Now with the Pajee comfortably ensconced on the throne, the humbled yet arrogant king repeated his first question, “Where does...
An emperor once summoned a governor (Qazi) to test his religious knowledge. The Qazi had some religious pretentions which helped...
Should one have just one personal Guru? Swami Shivanandaji answered: “Drink deeply from one man alone.It is useless to wander...
Can the guru carry you to the goal? No doubt that the guru purifies and uplifts the mind from its...
There is a whole bevy of fake ‘God-men’, in India and the world over, in the fancy dress of spiritual...
The word ‘Guru’ forms a market vocabulary today. There is a ‘ Style Guru’, a ‘Diet Guru’, ‘ Management Guru’...
Things are important so long as you give them importance. Free yourself from judgement and peace will flow through you....
In a narrow alley, precariously perched on the seat of a cycle rickshaw, we jostled through the crowded street of...
You are mature when you learn to ’let go’ mentally. The warning announcement by the London Tube, “PLEASE MIND THE...
According to Vedanta the body takes birth to fulfill desires.These desires are subtle , like the mental fragrances of the...
A well decorated delicious cake may tempt your tastebuds, but if you are told, “No, stop, don’t eat that, there...
An extremely powerful administrator in the fields of politics and diplomacy,whose entire life was spent in ruling and administering of...
Born in the pious Brahmin family of Rishi Pulastya, Ravan was adept in Japa, austerities (tapas) and meditation. He was...
The wise mullah Nasiruddin owned a donkey, but he wanted to get rid of it for a younger, sturdier one....
SAMADHI: The Yoga Vashishta describes a mind that is ready for the experience of Samadhi thus: Fed on (Shravan) concentrated...
DHARANA: The mind clings naturally to that which it believes contains joy. Deep concentration and inquiry reveal that the joy...
PRANAYAMA. This fourth principle comprises of the control of the vital air sheath of the body . Oxygen intake reaches...
The second excercise to be practised daily under Ashtang yoga, is Niyam. This comprises of five parts: 1) Purification (...
Patanjali’s recommendation of the eightfold steps of yoga ‘Ashtang Yoga ‘ is a perfect remedy to lift man out of...
‘Buddhi Yoga ‘ as defined in the Geeta is the yoga of right attitude . The right understanding, motive and...
Everyone today is crazy about physical health and building muscle strength. This lopsided effort, while strengthening the body, totally neglects...
This is the complete prostration to a teacher or an elderly person. It is a namaskar performed with the full...
Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji Maharaj was a true tapasvi (disciplined renunciate ) . He used to roar from the podium “...
When love desires the return of love it is not love, it is commerce. By definition love only wants to...
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