The Name of the Lord is a potent and unfailing antidote for those who are bitten by the serpent of worldliness. It is a nectar that can confer immortality and perennial peace. The God of Death is terribly afraid of those who repeat the Name of the Lord. He cannot approach them. Repeat the Name of the Lord al all limes and attain the state of fearlessness.
May the Lord guide you in all your activities! May He enlighten your path, enabling you to achieve the goal of life, namely, God-realization!
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Unlike him, you have secluded yourself on the banks of the Ganges without entering the political field at all.
God has endowed each man with certain talents and marked out the field of service for
him. Wisdom lies in finding out those talents and utilizing them in selfless service to humanity,
in accordance with His will. Gandhiji’s was a political field of service. Mine is the field of
renunciation, Sannyas and Nivritti. For us to exchange places would be like a cobbler and a
tailor exchanging plac
If this is so, then who goes to hell or heaven?
The real experiencer of anything, in an individualistic way, is neither the Self nor the
physical body. It is the mind that is the centre of individuality, that individualizes and imprisons
a ray of the Atman in what is called the individual soul. And it is this mind, as embodied in the
subtle body, that undergoes the pleasure of heaven or the pains of hell, or for that matter, any
experience through a gross or a subtle body.
The mind appears to have co
Have intense faith in God and have proper understanding of the scriptures. Take refuge in
Vairagya. Do not waste time in idle gossiping. Time is fleeting. Utilise every moment in His
worship and service. Develop humility, Kshama, patience and the spirit of service. Be sincere and
true. The Lord is quiet close to you in your heart. Cling to His Name with leech-like tenacity. You
will enjoy Supreme Joy.
Pray to God for purity, devotion, light and knowledge. Pray in any way you like. Become as
simple as
promising to guide them in their rapid march to the Goal of life, viz., Self-realization, why do you encourage dance, drama and music?
The question betrays an ignorance of the fundamental principles of music and dance.
They are divine. I should request you to remember that Lord Krishna with His inseparable flute
and Mother Sarasvati with Her Veena remind you that music is divine. Lord Nataraja reminds
you that dance had its origin in Him. The wickedness of man would misuse anything. Because
pickpock
Lust is but a natural tendency of the mind. The best method to check the impulse is the
way of intense and deep Vairagya by a study of religious books, by constant Satsang with
Mahatmas (noble souls), by self-enquiry or “Who am I?” enquiry, by close observance of the
ways of the world, and by an understanding of the diseases and the spiritual degradation that
result from over-indulgence. Remember the saying of the Lord in the Gita:
Trividham Narakasyedam Dvaram Nasanmatmanah
Kamah Krodastata Lobhas T
Eat when you are hungry. Do not eat anything between meals. Eat slowly in a calm
mood. Chew properly. Eat moderately. Avoid many combinations of food. Drink a glass of
water one hour before or after food, never with a meal. Fast on Ekadasi. Eat nothing before 9
a.m. or after 7 p.m. Take care of your teeth. Just before or after a meal, avoid all exertion, mental
or physical. Relax at least for half an hour. A long brisk walk is beneficial. Paschimottanasan,
Halasan, Bhujangasan, Salabhasan, Dhanurasa
Lust is but a natural tendency of the mind. The best method to check the impulse is the
way of intense and deep Vairagya by a study of religious books, by constant Satsang with
Mahatmas (noble souls), by self-enquiry or “Who am I?” enquiry, by close observance of the
ways of the world, and by an understanding of the diseases and the spiritual degradation that
result from over-indulgence. Remember the saying of the Lord in the Gita:
Trividham Narakasyedam Dvaram Nasanmatmanah
Kamah Krodastata Lobhas T
Eat when you are hungry. Do not eat anything between meals. Eat slowly in a calm
mood. Chew properly. Eat moderately. Avoid many combinations of food. Drink a glass of
water one hour before or after food, never with a meal. Fast on Ekadasi. Eat nothing before 9
a.m. or after 7 p.m. Take care of your teeth. Just before or after a meal, avoid all exertion, mental
or physical. Relax at least for half an hour. A long brisk walk is beneficial. Paschimottanasan,
Halasan, Bhujangasan, Salabhasan, Dhanurasa
It is the Great Time personified. It is the destroyer of name and form. In the Hindu
pantheon, there are various gods and goddesses who are members of the divine hierarchy. Just as
we have our government here composed of various ministers and officers, the celestials who rule
the world, too, have their own deities who control the various aspects of creation, preservation
and destruction of this world. Some are in charge of the various elements like air, fire and water;
some are in charge of birth, d
NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE
By Swami Sivananda
By the command of the Indestructible Being, minutes, hours, days and nights, stand apart. By the command of the Immortal Brahman, months, years, seasons and solstices stand apart. He who knows this Indestructible Being is a liberated sage or Jivanmukta.
