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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalThe author, Mr. Sunil Sachwani, was born in April 1964 and is a Mumbai resident; professionally, he is a banker. After banking hours, the author, in his free time, spends time in performing various duties such as household work and writing articles and books. He writes articles for his bank's magazine called "Taarangan" which is published quarterly for the staff of the Bank of India. He was inspired by his father-in-law, who as a senior citizen, used to write books. The author has written three books in 8-9 days of privilege leave. The author possesses the ability of how to utilize theRead More...
The author, Mr. Sunil Sachwani, was born in April 1964 and is a Mumbai resident; professionally, he is a banker. After banking hours, the author, in his free time, spends time in performing various duties such as household work and writing articles and books.
He writes articles for his bank's magazine called "Taarangan" which is published quarterly for the staff of the Bank of India. He was inspired by his father-in-law, who as a senior citizen, used to write books.
The author has written three books in 8-9 days of privilege leave. The author possesses the ability of how to utilize the spare time! So this is one such example.
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Yoga Of Sacrifice
Act of offering of slaughtered animals or human beings was not enjoined by the scriptures.
The men, who practice terrific austerities not enjoined by the scriptures, are given to hypocrisy and egoism impelled by the forc
Yoga Of Sacrifice
Act of offering of slaughtered animals or human beings was not enjoined by the scriptures.
The men, who practice terrific austerities not enjoined by the scriptures, are given to hypocrisy and egoism impelled by the force of desire and attachment.
Senseless, torturing the body and Me also, who dwells in the body, know these people to be of demoniac resolve.
God dis-approves torture of the body and Gita Gyan reveals Oneness of all the beings that makes all the beings sacred.
Can we really believe that the sacrifice of an animal or a person will be accepted by God as an offering?
Greatest sacrifice performed by God is a creation of the universe; rendering selfless service is a form of sacrifice.
God Comes And Reveals All People
A mother of many children, as she attended her domestic chores, kept the children busy with toys and sweets. For a while, the children were happy. Suddenly, they remembered their mother and began to cry. She brought them a new set of playthings and candies and, for the time being, the thought of the mother faded away from their minds.
The process was repeated several times until one child cried out o
God Comes And Reveals All People
A mother of many children, as she attended her domestic chores, kept the children busy with toys and sweets. For a while, the children were happy. Suddenly, they remembered their mother and began to cry. She brought them a new set of playthings and candies and, for the time being, the thought of the mother faded away from their minds.
The process was repeated several times until one child cried out of the depths of his yearning heart, “Mother! I do not want toys. I have need of you!” he cried; he shed tears; he was disconsolate with grief. Leaving all her duties, the mother came to him and seated him on her lap.
God is the Divine Mother and Father; we are satisfied with the playthings and candies. They give us-wealth, possessions, creature- comforts, sense-pleasures, social, prestige, name, fame, earthly greatness and glory. We have no need of God.
Some people are there to whom the enjoyment of the things appear tasteless. They take no delight in the things and objects of the world. Their hearts got grief stricken for a vision of God, cry out, again and again, “I have need of you!” to them God comes and reveals peoples.
To Be Truly Happy
When Sadi, a great Sufi poet was a young boy of six, his father, a dervish, took him to the mosque where a night long vigil was being observed. As the night grow Sadi found that one after another, the people who had assembled at the mosque began to fall asleep. Even the mullah had nodded off. Only Sadi and his
To Be Truly Happy
When Sadi, a great Sufi poet was a young boy of six, his father, a dervish, took him to the mosque where a night long vigil was being observed. As the night grow Sadi found that one after another, the people who had assembled at the mosque began to fall asleep. Even the mullah had nodded off. Only Sadi and his father remained awake.
The little boy whispered into the ears of his father. Father only you and I are keeping the vigil. All the others have fallen asleep. Sadi’s father admonished him, it is better that you go off to sleep and not observe the vigil than to find fault with others and think ourselves superior.
When I find fault with others, I regard myself as superior-better than the others. This is pride; this is egoism. This must be overcome if we are to be truly happy.
Let Nothing Block Your Horizon!
Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous writer, was a victim to chronic T.B. suffering from the disease which wasted much of his life. But he would not allow the disease to get his spirits down. He would greet his wife every morning with the cheerful words, “Isn’t it a wonderful day!”
Let Nothing Block Your Horizon!
Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous writer, was a victim to chronic T.B. suffering from the disease which wasted much of his life. But he would not allow the disease to get his spirits down. He would greet his wife every morning with the cheerful words, “Isn’t it a wonderful day!”
One day, he was caught in a terrible bout of coughing. His wife said to him, “Do you still believe that it is a wonderful day?”
“Of course, it is a wonderful day,” Stevenson replied, turning to a window ablaze with sunlight. “I will never let a row of medicine bottles block my horizon.
Surely, we can all choose our attitude!
How Rich Are You?
A wealthy man offered a thousand rupees to a poor dervish ( a holy man).
The dervish asked the rich man, “You are giving me a thousand rupees. How much do you have for yourself”?
“Many many thousands of rupees”, was the answer
How Rich Are You?
A wealthy man offered a thousand rupees to a poor dervish ( a holy man).
The dervish asked the rich man, “You are giving me a thousand rupees. How much do you have for yourself”?
“Many many thousands of rupees”, was the answer
“Do you still hanker after more”?
“Surely yes! Answered the rich man
“Then I cannot accept your offering”, said the dervish. “For a rich man must not receive one poorer then he”!
“I do not understand,” said the rich man.
The dervish explained, “ Though I have nothing I desire nothing! You have plenty; and yet desire much more! Surely, the man who desires is poorer than the man who is content with what he has”!
What is the goal of life? Absorbed as we are, in the pursuit of the shadow-shapes of wealth and pleasure and power, we do not pause to ask ourselves the questions: - “what is the goal of life?” the goal cannot be wealth or possessions, pleasure, power for we or leave all these things behind, the moment we drop the body. What th
What is the goal of life? Absorbed as we are, in the pursuit of the shadow-shapes of wealth and pleasure and power, we do not pause to ask ourselves the questions: - “what is the goal of life?” the goal cannot be wealth or possessions, pleasure, power for we or leave all these things behind, the moment we drop the body. What then is our life’s goal? The goal is God.
And where is God? And how many we reach him? Significant are the words of the great germen mystic and brahmagnami, Miester Eckhart. “Where creatures stops, their God begins. All good wants of thee is for thee to go out thyself in respect of thy creatures creatureliness and let God be God-In-Thee!” yes all that is asked of us is to let go of ourselves-our petty selves of desire and passion and pride-and let in God. For he is our True self, our Real self, the self of ourselves.
WHY DO WE COMMIT SIN
It is the desire, it is the anger born of the quality of Rajas, all devouring, all sinful; know this as the foe in this world.
Even a wise man acts in accordance to his own Nature; beings follow to Nature; what can restraint do?
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WHY DO WE COMMIT SIN
It is the desire, it is the anger born of the quality of Rajas, all devouring, all sinful; know this as the foe in this world.
Even a wise man acts in accordance to his own Nature; beings follow to Nature; what can restraint do?
No doubt we are slaves of our Nature but that does not mean that we are doomed to our destiny. Thoughts are your friends and thoughts are your enemies. Imbibe your friends and do not let your enemies nest in your heart. Thus you can change the course of events-destiny.
Therefore control your senses and stay with this sinful desire destroyer of wisdom and discrimination.
The Yogi who strives assiduity, purified of all the sins perfecting him through many births, attains to the highest goal.
See the impermanence of life in this life. That is the Truth. Turn back…...and see that everything you did is like a dream. Whatever you do in the future-- you may become mayor of a town, you may rise to the highest position or you may have a lot of wealth-- so what? You have cried and wept, go angry and agitated-- so what?
Suppose you had never had a
See the impermanence of life in this life. That is the Truth. Turn back…...and see that everything you did is like a dream. Whatever you do in the future-- you may become mayor of a town, you may rise to the highest position or you may have a lot of wealth-- so what? You have cried and wept, go angry and agitated-- so what?
Suppose you had never had any unpleasant moments in your life….. Then, you would never have had any pleasant ones either-- because you wouldn’t know what pleasantness is! Your life would stagnate out of utter boredom. You would become like stone. So, now and then, here and there, nature gives you a little pinch in order to keep you alive. This makes life livelier. Accept it.
During summer, very little water comes from the river into the ocean, but that does not dry up the ocean. During monsoon, sometimes the river becomes several miles wide and billions of litres of water pour in every minute in the ocean, but that does not flood the ocean.
In either case, the ocean remains unaffected. That is because the ocean is so f
During summer, very little water comes from the river into the ocean, but that does not dry up the ocean. During monsoon, sometimes the river becomes several miles wide and billions of litres of water pour in every minute in the ocean, but that does not flood the ocean.
In either case, the ocean remains unaffected. That is because the ocean is so full and deep in itself that no external forces can disturb its stillness and equilibrium.
Compare the ocean with a puddle of water. During the summer, it becomes completely dried up, and during the monsoon’s, its floods over why? Because it lacks the depth of the ocean.
If you are full and deep within, none of the external forces can disturb you. But if you are empty, you are completely affected by everything that comes in your life.
Moral:- “A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires-- that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still-- can achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires”
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects- values, symbols and practices. There is diversity in the practices and symbols, whereas the va
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects- values, symbols and practices. There is diversity in the practices and symbols, whereas the values are common to all religions. The growth of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance in the world today, is because people are only stuck in practices, symbols and customs. They forget about the values – human values. It is very touching to see spiritual leaders from all communities come together here, to foster human values. The spirit loves diversity!
There is not just one type of fruit, one type of person, one type of animal, in this world. The spirit loves diversity. Let’s enjoy the diverse variety in creation by honouring, respecting and really loving all of it.
We had often used the term “religious” toleration earlier. I think these words have become absolute now. You only tolerate that which you don’t love! Don’t you think so? The time has come to love each other’s religion as one’s own. A religion is great, not because it is “mine”, it is great because of what it is.
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects- values, symbols and practices. There is diversity in the practices and symbols, whereas the va
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects- values, symbols and practices. There is diversity in the practices and symbols, whereas the values are common to all religions. The growth of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance in the world today, is because people are only stuck in practices, symbols and customs. They forget about the values – human values. It is very touching to see spiritual leaders from all communities come together here, to foster human values. The spirit loves diversity!
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical suggestion is: sow goo
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical suggestion is: sow good seeds in the field of your life!
The law of the seed is also the profound law of karma, which is unique to Hindu philosophy. What is the law of the seed? Ask any farmer, ask any peasant, ask the simple village folk who live by the land –and they will tell you the law of seed: as you sow ,so shall you reap.
‘As you sow, so shall you reap?’ Each one of us has been given a plot –the field of our life. In this field of life, we are sowing seeds every day. Every thought I think, every word I utter, every deed I perform, every emotion that I arouse within my heart, every feeling, every fancy, every wish are the seeds I’m sowing in this field of life
The law of Karma simply stated is the law of cause and effect. It is a scientific law. It is a universal law. It is built up of these two aspects – as you sow, so shall you reap –as you think, so you become. You cannot sow thorns and reap apples.
Do as much good as you can, to as many as you can, as many as $you can, as often as you can. People everywhere, bear the burden of misery and suffering, lighten their loads, carry their burdens for them! Help as many as you can, to lift their load on the rough road of life. The
Do as much good as you can, to as many as you can, as many as $you can, as often as you can. People everywhere, bear the burden of misery and suffering, lighten their loads, carry their burdens for them! Help as many as you can, to lift their load on the rough road of life. The day on which you have not helped a brother here, a sister there, is a lost day indeed.
Swami Vivekananda tells us that this earth is called Karma-bhoomi- the sphere of Karma. If this be so, then it is up to us to choose or bad or good Karma. Thus, the world offers us the best chance to work out our own Karma, and evolve towards perfection. This is why human life is regarded as the greatest gift- it offers us the opportunity to perfect ourselves.
All of us promote good karma in our day-to-day life simply by performing acts of goodness, kindness, compassions, and love. We must endeavor in every possible way to serve God in humanity- indeed, in all creation. All actions that are born out of goodwill, understanding, compassion and selfness are good Karma. When you perform such actions, they bring you peace and joy.
There is only one God whereas he has many names.
