यत्र यत्र रघुनाथ कीर्तनं तत्र तत्र कृतमस्तकाञ्जलिम् । भाष्पवारि परिपूर्ण लोचनं मारुतिं नमत राक्षसान्तकम् ।। Meaning : Wherever there is hymns or chants in praise of Shri Rama, there always is, with hands folded and head bowed in respect while eyes brimming with tears of joy, Hanuman, the exterminator of rakshasas(demons), to Him is my […]
The Master said: ‘Everything that exists is God.’ The pupil understood it literally, but not in the true spirit. While he was passing through a street, he met with an elephant. The driver (mâhut) shouted aloud from his high place, ‘Move away, move away!’ The pupil argued in his mind, ‘Why should I move […]
1. When a disciple is unqualified and even after making several efforts, does not try to rid himself of his defects. 2. The disciple has experienced the zenith of Gurubhakti (devotion unto the Master), then there is no difference between the Master and the disciple, then the Master leaves the disciple to ideate on his […]
On 17th July 2001, I was travelling in a bus and reading a newspaper, there, I saw a celebrity’s photograph in it , a question arose in my mind , whose merits (punya) are more, a seeker like me or a celebrity of international standard like her . In the evening a friend of mine […]
ज्ञाता ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं द्रष्टा दर्शनदृश्यभू : | कर्ता हेतु: क्रिया यस्मात् तस्मै ज्ञाप्त्यात्मने नमः || – श्री वशिष्ठदर्शनं (१-१-१) Meaning : Obeisance to Him of the nature of pure intelligence from whom arise the knower, the knowledge and the known, the seer, the sight and the visible universe: the doer, the cause and the action.
Even animals and birds can construct a house, greatness lies in making the house , the home, as pure as a temple, and the families living in it must be ever-prepared for Dharmapaalan (follow Dharma) and Dharma-rakshan (preservation of Dharma)! It is this very virtue of human being that distinguishes him from animals and puts them […]
Answer: Dharma has been established by God and sects are man-made. According to universal principle, anything that takes birth, is existent for some time and then its gets destroyed automatically; hence, with the flow of time, all sects will be destroyed, only Sanatan Dharma that is Swayambhu (originated from the Divine), has been there since times […]
अधः पश्यसि किं वृद्धे पतितं तं किं भुवि | रे रे मूर्ख न जानासि गतं तारुण्यमौक्तिकम् | | – चाणक्य नीति Adhah pashyasi ki vruddhe patitam tam kim bhuwi Re re murkh na jaanasi gatam taarunymauktikam – Chanakya niti Meaning: A youth sarcastically asked an extremely old and bent over woman, “What are you searching, […]
सर्वदा सर्वकार्येषु नास्ति तेषाममङ्गलम् | येषां हृदिस्थो भगवान् मङ्गलायतनो हरिः || Sarvada sarvakaryeshu naasti teshaam mangalam Yesham hridastho bhagwan mangalaytano harih. Meaning : In all activities and at all times, there will be no inauspiciousness and obstacles for those persons, in whose heart resides Bhagwan Hari – the home of the auspiciousness (himself!).
