One day a well-known college professor, who was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, said to the Swami: “You are talking of service, charity, and doing good to the world; these, after all, belong to the domain of Maya. Vedanta says, that the goal of man is the attainment of Mukti, Liberation, through breaking the chain …
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Kathammrita
Bound souls, worldly people, are like silkworms. They could come out of their cocoons if they wished, but they have built their own homes and maya does not allow them to escape. And it all ends with death. Liberated souls are not under the control of ‘lust and greed’. Some clever silkworms cut their cocoons …
Slow poisoning
Slow poisoning 🌹🌹 The way we are can give us beauty and meaning every day, and yet it seems we are living in a world of decreasing meaning. Our modern systems strive for perfection – for progress and efficiency – yet there is less and less happiness. And the situation is worse in modern cultures …
Tryambakeshwar temple
Tryambakeshwar Temples Ahalya’s husband, Gautama was doing Tapas or penance on the Dakshina Mountain. It did not rain there for a hundred years and the land was drying up and life forms disappearing. Seeing these conditions of drought, the residents, the saints, and all the birds and animals fled from there. Saint Gautam did a …
Astrology is the eye of wisdom
ASTROLOGY IS THE EYE OF WISDOM-1 KN RAO (English translation of an article of K.N.Rao in Hindi about his Jyotish guru, Yogi Bhaskarananda) K.N. Rao It was in 1941 that my mother had taught me astrology. But in 1969 a Yogi had explained to me that astrology was the eye of wisdom. Passing through narrow …
Success and 11th house
SUCCESS AND 11TH HOUSE A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. David Brinkley We live in the world of success worshippers. In Kalyuga the predominant tendency of all ambitious people is to succeed and succeed ONLY. The end is important for …
Auspiciousness of Shravan Month
AUSPICIOUSNESS OF SHRAVAN /SAWAN MONTH (17 July – 15 August 2019 North India ) (2 Aug- 30 Aug 2019 South & West India) The month of Shravan is considered very auspicious for worshipping Lord Shiva. It is holiest months in Hindu Calendar. Each day of SAWAN is regarded as very pious. Special prayers and rituals …
Wisdom words from Thich Nhat Hanh
Spirituality is a practice that brings relief, communication, and transformation… The practices of breathing, walking, concentration, and understanding can help you greatly in dealing with your emotions, in listening to and embracing your suffering, and in helping you to recognize and embrace the suffering of another person. If we have this capacity, then we can …
Healthy Relationship
“Be true, be sincere, and friendship will steadily grow. I remember a discussion with Master about sincerity. I had said, “Sincerity is everything.” “No,” he responded, “sincerity plus thoughtfulness is everything.” He went on: “Suppose you are sitting in the parlor in your home, and there is a beautiful new carpet on the floor. It …
Divine lesson from Paramhansa Yogananda
“Whatever comes in life, just take it joyfully, impersonally, as you would a motion picture. Life is entertaining when we do not take it too seriously. A good laugh is an excellent remedy for human ills. . This my master [Swami Sri Yukteswar] taught me. In the beginning of my training in his hermitage, I …
Anandamayee 