God said, “I am father; mother; supporter; grandfather; Holy one to be my own, OM; three Vedas; Supreme Goal, Lord, witness, Abode, Refuge, friend, Origin, Dissolution; foundation; Treasure house; Imperishable seed.
There is only one God whereas he has many names.
God said, “I am father; mother; supporter; grandfather; Holy one to be my own, OM; three Vedas; Supreme Goal, Lord, witness, Abode, Refuge, friend, Origin, Dissolution; foundation; Treasure house; Imperishable seed.
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that also am I ; there is no being, whether animate or inanimate that can exist without Me.
Without and within all beings. Unknowable, and near and far away is That.
Have faith that we are never alone, the fear and anxiety will disappear and true happiness will prevail in our heart. Trust in God will cure all our ills.
A Moment of Calm is an experience, which each one of us as a human being should have at least once every day. Our minds are agitated, our minds are disturbed, our minds should be filled with Peace- the peace that passes, surpasses, understanding. The minds of many of us are filled with peace, grudges, resentment and thoughts of revenge. They are filled with negative thoughts.
Let us, u
A Moment of Calm is an experience, which each one of us as a human being should have at least once every day. Our minds are agitated, our minds are disturbed, our minds should be filled with Peace- the peace that passes, surpasses, understanding. The minds of many of us are filled with peace, grudges, resentment and thoughts of revenge. They are filled with negative thoughts.
Let us, uncluttered our minds by forgiving everyone who has in any way wronged us. We need to understand that whatever is happening to us is according to the law of Karma. It is likely that in the past, near future or remote. I have done something to somebody. Whatever I have done, must return to me; otherwise the can be no balance.
Action must produce reaction. This is a scientific law. It is a universal law. Action and reaction are equal and opposite of each other. Therefore we must learn to forgive. Just experience this Moment of Calm by forgiving all wrongs that have been done to you. The man with an unforgiving spirit harms himself. His Heart is filled with resentment, which will gradually destroy him.
Act of offering of slaughtered animals or human beings was not enjoined by the scriptures.
The men, who practice terrific austerities not enjoined by the scriptures, are given to hypocrisy and egoism impelled by the force of desire and attachment.
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Act of offering of slaughtered animals or human beings was not enjoined by the scriptures.
The men, who practice terrific austerities not enjoined by the scriptures, are given to hypocrisy and egoism impelled by the force of desire and attachment.
Senseless, torturing the body and Me also, who dwells in the body, know these people to be of demoniac resolve.
God dis-approves torture of the body and Gita Gyan reveals Oneness of all the beings that makes all the beings sacred.
Can we really believe that the sacrifice of an animal or a person will be accepted by God as an offering?
Greatest sacrifice performed by God is a creation of the universe; rendering selfless service is a form of sacrifice.
Service And Meditation Go Hand In Hand
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects-
Service And Meditation Go Hand In Hand
Often people who take responsibility do not pray and those who pray do not take responsibility. It is interesting then that hell, which takes responsibility for the entire world, has seen a lot of prayer today. This is the need of the heir.
Every religion has three aspects- values, symbols and practices. There is diversity in the practices and symbols, whereas the values are common to all religions. The growth of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance in the world today, is because people are only stuck in practices, symbols and customs. They forget about the values – human values. It is very touching to see spiritual leaders from all communities come together here, to foster human values. The spirit loves diversity!
There is not just one type of fruit, one type of person, one type of animal, in this world. The spirit loves diversity. Let’s enjoy the diverse variety in creation by honouring, respecting and really loving all of it.
We had often used the term “religious” toleration earlier. I think these words have become absolute now. You only tolerate that which you don’t love! Don’t you think so? The time has come to love each other’s religion as one’s own. A religion is great, not because it is “mine”, it is great because of what it i
Sow Sweet Fruits But Not Bitter Fruits
As long as our senses dominate our thinking, we remain ignorant of the real order of the creation. Until we are in conscious contact with the word, we are limited by our physical perspective and our understanding remains distorted. As lord Jesus said:-
Oye ye of little faith!
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and
Sow Sweet Fruits But Not Bitter Fruits
As long as our senses dominate our thinking, we remain ignorant of the real order of the creation. Until we are in conscious contact with the word, we are limited by our physical perspective and our understanding remains distorted. As lord Jesus said:-
Oye ye of little faith!
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness
And all these entire thing shall be added unto you
Lacking spiritual knowledge, we identify our selves the physical and give priority to tangible, material goals. If we had real faith in what we profess- that our reality is eternal and that in this life, we simply are going through destiny- we would surrender ourselves to the Divine Will. But our faith is half backed, our knowledge, fractional, because we are not yet in touch with who we are. In the Buddhist scriptures it says:-
The fool is tormented, thinking,
“These sons belong to me.”
“This wealth belongs to me.”
Many of us like to make plans. We make plans for the future and set goals we want to achieve at certain times of our life, such as getting a degree, getting that first pay cheque or getting married. Some of us may have our year planned out by January every year. Only after making bookings, schedules and timetables do we feel comfortable that everything is organized in our lives. Plans are important because they help us define what we need to accomplish. They b
Many of us like to make plans. We make plans for the future and set goals we want to achieve at certain times of our life, such as getting a degree, getting that first pay cheque or getting married. Some of us may have our year planned out by January every year. Only after making bookings, schedules and timetables do we feel comfortable that everything is organized in our lives. Plans are important because they help us define what we need to accomplish. They become the mental to-do list of our life. And when everything goes smoothly, according to plan, we feel a sense of relief and accomplishment. Numerous books on business and strategy emphasize the importance of an 'action plan — steps we need to take to reach that all important goal. Numerous motivational talks also highlight the need foraplan as a key ingredient to success. But things don't always go according to plan. Life throws us many curveballs. Sometimes there is an unexpected pleasant surprise, like a promotion at work or an award from our peers. Or the best surprise —when the Master comes to visit our centre and all our well-laid plans for the day are thrown out the window. Other times it may not be such a positive surprise. It may be an unfore-seen illness, or a sudden tragedy. When this happens, we can be thrown completely off track and lose our sense of balance.
Internal portion of Myself has become a living self in the world of life. We are born of flesh of God. We share 99.99 percent of the same genetic (DNA) code with all other people. Let us awaken our True Identity. Let us shelter under the Universal Umbrella of Oneness, discarding our colour, caste, creed and country. We praise the flowers and fruit of the tree but we forget the root that sustains the flowers and the fruit. Let us remember our Root-father / Moth
Internal portion of Myself has become a living self in the world of life. We are born of flesh of God. We share 99.99 percent of the same genetic (DNA) code with all other people. Let us awaken our True Identity. Let us shelter under the Universal Umbrella of Oneness, discarding our colour, caste, creed and country. We praise the flowers and fruit of the tree but we forget the root that sustains the flowers and the fruit. Let us remember our Root-father / Mother daily; pray to Him for forgiveness, Grace and Mercy. Then, Unity, Peace Harmony and Happiness will prevail in our heart. Creation Of The Universe God is Supreme Being who created everything from His Own expansion. Even the laws of the Nature are the Will of God. You know that all beings have evolved from lower Nature- earth , water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect ego, and the higher Nature-soul, is the life principle by which the universe is upheld. There is nothing what so ever higher than me; all this strung on Me, as clusters of gems on a string. God is Banyan tree but Banyan tree is not God. God is you (soul) but you (body) are not God. God is your Guru but you guru is not God for he has no power to create anything. Even your Guru was created by Him and he was born and he will decay and die. God is eternal; He is not born and He does not die. Universal Oneness Universe is like an inverted tree- God is the Root, creation is the branches. The branches will have no existence without the Root.
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect
Anything from outside are a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity of feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is inherent in the being where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own.
What other people will speak of me or think of me is a fear which can cause great loss and meaninglessness in life. One should shed this fear away be courageous and bold. Will others not talk ill of us if we go on fearing about how others hold us in their view? Whether we fear or not, they will talk the way they like. Not subjecting us to the spell of fear in the view of other one’s opinion, it is always gainful to stick fast to our rightest convictions and to go along the path of truth and goodness without any sense of fear.
Cultivate Good Thoughts And Positive Emotions One way is to be vigilant in all that we think and say and do, is to be aware that God is omnipresent and omniscient, and is aware of all that we do. I was reminded by someone a little boy’s story who was visiting his grand-mother. There was a large picture of Sri Vishnu on the wall of her living room. Underneath the picture was the caption; God is watching you. The little boy became strategy with strangely qui
Cultivate Good Thoughts And Positive Emotions One way is to be vigilant in all that we think and say and do, is to be aware that God is omnipresent and omniscient, and is aware of all that we do. I was reminded by someone a little boy’s story who was visiting his grand-mother. There was a large picture of Sri Vishnu on the wall of her living room. Underneath the picture was the caption; God is watching you. The little boy became strategy with strangely quiet and subdued on seeing the picture. Nothing his mood, his grand-mother asked him what the matter was. “I suppose I must be good and behave myself here,” replied the little boy. “If God is watching me, he is sure to punishment if I’m naughty.” “Not at all!”Laughed the grand-mother. “God is watching you all the time because he loves you so much that he can’t his eyes off from you!” this is the spirit with which we must cultivate good thoughts and positive emotions. Here is one of the simple I often offer:- Tiny is the house of my heart, O, Lord widens it that it may receive Thee! Broken is the house of my heart-renew it, That it may be worthy of Thee! Unclean is the house of my heart; May it be washed whiter than snow! My deepest longing will be fulfilled When Thou will dwell in the house Of my heart forever and forever more-
According to Roger Von Oech who said “Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but when they are actually products of the same process.” But when you come to think of it, it is failures that give meaning to success. Wherever you have success, there is bound to be failure. The two go together. It is failure that draws out the best that within us. It is failure that unfolds
According to Roger Von Oech who said “Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but when they are actually products of the same process.” But when you come to think of it, it is failures that give meaning to success. Wherever you have success, there is bound to be failure. The two go together. It is failure that draws out the best that within us. It is failure that unfolds, unlocks our hidden powers. In the measure in which we face failures in the right spirit, in that measure that the tremendous power that lies locked up within us is unfolded.
Someone asked Dada J.P.Vaswani that “why do we have failures at all?” “Why did God not create a World in which there was only success?” What a wonderful World it would be!” It is only when a person bears failures with faith and courage that he gives the best proof of character that anyone can give. Failure has a place in life. It is very necessary that even as success is not permanent, failure is not permanent. Do not forget that failures are not final. You fail only when you accept failure as final. Always think of failures as stepping-stones to success, not stopping stones to success.
There was a young man who had become a chain smoker at the age of 20. When he turned 21, he made a firm resolve to give up smoking for good.
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical suggestion is: sow good seeds in the field of your life!
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical suggestion is: sow good seeds in the field of your life!
The law of the seed is also the profound law of karma, which is unique to Hindu philosophy. What is the law of the seed? Ask any farmer, ask any peasant, ask the simple village folk who live by the land –and they will tell you the law of seed: as you sow ,so shall you reap.
‘As you sow, so shall you reap?’ Each one of us has been given a plot –the field of our life. In this field of life, we are sowing seeds every day. Every thought I think, every word I utter, every deed I perform, every emotion that I arouse within my heart, every feeling, every fancy, every wish are the seeds I’m sowing in this field of life
The law of Karma simply stated is the law of cause and effect. It is a scientific law. It is a universal law. It is built up of these two aspects – as you sow, so shall you reap –as you think, so you become. You cannot sow thorns and reap apples.
What happens just after so-called death (death of the gross body)? A person suddenly finds himself in an absolutely new environment just after his death. It is like an individual suddenly reaching a new city. He does not know its language. People are new to him. Strange dresses, strange food, different weather conditions…. How will he react to such a situation? The beginning of such a new life after so-called death is t
What happens just after so-called death (death of the gross body)? A person suddenly finds himself in an absolutely new environment just after his death. It is like an individual suddenly reaching a new city. He does not know its language. People are new to him. Strange dresses, strange food, different weather conditions…. How will he react to such a situation? The beginning of such a new life after so-called death is termed as the “gray period”- a period during which he prepares for his new life.
