Guru is not a body , guru is a universal principle , guru is the teaching principle of God . When God wants to talk to His devotees He takes the form of a guru. So the teaching principle of God when acquires a human form with all the qualities of God He is called […]
Aapooryamaanam achalapratishtham Samudramaapah pravishanti yadwat; Tadwat kaamaa yam pravishanti sarve Sa shaantimaapnoti na kaamakaami. Meaning: He attains peace, into whom all desires enter as waters enter the ocean, which, filled from all sides, remains unmoved; but not the man who is full of desires. Implied Meaning : A Purush (person) whose intellect becomes stable in […]
Sacrifice does not mean giving away all of one’s belongings. Rather it is getting rid of one’s attachment to them. In the beginning, the Guru makes the disciple sacrifice the objects in his possession. Finally, when the attachment ceases, He showers him with plenty. Since Shivaji Maharaj had no attachment for the kingdom he had […]
क्षणश: कणश्चैव विद्याम् अर्थं च साधयेत् | क्षणे नष्टे कुतो विद्या , कणे नष्टे कुतो धनम् || Meaning : Every moment one should learn, from every bit one should earn. If you waste a second (kshan) you can’t get knowledge (vidya) and if you waste a bit (kan) u can’t get money (artha)
विश्वेश्वरीं जगद्धात्रीं स्थिति संहार कारिणीम् | निद्रां भगवतीं विष्णोरतुलां तेजसः प्रभो || Meaning : O Goddess of the Universe! You are the sustainer, protector and destroyer of the world. O Goddess of Sleep! You are the incomparable effulgence of God Vishnu !
When a disciple who has experienced the state of non duality is in duality state then he loves being a servitor of his guru. Adiguru Shanakracharya has told that even if a disciple starts experiencing nonduality state, he should always come to the duality state when he gets a chance to serve the guru. The […]
The less desires a person has the more enjoyable is his company. Inspite of the desires being present in a subtle form in children they are very lovable. Then why should one consider it impossible for one whose desires have totally been destroyed by The God’s grace to impart Bliss to others when in His […]
सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्ति समन्विते | भयेभ्यस्त्राहि नो देवि दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तुते || O Goddess of all Godesses ! You are one who takes many forms, who is all powerful and worshipped by all. O Goddess Durga, I offer my obeisance to you and plead to you to save and protect us from all fears.
Karmanaiv hi sansiddhimaasthita janakadayah Loksangrahmevapi sampashyankartymahasi – Shrimad Bhagvad Gita 3 :20 Meaning: Janaka and others attained perfection verily by action only; even with a view to the protection of the masses thou should perform action. Implied Meaning: Detachment to Karma is extremely important, only then it becomes an Akarma Karma (action that bears no […]
