Why worry?
Worry or enjoy life. Yes, it is either or. Whenever your mind takes a trip into the past or the...
Love, the elixir of life
Love is the joy of life. Strangely, “it is in giving that thou receiveth”, but most of us “demand” love...
Gayatri: Part III
The sacred Gayatri should never be chanted for material or physical gains. The very words mean that it is a...
Gayatri: Part II
In true Vaidica mystic style we have a strange story given out in the Taittiriya Upanishad aranyaka (Upasna kand). It...
Gayatri: Part 1
Gayatri is one of the most powerful mantras in hinduism. Sounds harnessed and repeated systematically for a given period of...
Puja ritual method and meaning: Part 2
Then the Rishi says after offering Him whatever is available easily at that ‘Time’ and ‘Place’ the devotee should worship...
Puja ritual method and meaning: Part 1
The Rishi, Avirhotraji instructs King Nimi in the Bhagwat “He who wishes for the soonest possible union with the Lord,...
Gita, a handbook of practial living
The glory of Hinduism is that it is “never divorced” from everyday life but amalgamated into its very fibre. Yet,...
Japa, an aid to meditation
Japa is a mental gym. It is a thought training which effectively strengthens the mind to collect,command and concentrate it’s...
Karma yoga benefits from Bhagwat Purana
The Bhagwat Purana has a story of Raja Nimi asking Yogi Avirhotra ji how karma yoga could purify one of...
Shantih, shantih, shantih
Hounded and lacerated the mind of man searches for an unknown peace that will bring about balmy quiet, a restful...
Misconceptions about Hinduism
If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. There have...
Change in set-up, we get upset
Seeking the permanent from the ephemeral and the infinite from the finite is a mistake man constantly makes. We seek...
Invocation to Agni from Rig Veda
This is a translation of a hymn from the Rig Veda by me. It is an invocation of the Agni...
How free are you?
“Prison walls do not a prison make”, yes ,famously said. Then what truly makes a prison? Even when man is...
The God of grass
A beautiful legend in ancient Hindu lore narrates how, at the time of creation, the Lord assigned duties to the...
The miracle factor
Someone whose faith depended on witnessing a miracle, questioned Swami Chinmayanandaji, “Can you show me a miracle?” “Don’t you see...
The mahatma and the birds
In the thick, green, lush jungles of Dandakavan (a forest), there lived beautiful, happy and chirpy birds. They flew about...
Celebrate the variety
The Geeta lays great emphasis on equanimity in dealing with life. Chapter 6 verse 9, says: “He who is of...
The miracle factor
Someone whose faith depended on witnessing a miracle, questioned Swami Chinmayanandaji, “ Can you show me a miracle?” “Don’t you...
Experience the experiencer
Objective thought (Idam Vritti) is the food that fattens subjective thought (Aham vritti). The more importance we give to objective...
A new beginning
A new beginning is a new Era. A fresh outlook on life, new ways of living, a change in attitudes,...
A unique gurudakshina
As per tradition after the completion of any scriptural education a given dakshina (a gift expressing gratefulness) is offered by...
Brahma kamal, the divine lotus
The Lotus is a symbol of divinity in Hinduism. Also called (Kunj) born of water, it rises above the water...