Just after so-called death, angels do not appear to take you to the other world. Nor are you produced in the court of Heaven in front of God for judgements. These are all figments of imagination made popular by folklore. You will be your own judge and the level of your consciousness will decide your future state and the arrangements for you. The journey of the subtle body begins after the demise of the gross body. There is a small period of transition before the journey of the subtle body commences, which is called as the “gray period’. During this gray period the subtle body recalls its entire physical life. Whatever has happened since childhood to the day of so-called death appears in front of him. He can see at once go what has happened in his life, and what has not happened in his life?
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect
Anything from outside are a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity of feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is inherent in the being where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own.
What other people will speak of me or think of me is a fear which can cause great loss and meaninglessness in life. One should shed this fear away be courageous and bold. Will others not talk ill of us if we go on fearing about how others hold us in their view? Whether we fear or not, they will talk the way they like. Not subjecting us to the spell of fear in the view of other one’s opinion, it is always gainful to stick fast to our rightest convictions and to go along the path of truth and goodness without any sense of fear.
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Moksha (Liberation)
When we serve the poor and sick, we really serve God who resides in their hearts. God alone enjoys all our offerings to Gods or God. Therefore, truly speaking God is enjoyer of all austerities, rituals and other sacrifice or services.
We humans think that the poor receive
Moksha (Liberation)
When we serve the poor and sick, we really serve God who resides in their hearts. God alone enjoys all our offerings to Gods or God. Therefore, truly speaking God is enjoyer of all austerities, rituals and other sacrifice or services.
We humans think that the poor receive service, forgetting the reality that service to the poor, is service for God. When realize this truth, we attain peace.
Those having restrained all the scenes, are even minded in all condition (tranquil), engaged in the welfare of all beings, they also come me.
He is from whom all beings emanate, and by whom all this is pervaded, by worshipping Him through performance of his own duty, man attains perfection. He attains God’s Abode from where he returns not. He is liberated.
There is an old legend which tells of a king who could not understand the language of birds.
One day, as he was walking in his garden, he heard the birds saying, “The king knows a little that death had an appointment with his favourite page that evening.”
The king was disturbed. He wanted to save his favourite page. So he gave him the fastest steed and asked him to leave the country and go to a remote place before sunset.
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There is an old legend which tells of a king who could not understand the language of birds.
One day, as he was walking in his garden, he heard the birds saying, “The king knows a little that death had an appointment with his favourite page that evening.”
The king was disturbed. He wanted to save his favourite page. So he gave him the fastest steed and asked him to leave the country and go to a remote place before sunset.
Assured that his servant was safe, he walked once again his garden.
In the evening, he heard the bird saying, “the king did little know that his favourite had an appointment with death, at a remote place, where he could not have reached if the king had not given him the of the fastest horse”
The king learned the lesson of his life that death cannot be circumvented and no one can play a trick upon death.
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect
Death is certain of that (body) which is born; rebirth is certain of that (body) which is dead.
Just as a man takes off worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so the e
Death is certain of that (body) which is born; rebirth is certain of that (body) which is dead.
Just as a man takes off worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so the embodied (soul) cuts off worn out bodies and enters into new ones.
We are reborn in a house which is conducive to our character (qualities). The man of an ignorant nature, devoid of faith and possessed of doubt is destined to the wheel of birth and death. But he who has dedicated all his actions to God in the spirit of yoga of Action, action does not bind him. He is liberated.
When the Yogi realizes that all this is Lord Vasudeva (Sri Krishna-God) he is liberate. He is not born.
From earliest childhood we are encouraged to think of ourselves as unique individuals and to develop our individuality. From the spiritual perspective this is an illusion strengthened by the present world view which emphasizes individual rights and personal freedom. We fail to see that when we think of ourselves this way we are. Simply seeing our reality of mind and body and ignoring our common spiritual reality.
From earliest childhood we are encouraged to think of ourselves as unique individuals and to develop our individuality. From the spiritual perspective this is an illusion strengthened by the present world view which emphasizes individual rights and personal freedom. We fail to see that when we think of ourselves this way we are. Simply seeing our reality of mind and body and ignoring our common spiritual reality. By emphasizing our differences and separateness and ignoring our community and ignoring our commonality, we are assuming that we are physical, rather than spiritual beings.
We talk about freedom and personal fulfillment, but because our understanding is limited to the material, we cannot see that in the light of the law of Karma, we have no free will at all. From a higher perspective we are simply undergoing the reactions of our earlier actions, repaying debts that have to be repaid. Who are we or rather who we think we are, is shaped by debits and credits incurred in early lives. We would do well to reflect on how many key aspects there are in our life over which we have had no control. Our parents, when and where we were born, our particular genetic patterning and our early education-all are a part of the conditioning that has made us what we today. When so much of what we are nothing that has happened beyond our control; is it not foolish to think that we are free?
Even on the moon and the sun there are living entities. What is the opinion of the scientists? As scientists say there is no life there. That is nonsense. There is life there. As scientists say there is no life on the moon because they did not found any there.
Why do they believe that? The moon planet is covered with dust, but within that dust the living entit
Even on the moon and the sun there are living entities. What is the opinion of the scientists? As scientists say there is no life there. That is nonsense. There is life there. As scientists say there is no life on the moon because they did not found any there.
Why do they believe that? The moon planet is covered with dust, but within that dust the living entities can live. Every atmosphere is suitable for life- any atmosphere. Therefore the Veda’s describe the living entities as sarvagatah which means “existing in all circumstances”. The living entity is not a material. Although encagedin a material body, he is not material. But when we speak of different atmospheres, therefore we refer to different material conditions.
They say that the moon’s atmosphere is unsuitable for life,but all they can legitimately say is that it is unsuitable for life asthey know it. The Vedas say that the living entity has no connection with material things. He cannot be burned, cut, dried up, or moistened. This is discussed in Bhagavad Gita. Scientists extend their knowledge about life on this planet, thinking that it must apply to life on other planets also.
Yes. They are thinking foremost of their own selves. They are thinking limitedly, in terms of their own circumstances. This is what we call, “ Dr Frog’s philosophy”. Laughter. Once there was a frog ina well, and when a friend inform him of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean.
BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE
Today! These three words spell the third secret success believes and achieve! Believe in yourself; believe in the work you have undertaken. Believe that you will succeed in your work. If you do not believe in yourself how you can hope to succeed? There was a man who had set out on a mission-to go around the world on his bicycle. He came to
BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE
Today! These three words spell the third secret success believes and achieve! Believe in yourself; believe in the work you have undertaken. Believe that you will succeed in your work. If you do not believe in yourself how you can hope to succeed? There was a man who had set out on a mission-to go around the world on his bicycle. He came to meet my beloved Master, Sadhu Vaswani and said to him “I have been on the road for over a year now. During this year, there have been occasions when my spirits have fallen very low. I have felt discouraged and frustrated. Give me a few simple words that I can inscribe on my ring of bicycle, so whenever I feel depressed, I can look at the inscription and feel my spirits rising on my bicycle’s ring. Master Sadhu Vaswani thought for a brief while and then gave him these words “Believe and Achieve!”
These three words spell the third secret of success: “Believe and Achieve!” Believe and achieve are in order to do this, faith is essential. It is a triple faith that men need today - faith in oneself, faith in the world around, which is not merely just essentially good, but above all faith in God. If you cultivate this triple faith, you are bound to succeed in whatever you do! Believe in yourself -but which self? For you must remember, there are two selves within every man.
published by Bank of India quarterly for the staff of the Bank of India. In 1995 he was inspired by his father-in-law, who as a senior citizen used to write books.
The author has written
published by Bank of India quarterly for the staff of the Bank of India. In 1995 he was inspired by his father-in-law, who as a senior citizen used to write books.
The author has written three books in a period of 8-9 days of privilege leave. The author possesses the ability of how to utilize the spare time! So, this is one such example keeping busy in his daily life.
Antisocial Being
Anti-social being will have to hang his head in shame in the palace of God. The demoniac know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth is found in them. Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they engage in action with impure resolves. Bound by a hundred times of hope, given over to lust and anger they strive
Antisocial Being
Anti-social being will have to hang his head in shame in the palace of God. The demoniac know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth is found in them. Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they engage in action with impure resolves. Bound by a hundred times of hope, given over to lust and anger they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means for sensual enjoyments. Intoxicated by wealth, they perform sacrifices in the name of ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinances. I hurl these sinful, cruel men in the demonical wombs without ever attaining Me.
Antisocial Being
Anti-social being will have to hang his head in shame in the palace of God. The demoniac know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth is found in them. Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they engage in action with impure resolves. Bound by a hundred times of hope, given over to lust and anger they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means for sensual enjoyments. Intoxicated by wealth, they perform sacrifices in the name of ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinances. I hurl these sinful, cruel men in the demonical wombs without ever attaining
There is an old legend which tells of a king who could not understand the language of birds.
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There is an old legend which tells of a king who could not understand the language of birds.
One day, as he was walking in his garden, he heard the birds saying, “The king knows a little that death had an appointment with his favourite page that evening.”
The king was disturbed. He wanted to save his favourite page. So he gave him the fastest steed and asked him to leave the country and go to a remote place before sunset.
Assured that his servant was safe, he walked once again his garden.
In the evening, he heard the bird saying, “the king did little know that his favourite had an appointment with death, at a remote place, where he could not have reached if the king had not given him the of the fastest horse”
The king learned the lesson of his life that death cannot be circumvented and no one can play a trick upon death.
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldl
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all men. For example, there are two examples or things; fulfillment of desire and forsaking desire. We may become an Indra, an emperor, a maharaja, a rich man, or we amass any amount of wealth, then too the fulfillment of desire can never be a reality. But renunciation of desire one certainly can. None can ever satiate worldliness; and God-realization all can have. No one is unable to act in this act. Because, human birth is only meant for it. What work will he be able to do if he cannot fulfill the work of God-realization for which alone human life has been bestowed? Human
body is not forgotten satisfaction of worldly desires, then how can he succeed in ding this work? He can never. One to all is free to realize God and renounce worldly desires.
Triple is the gate of the hell, destructive of the self-greed, desires and anger.
Attachment and ego are the other two enemies. The de
Triple is the gate of the hell, destructive of the self-greed, desires and anger.
Attachment and ego are the other two enemies. The desire is insatiable like fire. As soon as you fulfill one desire seeds of the other are implanted immediately.
From unfulfilled desires, anger arises. With anger, peace of mind is disturbed. With the loss of peace discrimination is destroyed and unhappiness ensues.
Just as the value of a diamond depends upon its lusture, so does the value of human being depend upon the quantum of humanity in him. What is it that you seek in a temple or a Mandir? Better seek all that within.
People praise fairies but I praise a human (man with Humanity). No doubt a man is made of handful of clay, but humanity raises him to a stage higher than angles. When the creator desired to see the excellence of His own creations. He created man a
Just as the value of a diamond depends upon its lusture, so does the value of human being depend upon the quantum of humanity in him. What is it that you seek in a temple or a Mandir? Better seek all that within.
People praise fairies but I praise a human (man with Humanity). No doubt a man is made of handful of clay, but humanity raises him to a stage higher than angles. When the creator desired to see the excellence of His own creations. He created man after His own image.
The light which makes the sun and the moon to shine, the stars to twinkle, lighting to flash and all things glitter, that light burns like a lantern within the human body. What man can achieve no one else can, yet see how helpless he is. “What is man”?, I asked. Reply was, “Ears”. If he were to forget what is conveyed to him through the ears, there will be no difference between the man and the beast.
If a man thinks of himself as Atma, he should be free of duality; if he feels himself as a servant of God; he should be ego-less. If he feels himself as a body, he should be humble like clay. If a man realizes self, he becomes God likes. Even if he does not realize self but improves his actions, he would be like a deity; but if he is none of these two, then he is worth even less than the clay.
A flower has three virtues; Beauty, Tenderness,
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? A
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with the heat of sorrow. Wherever you may imagine happiness to lie, you strike against the rock of sorrow and get yourself bruised and your bones broken. In honour, fame, prosperity, authority over men, wife or husband and children- have you discovered happiness anywhere? In none of these you have found it. Everywhere you experience nothing but sorrow and suffering, nothing but fear and worry. Will happiness be found, then, if you retire altogether from association with these?
But where will you retire? Wherever you go, you will meet with the same experience. Therefore, it is not necessary to retire. What is necessary is to realize the truth that supreme happiness lies only in God, and that God is everywhere, every moment and in every respect complete by Himself.
