Entered the third day of my fasting and maun in Rushikesh in Swami Ram’s Ashram situated near the Chila Lake ! Its like a dream come true , the serenity of the place , the sanctity of the Ashram , the loving and caring seekers , the Mighty Himalayas , the water with its nice […]
Few saints had to establish sects as per the need of the hour to protect Sanatan Dharma; but surprisingly many such sects which was an offshoot of Sanatan dharma started eroding the same after a period of time. Tanuja Thakur
If we go to a doctor and the doctor prescribes the same medicine to all the people suffering from differing ailments, no patient will ever go to that doctor again. We too are plagued by the disease of vicious cycles of birth and death and to get out of it quickly, it is important to […]
What is Advaita Vedanta? A + Dvaita = Advaita Dvaita = Duality, A-Dvaita = negation of Duality i.e non- duality Vedanta means the end parts of Vedas, which contains the essence of Vedas. In advaita Vedanta, one meditates on the SELF and establishes himself in the true nature. Some of them call it meditation on […]
The most important factor to keep in mind for spiritual progress is an ‘intense yearning’. If we possess this yearning, we can overcome every obstacle and continue to progress on the path of spirituality. Please remember, there is no obstacle in the world which does not have a way to overcome it. Thus, seekers must […]
Just as God assumes an iota of Tamogun (spiritually impure Tama component) at the time of his incarnation, similarly saints having attained the status of ‘अहं ब्रह्म अस्मि’ (Aham Brahma Asmi) i.e I am Brahma,the Supreme Being), embrace a minuscule portion of ego and perform Dharma-Kaarya (propagation of the tenets of Dharma) and this is […]
One cannot gift a mala used by oneself to someone else. However a Guru can give it to His disciple. A mala can also be kept as a memento of a departed soul. A mala acquired from a Guru who has renounced His body or a mala which is a memento of a dead person […]
‘Righteousness (Dharma), wealth (artha), desire (kama) and the Final Liberation (Moksha) [धर्मार्थकाममोक्ष] are the four pursuits (purusharthas) of human life according to Bharatiya (Indian) culture. The system of stages of life (ashrams) explained in the Vedic religion is the principal means of attaining them.
For the last two years, I have received several letters on Facebook particularly the youth, that they have bad habits pertaining to carnal desires and ask me what they should do in this regard. Hence, today I am taking up the solution to this problem here. Impressions of carnal desires are heavily imprinted upon today’s […]