There must be Purushartha also. Only when you do Purushartha, the grace will come. A
professor will not answer the questions for you and make you pass. The Gita says, “Uddharet
Atmanatmanam”. One should raise oneself. Grace only helps one to raise oneself. Everybody
should work out his own salvation. You may ask, “What is grace then?”. If an aspirant gets
letters from his preceptor, clearing his doubts, that is grace. If an aspirant comes here, takes
Ganges bath and hears the lectures here, that is
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If a person hurts the feelings of some Godrealized
saint, then it is said that the saint may curse and thus herald a bundle of miseries
for him. How far is this true?
The company of Sadhus and Sannyasins is always covetable provided they are of sterling
character. If this singular qualification is traceable in them, they are worthy of adoration and
respect. They can never be a source of trouble to anyone.
Contact with Sadhus and Sannyasins of true worth can never mar the progress or the
personal inter
« Perfect Magic » is the 9th opus penned for the « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » project. It was completed on February 6, 2013, and is the first new piece to follow the compositional rush that led to the « The Abode Of The Blessed » EP.
The lyrics were written in an « everything happens for a reason » frame of mind and aim to hint at how each and every life, even the apparently disadvantaged, is blessed with the loving support of the underlying intelligence that unites and animates all beings.
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You cannot renounce the world all at once. The world is a vast university. Nature is the
best teacher. In the world you can develop virtues like mercy, tolerance, etc. You cannot
develop them if you remain in a cave. The world is the best teacher. Gradually, when you have
evolved, you can renounce. Guru Nanak remained in the world with two or three children.
There is nothing wrong in the world. Prayer will remove all obstacles.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informatio
PRANAYAMA…….BREATHING
In Yoga it is said that each person has a fixed number of breaths allocated to him. If one breathes slowly then one will live longer, for the number of breaths is allocated for the lifetime; if one breathes rapidly the given number of breaths are used up more quickly resulting in a shorter life span. Whether you accept this idea or not, there is nevertheless a great deal of truth in it. A fast breathing rate is associated with tension, fear, worry, etc.which tends to lead t
Yes, purity of food leads to purity of mind. Aharasuddhau Satvasuddhih. Take a dose of
champagne and sit for meditation. Take a dose of orange-juice and sit for meditation. You will
know the difference. Different foods exercise different influences on different compartments in
the brain. By taking champagne, meat and garlic, the mind will be confused and will become
restless when you sit for meditation. By taking milk and fruits, you will get good concentration.
Our Rishis lived on fruits and milk.
You can practice ordinary Pranayam exercises without the help of a Guru. There is no
danger in practicing Pranayam, Asan, etc., if you are careful, if you use your common-sense.
People are unnecessarily alarmed. There is danger in everything if you are careless. If you are
careless in getting down the steps of a staircase, you will fall down and break your legs. If you
are careless when you walk in the busy parts of a city, you will be crushed by the motor-cars. If
you are careless when you purchase
Please, Swamiji, have some consideration even for a woman and tell me
whether I am to be blessed with such happiness in my future, and if so, when that will be.
It is said that one must have a proper Guru and I do not know where to hunt for one
who would satisfy my appetite soon. Can you help me?
Did you yourself have a Guru and who was he? Tell me all about him, please, if I
am not being too bold in asking this. Is he, or was he, a Satguru?
May I know whether you can be called a Guru or a Satguru?
I
Karma does not compel a man to do wrong actions. Samskara does, to a certain extent.
But God has bestowed free will on man, with which to make or mar his career. Man has no
Bhoga-Svatantrata or the freedom to enjoy or suffer, which factor is governed by Karma. But, he
has got Karma-Svatantrata or freedom to do good or evil. He can substitute good Samskaras in
place of the old vicious Samskaras by Vichara-sakti, will-power and continued practice of good
actions.
That evil seems to give immediate happi
Karma is likened to the wheel. It has to work out; because the force that set it in motion
has to be spent. It is a cycle of action and reaction. Just as the arrow once discharged from the
bow cannot be withdrawn, even if the hunter feels that he has aimed at a wrong target, Prarabdha
Karma, the fruit of those Karmas performed in previous births that have come up for experience
in this present birth, cannot be annulled.