It is the desire, it is the anger born of the quality of Rajas, all devouring, all sinful; know this as the foe in this world. Even a wise man acts in accordance to his own Nature; beings follow to Nature; what can restraint do? No doubt we are slaves of our Nature but that does not mean that we are doomed to our destiny. Thoughts are your friends and thoughts are your enemies. Imbibe your friends and do not let your enemies n
It is the desire, it is the anger born of the quality of Rajas, all devouring, all sinful; know this as the foe in this world. Even a wise man acts in accordance to his own Nature; beings follow to Nature; what can restraint do? No doubt we are slaves of our Nature but that does not mean that we are doomed to our destiny. Thoughts are your friends and thoughts are your enemies. Imbibe your friends and do not let your enemies nest in your heart. Thus you can change the course of events-destiny. Therefore control your senses and stay with this sinful desire destroyer of wisdom and discrimination. The Yogi who strives assiduity, purified of all the sins perfecting him through many births, attains to the highest goal.
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all men. For example, there are two examples or things; fulfillment of desire and forsaking desire. We may become an Indra, an emperor, a maharaja, a rich man, or we amass any amount of wealth, then too the fulfillment of desire can never be a reality. But renunciation of desire one certainly can. None can ever satiate worldliness; and God-realization all can have. No one is unable to act in this act. Because, human birth is only meant for it. What work will he be able to do if he cannot fulfill the work of God-realization for which alone human life has been bestowed? Human body is not forgotten satisfaction of worldly desires, then how can he succeed in ding this work? He can never. One to all is free to realize God and renounce worldly desires. One to all are unfree is the fulfillment of worldly desires. Who is there in this assembly, please say, who is capable enough to satisfy all his worldly desires? No one be able to do so.
God Realization Is an Inner Journey
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teache
God Realization Is an Inner Journey
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to God. We may use idols; we may go to temples, we recite set prayers; we may offer a simple form of worship with flowers and a lamp; or we may perform an elaborate puja with set rituals; we may sing bhajans or join a Kirtan session; or we can just close our eyes and meditate upon the light within us. Each and every one of these forms of worship is acceptable- so are many others, like selfless service; or absolute faith; or worship; or selfless sacrifice. The Hindu Faith tells us that God accepts any kind of worship, any type of prayer that comes from the heart. The language, the rituals, the location of worship is not important.
The Hindu Faith has always been the most open minded of faiths. Debates and discussions (tarka) were always encouraged. In the ancient ashrams, disciples are encouraged to question their gurus until concepts were made clear to them-a process called prashnena. This holds good even today. No Hindu teacher will resort to dogma or try to retreat behind difficult Sanskrit statement
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with the heat of sorrow. Wherever you may imagine happiness to lie, you strike against the rock of sorrow and get yourself bruised and your bones broken. In honour, fame, prosperity, authority over men, wife or husband and children- have you discovered happiness anywhere? In none of these you have found it. Everywhere you experience nothing but sorrow and suffering, nothing but fear and worry. Will happiness be found, then, if you retire altogether from association with these?
But where will you retire? Wherever you go, you will meet with the same experience. Therefore, it is not necessary to retire. What is necessary is to realize the truth that supreme happiness lies only in God, and that God is everywhere, every moment and in every respect complete by Himself. When you realize this truth, you will begin to see God in every place, in every moment of time and in all circumstances, whether favourable or unfavourable.
We see that some people are opulent and others are deprived, physically, mentally and spiritually.
All of us are born with certain qualities. These qualities can be changed, by our deeds for worse or better.
Tamasic knows what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity; nor right conduct, nor Truth is found in him.
These people lack in Rajasic; Sattavic and Divine qualities. Therefore, they are the members of the d
We see that some people are opulent and others are deprived, physically, mentally and spiritually.
All of us are born with certain qualities. These qualities can be changed, by our deeds for worse or better.
Tamasic knows what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity; nor right conduct, nor Truth is found in him.
These people lack in Rajasic; Sattavic and Divine qualities. Therefore, they are the members of the deprived society of the world. The world surrounding them can be changed by them alone.
The Suffering, like physical pain, is a warning sign that we have forgotten the lord. We should also show gratitude for His Miseries and meditate on Him to give us the strength to endure the suffering. contempt, so, if we do not remove ourselves from negative influences, familiarity may breed more complacency so that our natural moral instinct for self-preservation-our conscience- becomes dull.
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you wi
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with the heat of sorrow. Wherever you may imagine happiness to lie, you strike against the rock of sorrow and get yourself bruised and your bones broken. In honour, fame, prosperity, authority over men, wife or husband and children- have you discovered happiness anywhere? In none of these you have found it. Everywhere you experience nothing but sorrow and suffering, nothing but fear and worry. Will happiness be found, then, if you retire altogether from association with these?
But where will you retire? Wherever you go, you will meet with the same experience. Therefore, it is not necessary to retire. What is necessary is to realize the truth that supreme happiness lies only in God, and that God is everywhere, every moment and in every respect complete by Himself. When you realize this truth, you will begin to see God in every place, in every moment of time and in all circumstances, whether favourable or unfavourable. Then alone you will realize Him, make yourself happy and contented for all time. You can do this.
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect
Anything from outside are a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity of feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is inherent in the being where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own.
What other people will speak of me or think of me is a fear which can cause great loss and meaninglessness in life. One should shed this fear away be courageous and bold. Will others not talk ill of us if we go on fearing about how others hold us in their view? Whether we fear or not, they will talk the way they like. Not subjecting us to the spell of fear in the view of other one’s opinion,
As we look deeper into the workings of the law of karma, we begin to see that one reason we go on doing what we do not experiences the repercussions of our thoughts and actions, would we ever allow them to lead us to suffering? If we put our hand into a fire, we immediately experience pain, so we do not repeat the action. But just imagi
As we look deeper into the workings of the law of karma, we begin to see that one reason we go on doing what we do not experiences the repercussions of our thoughts and actions, would we ever allow them to lead us to suffering? If we put our hand into a fire, we immediately experience pain, so we do not repeat the action. But just imagine what happen if our nerves were not functioning? We might leave our hand in the fire- we might even go on doing so our hand burned away. This is physical plane, but it is the same at the spiritual level. Our spiritual nerves have been dead end to such an extent that we fail to understand where our thoughts and deeds are taking us. We forget that while the wheels of the law may grind slowly, they grind exceedingly fine. In the Buddhist scriptures we read:-
So long as an evil deed does not bear fruit
The fool thinks that it is like honey;
But when it bears fruit, then the fool suffers grief.
An evil deed, like newly drawn milk, does not sour,
Smoldering, like fire covered by ashes it follows the fool.
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical sugge
SOW GOOD SEEDS IN THE FIELD OF YOUR LIFE
What is the best that you are capable of giving to the World? I have a simple answer to that question; the best that I can give to the World are good thoughts, good words, and good actions. When I offer the best that I can to this World, the best will come back to me! Therefore, my sixth practical suggestion is: sow good seeds in the field of your life!
The law of the seed is also the profound law of karma, which is unique to Hindu philosophy. What is the law of the seed? Ask any farmer, ask any peasant, ask the simple village folk who live by the land –and they will tell you the law of seed: as you sow ,so shall you reap.
‘As you sow, so shall you reap?’ Each one of us has been given a plot –the field of our life. In this field of life, we are sowing seeds every day. Every thought I think, every word I utter, every deed I perform, every emotion that I arouse within my heart, every feeling, every fancy, every wish are the seeds I’m sowing in this field of life
The law of Karma simply stated is the law of cause and effect. It is a scientific law. It is a universal law. It is built up of these two aspects – as you sow, so shall you reap –as you think, so you become. You cannot sow thorns and reap apples.
The world is driven to unhappiness and frustration because it is driven by a sequence of desires. These waves’ means to fulfill. People resort to any means to fulfill their wishes. This could involve taking recourse to lying, harming others or damaging the environment. All religions have, therefore, condemned desire as the root cause of unhappiness. But when a desire is fulfilled we feel happy, not because our wish has b
The world is driven to unhappiness and frustration because it is driven by a sequence of desires. These waves’ means to fulfill. People resort to any means to fulfill their wishes. This could involve taking recourse to lying, harming others or damaging the environment. All religions have, therefore, condemned desire as the root cause of unhappiness. But when a desire is fulfilled we feel happy, not because our wish has been fulfilled but because for a moment there is no desire as the root cause. It is this state of “desirelessness” that we feel happy about. Of course, immediately thereafter another desire comes up. In the Bhagavad-Gita, a yogi has been described as the one who does not grieve and has no desire. The Jeevan, mukti in the sanyasapanishad is one who has achieved a state of complete “desirelessness”. As the root of this concept is the Mahavakya in the Ishopanishad. “Everything in the universe belongs to him. Those who have renounced their desires for material possessions enjoy the most. The Bhagavad-Gita carries the theme further, “Kamayevadhi-karaste ma phaleshukadachan.” Karma cannot be shunned and our objective should be to work without caring about the result. The state of true liberation comes when one performs all duties and obligations without bothering about the result. The way to achieve this state is through learning. “Savidyayavimuktye”, true learning which liberates us from desire, craving, attachment and fear. I
Love is like fragrance that transcends through space and over oceans Love is practiced at three levels, physical which is perceived by sense; love at mental affects our mind and intellect. It affects our emotions. Love at these levels is born of attachment and its transient. When the beauty of the flower withers and its fragrance disappeared and it is discarded. Love at spiritual level is ever lasting. That love is shared by two souls and not bodies. Tha
Love is like fragrance that transcends through space and over oceans Love is practiced at three levels, physical which is perceived by sense; love at mental affects our mind and intellect. It affects our emotions. Love at these levels is born of attachment and its transient. When the beauty of the flower withers and its fragrance disappeared and it is discarded. Love at spiritual level is ever lasting. That love is shared by two souls and not bodies. That love never withers. It is eternal. Just like love of Radha and Krishna. God is realized by love perceived by senses, mind and intellect. We have to enshrine God in our heart to perceive Him. We sprinkle Ganges water to purify our body; we have to let the Ganges of love flow through our heart to purify our soul. That highest Purusha (God) is attainable by unflinching devotion alone. Whoever offers me with devotion and pure mind, a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or a little water, I accept with pleasure. The degree of love for the Lord is measured by our devotion for Him and not by the value of the gift. To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love. I give them yoga of discrimination by which they come to Me. That Supreme Purusha in whom all beings reside and by whom all the creation is pervaded is attainable only by exclusive devotion. He who surrenders to Me with unflinching devotion, he is rising above the three qualities and is also fit for realizing God.
It is a strange world in which we live, - a world which is a governed by the law of karma. A Son is born to a father. He feels happy and rejoices. Little does he realize that the child has come to settle up old accounts? A young man and his
first cousin were in love with each other. After they got married, the girl found that her husband did not come up to her expectations. She asked for a divorce and claimed from him the house in
It is a strange world in which we live, - a world which is a governed by the law of karma. A Son is born to a father. He feels happy and rejoices. Little does he realize that the child has come to settle up old accounts? A young man and his
first cousin were in love with each other. After they got married, the girl found that her husband did not come up to her expectations. She asked for a divorce and claimed from him the house in which they lived. Poor man, he had to surrender his house and is, today, wandering homeless!
Through Karma, we come into contact with those with whom we have karmic involvements. We give them to what we owe them and receive what they owe us. Birth is never a matter of accident, Karma determines the family in which I am born. It is commonly believed that if I do evil, & shall be punished for it. The law of Karma, however, is not punitive. But reformative. It may appear that the law of Karma is punishing us for certain misdeeds we might have committed in the near or remote past. The law of Karma never punishes. It puts us in an environment which may afford us opportunities for self-growth. The law of Karma provides us with experiences meant to help us to grow into better and nobler persons. Therefore, let us accept the situation in which we find ourselves and make the most of it by learning the lesson which a particular experience has come to teach us. That is the way of spiritual progress.
