Kurral means short verse, almost like a telegram. Each Kurral is self-explanatory. The ones given here are on listening and the importance of listening. Continue reading
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833 – Sayings of the Masters
Swami Sivananda
Simple life is a veritable blessing, because it makes one free from cravings and desires, which cause suffering and pain.
Bhakti is a force that will influence our civilization, culture and relationships.
Empty yourself. Tune your radio. Unite your mind. The rest will take place when the proper time is due.
822 – The power of memory
Memory is the power to retain and recall the information and past experiences. Memory applies to both individual facts and experiences that one recalls as well as the brain’s ability to contain it all. A good memory reinforces one’s perceptions and an unpleasant memory can be very destructive. How does one handle memory? Memories are very important for one and each memory teaches one how to handle the repetition of a hurtful experience. Continue reading
766 – The Creator
- As A is of every alphabet the primordial letter
So is God the world’s very fount and progenitor - Your learning is idle, incomplete
If you haven’t placed it at that source’s feet - Long lives the ones who embraces the feet
Of him who graces the Holy Flower’s seat - Those who see he’s from craving free
Can walk on earth as free as he - Who in god’s praise builds his life
Protects his home from care and strife - Those who follow him who has conquered the senses five
Live a long and good life and its trial survive - None may the mind’s great torment meet
Save in the refuge of his redemptive feet - You cannot at redemption’s shore arrive
Unless to attain his grace, you strive - Who stands unawed by the versatility of God
I’d call, I am sorry, a mindless clod
If you’d cross the sea of birth and death
Seek at god’s feet his grace’s wealth.
754 – How do you view love and friendship?
Love and Friendship
Love is like the wild rose briar,
Friendship like the holly–tree
The holly tree is dark, when the rose–briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?
The wild–rose briar is sweet in spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till the winter comes again
And who will call the wild–briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose–wreath now
And deck thee with holly’s sheen,
That when December
Blights thy brow
He may still leave the garland green.
By Emily Bronte. Continue reading
753 – A bouquet of thoughts for you
My dear ones, I have discovered the beauty in the poetry of Rabindra Nath Tagore. The little book is called ‘Fireflies’.
While God waits for His temple to be built of love
Men bring stones.
751 – Unconditional love
Dear ones, how many of us practice unconditional love? Whom do we remember when we think about unconditional love? Our mothers, family members, relatives? Let me start with Mums, can we think of our mothers with a mean gene in them? Elder sisters, aunts, grannies, teachers and the list can go on. It is surprising that the male relatives do not figure so much on the list. I am not writing to make comparisons but even all our Saints and Gurus remember their mothers. Continue reading
747 – Be regular with your Sadhana
We celebrate the awakening of Vishnu after four months of sleep today. Hindus worship Lord Vishnu and seek his blessings and love. Tulsi leaves and flowers are offered to Vishnu and Lakshmi. Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Ekadashi means eleven as in the eleventh day of two fortnights of the waxing and waning of the moon, in the lunar month) marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu after a four-month period of sleep. On this day, it is possible to get rid of our karmas and seek salvation. We also request Vishnu to grant us a place in his abode—Vaikunth Dham. The mantra chanted is Om Namo Bhagvata Vasudevaya, and the other mantra is the Maha mantra. Continue reading
718 – What are the 5 states of Chitta?
What is Chitta? It means our feelings because they can go either outward to awareness of ego, which creates lower aspects of the mind or inward and upward, to higher consciousness qualities like self-control, devotion and calmness. It is our subjective feelings and emotions which can convert into objective feelings. Continue reading
711 – Triangle of sorrow
A triangle shape represents interconnection and the cyclical nature of creation, preservation and destruction. It is also a symbol of Shakti. The triangle also represents Shakti, the divine feminine power. Shakti is the dynamic force that energizes and activates the universe. Continue reading
691 – How to develop our innate potential
How is our potential described? It is awareness, which means evolving and manifestation of what one can accomplish. Individual awareness is powerful and knowledgeable. When one develops this awareness and one becomes conscious of it, then it converts into high powered energy. Continue reading
673 – Invoke Euphrosyne and Morpheus
Who are they? Euphrosyne (left) is the Goddess of good cheer and Morpheus (right) is the God of sleep and dreams. Why are we invoking them? They are being called because they work on the parasympathetic system of our brain. Continue reading
654 – A Hindu Ashram
Traditionally a Hindu Ashram is where the Guru lives with her/his family. People visit the Ashram to seek guidance and spiritual wisdom. Ashrams were founded as Hindu hermitages or places of seclusion. Ashrams play a very important role in Hindu culture. They are centers of spirituality and self-development and self-awareness. Continue reading
643 – Three steps
There are three steps for the spiritual sadhana, in our lives. It is according to our temperament, and each one of us finds a spiritual practice, which is suitable for us. Continue reading
637 – Worship of the Goddess
Excerpts from The Devi Gita.
The Goddess is addressed so by Himalaya.
O Goddess of the Gods, great ruler, ocean of compassion, Mother.
Her response: Continue reading