Mahamrityunjaya Mantra and Its Meaning
What is the meaning of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra? What are the benefits of chanting it? Does it protect from accidents and illnesses? Swami Sivananda answers all these questions.
Don’t Find Fault With Anyone
SRI RAMAKRISHNA: Don’t find fault with anyone, not even with an insect. Pray to God that you may not find fault with anyone.
God is Within, Yet We Search For Him Here and There
SRI RAMAKRISHNA: As long as man feels that God is ‘outside’, seated in a temple or in some other holy place he is ignorant. His situation is like the man holding a lantern in his hand, looking for a matchbox.
Can Food Alone Make the Mind Sattvic? (VIDEO)
A pure mind is essential for a healthy, disease-free body. But can we attain such a mind by eating sattvic food alone? Or something more substantial is needed?
Great Gurus Come in Their Subtle Body, to Pick Up Disciple’s Soul at Death
An incident in which Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa came in his subtle body, to pick up the soul of a devotee who had passed away at age 40.
A Guru’s Body Eventually Falls Off. Therefore Devotees Should Establish an Inner Contact with the Guru
The body of a guru has to fall off one day; no one is immortal. Therefore devotees must strive hard to establish an inner contact with the guru and try to see him/her in their visions. Sri Ramakrishna is in his subtle body today, and he reveals himself to all devotees who call on him sincerely.
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Idol Worship – Form of God Needed to Steady the Mind. Muslims & Christians Too Use Forms
Swami Sivananda: Generally, people say Hindus are idolaters. But a Muslim too has the symbol of Kaaba to remind him of Allah. Similarly, the Christian has got the Cross. The truth is that an anchor is needed in the beginning in order to steady the mind. So forms are necessary.
Only a microscopic minority are capable of taking up Nirguna Upasana (worship without name and form). 99% percent of devotees need a name and a form to fix their mind on God.
How to Remain Balanced When Someone Abuses You?
What should be our thought process when someone speaks harshly to us and puts us down? How can we prevent ourselves from responding back in anger?
Why Be Elated by Monetary Profit? Be Even-minded in Gain or Loss
People worship money so much that they hardly stop to cultivate any detachment towards it. Then when they have to let go of their wealth at death, the suffering of their soul becomes especially intense. Since they have not practiced detachment while living, they find it extremely difficult to let go of their wealth at death.
This truth about cultivating equanimity of mind towards profit and loss, and detachment towards money and possessions; was taught to Paramahansa Yogananda by his mother and father, through a few interesting life events, which we visit in this post.
Ramana Maharshi on Gayatri Mantra Japa
Which mantra japa is good? What about Gayatri Mantra Japa? A devotee once asked Sri Ramana Maharshi…
What is the Meaning of Om?
You hear the roar of the ocean from far. By following the sound you can reach the ocean. Similarly by following the trail of Om you attain to God. – Sri Ramakrishna
God Can Be Seen When the Scum of Maya is Set Aside
SRI RAMAKRISHNA: Sat-Chit-Ananda (pure consciousness) is covered by the scum of Maya. He who puts the green scum aside can see God.
How Can a Person BREAK Attraction of Material World & Focus on God? (2/2)
Sri Ramakrishna answers this question with the story of two farmers who were trying to irrigate their field. One succeeded while the other failed. The difference lay in their degree of renunciation.
Even After Suffering Intense Agony, People Remain Thoughtlessly Entangled in Material World (1/2)
The situation of materialistic and worldly minded people is like that of a snake trying to swallow a mole. The snake can neither swallow the mole nor give it up. Similarly people steeped in materialism may suffer intense misery and grief yet they cannot give up their indulgences.
Two Aspects of Mother Mirra, as Witnessed by Bansidhar
The Mahakali and Mahalakshmi aspects of Mother Mirra, as witnessed by Bansidhar, her devotee.