The practice of silence is one of my favourite ideals and I have written and spoken about the same whenever I could. But silence in relation to the conquest of the ego has a different focus altogether. Ego pushes people to talk too much, to talk constantly about themselves and to dominate conversations by pushing their views and opinions on others. Asking such people to observe silence is almost a kin to strangulating them! They wou
The practice of silence is one of my favourite ideals and I have written and spoken about the same whenever I could. But silence in relation to the conquest of the ego has a different focus altogether. Ego pushes people to talk too much, to talk constantly about themselves and to dominate conversations by pushing their views and opinions on others. Asking such people to observe silence is almost a kin to strangulating them! They would feel deprived, they would demand the right to be heard and insist that their voices and opinions are worth being heard.
Some of them may be right, some of the time. Rightly or wrongly, excessive egoism is associated with excessive talking- the sort of talking that does not allow others to get a word in edgewise, the sort of talking that drowns out other voices, the sort of talking that dismisses other’s view with a Contemptuous “Nonsense!” or “What rubbish!” Or even without any of these insulting comments, just raising the voice and talking incessantantly.
Before we get into the merits and demerits of loud talking(I have a few friends who claim that they do not deliberately talk loudly; it is just that their voices are a little on the high-decibel side).
Every atmosphere is suitable for life- any atmosphere. Therefore the Veda’s describe the living entities as sarvagatah which means “existing in all circumstances”. The living entity is not a material. Although encagedin a material body, he is not material. But when we speak of different atmospheres, therefore we refer to different material conditions.
They say that the moon’s atmos
Every atmosphere is suitable for life- any atmosphere. Therefore the Veda’s describe the living entities as sarvagatah which means “existing in all circumstances”. The living entity is not a material. Although encagedin a material body, he is not material. But when we speak of different atmospheres, therefore we refer to different material conditions.
They say that the moon’s atmosphere is unsuitable for life,but all they can legitimately say is that it is unsuitable for life asthey know it. The Vedas say that the living entity has no connection with material things. He cannot be burned, cut, dried up, or moistened. This is discussed in Bhagavad Gita. Scientists extend their knowledge about life on this planet, thinking that it must apply to life on other planets also.
Yes. They are thinking foremost of their own selves. They are thinking limitedly, in terms of their own circumstances. This is what we call, “ Dr Frog’s philosophy”. Laughter. Once there was a frog ina well, and when a friend inform him of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean, he asked the friend, oh, what is this Atlantic Ocean?” “It is a vast body of water,” his friend replied.
Today, so many of us are just drifting through life. We do not know where we are going. We don’t know what we want out of life. We work like machines, going through same routine day after day. We forget that each of us is unique. They say that there are a hundred million people in India today. Just imagine, among those hundred million people there is no one exactly like you! Why, amongst the billions of people who inhabit the earth, there is no other per
Today, so many of us are just drifting through life. We do not know where we are going. We don’t know what we want out of life. We work like machines, going through same routine day after day. We forget that each of us is unique. They say that there are a hundred million people in India today. Just imagine, among those hundred million people there is no one exactly like you! Why, amongst the billions of people who inhabit the earth, there is no other person who is like you! You are unique. God made you of special purpose. Discover that special purpose and make it your goal and once you have fixed that goal, you must keep your eyes fixed always on that goal. This is the fourth secret success – fix your goal! If I were ask to you right now? “What is it that you want out of life? What do you wish to achieve?” Not many of you will be able to give me an answer straight away. But if I were to phrase the same question in a negative manner, “what is that you feel, you cannot achieve?” Many of us will have ready answers, some of us will say to me. “Achievement does not run in our family. My father achieved nothing, my brother achieved nothing. I shall achieve nothing.” Perhaps others will say, “I do not have the power, the education or others might say, “my brother has all the brains in the family and my sister has all the good looks, I have nothing, so as I cannot do anything.” To each of us would say: you must fix your goal. It may be a material goal or a spiritual goal.
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to G
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to God. We may use idols; we may go to temples, we recite set prayers; we may offer a simple form of worship with flowers and a lamp; or we may perform an elaborate puja with set rituals; we may sing bhajans or join a Kirtan session; or we can just close our eyes and meditate upon the light within us. Each and every one of these forms of worship is acceptable- so are many others, like selfless service; or absolute faith; or worship; or selfless sacrifice. The Hindu Faith tells us that God accepts any kind of worship, any type of prayer that comes from the heart. The language, the rituals, the location of worship is not important.
The Hindu Faith has always been the most open minded of faiths. Debates and discussions (tarka) were always encouraged. In the ancient ashrams, disciples are encouraged to question their gurus until concepts were made clear to them-a process called prashnena. This holds good even today. No Hindu teacher will resort to dogma or try to retreat behind difficult Sanskrit statements.
One way is to be vigilant in all that we think and say and do, is to be aware that God is omnipresent and omniscient, and is aware of all that we do. I was reminded by someone a little boy’s story who was visiting his grand-mother. There was a large picture of Sri Vishnu on the wall of her living room. Underneath the picture was the caption; God is wat
One way is to be vigilant in all that we think and say and do, is to be aware that God is omnipresent and omniscient, and is aware of all that we do. I was reminded by someone a little boy’s story who was visiting his grand-mother. There was a large picture of Sri Vishnu on the wall of her living room. Underneath the picture was the caption; God is watching you. The little boy became strategy with strangely quiet and subdued on seeing the picture. Nothing his mood, his grand-mother asked him what the matter was.
“I suppose I must be good and behave myself here,” replied the little boy. “If God is watching me, he is sure to punishment if I’m naughty.” “Not at all!”Laughed the grand-mother. “God is watching you all the time because he loves you so much that he can’t his eyes off from you!” this is the spirit with which we must cultivate good thoughts and positive emotions. Here is one of the simple I often offer:-
All matter is a combination of five gross elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and three subtle elements ( mind, intelligence and false ego).
According to the Vedic Science, material energy begins with the false ego and then develops into the intelligence, then the mind and then develops into the gross elements- ether, air , fire and so on. So the same basic ingredients are present in all matter. Is this right?
God is Supreme Being who created everything from His Own expansion. Even the laws of the Nature are the Will of God.
 
God is Supreme Being who created everything from His Own expansion. Even the laws of the Nature are the Will of God.
You know that all beings have evolved from lower Nature- earth , water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect ego, and the higher Nature-soul, is the lifeprinciple by which the universe is upheld.
There is nothing what so ever higher than me; all this strung on Me, as clusters of gems on a string.
God is Banyan tree but Banyan tree is not God. God is you (soul) but you (body) are not God. God is your Guru but you guru is not God for he has no power to create anything. Even your Guru was created by Him and he was born and he will decay and die.
God is eternal; He is not born and He does not die.
The Lord's prayer exhorts us to forgive others, even as we expect God to forgive us. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us... When we are in pain and anguish, we are 'out of
sync', as they say, out of alignment with the source of all love and mercy. In such a state, our impulse is to hurt, hit out at the other person, inflict on him the pain that he has given to us. Thus, pain and hurt become a vicious cycle in ou
The Lord's prayer exhorts us to forgive others, even as we expect God to forgive us. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us... When we are in pain and anguish, we are 'out of
sync', as they say, out of alignment with the source of all love and mercy. In such a state, our impulse is to hurt, hit out at the other person, inflict on him the pain that he has given to us. Thus, pain and hurt become a vicious cycle in our lives. Such a negative situation can be overcome only through the healing power of God's love. And so, I urge my friends to turn to God with this prayer: "0 God, help me to forget this hurt, so that it does not enter into my heart, and become a festering wound." God's grace turns your negative, destructive emotions into love. While you cannot control another person's attitude to you or his emotions for you, you can choose your own attitude. You can choose what you want to experience. When we strengthen our connection with God, we connect ourselves to His infinite mercy and compassion. Some of it will surely flow into our hearts, and we will be able to extend compassion, forgiveness and understanding to those who have wronged us. It is natural for many of us to react with anger when someone has wronged us. We may even say, "How can I ever forgive what this person has done to me?" My suggestion is to set yourself - your ego - aside and allow God's forgiveness to flow through you.
Because of this understanding, Dr. Annie Besant left her country, left behind her friends and family to com
Because of this understanding, Dr. Annie Besant left her country, left behind her friends and family to come to India. She regarded India as the great land of the Rishis, Sages and Saints who offered the most profound and satisfactory solution to life’s problems. She came to live in Madras i.e. Chennai and then founded the famous “Theosophical society of india”. Many of may not us know that the “Theosophy” actually means “Wisdom concerning God “ or more literally, god’s wisdom as translated directly from the original Greek. Dr. Annie Besant once said: “Mysticism is the realization of God, of the Universal Self. It is attained either as a realization of God outside the Mystic or within himself. In the first case, it is usually reached from within a religion, by exceptionally intense love and devotion, accompanied by purity of life, for only the pure thinking in heart shall see God.
In other words, we can see and realize God within ourselves; or we can see Him all around us and realize His Omnipresence. A famous artist in Mexico had painted a beautiful landscape. It was displayed for public viewing at a Five Star Hotel. People poured in to admire the masterpiece – a brilliant reproduction of green, rolling countryside,
When you set in motion negative forces, you will generate negative feelings or effects. Whatever whether we choose good or evil, we will reap the result of our desire of our choice. Thus every day, every hour, every minute of our lives, we are creating the causes that determine our fate and our future. When a person is af
When you set in motion negative forces, you will generate negative feelings or effects. Whatever whether we choose good or evil, we will reap the result of our desire of our choice. Thus every day, every hour, every minute of our lives, we are creating the causes that determine our fate and our future. When a person is afflicted with a heart problem, he bemoans his fate. If only he would look carefully at his actions, he will realize he has been eating the wrong kind of food, leading to the wrong kind of lifestyle and choosing bad habits over good ones. A bad lifestyle was the cause; the heart problem is the effect. He himself has created his “fate.” Disease or good health; success or failure; poverty or wealth; all these are the effects of causes we have created in our past.
However we can change the effect on our fate if we choose the right way through right action. Let me give an example when we are ill, we go to a doctor. This is one way to minimize, mitigate the bad effects of our illness. However, when the disease is deep-rooted, the underlying cause has to be eliminated. Another way to change fate is to resist the effects of our causes.
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to G
The Hindu faith gives us the greatest possible freedom to practice our faith –for, in the words of some saints. “The goal is one, but the paths are many.” The Hindu Faith has always recognized this fact, and emphasized that man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. God Realization is thus possible for all the family man as well as the ascetic. The Hindu Faith also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to God. We may use idols; we may go to temples, we recite set prayers; we may offer a simple form of worship with flowers and a lamp; or we may perform an elaborate puja with set rituals; we may sing bhajans or join a Kirtan session; or we can just close our eyes and meditate upon the light within us. Each and every one of these forms of worship is acceptable- so are many others, like selfless service; or absolute faith; or worship; or selfless sacrifice. The Hindu Faith tells us that God accepts any kind of worship, any type of prayer that comes from the heart. The language, the rituals, the location of worship is not important.
Who is god? Where is He? Since most of us have never seen Him, can we presume that he does exist? Does God have a form or is he a formless one? Guru Nanak describes God in magnificient memorable terms in the opening of Guru Granth sahib:- “God is one. He is the Supreme Truth. He is the creator, is without fear and without hate. He is
Who is god? Where is He? Since most of us have never seen Him, can we presume that he does exist? Does God have a form or is he a formless one? Guru Nanak describes God in magnificient memorable terms in the opening of Guru Granth sahib:- “God is one. He is the Supreme Truth. He is the creator, is without fear and without hate. He is immortal. He is neither born nor does he die. By the Guru’s grace shall be met. Chant and meditate on his Name. In the beginning, He was the Truth. Throughout the ages He has been the Truth. Throughout He is the Truth now and He shall be the truth forever.
People who could not relate to this high truth begged Guru Nanak to tell them what God looked like. The great Guru taught them that God is formless. God is beyond these three qualities one understands Him, O Nanak, with whom God is pleased. “All the Sikh Gurus insisted that they were not to be worshipped. They exhorted their followers to worship none but the One True God. Guru Gobind Singh went so far as to say,. “Those who call me God will fall into the pit of hell. Consider me as a humble servant of God and have no doubt about it,” but those persistent questions still haunt some of us; who is God? Where does He dwell? How can we prove that He is?
