Present moment is the present
Another parable to prove it-
Ordained Duties to be cherished
This story is from the Holy book of Quran. When Prophet Mohammed-peace-be-upon-him was in despair because of the resentments prevailing in the hearts of the Makkans. Allah decoded the following parable to explain him the ways to proceed in his duties, without deserting the circumstances. Facing the state with the fixed Divine State in mind …
GRACE we receive always
Ananda– The Soul is the Ananda, the Pure blissful state, the Satchitananda. If we learn to foster in the Eternal Energy of Soul, we can be in Ananda, that very moment. The wrath Anandamangal- May the Ananda descend unto us. Kalyana- To remove the haze as well as debris from the mind. Allah is nearest …
No Resentment, Only Indebtedness
This is a story from Holy Quran. After years of penance, Prophet Muhammed-peace-be-upon-him received the instruction of Quran, as Divine discourses. When he was deputed by the Divine will, to carry out Divine duties, several enemies rose from the crowd in Mecca. Prophet was ready to serve, but he could not decipher the cause of …
Accept the Divine Will
This is the case study based on the lives of few people. The first three (P1 to P3) people are given a test, of remaining without food for a day. The next three (P4 to P6) have to appear in an academic examination. Satoguna (Purity) Rajoguna (Doership) Tamoguna (Ignorance) (P1) The man considers the punishment …
The True Eid
The real story of construction of Kaaba, and the cool Ab-e-Zamzam “Pre-requisites before reading it”-Faith-Perseverance The story goes back to the times of Prophet Ibrahim. He was known for his humility and affluence in riches as well. He was very old, but had no children. He was without a son, for several years. But, he …
Surrender or Suffer
Let us go to grand epic, Mahabharata. Visualize the scene of battlefield. The battle is approaching its end. Bhishma Pitamah is lying on the bed of arrows. Sri Krishna and Pandavas are standing around the site. Let us take a recap of the personality of Bhishma Pitamah. – He was the son of King Shantanu …
Nachiketa- A Tender Firmness
Swami Vivekananda has said, “If I get ten boys with the faith of Nachiketa, I can turn the thoughts and pursuits of this country into a new channel.” Let us see the virtues of perseverance in a seven year old boy, whose obedience reaped Godliness Itself. Once there lived a affluent brahmin, in a town. …
Gita simplified
This write-up is created to give a simplified conceptual approach to understand the Gita. Steps to read the table: The numbers in the subscripts denote the sequence of dialogues to be read. The first column indicates the Words of Sri Krishna, the second of Arjuna, and the third one indicates the conclusions of the dialogues …
Gita simplified
This write-up is created to give a simplified conceptual approach to understand the Gita. Steps to read the table: The numbers in the subscripts denote the sequence of dialogues to be read. The first column indicates the Words of Sri Krishna, the second of Arjuna, and the third one indicates the conclusions of the dialogues …