997 – Blade of Grass

Grass is an essential part of our life, and do we take it for granted? Dear ones are you aware that in the process of creation a blade of grass and a Neem tree take the same time.

Every blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. – Joseph Conrad

Grass is what saves and holds the water that keeps life good and going… It keeps the falling rain from flushing away. Blades of grass take water from the air and transpired it into the ground. That works the other way around too. Because grass blades help put water back into the air so that rain can fall again. – Theodore Roosevelt

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993 – How to get the better of Karma?

Everyone uses the word karma freely, flippantly and frankly. What does Karma mean? It means that every emotion, thought and action have a consequence.

Sri Yukteswar

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

985 – Star light, star bright

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish, I wish tonight.

We have always been enchanted by stars. The Phoenicians looked to the sun’s movement across the heaven to tell them their direction. Stars since ancient times are described as forever hope, destiny, heaven and freedom. We also believe that seeing a falling star will fulfill our wishes. One has to wish immediately, because a falling star disappears in seconds. Continue reading

980 – Do I accept myself?

Swami Satyananda Saraswati said that one must accept oneself as one was. ‘An important step in yoga is to accept your nature as much as you’re able.’ He spoke a lot on self-acceptance and the reason is that acceptance of self is crucial to yoga and tantra. Tantra is called the way to acceptance. Continue reading

964 – Matri Shakti

In the Vedic and Tantric tradition, Devi, the divine mother is worshipped. She has many forms, and they are all symbols of her energy and power. They depict her qualities of compassion, benevolence, her powerful forces which act as catalysts to propel the devotee to attain awareness of the cosmic force, which sustains, nourishes and governs the entire creation. Continue reading

951 – Grief

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. – Chinese proverb

No one told me that grief felt so much like fear. – C.S Lewis

Tears are silent language for grief. – Voltaire

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. – Aeschylus

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. – Khalil Gibran

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945 – Joy

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. – Rabindranath Tagore

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure joy follows like a shadow never leaves. – Buddha

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickenson

The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring without autumn, it is always fresh. – Rumi

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. – Lao Tzu

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