In the eyes of God all are equal. There is no colour, castes, creed or country in His domain, none is high, and none is low. Each man devoted to his duty attains perfection. By worshipping Him through performance of his own duty, man attains perfection leading to liberation. Each of us is born with a unique nature; accordingly we are assigned a particular duty. Abiding in one’s own duty is God’s worship. Lord Krishna divided the society in fo
In the eyes of God all are equal. There is no colour, castes, creed or country in His domain, none is high, and none is low. Each man devoted to his duty attains perfection. By worshipping Him through performance of his own duty, man attains perfection leading to liberation. Each of us is born with a unique nature; accordingly we are assigned a particular duty. Abiding in one’s own duty is God’s worship. Lord Krishna divided the society in four castes, according to the divisions of the qualities and deals. But He is not responsible for our qualities and deeds. He who attends to his duty ordained by his own nature does not incur sin. All actions are imperfect. Therefore, one should not abandon one’s duty.
Many of us like to make plans. We make plans for the future and set goals we want to achieve at certain times of our life, such as getting a degree, getting that first pay cheque or getting married. Some of us may have our year planned out by January every year. Only after making bookings, schedules and timetables do we feel comfortable that everything is organized in our lives. Plans are important because they help us define what we need to accomplish. They b
Many of us like to make plans. We make plans for the future and set goals we want to achieve at certain times of our life, such as getting a degree, getting that first pay cheque or getting married. Some of us may have our year planned out by January every year. Only after making bookings, schedules and timetables do we feel comfortable that everything is organized in our lives. Plans are important because they help us define what we need to accomplish. They become the mental to-do list of our life. And when everything goes smoothly, according to plan, we feel a sense of relief and accomplishment. Numerous books on business and strategy emphasize the importance of an 'action plan — steps we need to take to reach that all important goal. Numerous motivational talks also highlight the need foraplan as a key ingredient to success. But things don't always go according to plan. Life throws us many curveballs. Sometimes there is an unexpected pleasant surprise, like a promotion at work or an award from our peers. Or the best surprise —when the Master comes to visit our centre and all our well-laid plans for the day are thrown out the window. Other times it may not be such a positive surprise. It may be an unfore-seen illness, or a sudden tragedy. When this happens, we can be thrown completely off track and lose our sense of balance. Books and talks may teach us how to plan, but they do not teach us what to do when things do not go as in
A Moment of Calm is an experience, which each one of us as a human being should have at least once every day. Our minds are agitated, our minds are disturbed, our minds should be filled with Peace- the peace that passes, surpasses, understanding. The minds of many of us are filled with peace, grudges, resentment and thoughts of revenge. They are filled with negative thoughts.
A Moment of Calm is an experience, which each one of us as a human being should have at least once every day. Our minds are agitated, our minds are disturbed, our minds should be filled with Peace- the peace that passes, surpasses, understanding. The minds of many of us are filled with peace, grudges, resentment and thoughts of revenge. They are filled with negative thoughts.
Let us, uncluttered our minds by forgiving everyone who has in any way wronged us. We need to understand that whatever is happening to us is according to the law of Karma. It is likely that in the past, near future or remote. I have done something to somebody. Whatever I have done, must return to me; otherwise the can be no balance.
Action must produce reaction. This is a scientific law. It is a universal law. Action and reaction are equal and opposite of each other. Therefore we must learn to forgive. Just experience this Moment of Calm by forgiving all wrongs that have been done to you. The man with an unforgiving spirit harms himself. His Heart is filled with resentment, which will gradually destroy him.
People who could not relate to this high truth begged Guru Nanak to tell them what God looked like. The great Guru taught them that God is formless. God is beyond these three qualities one understands Him, O Nanak, with whom God is pleased. “All the Sikh Gurus insisted that they were not to be worshipped. They exhorted their followers to worshi
People who could not relate to this high truth begged Guru Nanak to tell them what God looked like. The great Guru taught them that God is formless. God is beyond these three qualities one understands Him, O Nanak, with whom God is pleased. “All the Sikh Gurus insisted that they were not to be worshipped. They exhorted their followers to worship none but the One True God. Guru Gobind Singh went so far as to say,. “Those who call me God will fall into the pit of hell. Consider me as a humble servant of God and have no doubt about it,” but those persistent questions still haunt some of us; who is God? Where does He dwell? How can we prove that He is?
It is not just deniers and atheists who have raised these questions. Philosophers and saintly souls and wise man who realized God in their lifetime have also been troubled by these persistent doubts. People who go through mental turmoil and suffering also find it difficult to believe in the existence of God. When Dr. Annie Besant, the founder of the famous Theosophical Society of India, was a young woman, she worked on the editorial staff of a prestigious magazine called “The New Review”. She was an intellectual woman, given to mature reflection and logical thinking. She gave birth to baby who fell seriously ill, soon after birth.
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all men. For example, there are two examples or things; fulfillment of desire and forsaking desire. We may become an Indra, an emperor, a maharaja, a rich man, or we amass any amount of wealth, then too the fulfillment of desire can never be a reality. But renunciation of desire one certainly can. None can ever satiate worldliness; and God-realization all can have. No one is unable to act in this act. Because, human birth is only meant for it. What work will he be able to do if he cannot fulfill the work of God-realization for which alone human life has been bestowed? Human body is not forgotten satisfaction of worldly desires, then how can he succeed in ding this work? He can never. One to all is free to realize God and renounce worldly desires. One to all are unfree is the fulfillment of worldly desires. Who is there in this assembly, please say, who is capable enough to satisfy all his worldly desires? No one be able to do so.
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all
There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it; you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men; but the ability and power to gain worldly object is not in all men. For example, there are two examples or things; fulfillment of desire and forsaking desire. We may become an Indra, an emperor, a maharaja, a rich man, or we amass any amount of wealth, then too the fulfillment of desire can never be a reality. But renunciation of desire one certainly can. None can ever satiate worldliness; and God-realization all can have. No one is unable to act in this act. Because, human birth is only meant for it. What work will he be able to do if he cannot fulfill the work of God-realization for which alone human life has been bestowed? Human body is not forgotten satisfaction of worldly desires, then how can he succeed in ding this work? He can never. One to all is free to realize God and renounce worldly desires. One to all are unfree is the fulfillment of worldly desires. Who is there in this assembly, please say, who is capable enough to satisfy all his worldly desires? No one be able to do so.
man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcen
man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect
Anything from outside are a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity of feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is inherent in the being where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own.
What other people will speak of me or think of me is a fear which can cause great loss and meaninglessness in life. One should shed this fear away be courageous and bold. Will others not talk ill of us if we go on fearing about how others hold us in their view? Whether we fear or not, they will talk the way they like. Not subjecting us to the spell of fear in the view of other one’s opinion, it is always gainful to stick fast to our rightest convictions and to go along the path of truth and goodness without any sense of fear.
The first essential thing, therefore, is to enter this laboratory within ourselves, by bringing our scattered attention inside of the eye focus. This is a slow process. But we are not justified in saying that we cannot do it, or that it is impossible, or that it is useless. ... It is our job and we must do it; and we must do it now, in this very lifetime.
Spiritual Gems This message from Great Master is like a blueprint for what we have to do on
The first essential thing, therefore, is to enter this laboratory within ourselves, by bringing our scattered attention inside of the eye focus. This is a slow process. But we are not justified in saying that we cannot do it, or that it is impossible, or that it is useless. ... It is our job and we must do it; and we must do it now, in this very lifetime.
Spiritual Gems This message from Great Master is like a blueprint for what we have to do on this path. The first important thing he tells us is that to successfully tackle the task, we must enter our own 'laboratory' - which is within us. Now this may not be the most encouraging image for some of us unscien-tific types. But actually, if one thinks back to those early days in the science lab at school, it was all quite a lot of fun. Powders, test-tubes, bubbling concoctions and the odd explosion or two. And we can remember being given an exact formula to follow, having a teacher's perfect example in front of us, and still never quite being able to deliver the goods. But the truly remarkable thing was that the teacher didn't seem to mind the repeated failures and only very limited successes that most of us could produce.
As God by mere compassion and grace given us the human frame, so also whatever circumstance. He has given us is also given by grace. Whether our actions are good or bad or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of the fruits is our Supremely God. From worldly view-point, circumstance is of two kinds: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. But, from spiritual point of view, the circumstance
As God by mere compassion and grace given us the human frame, so also whatever circumstance. He has given us is also given by grace. Whether our actions are good or bad or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of the fruits is our Supremely God. From worldly view-point, circumstance is of two kinds: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. But, from spiritual point of view, the circumstance is not there are any two kinds of circumstance for. God has given this human body only for His (God) realization, has conferred the circumstance also for that very realization. Therefore, whatever nature of circumstance we have obtained- whether the most favorable of the favorable circumstances or the most unfavorable of the unfavorable circumstances or the circumstances of mixed nature i.e. favorable- cum – unfavorable circumstance- it is only meant for our Spiritual Welfare. Whatever nature of the circumstance is made available for, it is merely the instrument of God-Realization i.e. “Sadhana”. He who is a “Bhogi” i.e. a seeker of sensual pleasures to him, the circumstance is of dual nature: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. In Yogi’s view however circumstance is of two sorts.
Listener: How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or comp
Listener: How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or complete, which is in-complete and transitory? Does anybody want such a life which should not always be like that, we should be living sometime and not live at any other time? Who wants such a life? Does anybody wish for such a knowledge which is incomplete? We want such a life which should always be beautiful. We want such knowledge which is supreme and perfect without the least faint of incompleteness therein. Such a longing is in fact, the longing for the supreme truth of life, God, save God there is nothing which is eternal, perfect and absolute. We hush up the desire to seek Truth by petty worldly desires and become happy or unhappy at times at intervals. Even a dog is pleased by happiness in small measures. A donkey too gets pleased by that way. That happiness should be achieved which is in no way in complete, which is perfect in itself.
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with the heat of sorrow. Wherever you may imagine happiness to lie, you strike against the rock of sorrow and get yourself bruised and your bones broken. In honour, fame, prosperity, authority over men, wife or husband and children- have you discovered happiness anywhere? In none of these you have found it. Everywhere you experience nothing but sorrow and suffering, nothing but fear and worry. Will happiness be found, then, if you retire altogether from association with these? But where will you retire? Wherever you go, you will meet with the same experience. Therefore, it is not necessary to retire. What is necessary is to realize the truth that supreme happiness lies only in God, and that God is everywhere, every moment and in every respect complete by Himself. When you realize this truth, you will begin to see God in every place, in every moment of time and in all circumstances, whether favourable or unfavourable. Then alone you will realize Him, make yourself happy and contented for all time. You can do this.
Is God fair or is God unfair and unjust? There is no question of any injustice in God’s dissension. I say again and again: God is too loving to punish, too wise to make a mistake. His dispensation of justice is simple and straight forward. He has no policeman to catch wrong doers; no courts to conduct endless trials; no judges to pronounce harsh sentences on those who are found guilty. God’s dispensation is simple. Each one of us has been given a field of lif
Is God fair or is God unfair and unjust? There is no question of any injustice in God’s dissension. I say again and again: God is too loving to punish, too wise to make a mistake. His dispensation of justice is simple and straight forward. He has no policeman to catch wrong doers; no courts to conduct endless trials; no judges to pronounce harsh sentences on those who are found guilty. God’s dispensation is simple. Each one of us has been given a field of life. We are free to sow whatever we want in this field of life, which is our karma-kshetra. Only one condition binds us; we must reap what we sown. We must eat the fruits of our own harvest. We are sowing seeds every day, every hour, every moment, in the field of life. Every thought I think, every feeling, every word I utter, every deed I perform, every emotion, every wish that awakens within me. These are all seeds that I am sowing in the field of my life. In course of time, these seeds will germinate and bear fruit. Bitter or Sweet they may be- but I shall have to eat those fruits. No one else can eat them for me. Where then is the question of God being unfair or unjust to me? The trouble is that man in his ignorance, commits errors, and misdeeds. His wrong acts add up to his Karma. His karma binds to its consequences. What we must seek, therefore, is liberation from the bonds of Karma.
If man regards his thing i.e. God as his own and the extraneous thing i.e. body-world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated- there is not an iota of doubt it. In the Gita, where there are mentioned the traits of a “Gunatita” great man i.e. of one who had transcended to the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of , as a one who is stationed in his own Being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is liberated soul. To
If man regards his thing i.e. God as his own and the extraneous thing i.e. body-world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated- there is not an iota of doubt it. In the Gita, where there are mentioned the traits of a “Gunatita” great man i.e. of one who had transcended to the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of , as a one who is stationed in his own Being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is liberated soul. To expect anything from outside is a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity or feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is not inherent in the being. Where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself, and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own.
