Japa: Chant the name
Japa, or chanting the name of the Lord with total devotion and regularity is one of the most useful tools...
Shraadh: A tribute to ancestors
In youthful irreverence and educational pride a young person asked Swami Chinmayanandaji to explain how the offerings of food and...
The meaning of surrender
“Do with me what you will. Only give me ever increasing love for your feet.” This is how Raman Maharshi...
The ever smiling Krishna
The biography of Krishna is full of tears, yet Krishna was always joyous and bubbling with enthusiasm. Adversities unlimited, yet...
All about greed
Wealth falls into three categories , (Artha) is wealth earned piously, spent on your needs and in the service of...
The happiness story
Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji was a master teacher. Driving a point home with an interesting story or an unforgettable example was...
Early hurdles in meditation
A spiritual seeker’s difficult path is called “walking on a razor’s edge” by the kathopanishad. This is because the seeker...
The significance of Aarati
The common Hindu ritual of Aarati is done at the end of all pujas. Aarati is done by the lighting...
Ekantam is solitary bliss
Someone asked Gurudev, Swami Chinmayanandaji, as to why one should cultivate withdrawal, do Japa or practise mauna ( silence) to...
Significance of Pradakshina
Village belles living close to the deserts walk miles every day to fetch water .They usually carry 5 to 7...
True satsang
If you keep doing what you have been doing, you’ll keep getting what you have been getting. All animals only...
Mental hygiene
The physical hygiene of a daily bath , clean hands, spanking clean kitchen, food cooked hygienically, is a common feature....
Sanyas, a joyous mental renunciation
Sanyas is neither tailor made nor barber made! This garment is of the mind. Saffron cloth is a mere fence...
Values in religious teachings
What meaning can life or freedom have if it destroys us morally, socially and spiritually? In our mad chant of...
Hinduism, a liberal science of life
Hinduism is a religion that does not limit itself to the rigid dictates and commandments of a single text book...
Change as a positive value
Change is the only unchanging law of the universe. The wheel of change, ( kaal chakra) is represented as the...
Play for the joy, not the trophy
Success means different things to different people. When we achieve society’s idea of success, we feel we are successful. Mostly...
Perception, our reality
Old European pubs and taverns hung a picture of TWO drunkards, drink in hand, with the caption ‘We Three’. The...
Pussy Cat Vedanta: Game goes on
Placed at the pinnacle of evolution, the homo-sapient man is fitted with a manufacturer’s wonder: the intellect. To use this...
The teacher and the taught
The delicate beauty, the simple elegance, the flaming orange stem offsetting the white starlike form of this softly fragrant flower...
Nature worship in Hinduism
Nature is referred to as “Mother” in many Hindu texts. We understood long ago that what nature provides in her...
Fire: Symbol of Lord
Havans, yagnyas, wedding rituals and other ceremonies generally use a lighted fire pit as the holy altar of the Lord....
House of God radiates peace
“When the Lord is omnipresent, why should I visit a temple? He is with me, here, right now.” A logical...
Dharma Patni is a friend and guide
Worldwide different words are used to denote the word “wife”. It is Hinduism alone that translates the word as “dharma...
