The millions of cells in the body are formed from food and food provides the energy required for the functioning of the body. Hence the Taittiriya Upanishad mentions the body as ‘annamaya kosh’, i.e. the sheath derived from food. Charakacharya states that the body is derived from food (देहो आहारसंभव). All living beings are formed […]
यावत्स्वस्थो ह्ययं देहो यावन्मृत्युश्च दूरतः तावदात्महितं कुर्यात् प्राणान्ते किं करिष्यति – चाणक्य नीति Meaning of the subhashita: As long as the body is healthy, as long as death is far away (when younger), perform deeds beneficial for the soul. What can (one) do at the end of life (when death is near)?
Live in the world but keep the pitcher steady on your head; that is to say, keep the mind firmly on God.- Tanuja Thakur
Sanskrit has moulded the minds of our people to the extent to which they themselves are not conscious. Sanskrit literature is national in one sense, but its purpose has been universal. That was why it commanded the attention of people who were not followers of a particular culture.- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Family is superior to an individual, town (village, city etc) is superior to family, Nation is superior to town while the Righteousness (Dharma) is superior to all of them; because only Righteousness can bestow Moksha (Final Liberation) while rest of them make one get trapped in Maya (The Great illusion) ! Therefore do undertake spiritual […]
सुखं न विना धर्मात् तस्मात् धर्मपरो भवेत् । – वाग्भटकृत अष्टांगहृदय, सूत्रस्थान २:१९ Sukham na vina dharmaat tasmaat dharmaparo bhavet – Ashtanghruday by Vagbhat, Sutrasthan 2:19 Meaning: Happiness cannot be acquired without becoming righteous; hence one should be devoutly righteous.
One may have bathed in the holy Ganges or even in the Ganga Sagar; he may have performed many charities and observed many vows; yet unless one has glimpsed the Truth ( God), he will not gain release even after a hundred lives. – Adiguru Shankaracharya
A foreigner asked a saint, “Could you describe the uniqueness of Indian culture as briefly as possible ?” The saint responded by saying “The Guru-disciple lineage”.
The bad thought should be nipped in the bud by supplanting counter divine thoughts. It should not be allowed to penetrate the physical body. If your will is strong, the evil thought can be driven at once. Pranayama, vigorous prayer, Vichara, Atmic contemplation, Saguna meditation and Satsanga can nip the evil thoughts in the bud […]