How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or complete, whic
How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or complete, which is in-complete and transitory? Does anybody want such a life which should not always be like that, we should be living sometime and not live at any other time? Who wants such a life? Does anybody wish for such a knowledge which is incomplete? We want such a life which should always be beautiful. We want such knowledge which is supreme and perfect without the least faint of incompleteness therein. Such a longing is in fact, the longing for the supreme truth of life, God, save God there is nothing which is eternal, perfect and absolute. We hush up the desire to seek Truth by petty worldly desires and become happy or unhappy at times at intervals.
Benefits From Human Birth For God- Realization A devotee asked the question from Saint that; till the objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm that we shall not succumb to them, but we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What shall we do? Saint answered the question of a devotee, very fine question! The idea of succumbing to sense enjoyments
Benefits From Human Birth For God- Realization A devotee asked the question from Saint that; till the objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm that we shall not succumb to them, but we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What shall we do? Saint answered the question of a devotee, very fine question! The idea of succumbing to sense enjoyments- Bhoga-is verily a rare thing, indeed! It’s an extremely valuable idea. Surrendering the ties of the world and awakening our relationship with God- this is manliness (manusyata). If we view things truly, then our relation with God is unbreakable. This is an impossibility that our ties with the world are cemented and those with God surrendered. We are not so powerful, we do not have the power to break away from God; nor is God so powerful despite his omnipotence to break away from us. The truth is that we have no kinship with the world whereas our relationship with God is eternal. Break that which “is not” and awaken that which “is”, this is our main work.
It is human nature to seek shelter of one or the other. Every living being wants to get the shelter of someone, wants to make someone his support. Why is there this .sort of nature? It is so because the being is the in separable fraction of the Supreme Lord. If he seeks the support and shelter of the Lord, then he will have need of any other shelter. But till he gains, the resort of the Supreme Self, he goes on seeking shelters one after the other shelter. He sho
It is human nature to seek shelter of one or the other. Every living being wants to get the shelter of someone, wants to make someone his support. Why is there this .sort of nature? It is so because the being is the in separable fraction of the Supreme Lord. If he seeks the support and shelter of the Lord, then he will have need of any other shelter. But till he gains, the resort of the Supreme Self, he goes on seeking shelters one after the other shelter. He should take God’s shelter, but instead he seeks the shelter of some other thing or being. He seeks the shelter of some other thing or being. He seeks the shelter of wealth, of family, of education, of abilities, of strength, but this shelter does not stay. Only God’s shelter should be sought- this idea seems to be right in mind and understanding, but we did not give up other shelters! Though you are not free in giving up other shelters, you are free, yet by taking special support and shelters of others, by giving up this shelter you will be in a position to live at all! How will I really exist? Owing to surging up of this kind of emotion a sort of cowardice has taken roots in the mind that it is not possible to give up their shelter!
How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or complete, whic
How are we to determine that God-realization is the goal of our life? Since wealth is also worthy of being obtained, honors and status are also worth obtaining, comforts and convenience are also obtainable, so many things are thus to be achieved, the question arises as to how to be sure that God-realization is the goal of our life? Is there anybody among you who wants to be happy, such a happiness which is not perfect or complete, which is in-complete and transitory? Does anybody want such a life which should not always be like that, we should be living sometime and not live at any other time? Who wants such a life? Does anybody wish for such a knowledge which is incomplete? We want such a life which should always be beautiful. We want such knowledge which is supreme and perfect without the least faint of incompleteness therein. Such a longing is in fact, the longing for the supreme truth of life, God, save God there is nothing which is eternal, perfect and absolute. We hush up the desire to seek Truth by petty worldly desires and become happy or unhappy at times at intervals. Even a dog is pleased by happiness in small measures. A donkey too gets pleased by that way. That happiness should be achieved which is in no way in complete, which is perfect in itself. The world cannot provide such happiness which has no deficiency or short coming. Thus worldly pleasure or happiness is not our goal, it is not our destiny.
Forgiveness has been defined as a process of ceasing to feel resentment against someone or to pardon someone. “To cling to resentments is to harm one, to walk the way of spiritual death. To choose to let go of resentments is to walk the way that leads to a life of freedom and fulfillment. The person who holds on to anger or resentment is, without his knowing it, causing damage to himself from within. The person who forgives enters a life of gentle peacefulness.
Forgiveness has been defined as a process of ceasing to feel resentment against someone or to pardon someone. “To cling to resentments is to harm one, to walk the way of spiritual death. To choose to let go of resentments is to walk the way that leads to a life of freedom and fulfillment. The person who holds on to anger or resentment is, without his knowing it, causing damage to himself from within. The person who forgives enters a life of gentle peacefulness. Forgiveness is its own reward. It is forgiver rather than the forgiven who receives the greater benefit. Forgiveness acts like a magic. Forgiveness provides a magical solution to many of our problems. Man grows in true greatness in the measure in which he is able to express the quality of forgiveness. Even so, forgiveness is not the monopoly of the great. Simple souls, humble men and women have practiced the art of forgiveness to perfection. A house, in which a man and his ten-year old daughter lived, was attacked by some outlaws. The father died in the scuffle. The outlaws spared the life of the girl, Melanie, but gouged out her eyes, so that she became blind. Ten years later, Melanie was sitting by the roadside, when she heard her footsteps and a voice which frightened her, “who is it?” she called out “Be careful, because I am blind.”
Get your grammar right! Live in the active voice rather than in passive, thinking more about what you do than about what happens to you. Live in the indicative mood rather than in the subjective, concerned with things as they are, rather than as they might be. Live in the present tense, facing the duty at hand without regret for the past or worrying about the future. Live in the first person, critici
Get your grammar right! Live in the active voice rather than in passive, thinking more about what you do than about what happens to you. Live in the indicative mood rather than in the subjective, concerned with things as they are, rather than as they might be. Live in the present tense, facing the duty at hand without regret for the past or worrying about the future. Live in the first person, criticising yourself, rather than finding fault with others. Live in the singular number, caring more for the approval of your own conscience than the applause of the crowd. If you want a verb to conjugate, you cannot do better than to take the verb to love.
Who is god? Where is He? Since most of us have never seen Him, can we presume that he does exist? Does God have a form or is he a formless one? Guru Nanak describes God in magnificient memorable terms in the opening of Guru Granth sahib:- “God is one. He is the Supreme Truth. He is the creator, is without fear and without hate. He is immortal. He is neither born nor does he die. By the Guru’s grace shall be met. Chant and meditate on his Name. In the begi
Who is god? Where is He? Since most of us have never seen Him, can we presume that he does exist? Does God have a form or is he a formless one? Guru Nanak describes God in magnificient memorable terms in the opening of Guru Granth sahib:- “God is one. He is the Supreme Truth. He is the creator, is without fear and without hate. He is immortal. He is neither born nor does he die. By the Guru’s grace shall be met. Chant and meditate on his Name. In the beginning, He was the Truth. Throughout the ages He has been the Truth. Throughout He is the Truth now and He shall be the truth forever. People who could not relate to this high truth begged Guru Nanak to tell them what God looked like. The great Guru taught them that God is formless. God is beyond these three qualities one understands Him, O Nanak, with whom God is pleased. “All the Sikh Gurus insisted that they were not to be worshipped. They exhorted their followers to worship none but the One True God. Guru Gobind Singh went so far as to say,. “Those who call me God will fall into the pit of hell. Consider me as a humble servant of God and have no doubt about it,” but those persistent questions still haunt some of us; who is God? Where does He dwell? How can we prove that He is?
Human body considered to be the best (door way to Divinity). God, who showers grace without cause, confers human body by His utter mercifulness and kind grace. As God has by mere compassion He has given us is also given by Grace. Whatever actions are good or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done, is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of their fruits is our Supremely Dear friend-from worldly view point, circumstances
Human body considered to be the best (door way to Divinity). God, who showers grace without cause, confers human body by His utter mercifulness and kind grace. As God has by mere compassion He has given us is also given by Grace. Whatever actions are good or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done, is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of their fruits is our Supremely Dear friend-from worldly view point, circumstances is of two kinds: - pleasure yielding and pain yielding. But, from spiritual point of view, the circumstances are not of two kinds. To them who love to have God-realization, there are not of two kinds of circumstances. For, God has given this human body only for His realization, has conferred the circumstances also for that very God-realization. Therefore, whatever nature of circumstances we have obtained- whether the most unfavorable circumstance- it is only meant for our spiritual welfare.
If we crave for Spiritual Welfare, than whatever we know is enough, more knowledge than that is not necessary. If you want crisis, need to sink in sense-enjoyment, enter the cycle of births and deaths, then you do need more goods or belongings. If you long for known is sufficient, not less, for one’s welfare. There is thus neither any need to know more nor to acquire more. Salvation – “Kalyana” – is undoubtedly possible with whatever we know or have.
If we crave for Spiritual Welfare, than whatever we know is enough, more knowledge than that is not necessary. If you want crisis, need to sink in sense-enjoyment, enter the cycle of births and deaths, then you do need more goods or belongings. If you long for known is sufficient, not less, for one’s welfare. There is thus neither any need to know more nor to acquire more. Salvation – “Kalyana” – is undoubtedly possible with whatever we know or have. This body, the world was not here to fore nor shall it be there even after. As such, our relationship with it was also not there even before and it shall not be in future – this everyone knows. Trust not, then the body and the world; do not seek support or shelter there. Likewise, we have got to make the best use of things what we possess, and bestow salvation on all. Reason being that there is no flaw in God’s providence or constitution. God is the friend of all good friends of all the “Jivas” – living creatures without exception. He gave human organism for the welfare of the “Jivas”; so He did not keep in him any kind of shortage of materials or goods, nor of ability even. Had He kept any sort of paucity, it would have been quite unbecoming and improper to say, “Human body is given for divine, destiny or welfare.”
If we crave for Spiritual Welfare, than whatever we know is enough, more knowledge than that is not necessary. If you want crisis, need to sink in sense-enjoyment, enter the cycle of births and deaths, then you do need more goods or belongings. If you long for known is sufficient, not less, for one’s welfare. There is thus neither any need to know more nor to acquire more. Salvation – “Kalyana” – is undoubtedly possible with whatever we know or have.
If we crave for Spiritual Welfare, than whatever we know is enough, more knowledge than that is not necessary. If you want crisis, need to sink in sense-enjoyment, enter the cycle of births and deaths, then you do need more goods or belongings. If you long for known is sufficient, not less, for one’s welfare. There is thus neither any need to know more nor to acquire more. Salvation – “Kalyana” – is undoubtedly possible with whatever we know or have. This body, the world was not here to fore nor shall it be there even after. As such, our relationship with it was also not there even before and it shall not be in future – this everyone knows. Trust not, then the body and the world; do not seek support or shelter there. Likewise, we have got to make the best use of things what we possess, and bestow salvation on all. Reason being that there is no flaw in God’s providence or constitution. God is the friend of all good friends of all the “Jivas” – living creatures without exception. He gave human organism for the welfare of the “Jivas”; so He did not keep in him any kind of shortage of materials or goods, nor of ability even. Had He kept any sort of paucity, it would have been quite unbecoming and improper to say, “Human body is given for divine, destiny or welfare.”
If you really want to succeed in life, you must contract the source of success-God. God is the source of the success. So many people come and say to me; “we have done our best. But why we have failed? Why we have not succeeded in life?” I narrate to those people the story of a little boy who was walking on the road, with his father beside him. The son found a huge stone lying in the middle of the road, and he said to his father, “I want to remove this ston
If you really want to succeed in life, you must contract the source of success-God. God is the source of the success. So many people come and say to me; “we have done our best. But why we have failed? Why we have not succeeded in life?” I narrate to those people the story of a little boy who was walking on the road, with his father beside him. The son found a huge stone lying in the middle of the road, and he said to his father, “I want to remove this stone, let some pedestrians should trip on it and get hurt.” “Go ahead my son,” said his father. The little boy tried to lift up the stone. He struggled hard; he perspired; he put in his very best. But try as he might, he could not lift the stone. Dejected and frustrated, he said to his father, “I have put forth my best efforts, but I have failed.”
