2nd July 2024- The Kaṭha Upaniṣad describes the body as the chariot, the self (ātman) as the master, the intellect (buddhi) as the charioteer, the mind (manas) as the reins, and the senses (indriya) as the horses galloping on the path of this world. To reach the destination quickly and safely, it is vital that …
3rd June 2024- Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others’ “fads” through the greed of getting supporters. Your Atman is the support of the …
1st May 2024- Duty is seldom sweet. It is only when love greases its wheels that it runs smoothly; it is a continous friction otherwise. How else could parents do their duties to their children, husbands to their wives, and vice versa? Do we not meet with cases of friction everyday in our lives? Duty …
3rd April 2024- Be brave and be sincere; then follow any path with devotion, and you must reach God. Once lay hold of one link of the chain, and the whole chain must come by degrees. Water the roots of the tree (that is, reach the Lord), and the whole tree is watered. Getting the …
1st February 2024- I am Ramakrishna’s slave, having laid my body at his feet “with Til and Tulasi leaves.” That great sage laid down his life after having attained to superhuman heights of jñāna, bhakti, love, and powers, and after having practiced forty years stern renunciation, non-attachment, holiness, and great austerities. I trust his words …
5th December 2023- The term “duty,” like every other universal abstract term, is impossible clearly to define. We can only get an idea of it by knowing its practical operations and results. 7th December 2023- As we struggle through the paths of life, there will come a time when we shall become perfectly unselfish; and …
1st November 2023- I am a very soft-natured man in spite of the stern Vedantic views I hold. And this proves to be my undoing. At the slightest touch, I give myself away. For, howsoever I may try to think only of my own good, I slip off in spite of myself to think of …
1st October 2023- If we work without any selfish motive in view, do we not gain anything? Yes, we do, we gain the highest. Unselfishness is more paying, only people have not the patience to practice it. It is more paying from the point of view of health also. 2nd October 2023- Without the attainment …
Sankadhik Brahmaadi MuneesaNarad Sarad Sahit AheesaYam Kuber Dikpaal Jahan TeKavi Kovid Kahi Sake Kahan Te Sankadhik Brahmaadi Muneesa: The Sankadhiks are four sons of Brahma Ji. Chronologically, they are very old, but physically, they are like innocent children. They are still alive. When Ram Ji praises Hanuman Ji, everyone else also starts praising Hanuman Ji. …
Vidyavaan Guni Ati ChaturRam Kaj Karibe Ko AaturPrabhu Charitra Sunibe Ko RasiyaRam Lakhan Sita Mann Basiya In Hindi, there are two words: Vidyavaan and Vidvaan. Vidvaan is someone who is highly educated or, by God’s grace, someone who is highly talented or is the best in his field. Ravan was Vidvaan. He was a very …