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Without practice the theory is zero
The human body is a sacred instrument for liberation, yet we mistake our identity for it.Theoretical knowledge is worthless without practice, as we advise others wisely but become helpless in our own suffering. In the astral state, one perceives all but can act on nothing without the physical form. A soul … read more »
The play of the consciousness
Consciousness is the transparent foundation of spiritual development.Its purity determines spiritual progress. Spirituality is defined by purity across all levels of being. Consciousness becomes polluted by negative thoughts, ego, jealousy, greed, hatred, and the consumption of intoxicants or meat, which act like a … read more »
Recognise holiness in others
Equal vision sees all beings as the light of God, which is one's own Self.Sam dṛṣṭi is to look upon everything with the same eyes, for all beings exist in one's own state. A true sādhaka never praises oneself. Sādhanā is constant practice and prayer for purification. Never think one … read more »
To forgive means also to forget
The wheel of existence encompasses 8.4 million life-forms. The human is one among them. The ultimate reality is one, yet perceived duality in race, religion, or nation creates a path of suffering and conflict. Beyond the wheel of rebirth is the … read more »
Spirituality is awakening in the whole world
Spiritual consciousness is awakening globally, particularly among new leaders in both religious and political spheres.This represents a significant shift in focus and priorities. However, this movement must be grounded in a profound inner experience. The ultimate requirement for genuine leadership is not merely thought but direct spiritual realization. The foundational … read more »
Anusthan practice made V
This sanctuary offers perfect peace and spiritual nourishment, free from all material and technological pollution.Modern holidays often become mental torture with constant noise, but here balance is maintained through daily spiritual practice. The environment itself is nourishment for the mind and heart. True heart nourishment comes from a heart-to-heart connection, … read more »
We are eating for living and not living for eating
Exercise and fasting are essential for maintaining energy and clarity in spiritual practice.Reduce your diet gradually while incorporating physical exercises and prāṇāyāma to preserve muscle strength and prevent weakness. These practices enhance your energy, decision-making, and vision. Hinduism observes numerous fasting days dedicated to various deities and lunar … read more »
What the holy saints are telling us is the longer, but safe way
The safe path shown by the saints liberates one from danger and the cycle of birth and death.Many past lives were lost in ignorance, without understanding life's purpose. Without the Guru, one cannot grasp the secret meaning of existence. All creation has meaning; failing to understand it is our error. Through the Guru, … read more »
Get rid of the tamas guna
Overcoming tamas guṇa requires specific practices and dietary discipline.The sole method to eliminate tamas is through prāṇāyāma, śa kha prakṣālana, Haṭha Yoga kriyās, and eating sparingly. Consuming some ghee and sugar can be beneficial if properly digested through corresponding physical effort; for example, performing … read more »
It is not easy to eat less
A yogi increases energy and longevity by reducing ordinary food intake.Consuming less cooked, energy-dense food directly reduces the physical body's burden. This practice saves substantial resources over time, translating saved nourishment into extended vitality. Food enslaves through taste and becomes a source of self-harm. Therefore, moderate … read more »
What is the importance of fasting
Fasting gradually reduces tamas guṇa, allowing the body to regenerate.Decrease your diet slowly, like reducing one spoon of rice daily from 100. In two months, you eat 40 spoons, a 60% reduction from the original. This steady decrease prevents sudden weakness. Fasting increases immunity, enabling … read more »
No one can change destiny but the Guru (from Ramayan)
The karmic record of destiny is unalterable.According to Vedānta, the record of one's life is written at birth by Vidhatā, the scribe of destiny. No one can delete this writing. A story illustrates this: the powerful Rāvaṇa confronted Vidhatā as she came … read more »
Accept yourself
Accept your natural self; it is inherently beautiful.A long nose is positive, like Gaṇeśa's. Do not use excessive makeup; let your skin regenerate. Use only necessary amounts. Unkempt beards are unnatural and unclean; keep your given hair washed and neat. Do not color … read more »
Is the mantra secret?
The mantra is personal, but sharing it is not a mistake.Your practice is intimate, and the mantra is not meant for telling. However, if another person learns it, it does not matter and is no problem. If that person then chooses to practice with it, that … read more »
Function of the mind
The mind is a mighty elephant requiring a goad for mastery.The mind is formed from ambitions, willpower, and ego; without these components, thought does not arise. Its true nature is elusive, like a hidden elephant described only through partial, sensory experiences. Intellectual theories cannot reveal it; … read more »
Aba Hama bhajan
Singing bhajan brings the direct experience of bliss and the cessation of mental activity.The happiness of divine unity is placed within the bhajan's form for any singer to experience. Observe your thoughts and feel the heart as waves of bliss circulate between it and the crown chakra. Reality, like … read more »
Bhajan... and kirtan
The nature of bhajan is a personal devotional expression distinct from kīrtan.Bhajans are poems born from direct experience, containing teachings, explanations, and a dialogue of questions and answers to provide clarity and motivation. While both are paths of bhakti, bhajan encompasses more narrative and instructional content than … read more »
To give eating is a good karma
True giving is recognizing the divine source of all.Nothing is ours; everything belongs to God. Giving to others is returning what is His, losing nothing. This act of seeing God in all creatures, like feeding the hungry, is profound karma. Domestic duty, such as … read more »
Who controls the mind is a king
You are the king of your senses, not their slave.Control the ten senses, especially passion and taste. Use them for need, not greed. The technique is through mauna, a scientific understanding targeting mind and intellect. Know the limit of intellect and the supremacy of practice … read more »
Purpose of the mauna...
