Guru Nanak – Life and Teaching By Swami Sivananda Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of righteousness, whenever there are oppression and chaos in the land, whenever the faith of the people in God wanes, great men or saints appear, from time to time, to enrich sacred […]
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Why do good actions and not evil actions...
Why do good actions and not evil actions – Vivekananda Just as every action that emanates from us comes back to us as reaction, even so our actions may act on other people and theirs on us. Perhaps all of you have observed it as a fact that when persons do evil actions, they […]
A quiet mind is all you need – Nisargada
A Quiet Mind is All You Need – Nisargadatta Questioner: I am not well. I feel rather weak. What am I to do? Maharaj: Who is unwell, you or the body? Q: My body, of course. M: Yesterday you felt well. What felt well? Q: The body. M: You were glad when the body was well […]
Nonviolence is superior to violence – Ma
Nonviolence is superior to violence I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen […]
Definition of Religion – Mahatma Gandhi
Definition of Religion (Mahatma Gandhi) By religion, I do not mean formal religion or customary religion, but that religion which underlies all religions, which brings us face to face with our Maker. M. K. Gandhi, By Joseph J. Doke, 1909, p. 7 Religion should pervade every one of our actions. Here religion does not mean […]
Gandhi’s Views On Religion and God
Gandhi’s Views On Religion and God There is an indefinable mysterious Power that pervades everything. I feel that Power that pervades everything. I feel it though I do not see it. It is this unseen Power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof, because it is so unlike all that I perceive […]
Power of Devotional Chanting – Yogananda
The Power of Devotional Chanting Excerpts from the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda [Ancient chant traditions from many cultures are recognized today not only for their intrinsic beauty but also for their spiritual power. Paramahansa Yogananda was a pioneer in introducing India’s art of devotional chanting to the West. His book “Cosmic Chants” was written in […]
Prayers – Yogananda
Prayers – Yogananda Making Prayer Effective “Prayer is a demand of the soul. God did not make us beggars; He created us in His image.…A beggar who goes to a rich home and asks for alms receives a beggar’s share; but the son can have anything he asks from his wealthy father….”Therefore we should […]
Correct Posture for Meditation – Yoganan
Correct Posture for Meditation – Yogananda Posture Instructions on Posture for Effective Meditation Erect Spine One of the first requisites for meditation is correct posture. The spine should be erect. When the devotee is seeking to direct his mind and life force upward through the cerebrospinal axis to the centers of higher consciousness in the […]
Obsession and Fanaticism are opposed to ...
Obsession and Fanaticism are opposed to Love – Vivekananda There was a poor man who wanted some money; and somehow he had heard that if he could get hold of a ghost (genie), he might command him to bring money or anything else he liked; so he was very anxious to get hold of […]
How am I to practise desirelessness – Ni
How am I to practise desirelessness – Nisargadatta Questioner: How am I to practise desirelessness? Maharaj: No need of practice. No need of any acts of renunciation. Just turn your mind away, that is all. Desire is merely the fixation of the mind on an idea. Get it out of its groove by denying […]
Guide to Family and Social Relationships...
Guide to Family and Social Relationships – Buddha A young man named Sigala used to worship the six cardinal points of the heavens – east, south, west, north, nadir and zenith – in obeying and observing the last advice given him by his dying father. The Buddha told the young man that in the ‘noble […]
