Two thousand years ago, the Varnashram vyawastha (the system of class and the stages of life) was the very backbone of the Indian society. Presently, Hindus have discontinued Dharmaacharan (abiding by the code of conduct as per Vedic Dharma). As a result, the Varnashram system has collapsed and chaos and distress have increased all around. […]
• Nowadays the environment is polluted with undesirable thoughts, which in turn cause psychological problems as these thoughts enter the mind with each breath. Along with undesirable thoughts other thoughts come to the mind too. When one synchronises chanting with breathing , the proportion of miscellaneous thoughts gets reduced and one has a unique experience. […]
अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम् । उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ॥ – हितोपदेश, सन्धि Meaning : This is mine or that is his – thus is accounted by the petty-minded. But for people with an exalted life, the whole world itself is a family.
गंगां वारि मनोहारि मुरारिचरणच्युतं | त्रिपुरारिशिरश्चारि पापहारि पुनातु मां || || The water of the river Ganga, the pleasing water, the water born at the feet of Murari (Vishnu), the water that moves about on the head of Tripurari (Shiva), the water that cleanses sins; O mother please purify me !
The speciality of Poorn (those who have attained Absoluteness) saints is that several people get the impression that if one has become self-realised, that saint has attained Absoluteness; but it is not so, saints too have posts of Guru, Sadguru and Paratpar Guru. Self-realisation can be attained at 70% spiritual level and beyond that too, […]
The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force. It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn. – Swami Ramkrishna Paramahansa
The correct pronunciation of Vedas and Mantras is essential as the incorrect pronunciation can cause serious troubles for us. But Naamjap (chanting of God’s name) can be done in any manner. Why is it so? Panini’s grammar says: अनक्षरं हतायुष्यं विस्वरं व्यांधिपीडितम् । अक्षता शस्त्रषरूपेण वज्रं पतति मस्तके ।। “anaksharaM hatayushyaM viswaraM vyaadhipeeditaM akshataa shastrashrupen […]
• It has been said in Taittiriya Upanishad, ”Devpitrukaryabhyam na pramaditavyam’ meaning there should not be the slightest mistake in Dharmaacharan (abiding by the code of conduct as per Vedic Dharma) prescribed for the deities and Pitrus (ancestors).
‘Sadhananam anekta va upasyanaam aniyama’: As the potential of every individual varies hence unlike other religions, Vedic Sanatan Dharma does not recommend only one path, or worship of only one deity ! -Paratpar Guru Dr. Jayant Athavale. Implied Meaning: Every person’s Sanchit (Cumulative karmic deeds of all births), Prarabdh (destiny), Kriyaman (willful actions ), Panch […]
