सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेय: सत्यादपि हितं वदेत् | यद्भूतहितमत्यन्तं अेतत् सत्यं मतं मम || Telling truth is recommended, but more than that, tell those things which are in interest of all. According to me (Narada here) thing which is beneficial to large community, is truth.
धारणाद्धर्ममित्याहु: धर्मो धारयते प्रजा: | यस्याद्धारणसंयुक्तं स धर्म इति निश्चय: || The word “dharma” is derived from verb “dhaaraNa”. it is “dharma” which holds society together. Hence if something is able to hold people together, no doubt it is dharma.
A great psychologist and an expert politician In many instances not only Sugriva, the king of monkeys but even Rama has heeded Maruti’s advice. When several lieutenants opposed the move of giving refuge to Bibhishan who had deserted Ravan’s army camp, Maruti was the only one who opined that he should be taken onto their […]
Avoiding answering of unnecessary questions Anandrao: Brahmanand Maharaj says that You (Gondavlekar Maharaj a saint of very high order of Maharashtra) are a great saint. So when and where will You renounce Your body ? Maharaj: Having taken birth as a human being instead of enjoying life and chanting Rama’s Name why do such inauspicious […]
Use your intellect to obey the Guru’s (Master’s) directives in totality, rather than using it to analyse Guru’s orders. Doing so, leads to rapid Manolaya (dissolution of mind) and our spiritual progress takes place at a rapid pace. H.H Tanuja Thakur
Even if one lives in the world, one must go into solitude now and then. It will be of great help to a man if he goes away from his family, lives alone, and weeps for God even for three days. Even if he thinks of God for one day in solitude, when he has […]
Trunk: It is a popular belief that an idol with the tip of the trunk pointing towards the right and left are called right-sided and left-sided idols respectively; howeve r this is not the case. One should not decide whether the idol is right-sided or left-sided depending upon which side the trunk is directed. It […]
MISTAKE • If a mistake is repeated time and again, one must take atonement. For, this gives the mind a lesson. But if the mistake is such that it harms the mission, or the organization, one should not wait for a similar mistake to be made again. Instead, one should take atonement immediately. Atonement reduces […]
A premise (vastu) refers to an open space enclosed by four walls irrespective of whether it has a roof. The presiding deity of this place is called the deity of the premise Vastudevta). Frequencies within a premise are not perceived outside it. For instance a subtle fragrance in a room is not experienced outside the […]
