Those who are loyal towards science praise scientific research. And for this reason, they see spirituality from an inferior perspective. They do not realize that every research in science takes humanity further away from God. One instance of this is photography. Photography forces man to brood about the past, whereas one of the principles of […]
मन्नाथः श्रीजगन्नाथः मद्गुरुः श्रीजगद्गुरु: । ममात्मा सर्वभूतात्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ mannaathah shriijagannaathah madguruh shreejagadguruh mamaatmaa sarvabhootaatmaa tasmai shreegurave namah Salutation to the noble Guru, who is my God and the God of the Universe, my Guru(Master) and the Guru of the Universe, who is the Self in me and the Self in all beings.
What other shastras are required for those who contemplate on the beautiful / Divine Gita since it came directly from the Divine mouth of God Padmanaabh himself.- Tanuja Thakur
Through continuous chanting and Seva (service unto Truth ), one can control the flow of thoughts of the mind. Serve Absolute Truth without any expectation, meaning one should become an associate in Dharma Prasaar (spreading spirituality), or in the mission of a saint ! This infuses the flow of divine grace and destroys the impressions […]
In spirituality, those who rely on their intellect cannot go beyond state of Jigyasu (curious) but one who relies on words of guru , initially begin as seekers, then reach the state of the disciple and finally attains the level of guru. – Paratpar Guru Dr. Jayant Athavale Implied meaning : Through intellect ,one cannot […]
नरा नार्यश्वच तां दृष्ट्वा तुलनां दातुमक्षमा:। तेन नाम्ना च तुलसीं तां वदन्ति पुराविद:॥ – Brahmavaivarta Puran, Prakrutikhand 15 Meaning : Man and woman saw this plant but could not compare it to any other. Hence archaeologists began calling it tulsi.
Vaastu Shuddhi (Spiritual cleansing of the premise) Few of my NRI friends and seekers have informed me that to do vaastu shuddhi (spiritual cleansing of the premise ) they are not able to get Indian breed cow’s urine so they want to know the alternate for that. Well, one thing can be done …if you are not […]
Recitation of verses and hymns are means of glorifying a deity. Since God likes praise (stutipriya ) and is compassionate (bhaktavatsal), if hymns and verses are sung with spiritual emotion (bhav), He is appeased. Since these hymns and verses in praise of God have been compiled by saints and evolved souls, they are enriched with […]
अष्टादश पुराणानि धर्मशास्त्राणि सर्वश: । वेदा: साङ्गास्तथैकत्र भारतं चैकत: स्थितम् ।। Meaning: The eighteen Purans, all the scriptures (Smrutis) and the Vedas with its parts are on one side and Bharat (ancient India) on the other. (Such is the greatness of this pious land.)
