am I going?' she said.
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