Japanese proverb
It is simple and true. Each one of us may have a different point of view. It makes sense that there is more than our sense of view about things. One cannot have a front without a back, then it becomes whole. If one looks at the middle of the paper, it has no side. Truth is found when one stops dividing things. Continue reading
I have taken Rainer Maria Rilke’s quote as my title. What does it bring to your mind, dear ones?
Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark Twain
There is no light like that of knowledge of the self or Brahman.
There is no treasure like that of contentment.
There is no virtue like that of truthfulness.
Thus is no bliss like that of soul.
There is no friend like Atma.
Therefore, know your own self. Develop contentment. Speak the truth. Drink the bliss of the soul. Be friends with the Atman. – Swami Sivananda
Buddha was once asked, “What is truth?” He replied, “Truth is that which can be used.” The definition of truth is, “That which can be used.”
Science has defined truth as that which can be made use of and which can be shown. Continue reading
What does Shiva represent?
Shiva represents inner strength, detachment and cosmic consciousness.
The core teachings of Shiva Sutra encourage living with wonder and removing fear through actions and realizing the divinity within oneself. Continue reading
Be blessed with Atmabhava. Atmabhava means feeling the pain, distress, poverty, sickness and calamities of others as your own. Live a little for others also. You have to find a place in your heart for people who are not known to you. If you do not expand atmabhava then all sadhanas are useless. – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
The Sadhana of Satya is a continuous process. In order to practice the Satya Sadhana, one has to understand the meaning of Satya and its application to one’s life. Continue reading
The Sanskrit word Vaishardaya means an unwavering confidence in the dignity and infinite potential of one’s own life. One is held back because one lacks faith in oneself. In Buddhist philosophy, courage is synonymous with Vaisharadayas. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that courage is the starting point of all change in an individual. Continue reading
The last message of Sri Krishna. Uddhava Gita. Chapter IV
Thus, I have learnt these things from all these teachers. Now listen O King, to what I have learnt from my own body, as I relate it to you. – 24
Take time off, read these beautiful poems by Rabindranath Tagore, close your eyes and visualize each one.
The sky tells its beads all night
On the countless stars
In memory of the sun. – 122
Good has so many meanings as does truth. Good means possessing desirable qualities, moral excellence or kind and benevolent according to the Bible. Truth means accuracy, verity or actuality. According to the Bible, truth is that which is consistent with the mind, will character, glory and being of God. It is the self-expression of God. Continue reading
Are we ready to accept Ahimsa as a way of life?
Are we already trying to practice Ahimsa?
Are we ready to ask ourselves how truthful am I?
Do we try to be compassionate or are we always in a compassionate mode?
Remember that Ahimsa also means non-injury in mind, word and action. Are we doing that or trying to do it?
Do we respect all life?
Do we acknowledge the Divine presence in sentient beings?
Are we true Yogis in thought and mind? Continue reading
There is so much written about the moon. We all love the moon. It is magical and light up our senses. It can make us breathless. The moon effects one in different ways.
Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. – Mark Twain
Dear ones, we celebrate Diwali, which is a joyous festival, on the twenty first of October. It is a much-loved festival. We light lamps at night, children get fire crackers, new clothes, women buy jewelry, eat lots of sweets and many of us gamble on Diwali night. Continue reading