How to Love Properly, Without Attachment
“Do not make the mistake of giving the heart to anything that is changing, because that is misery. Remain unattached. The heart’s love is due to only One.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Do not make the mistake of giving the heart to anything that is changing, because that is misery. Remain unattached. The heart’s love is due to only One.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Let me tell you one thing, my child. If you want peace, do not look into anybody’s faults. Rather look into your own faults. Learn to make the world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.”
– Holy Mother Sarada Ma
A story highlighting Swami Vivekananda’s kind-heartedness from the book: Swami Vivekananda – The Friend of All.
“I cannot see anybody’s faults. If a man does a trifle for me, I try to remember him even for that. To see the faults of others! One should never do it. Forgiveness is Tapasya”. – Holy Mother Sarada Ma
The ancient temple of Kshir Bhavani had long ago, been destroyed by Muslim invaders. When Swami Vivekananda thought of repairing it, he suddenly heard the celestial voice of the Divine Mother speak to him in an Akashvani.
2 disciples reported to Sri Ramakrishna that people were speaking ill of the sage. To the first disciple Sri Ramakrishna said: Keep calm and don’t reply back. To the other he said: You should stand up and defend me. Why this difference in advice for the same situation?
Mother Mirra was not only a God-realized sage but also a great occultist. She had the power to come out of her body and roam in the subtle worlds. In this incident her son, recounts some interesting advice she gave him.
Yoga and Bhoga – union with God and sense-enjoyment – cannot go together. One cannot attain the bliss of Brahman unless one gives up attachment to sense enjoyments.
Swami Shivananda, the direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, had grown old and was not keeping well. Some well-wishers suggested that he leave the Belur Math in Calcutta and go reside in Varanasi to spend the last years of his life.
It is a belief amongst Hindus that those who die in the holy city of Varanasi, attain to a high spiritual state after death. Hence this suggestion was made to him. What was Swami Shivananda’s response? We discover in this post.
Deer often mistake a mirage for water and jump into it. Similarly we also think and act as if we shall live on earth forever. We mistake the ephemeral world for real, and cause ourselves endless sorrow.
Swami Sivananda explains that the fundamental basis for success in meditation is Chitta Shuddhi (purity of mind). Without purifying mind, deep meditation is not possible.
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.
SRI RAMAKRISHNA: Don’t find fault with anyone, not even with an insect. Pray to God that you may not find fault with anyone.
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.
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?
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.
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.