Two processes are recommended for exhausting one’s karmas, Tapasya and Titiksha.
Tapasya means to burn or heat. It is purifying every part of the body through a particular process. It is undergoing a process of suffering spontaneously and willingly. In the Bhagwad Gita different forms of tapasya, physical, mental and emotional austerity are given. Continue reading
Dear ones, I have a story to share with all of you. This happened in a forest sanctuary in India. A tigress was chasing a wild boar. The wild boar can run very fast, and the hungry tigress can run even faster because she has to feed her little ones. The chase was long until the boar fell into a well and the tigress fell after him. The boar and the tigress were shrieking. Can you imagine the roars of a hungry tigress? Continue reading
Ramagya – Prashna is a book written by Goswami Tulsidas that is considered a jyotish or astrology treatise. It was written by Tulsidas at the request of his friend Gangaram Jyotish. The book is written in the Awadh language and is a collection of free verse. It is presented in the form of do has a rhyming couplet, with each Doha preceded by a passage from the Ram Katha and followed by a discussion of a good and bad outcome.
I read the Oracle of Rama, and I got this reading. The verse was:
All men and women of the city were enchanted:
This is the root of beneficence.
The Gods sent down blossoms
From heaven as the sages chanted,
And celestial music filled the air.
The explanation is a great welcome is given, not only from the earthly but from heavenly realms, lauding a great success and bringing together the hearts of all the people. All the worlds are in harmony and good fortune is guaranteed. The meaning is that we must make people happy in order to be successful.
Firstly, one must serve and help others, before thinking about oneself. If one is working unconditionally then one can become happy.
The story of Rama reflects the spiritual view of life found in Yoga and Vedanta, the practice and philosophy of self-realization. Rama is an incarnation of joy, compassion and strength. He is the perfect mortal. The oracle enables one to overcome the bonds of karma.
Reference: The Oracle of Rama by David Frawley.
Aim Hrim Klim
Everyone uses the word karma freely, flippantly and frankly. What does Karma mean? It means that every emotion, thought and action have a consequence.
The vanished lives of all are filled with many shames. Therefore, do not judge.
Beings with unredeemed earthly karma are not permitted after astral death to go to the high causal sphere of cosmic ideas but must shuttle to and fro from the physical and astral worlds. Continue reading
An Artharthi Upasaka is a person who prays to God for any form of wish fulfilment. This category includes money, property, success, progeny, partner or fame. Such a worshipper is seeking something which s/he cannot attain and therefore asks the Divinity for selfish gratification. Continue reading
Have we not heard people say that someone really has an attitude. When one was a child, was not one told by the parent or teacher, “I do not like your attitude.” What did this mean? It could mean that one defiant, rude or lazy. Continue reading
The Hindu belief is totally non-exclusive and accepts all other faiths and religious paths. An ancient Vedic text says that God or truth is one and wise persons refer to it by many names. Hindus believe that no one religion is exclusively true, that all major faiths are aspects of the one universal all encompassing truth, and that there are many paths to seek and experience religious understanding and enlightenment. Continue reading
All is thy will.
Thy will be done
Whether you raise me
To the height of spiritual glory
Or you throw me down
Into the abyss of hell,
I accept it.
Readily, happily, with pleasure
Because that is thy will
I am the chariot,
You are the charioteer.
I am the horse,
You are the master.
Keep me as you like.
Use me, misuse me or abuse me
I have nothing to defend.
Poem written by a great bhakta. Continue reading
Seemingly unwarranted and surely undeserved,
Spite is needless animosity that makes one unnerved.
Sarcastic words with no valid reason
Said in vicious tones leave the bond undone,
Sever the friendship with the loss of harmony
Some people perfect it with skills at mockery
Spite is a venom some can mask easily.
Cynthia Buhain-Baello Continue reading
We all have different ideas about him. We know that he resolves all obstacles. But do you know that when the dissolution of the universe occurred after the floods, there was complete darkness. This darkness lasted for millions of years. Continue reading
There was once a sannyasin, called Swami Yogeshwar Ananda, who had travelled to all the centers of meditation in India. Last he came to the Sivananda ashram in Rishikesh. He observed the inmates at work and there was never any time for meditation. The sannyasins were working all the time and were joyous in their tasks. After observing the inmates at work for a week, Swami Yogeshwar Ananda went to Swami Sivananda with folded hands and after touching his feet said, “I would like to spend more time with you, but there is no time for sadhana.” Continue reading
My dear ones, I am going to share a brilliant piece on karmic debt. The writer Deep Kumar, who is an astrologer has given 9 signs which prove that you have paid your karmic debt.
Karma is a concept that states that our actions and decisions leave a mark on our ongoing life. When we pay off our karmic debt, we free ourselves from negative energy and open ourselves to spiritual growth. Continue reading
Whatever may seem to bind or limit you
Declare yourself free from it now.
There is nothing in the outer world
No person, no condition, no circumstance
That can take away the freedom
Which is yours in spirit.
Instead of wishing that you were free
To live your life differently
Accept the truth that right now
You are free, free to change your thinking
Free to change your outlook on life
Free to be all that you long to be.
Make this day of freedom, spiritual freedom,
Declare yourself free from anxiety and fear
Free from any belief in luck or limitation.
1977, Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Continue reading
Belief, faith and hope, which order should we follow?
Before I write about these three words which rule us, I want to share with you a truthful tale about the orchids. My dear ones, you all have observed the beauty of the orchid. It flowers and then gives us so much joy with its beauty. They are mono symmetrical; this means that both halves of the flower mirror each other. The orchid flower is thief, liar and cheat. Continue reading
My dear ones, understanding comes only when one is ready for it. One can do everything and still find that one is unaware. It is remarkable to observe how one is totally unobservant about oneself and one goes on treading the path, thinking that one is so special, one knows it all.
Yesterday someone said to me that one found pure and innocent people only in India. I was aghast as I have come across such good people everywhere in my travels and they are totally unaware of their humaneness. Continue reading