In a royal court, a grand gathering is taking place. The king and queen are seated on their thrones. The court is jam-packed with ministers, the Raj Guru, and a large audience. The reason behind this special assembly is that today, a unique veena is going to be played—one that no one has ever heard …
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय।तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय।मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय ॥ हम प्रत्येक दिन को नव वर्ष-नव जन्म वरात्रि निद्रा को मृत्यु माने lएक-एक दिन-क्षण का पूर्ण सदुपयोग करें–—विचार करके देखे तो अधिकतर मनुष्य एक दिन ,एक क्षण नहीं जीता ! या तो भूत में घटित घटनाओ में या भविष्य के कल्पनाओ में या औरो [ अन्य पदार्थ …
A lady said:“Since childhood, I’ve been fascinated by historical and mythological stories, and one question has always intrigued me. In all the stories about demons—Ravana, Hiranyakashipu, Bhasmasura, Rakthabija—they performed intense penance. They pleased God with utmost devotion, whether it was Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma, or any other deity they sought to appease. But my dilemma …
Facing burdens of the past? We must live in the now to follow the path to enlightenment. In the lower realms of the mind, where time and space seem very real, we are worried about the past or concerned about the future. These two intermingle and limit conscious awareness. Living in the past or the …
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نہ میں مومن وچ مسیتاں ، نہ میں وچ کفر دیاں ریتاںنہ میں پاکاں وچ پلیتاں، نہ میں موسیٰ نہ فرعونبلھیا کی جاناں میں کوننہ میں اندر بھید کتاباں ، نہ وچ بھنگاں نہ شراباںنہ وچ رنداں مست خراباں، نہ وچ جاگن نہ وچ سونبلھیا کی جاناں میں کوننہ وچ شادی نہ غمناکی، نہ میں …
Uttam Brahmacharya or Supreme Celibacy/Chastity In our journey towards self-realization, we have explored how vairagya (detachment) serves as the foundation for practicing key virtues such as shaucha (purity), satya (truth), samyam (restraint), tapasya (penance), and tyaga (renunciation). These virtues in turn lead us to a life filled with kshama (forbearance), mardava (humility), and aarjava (simplicity …
So far we have seen how, in order to imbibe the spirit of the first three (uttam kshama, uttam mardav and uttam arjav), the next five (uttam shaucha, uttam satya, uttam samyama, uttam tapa, and uttam tyagya) virtues, which are the solutions of the first three, have to be followed. From today we will see …
Paryushana Parva—Eighth Day: Uttam Tyaga or Supreme Renunciation The possession of material things is a form of violence. The term tyag means to renounce, give up, relinquish, or abandon. Many sages have wisely stated: “It is not what we acquire in this world, but what we renounce that truly makes us rich.” As the saying …
मैं तत्व की बात बोलता हूँ, वो है आत्मा,वो है आप।आप देह नही है।आत्मा जो शब्द है,आ से आनन्द शब्द की उत्पत्ति है,और मकार से त्रिगुण दूर ,वही उत्पत्ती, स्थिति,लय्।ये वही चीज है,जिस पद को प्राप्त करना है,उसका नाम है परम्,परमपद।भारत,भा के रूप में ज्ञान होता है,प्रकाश होता है,नक्षत्र होता है।बोध होता है,वो कौन सा …
Paryushan Parva – Seventh Day – Uttam Tapa (Penance or Austerities) Tapasya (penance) involves curbing worldly attractions and desires. The purpose of penance is to keep cravings and passions under control, as overindulgence inevitably leads to suffering. By practicing penance, we invite positive karma into our lives. Penance is essentially self-discipline through fasting, meditation, study, …