Q: Swamiji, after the arati, we touch the light to our eyes. What is the significance of this? A: It signifies that our sight is being purified. The entire...
Three-Word Phrases, can be tools to help develop every relationship. There are many things that you can do to strengthen your relationships. Often the most...
Dear Shri Kumar I am aware of the efforts you have been taking to write in your Group almost daily. The message you have now is very relevant and would be...
Q: The Jains, when they do arati, they do not pass the light around. They just do the arati and keep it there. A: Different traditions have different ways of...
Ambapali: A Lady of Pleasure Who Attained Buddhist Sainthood Dr.Susunaga Weeraperuma Whenever a human being with an immoral past becomes a saint it is always...
Shambhavi can be consulted for personal guidance on the spiritual path, for psychological and emotional issues, and for physical health concerns. Her...
The theme of men fighting over a woman, which is as old as the hills, inspired Homer's Iliad of classical times. The kidnapping of Sita by a demon king is...
The news that the Buddha was staying in her Mango Grove made Ambapali extremely happy. Who would not take this unexpected visit from so exalted a sage as a...
In the following excerpts from The Songs of the Sisters by Usula P. Wijesuriya, which consists of adaptations of Theri Gatha or Psalms of the Sisters, one can...
Instead of making vain attempts to speculate about the Imperishable, Buddhists try to understand the fact that they are strongly attached to perishable things....
It is a truism that the only thing certain in life is death. That man is mortal is a distressing fact of life that we have to come to terms with sooner or...
The advent of old age can be painfully unbearable for the vain, especially for famously beautiful actors, dancers or film stars who were once the cynosure of...
It does not matter to a man of awareness whether he is successful or unsuccessful, well-known or absolutely unknown, powerful or just a nobody. To a man of...
A lecture given by Swami Adiswarananda at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Bourne End on October 23, 1998 The subject we are going to discuss is self-control -...
SRI MAATRE NAMAHA Mahakavi, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa wrote five importent stotras on Holy Mother. Those are named as LAGHU STAVA, CHARCHA STAVA, GHATA STAVA, ...
We do not think because the mind does not give us opportunity to do so. Not only is our mind restless, but our body is too. We know that everything is...
Some people say we should not control our impulses, that self- expression is best. This is the Freudian, Adlerian approach. They say that any form of control...
To bring peace and tranquillity to the mind the samskaras must be neutralised by counter-samskaras. That is the famous thesis of Patanjali - pratipaksha...
Namaste to all, I do have one doubt. A person who already got Gayatri mantra deeksha (Upanayam/sacred tread ceremony), requires separate deeksha for accruing a...
Modern psychology explains how the conscious mind is modified and controlled by the sub-conscious. But the Yoga system further shows us how we can modify the...
The mind is like a giant, sleeping. You rouse it by pranayama, which is forcible, but the motivation to proceed has not developed. It lacks the longing for...
Swami! India (Bharat) is the land of religion and spirituality. All the incarnations have taken birth in Bharat. What is the reason behind this? Bharat is...
Swami! We find people of every religion following a specific sacred text and a particular path. But in Sanatana Dharma, we have numerous paths, texts, and...
Greetings All I have never posted to this site. I want to say thank you. I have been the follower of the "Mother for almost 20 years. I started studying...
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