Death is certain of that (body) which is born; rebirth is certain of that (body) which is dead. Just as a man takes off worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so the embodied (soul) cuts off worn out bodies and enters into new ones. We are reborn in a house which is conducive to our character (qualities). The man of an ignorant nature, devoid of faith and possessed of doubt is destined to
Death is certain of that (body) which is born; rebirth is certain of that (body) which is dead. Just as a man takes off worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so the embodied (soul) cuts off worn out bodies and enters into new ones. We are reborn in a house which is conducive to our character (qualities). The man of an ignorant nature, devoid of faith and possessed of doubt is destined to the wheel of birth and death. But he who has dedicated all his actions to God in the spirit of yoga of Action, action does not bind him. He is liberated. When the Yogi realizes that all this is Lord Vasudeva (Sri Krishna-God) he is liberate. He is not born.
As God by mere compassion and grace given us the human frame, so also whatever circumstance. He has given us is also given by grace. Whether our actions are good or bad or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of the fruits is our Supremely God. From worldly view-point, circumstance is of two kinds: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. But, from spiritual point of view, the circumstanc
As God by mere compassion and grace given us the human frame, so also whatever circumstance. He has given us is also given by grace. Whether our actions are good or bad or otherwise, whatever kind of actions we have done is of little concern! The important thing is that the dispenser of the fruits is our Supremely God. From worldly view-point, circumstance is of two kinds: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. But, from spiritual point of view, the circumstance is not there are any two kinds of circumstance for. God has given this human body only for His (God) realization, has conferred the circumstance also for that very realization. Therefore, whatever nature of circumstance we have obtained- whether the most favorable of the favorable circumstances or the most unfavorable of the unfavorable circumstances or the circumstances of mixed nature i.e. favorable- cum – unfavorable circumstance- it is only meant for our Spiritual Welfare. Whatever nature of the circumstance is made available for, it is merely the instrument of God-Realization i.e. “Sadhana”. He who is a “Bhogi” i.e. a seeker of sensual pleasures to him, the circumstance is of dual nature: - pleasure-yielding and pain-yielding. In Yogi’s view however circumstance is of two sorts. For accomplishment of spiritual well-being, unfavorable circumstances are far better than the favorable circumstances. Why is it better?
There is a beautiful design behind the magnificence of God's creation.Our scriptures tells us that it has God's intention. There is nothing random about creation. as a great scientist once remarked, "God does not throw dice." We may not be aware of it. This purpose is revealed to us at the proper time, when we have evolved in awareness and consciousness. Life raises many questions, problems and throw many challenges at us. The highway of life hardly gives us
There is a beautiful design behind the magnificence of God's creation.Our scriptures tells us that it has God's intention. There is nothing random about creation. as a great scientist once remarked, "God does not throw dice." We may not be aware of it. This purpose is revealed to us at the proper time, when we have evolved in awareness and consciousness. Life raises many questions, problems and throw many challenges at us. The highway of life hardly gives us or anyone smooth ride, although we are all apt to imagine that others have it easy. If truth were to be told, the journey of life is beset by obstacles, difficulties and challenges. Difficulties and misfortunes too, come with a purpose. For whatever happens, there is a reason! If we make mistakes and are forced to pay a heavy price from them, this too has a learning. Divine Power throws problems and challenges in our way to test our inner strength; to help us to grow in spirit and discover the true meaning of life. It has none of the weakness and defects of human love-like selfishness, insecurity, attachment and ego. The most pure and natural form of love-for which we learn to love God even as He loves us. God is our inner controller as pervading and having eyes on all sides. When you cannot entertain as thought without His Knowledge, it is absolutely futile on your part to think that you have performed a certain act most secretly so that none can know of it.
A devotee asked the question from Saint that; till the objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm that we shall not succumb to them, but we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What shall we do? Saint answered the question of a devotee, very fine question! The idea of succumbing to sense enjoyments- Bhoga-is verily a rare thing, indeed! It’s an extremely valuable idea. Surrendering the ties of the world and awakening our relationshi
A devotee asked the question from Saint that; till the objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm that we shall not succumb to them, but we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What shall we do? Saint answered the question of a devotee, very fine question! The idea of succumbing to sense enjoyments- Bhoga-is verily a rare thing, indeed! It’s an extremely valuable idea. Surrendering the ties of the world and awakening our relationship with God- this is manliness (manusyata). If we view things truly, then our relation with God is unbreakable. This is an impossibility that our ties with the world are cemented and those with God surrendered. We are not so powerful, we do not have the power to break away from God; nor is God so powerful despite his omnipotence to break away from us. The truth is that we have no kinship with the world whereas our relationship with God is eternal. Break that which “is not” and awaken that which “is”, this is our main work. Till the objects do not come to our gaze, our mind remains firm that we will not be entangled in the “Bhogas”- even if this much is appreciated by us in toto, then too it is a matter of great joy. It is really a thing of a very high quality and not to have desire for sense- enjoyments. It is not at all an ordinary thing.
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a li
If man regards his things that is God as his own and the extraneous thing that is body- world as not his own, then he becomes at once liberated, there is not an iota of doubt about it. In the Gita where there are mentioned the traits of a “gun-atita”, great man that is of one who has transcended the three folds of nature, there he is spoken of as the one who is stationed in his own being and is equanimous in moments of sorrow and happiness. Such a man is a liberated soul. To expect Anything from outside are a big cowardice and a huge frailty of nature. This timidity of feebleness is a concoction, a made up thing; it is inherent in the being where is the weakness or difficulty in regarding one’s thing as one’s own, in being oneself and in regarding extraneous things as not one’s own. What other people will speak of me or think of me is a fear which can cause great loss and meaninglessness in life. One should shed this fear away be courageous and bold. Will others not talk ill of us if we go on fearing about how others hold us in their view? Whether we fear or not, they will talk the way they like. Not subjecting us to the spell of fear in the view of other one’s opinion, it is always gainful to stick fast to our rightest convictions and to go along the path of truth and goodness without any sense of fear.
There is a beautiful design behind the magnificence of God's creation. our scriptures tells us that it has God's intention, Bhagavat Sankalpa that was the force behind the creation of this universe. Therefore everything in this universe is well-ordered, well-designed and created with a specific purpose.There is nothing random about creation. As a great scientist remarked, "God does not throw dice." This applies to us, as human beings too. each of us is bor
There is a beautiful design behind the magnificence of God's creation. our scriptures tells us that it has God's intention, Bhagavat Sankalpa that was the force behind the creation of this universe. Therefore everything in this universe is well-ordered, well-designed and created with a specific purpose.There is nothing random about creation. As a great scientist remarked, "God does not throw dice." This applies to us, as human beings too. each of us is born with a purpose. We may not be aware of it. This purpose is revealed to us at the proper time, when we have evolved in awareness and consciousness
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you wi
Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there; why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness; whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your bosom scorches you with the heat of sorrow. Wherever you may imagine happiness to lie, you strike against the rock of sorrow and get yourself bruised and your bones broken. In honour, fame, prosperity, authority over men, wife or husband and children- have you discovered happiness anywhere? In none of these you have found it. Everywhere you experience nothing but sorrow and suffering, nothing but fear and worry. Will happiness be found, then, if you retire altogether from association with these?
But where will you retire? Wherever you go, you will meet with the same experience. Therefore, it is not necessary to retire. What is necessary is to realize the truth that supreme happiness lies only in God, and that God is everywhere, every moment and in every respect complete by Himself. When you realize this truth, you will begin to see God in every place, in every moment of time and in all circumstances, whether favourable or unfavourable. Then alone you will realize Him, make yourself happy and contented for all time. You can do this. Being the very embodiment of Truth you possess in full the right to realize Truth. Truth is, in fact, your very Self.
The world is driven to unhappiness and frustration because it is driven by a sequence of desires. People resort to any means to fulfill their wishes. This could involve taking recourse to lying, harming others or damaging the environment. All religions have, therefore, condemned desire as the root cause of unhappiness.
The state of true liberation comes when one performs all duties and obligations without bothering about the result. The way to achieve
The world is driven to unhappiness and frustration because it is driven by a sequence of desires. People resort to any means to fulfill their wishes. This could involve taking recourse to lying, harming others or damaging the environment. All religions have, therefore, condemned desire as the root cause of unhappiness.
The state of true liberation comes when one performs all duties and obligations without bothering about the result. The way to achieve this state is through learning. “Savidyayavimuktye”, true learning, which liberates us from desire, craving, attachment and fear.
In the Gurukul of Sandipani, both Krishna and Sudama had to share tasks. They lived a life that laid importance of duty rather than the fruits of action. Naturally the concept-developed minds in which there was no place for desire. It also ensured that desire did not slide to the subconscious domain. If activated by any event, desires may generate a tsunami, which could implode.
How to succeed in life?
Formulate and stamp a mental picture of yourself succeeding at whatever you do.
Hold on to this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture.
Never think of yourself as a failure. Never doubt the reality of the mental images, no matter how badly things might seem at the moment.
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, voice a
How to succeed in life?
Formulate and stamp a mental picture of yourself succeeding at whatever you do.
Hold on to this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture.
Never think of yourself as a failure. Never doubt the reality of the mental images, no matter how badly things might seem at the moment.
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, voice a positive thought deliberately to cancel it out.
Do not build any obstacles in your imaginations. Depreciate every so-called obstacle; minimize them.
Do not be awe-struck by other people and try to copy them. Remember that most people, despite their confident appearance and demeanor, are often as scared and as doubtful of themselves as you are.
See difficulties for only what they are – study and efficiently eliminate them.
Repeat the following ten times every day:
I can do all things through God which strengthens me.
If God is with me, who can be against me?
Guard Ourselves against Evil is an effective guide to overcome self-doubts and emerge successful, despite all odds.
We live in an economic age. There is a scramble for wealth everywhere. But in between this race for wealth, people forget to remember the supreme soul (i.e. God).
I do not wish to speak much, or I would enter into an analysis of the life of the western culture and civilization. And we are imitating this civilization. The west is not happy with this wealth. And you will never be happy with wealth. If you want to be happy, gather the wealth of gold or gari
We live in an economic age. There is a scramble for wealth everywhere. But in between this race for wealth, people forget to remember the supreme soul (i.e. God).
I do not wish to speak much, or I would enter into an analysis of the life of the western culture and civilization. And we are imitating this civilization. The west is not happy with this wealth. And you will never be happy with wealth. If you want to be happy, gather the wealth of gold or garibi - Surrender to the lord. Where there is no surrender, there are so many discussions and dissensions. The greatest malady of our days is egoism, pride. People want offices everywhere. But a true servant wants to serve. How difficult is it to practice self-effacement?
Every day quarrels occur in our families and also in our minds infected with egoism. We lack in discipline in our life. “Renounce the Pride of the mind!” says Kabir. Renounce egoism! Take refuge at the feet of saints! Accept His will! Be sipahis (Soldiers) in the army of the satguru (God).
Be sipahis and be blessed!
Indians are the proud inheritors of a rich heritage, the heritage of what people call Hinduism. Hinduism is not used here to refer to the Hindu Faith. I believe it is not an “ism”; it is not a creed or a dogma.
Historians and scholars everywhere agree that the sanatana dharma is unique in several respects. It is the only non-prophetic religion in the world. All the other major religions are rooted firmly in history, with one person as the fo
Indians are the proud inheritors of a rich heritage, the heritage of what people call Hinduism. Hinduism is not used here to refer to the Hindu Faith. I believe it is not an “ism”; it is not a creed or a dogma.
Historians and scholars everywhere agree that the sanatana dharma is unique in several respects. It is the only non-prophetic religion in the world. All the other major religions are rooted firmly in history, with one person as the founder of a religion and his teachings as the doctrine to follow. The Hindu faith is not based on the life, teachings or spiritual experiences of any one individual; it is based on certain universal and eternal values and ideals. "The goal is one, but the paths are many." The Hindu faith has recognized the fact that a man’s journey to eternity is essentially an inner journey. It also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to God, by using many idols of Gods, we may go to temples, we recite sets of prayers, we may offer a simple form of worship with flowers and light lamps or we may perform elaborate pujas with set rituals. By closing our eyes we meditate upon the light that is within us.
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