How then does God help His devotee? The all-merciful God does help His devotee b
Why must I be bound by the laws of Prakriti and be limited by the phenomena of time,
space, causation and substance, and above all, why must I get involved in this process of
evolution and involution?
The eye cannot perceive itself. A man cannot stand on his own shoulders. Even so, all
enquiry into the Ultimate Cause, the causeless Cause of all creation, is first confronted with a
formidable wall of primordial ignorance. He who annihilates his ego to nothing at this point, and
who thus obtains the gr
Your mind will waver.
Run, run, run quickly to solitary places like Rishikesh. You will be safe in the spiritual
path”. May I come to you and lead the life of a Sannyasin?
Do not be hasty. Think well. Look before you leap. Mere emotion will not do in the
spiritual line. The above instructions are for those who were already doing some kind of
Sadhana. They will have to go in for seclusion for advanced practices. It will be better for
beginners like you to perform Nishkama Karma Yoga for three years in
This question has to be answered by each pilgrim for himself. The spiritual benefit
always depends entirely upon the heart’s faith. Faith is the life-breath of the spirit in man. No
spiritual endeavour can be fruitful without it. With it, no spiritual achievement is impossible. If
a pilgrim heartily believed, was convinced, and was certain-at-heart that all his sins would be
washed away, that he would attain Moksha and get beyond the wheel of Samsara, there is
absolutely no reason why it should not
It is because the very idea of “going on a pilgrimage” prepares your mind to be in a highly
receptive mood, in a highly prayerful mood. It shuts out the worldly grooves in the mind. You
leave the cloak of your official life in your office room. You abandon the cumbersome apparel
of social life when you leave your town or city. Even if you travel with your family, you
gradually begin to look upon the family members as co-pilgrims and not so much as personal
relations. If you are alone, perhaps you li
The question assumes that the teacher has attachment for his disciple in preference to
others. If he had that, he would not be a spiritual teacher, because the first qualification for a
spiritual man is conquest of attachment. The fact is that out of millions, one is found to have the
qualification and it is he who comes up as ‘the great’—the superman. Each such great man is
surrounded by men who are attracted by his inherent charm. But those who are so surrounding
are not the people who are qualifi
The 23rd song written for the « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » project is entitled « A Tide Of Positive Change » and was completed on March 24th, 2013.
The aim here was to come up with an inspiring and energetic song that can uplift the listener into an optimistic frame of mind. Considering the comments offered so far when I played it in public spaces, I'd venture to say that this particular objective has been achieved.
No audio nor video clips are available at this point as my game plan for this
Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh
Students come to yoga class for a lot of reasons. Some need to stretch and loosen up, some want to drop extra pounds or tone muscles, and nonetheless others need to develop deeper right into a yogic practice. This can make the trainer's job a bit tough, since not all college students or asanas are one-size-suits-all. As you encounter a category full of students of assorted ages at various ranges, remember that your job is to maintain your college students safe a
May I take theliberty to ask you whether you have realized Brahman?
The queries you have asked are quite common to all sincere aspirants in the spiritual path.
Suppose I tell you that a certain “X” is a realized soul, how can you verify my statement
and how far will you be benefited by him?
Realized souls are not rare. Ordinary ignorant-minded persons cannot easily recognize
them. Only a few persons who are pure and are embodiments of all virtuous qualities can
understand realized souls and they only
Fast. Do Japa of a Mantra for three hours daily. Read the Gita, one chapter daily. Sleep
in a separate room. Keep the mind fully occupied. Divert the mind. Entertain noble, sublime
thoughts. Have Satsang. Do simple Pranayam with mild Kumbhaks twenty times daily. Do a lot
of physical work also. Take simple food. Think that there is neither sex nor sexual Vasana in
Atma. Meditate on Atma.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of D
After a sumptuous meal, generally, people feel drowsy. You may imagine that you are
meditating, but it may be purely sleep in a sitting posture. If you follow the rules of Mitahara and
take meals before 7 p.m., you can sit and meditate from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Meditation at night, a second sitting, is absolutely necessary. If you do not have sufficient
time at night, you can meditate even for a few minutes, say, ten or fifteen, before going to bed.
By so doing, the spiritual Samskaras will increase. T
