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Bhagavad Gita Quote 11 Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 Lord Krishna’s Guidance to Arjuna Verses 22 Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so also the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others that are new.
Holier than thou – Ramakrishna Sri Mahendra Nath Gupta is familiary known to the readers of the “Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna” by his pen name M. He kept a diary of all his meetings and experiences with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and later wrote them in a book. This first, full-fledged volume of the “Gospel” was published in Chennai […]
God Has Many Names – Gandhi Om The Supreme Ideal Man’s Ultimate Aim is Realization of God. God is Sat-Chit-Ananda Existence, Knowledge, Power and Bliss. He is an Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omniblissful Mysterious Power. There is only one omnipotent and omnipresent God. He is named variously and we remember Him by the name which is […]
God is Infinite Mercy – Gandhi Om The Supreme Ideal Man’s Ultimate Aim is Realization of God. God is Sat-Chit-Ananda Existence, Knowledge, Power and Bliss. He is an Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omniblissful Mysterious Power. God is, even though the whole world may deny Him. God embraces not only this tiny globe of ours, but millions […]
Systematic development of the mind : Breathing In training the mind the first step is to begin with the breathing. Regular breathing puts the body in a harmonious condition; and it is then easier to reach the mind. In practicing breathing, the first thing to consider is Âsana or posture. Any posture in which […]
Systematic development of mind : Concentration The main difference between men and the animals is the difference in their power of concentration. All success in any line of work is the result of this. Everybody knows something about concentration. We see its results every day. High achievements in art, music, etc., are the results […]
Keep away from the evil-minded – Ramakrishna Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa addressed his words particularly to a young man of nineteen, named Narendranath, who was a college student and frequented the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. His eyes were bright, his words were full of spirit, and he had the look of a lover of God. How […]
Symbols and Rituals are universal – Vivekananda Before considering further how devotion to duty helps us in our spiritual progress, let me place before you in a brief compass another aspect of what we in India mean by Karma. In every religion there are three parts: philosophy, mythology, and ritual. Philosophy, of course, is the […]
Bhagavad Gita Quote 10 Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 Lord Krishna’s Guidance to Arjuna Verses 60 and 61 The turbulent senses, Oh Arjuna, do violently carry away the mind of a wise man though he be striving (to control them)! Having restrained them all he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady […]
Bhagavad Gita Quote 9 Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 Lord Krishna’s Guidance to Arjuna Verse 58 When, like the tortoise which withdraws its limbs on all sides, he withdraws his senses from the sense-objects, then his wisdom becomes steady.
Bhagavad Gita Quote 8 Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 Lord Krishna’s Guidance to Arjuna Verse 57 He who is everywhere without attachment, on meeting with anything good or bad, who neither rejoices nor hates, his wisdom is fixed.
Bhagavad Gita Quote 7 Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 Lord Krishna’s Guidance to Arjuna Verse 56 He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after pleasures, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
