Japa of the Narayana Mantra keeps the Chaturbhuj Murti of the
Lord before my mental eyes. I, however, have been accustomed to meditate on the Murti of
Lord Krishna and am in search of a Chaturbhuj Murti of Lord Krishna with Arjun at His
feet. Please let me know how I should go on in future.
You have already created a clear mental image, momentum and force by meditating on
Lord Krishna. It is not good to change the form now. Even if you change it, the old…
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Married life can never be an obstruction to those who are endowed with dispassion and
detachment to worldly objects and who consider that life is intended to mould one’s own self by
drawing lessons from the university of Nature. Study the lives of saints like Thyagaraja,
Ekanath, Narsi Mehta, Bhadrachalam Ramdas, Tukaram, Namdev, Jayadeva, Chaitanya and
Kabir. Probe deep into the world and the way in which the above-mentioned saints and a host of
others actually led…
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Woman is in no way inferior to man. The home is a cooperative organization. It
flourishes on the principle of division of labour. If a man earns and the wife stays at home, it
does not mean that the woman is a parasite and a slave. She is indeed the builder of the nation.
To make noble citizens by training their children and to form the character of the whole human
race is undoubtedly a power far greater than that which women could hope to exercise as voters
or…
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Points of Self Respect and Soul Study:
1. We, the cheerful souls, like the North Star, do not change our position...with determined thought and determined faith in the intellect, and with a constant and stable stage, we are the multi million times fortunate beads of the rosary...we are full and complete with elevated relationships, elevated connections, true love and all types of wealth and success...we have attainments of all relationships with the One Imperishable, Altruistic…
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The divinity of the all-pervading God is vibrant in every atom of creation. There is not a
speck of space where He is not. Why do you then say that He is not the idols?
The idol is a support for the neophyte. It is a prop of his spiritual childhood. A form or
image is necessary for worship in the beginning. It is not possible for all to fix the mind on the
Absolute or the Infinite. A concrete form is necessary for the vast majority for…
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Yes, you can stick to Grihastha Ashrama. But live as an ideal householder. Support the
other three Ashramas. If the duties of a householder are strictly followed, there is no necessity
for Sannyas.
Become a true Brahmachari and give up sexual intercourse completely. You have enough
children. The practice of Yoga strictly demands this from you if you desire to make real,
substantial, rapid spiritual progress. Train your wife also in the spiritual path. Let her also…
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The Rise and Fall of Humans
We will understand this lesson with the help of the adjoiningpicture. It is a wonderful story of how the souls, who once were deities became the devotees and very ordinary human beings. It also explains how they lost the divine virtues, spiritual and moral values and developed devilish tendencies. The illustration shows that originally, human souls had complete purity, peace and…
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Taking Pati Seva as my duty, I am doing it very sincerely and faithfully. But I know that neither Pati nor son nor father nor mothercan help me in achieving the real goal. Did not Mira meet Bhagavan by leaving her husband?
For a lady, her husband is the image of God. She will have to realize God in and through
him alone. She need not go to temples even for worship. Your Vairagya is a momentary
bubbling. It cannot help you in any way in your spiritual progress. You may say,…
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I intend to enter into the life of a
Sannyasin, but I do not know where to find out a Guru. Kindly let me know what I have to
do to become a Sannyasin.
You should not hate the world, but you should hate the worldly life. The world is a
manifestation of the Lord. The world is the best teacher for you. The world cannot stand in the
way of your attainment of Kaivalya. You must change the way of your living and viewing
things. You will have to build a new mind…
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The self-surrender is not complete. There are still subtle Moha, subtle desires and
egoism. The Indriyas are still powerful and outgoing. These are the obstacles. When these are
removed, you can hear the shrill, sweet, inner voice of God. Impure souls mistake the voice of
the impure mind for the voice of God.
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May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations…
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Cutting vegetables is not Himsa. There is no real consciousness in plants and trees,
although there is life in them. There is life in plants, sensation in animals, mentality in human
beings and spirituality in sages. There is no Visesha Ahankara and reflection of Chaitanya in
plants and trees. Hence they cannot experience pain. The tree will not say, “I am experiencing
pain”. The mind in plants and trees is not developed. It is quite rudimentary. It is Jada…
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Activity and Passivity must go together in Asanas. - B K S Iyengar
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Ignorance is a mental Kalpana, imagination. Thou art an embodiment of wisdom. When
the veil drops, you will shine in your own Svarupa. Allow the Vasanas and egoism to pass.
Break the clouds. Behind the clouds, there is the luminous sun. Behind the mind, there is the
self-radiant Atman. Purify yourself. Destroy the evil Vrittis. Plod on in the spiritual path. You
have taken this life for this purpose only. For Self-realization and the spiritual path, Sanskrit is
not at…
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Yes. You cannot understand and realize the spirit and object of Vedanta if you neglect to
practice Nishkama Karma Yoga for the eradication of the impurities in the mind. Nishkama
Karma Yoga gives you Chitta Suddhi and eventually culminates in the realization of the unity of
the Self.
Serve everyone with intense love, without the idea of agency, without expectation of
fruits, reward or appreciation. Feel that you are only a Nimitta or an instrument in the hands…
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The Cycle of Time
In this lesson, we learn about the beginning, the middle and the end of one complete ‘time cycle’ of this world. More than anything else, we will understand the great significance of the period we are undergoing at present.
The world has been in existence since eternity and it will continue to be eternal. The world was neither created anytime before nor will it get destroyed later,…
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"The Divine Light manifests itself in the Divine Feminity. So, give full respect to the Divine Feminity..!"
~ Jagada Guruu Maa Jagadambaa…
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Does Brahmacharya help one escape old age? The sexual act is
necessary for renewing life. All man’s mental powers give him no chance of escaping the
time-linked process of birth, life, aging and death. For the propagation of the species, man
and woman have been provided with this creative power; and the sex act is a necessity.
You have viewed the topic from a thoroughly wrong angle. The very premise for your
theory is wrong. Immortality does not pertain to the…
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Thoughts are the seeds that create destiny.
Expression: Thoughts lead one to destiny. If there is the same thought as before, there is no newness and there cannot be anything new attained. If things have to change, effort needs to be put in at the level of the thought first. Such thoughts will naturally inspire and motivate to make the best use of the available resources.
Experience: When I begin to create new thoughts in challenging times , Iam able to be happy and…
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To find out a real Guru who may sincerely look after the disciple is a very difficult task in
this world. It is quite true. But, to find out a true disciple who may sincerely follow the
instructions of a Guru is indeed a very, very difficult task in this world. Have you thought over
this point? Do not use your reason too much in the selection of a Guru. If you fail to get a Guru
of the first-class type, try to get one who is treading the spiritual path for some years, who…
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