Tolerance is a marvelous lubricating oil which helps the smooth revolution of the wheels of life.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Webs
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Tolerance is a marvelous lubricating oil which helps the smooth revolution of the wheels of life.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Webs
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963
Honesty is a sacred duty mid moral obligation in the interests of social solidarity. An honest man is dear to the Lord. The Lord showers His Grace upon such a one. Honesty never goes unrewarded in the long run. All honest man comes to be honored by all.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More
Visakha Bucha Day in Thailand
Visakha Bucha Day
Visakha Bucha or simply "Vesak" is a holiday celebrating the birth, life, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. It is celebrated in many Asian countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, etc.
Visakha Bucha Day is one of the most important days in Buddhism because of three important incidents in the life of The Buddha, i.e. the birth, the enlightenment and the passin
Sweetness of speech secures one's object, while at the same time it never pains any heart. Sweet speech pleases more than does the gift of an object.
From "Daily Say
Sweetness is born of Sattwa. It is the aroma of a perfected soul or an adept. It. is acquired through long and intense austerity, discipline, Yoga practice and communion with God in silence.
Sweetness should be the most essential attribute of a spiritual propagandist and public worker. The Rajasic ego should melt in the crucible of the Yogic fire. Rajas
Glory to India, the land of charity! May she con¬tinue her divine activities forever! May the people of this glorious Aryavarta live up to the ideals of their forefathers, the Rishis of yore!
May bliss ever flourish! May rains come at the proper time! May the earth yield plenty! May peace, prosperity and joy be unto all beings!
From "Daily Sayings"
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on
Charity should be bestowed with humility and joy. You should feel that you are highly honored in getting an opportunity of being of service to another. You must feel that you are actually the receiver. Thank the man who gives you all opportunity of serving trim by doing charity. Give with the right mental attit
They entertain intense infatuation or Moha for their children, and remit their pension to their sons and grandchildren. They will not spend even a pie in charity. They are hopeless, self-deluded souls.
Lord Jesus says: "It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a ric
Many schools of thought say that we are already in a state of perfection and that we always have been and always will be. They believe that there is no need to do anything or even attempt to change ourselves for we are already perfect. In a higher sense this is absolutely true, but this does not help the person, in fact most people, who have mental conflicts and problems. On a more basic level, which is the important level at this stage, people do have problems- they don’t function as one harmo
Miserly persons can never dream of acquiring success in life. Their very company is dangerous to spiritually-minded persons. They poison the whole atmosphere on account of their small, corrupted and contracted hearts.
From "Daily Sa
The Three Treasures of Life
The Three Treasures of life are: Body (essence), Prana (energy) and Mind (spirit). They comprise the three fundamental levels of existence for all living beings: physical, energetic and mental. The Three Treasures are regarded as precious gifts from Yoga, the natural legacy of life conferred upon all living beings at birth, and it is their relative strength and balance that determine human health and longevity.
Body: The essence of life:
There are three basic forms of e
Such a promoter of virtue cannot be seduced from the path of virtue. He is free from lust and anger. He is unattached to worldly objects. Gain and loss, happiness and misery, life and death, the a
The wise man who leads a virtuous life attains eternal bliss, peace and immortality. Those who are generous acquire prosperity in this world and happi¬ness in the next. Harmlessness, forgiveness, peace, sweet and agreeable speech, control of excitement and passions constitute the superior path of the honest and the wise.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivana
"Be slow to make a promise, but be quick to perform it." This is an old adage.
Always say: "I shall try but I do not promise you." Do not get yourself entangled by making promises thoughtlessly. He who keeps his promise is always respected by people. Keeping a promise is a great virtue.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-19
An evil man is a saint of the future. Transmute evil into good through reflection. Out of evil often good cometh. There is neither absolute good nor absolute evil in this phenomenal world. Good and evil are relative terms.
Behold the good alone in everything. Develop again and again the faculty of seeing
You must have a heart that is perfectly purified. You must possess a balanced mind. Be indifferent to the pairs of opposites, like heat and cold, pleasure and pain, praise and censure, success and failure. You must be well trained in selfless service for several years. Then you will get over selfishness and acquire
The Lord therefore enjoined Karma Yoga upon all. "Fill your mind with thoughts of Me, be devoted to Me,
When you do not consider another's pain as your own, you have no compassion or mercy. You have no fellow-feeling. You do not rejoice at the virtues
