Embrace the trajectory of Self-reflection

Daisaku Ikeda was a Japanese Buddhist leader, author and nuclear disarmament advocate. His quotes make one reflect and understand the Yogic path.

Even if things don’t unfold the way you expected, don’t be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end. It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others. Continue reading

Sadhana in daily life

Sadhana has to be understood in the context of one’s daily life. Sadhana is a signal indicating the beginning and growth of the divine life within. Through sadhana the hidden powers of the mind are discovered which can be used for successful living and for spiritual realization. Sadhana enables one to overcome limitations. Continue reading

Why are we behaving so badly?

How can we change our behavior?

The behavioral outcome of Raja Yoga as stated in the Yoga Sutras (1:33) explains how it is possible to change our behavior.

Maitreekarunaamuditopekshaanaam
Sukhadukhapuyaapunyavishayaanam
Bhaavanaatashchittaprasaadanam. Continue reading

A prayer and thank you to Mother Earth

I join my palms in prayer to Ma Prithvi and ask for forgiveness and blessings. I promise from the bottom of my heart; I will take care of you. I will try not to harm you by denuding the forests, adulterating the waters and making the environment toxic. I have done many things, without being aware of the damage caused to the flora and fauna.

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I will offer my life for a tree

Dear Ones, we have a tribe in India called the Bishnois. They are a Hindu community of desert dwellers, who see no separation between themselves and nature. For them the tree is like a child, and they treat it with parental love. They live in mainly the Thar desert of western Rajasthan and the northern states of India. Continue reading

Compassion

Two hands from different people. Holding each other.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness we can be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. – Pema Chodron (Buddhist Nun).

How can we learn compassion? We cannot. Why, because unless we suffer together, we cannot understand the meaning. Compassion is defined as the feeling that arises when one is confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Continue reading

919 – How should we venerate the Planet?

Our veneration of the planet will lead to Dharma. The practice of Dharma (righteousness) will enable us to save Prithvi (mother earth) and ourselves.

There are four important acts that we must make a part of our daily life. Ahimsa, compassion, maintaining the ecological environment and being aware of the presence of the Divinity. Continue reading