Time rolls on. New becomes old and old becomes new again. Today is the most auspicious New Year's Day. God has given you another chance this year to enable you to strive for your salvation. Today man is. Tomorro
Nirguna is not nothingness. It is the fullness of everything that is good. Nirguna is
plenitude. In it you find all auspiciousness, all goodness, all beauty, all joy, all health, all
sweetness, all purity, all peace, everything developed to perfection. From a distance this fullness
becomes inconceivable and so the sages called it Nirguna. Once they reach there, they get
merged in that inexpressible experience. It is not nothingness, but it is everythingness, and
beyond this too, for it is inexpressi
Watch your mind and thoughts. Introspect and practise self-analysis. Avoid evil company.
Understand the way of Maya. Be on the alert. Be very humble and simple, remember God at every
moment.
Remove arrogance, self-conceit and laziness. Develop humility to a maximum degree. Be
sincere. Serve all with love. Respect your elders and parents. Lead a simple, laborious life.
Cheer up your spirit. Have Perfect trust in God. Keep the mind fully occupied. Practise daily
meditation. Develop virtuous qualities.
Hold fast the lamp of Dharma. Entertain thoughts of Divine Love. Preserve equanimity in
success and failure. Restrain the senses. Calm the mind. Fix it on God. Soar high in the realm of
bliss. Behold unity. You will have cosmic vision.
Give up all sorts of fears, anger, care, worries and anxieties. Do not be disheartened by
failures. Pain is the best thing in the world. It is an eye-opener. Never forget this.
Dear friend, can economical sufficiency and a few more comforts with electric lights, fans
a
Develop patience, tolerance, mercy and love. Practise Vichara. Enquire, “Who am I?”
Serve others With Atma Bhava.
Have firm faith in Srutis and Sastras. Regulate your conduct when you deal with others.
Prostrate before everybody mentally. Possess a keen longing for liberation and intense Vairagya.
Be sincere and earnest. Develop your will-power. Conserve all leaking energy. Draw up a daily
routine and stick to it tenaciously. Grow. Expand. Get success in life. Realise God.
From "Light, Power and Wisd
As is the mind’s focus , so the state of mind.
As is the perception,so are the circumstances.
As are the karmas, so is the habitual direction of the mind/person
What this mind serves, so it becomes.
So are the karmas.
One reaps what one sows
Our mere wishes cannot change this.
As are the karma, so does he receive.
What one plants, so does one eats.
As are the praises (of GOD), this also one eats
(his perception changes accordingly),
What one keeps in awareness regularly, so is the path he follow.
Doesn’t it seem that just about anything we do or eat these days allegedly cause cancer? Excessive exposure to sunlight increases the risk of skin cancer. Asbestos workers, smoking, radiation, charcoal steaks, too much fat in our diet, saccharin, and many other chemicals found in herbicides and pesticides those things that increase our risk of developing CANCER. They all increase oxidative stress as cause of cancer. Every day we are expelling free radicals when excessive free radicals are allow
That is why medical science, Eastern or Western, has not yet been able to define what health is. They can define each disease exactly -- they know thousands and thousands of diseases and they have defined them all -- but they cannot define what health is. At the most they can say that when there is no disease yo
Work with a heart within and God overhead. Have a profound faith in the will of
Providence. Meditate on the divine attributes of the Lord viz., mercy, cosmic love, beauty of
beauties and All-pervasiveness. You will get success in life and God-realisation.
Keep open the portals of your heart by removing selfishness, greed, lust, so that the
Almighty Lord may come and dwell therein. Give up all useless discussions and proceed
straightaway in the quest of the Self or God. You will possess immense inner
We commonly become emotional, either in times of sorrow e.g. at being separated from a loved one, at experiencing failure in an external event, on hearing a negative news, etc. or in times of joy e.g. when our child or spouse or even pet performs a warm act, while watching a movie, etc. While we have always believed that it is absolutely normal or natural to become emotional and some of us even believe that it is good to let go of our emotions and crying once in a while makes us lighter and stro
