• न तत्सुखं सुरेन्द्रस्य न सुखं चक्रवर्तिनाम् | यत्सुखं वीतरागस्य मुनेरेकान्तवासिनः || – श्रीगुरु गीता Na tatsukham surendrasya na sukham chakravartinaam Yatsukham veetaraagasya munerekaantvaaasinah The bliss of a saint living a life of solitude, free of all attachments, is more than that of deities like God Indra, emperors and powerful rulers.
Chanting (internal satsang): Just as one thorn is removed with another so also the thought of chanting reduces other thoughts. • Faith (shraddha): The greater the faith in the Name the better is the chanting. When one has doubts about the Name, chanting decreases. – Paratpar Guru His Holiness Dr. Jayant Balaji Athavale
Scroll down to read In English चित्ते प्रसन्ने भुवनं प्रसन्नं चित्ते विषण्णे भुवनं विषण्णम् । अतोऽभिलाषो यदि ते सुखे स्यात् चित्तप्रसादे प्रथमं यतस्व ॥ Meaning : If the mind is happy, the entire world (seems) happy. If the mind is despondent, the entire world (seems) despondent. Hence, if you desire happiness, strive towards the happiness […]
The task of providing Dharma Shikshan to 90 crore Hindus is the responsibility of the rulers; but they do not get time from accumulating money in Swiss banks for themselves and appeasing followers of other religions; hence, we Hindus would have to take the initiative of learning and teaching Dharma -Tanuja Thakur
सुनिर्मलाs पि विस्तीर्णा पावन्यपि हि यौवने | मतिः कलुषतामेति प्रावृषीव तरङ्गिणी || – श्रीवशिष्ठ दर्शनं ( १:२०: १८) Meaning : Even though the intellect is very clear, broad and pure, it becomes turbid in youth as a river in the rainy season .
One person has asked as to why saints construct a hermitage? Saints have renounced Maya (illusion) to attain the status of a saint, be it a householder, or an ascetic, it is not enjoyable them to get enmeshed again in the web of illusion. To come down from the Shivdasha to guide the society and […]
Over the last five years, several married women (particularly those brought up in smaller towns and suburban cities) have told me that we prefer to wear a saree, but my husband says that like other women, you too should wear jeans and T-shirt according to the western culture, hence in order to fullfill my […]
After reading my articles, few people ask me how they can make their lifestyles more Sattvik (spiritually pure). From today onwards, I would share two such points everyday. If you want, you may implement them in your day-to-day life : (i) Instead of making a film song as the caller tune of your cellphone, put […]
यदि देहं पृथक्कृत्य चिति विश्रामस्य तिष्ठसि | अधुनैव सुखी शान्त: बन्धु मुक्तो भविष्यसि | | – अष्टावक्र गीता (१: ४) Meaning : If you detach yourself fro the body and abide in the Consciousness, you will at once become happy, peacefull and free from bondage.