The purpose of Mauna is inner observation to contemplate life's purpose and obstacles.Patañjali describes two kinds of thoughts: kliṣṭa, the negative thoughts creating trouble, and akliṣṭa. Overcoming negative mental modifications is essential, for everything is created from the mind. Your personal reality becomes as you think. This thinking … read more »
Learn to control also your emotions
The awakened state requires vigilant self-management through the coordination of thought, emotion, and action.Many struggle to harmonize these elements, leading to inner discord. The purpose of dedicated spiritual practice is to learn this self-control and to recharge one's entire being. However, a common failure occurs when individuals quickly lapse … read more »
Take your life in your hand
The Bhagavad Gītā's eighteen chapters are the eighteen branches of yoga, each a complete teaching of information and self-management.Indian wisdom hides this treasure within poetic forms like the dohā, where the first part poses a question and the second provides the managing answer. A life spent only in intellectual questioning, writing, and talking is … read more »
Too much eating increases the tamas guna
A light stomach is essential for spiritual practice.Excessive eating creates heaviness and hinders meditation, breathwork, and postures. The camp lifestyle specifically requires this lightness. However, some individuals experience constant hunger regardless of consumption, which is noted as a positive trait. Two bodily principles … read more »
Everything is the play of energy
Emotion is the fundamental energy of existence, and the key is to direct it positively.All feelings—jealousy, anger, hate, sadness, happiness, love, contentment—are this same energy, defined by the filter you apply. Filtering emotion through compassion makes it divine; filtering it through anger corrupts even love, harming both others and yourself. … read more »
Role of intellect in Kali Yuga -- anything you begin, call Lord Ganesa for help
Complete self-realization is achieved through universal love, which is bhakti, the main path in Kali Yuga, an age based solely on the name of God.The current degraded state of society, environment, and culture results from an intellect dominated by greed and ego. If the intellect were instead filled with bhakti, renunciation, austerity, and dispassion, this condition would not exist. Therefore, … read more »
It is worth to teach yoga only purely
We must preserve authentic spirituality by drinking wisdom directly from its source.Yoga has become a global practice, but it has been distorted and commercialized into countless variations. The original, integral teaching is being broken apart, like an apple ground into chutney. Techniques are extracted and repackaged under … read more »
Welcome your destiny
Life is a school where we learn from troubles, welcoming destiny with inner grace.We must empty negativity, trusting that difficult events will one day bring joy. Each evening, offer all experiences to the divine, clearing the day's account to avoid overload. Unintended harms occur, like hitting an animal or … read more »
You can purify your mind with love, understanding, and humbleness
The most dangerous pollution is that of the human mind.Since we have lost our spiritual connection to nature, we abuse the outer world. This outer pollution begins within. Anger, jealousy, greed, and selfishness pollute the mind first. A jealous person is a machine of pollution; … read more »
Be merciful to yourself -- practice!
Practice is essential; intellectual knowledge alone is insufficient.Your life passes without remembering God, so remember now. Excessive reading provides only information, not realization. Practice is vital. A story illustrates this: two brothers became ascetics—one a devotional practitioner, the other an intellectual scholar. The … read more »
Gyana Yoga: simple life and high thinking
The practice of Śama and Dama is the foundation for controlling the mind and senses.Śama is the withdrawal of the senses from external objects, not through hatred or escape, but through careful avoidance, like skillfully passing another car. The world itself holds no inherent bondage; you must learn to refuse … read more »
Who is the true doer?
A story of how divine service humbles even the greatest devotee.Hanumān, after Lord Rāma's victory, sat thinking of his own indispensable deeds: finding Sītā, bringing the healing herb, saving Lakṣmaṇa. His ego swelled. Rāma, knowing his thoughts, decided to gently drown this pride. He called Hanumān … read more »
If you practice Yoga, you will be far away from Roga
Yoga is the practice that separates you from illness and negative states.Where there is bhoga, or sense enjoyment and desire, there is roga, or illness. Where there is raga, meaning quarreling, jealousy, dualities, aversion, and attachment, there is also roga. These three—bhoga, raga, and roga—always go together. … read more »
God is not your slave -- but if you call from the deep of your heart, God will come.
The Lord arrives precisely when His devotees are in greatest distress.Consider Kṛṣṇa's birth. His parents, Devakī and Vasudeva, were imprisoned by her brother, the demon Kaṁsa. Terrified by a prophecy, Kaṁsa killed each of their newborn children by dashing them against a wall. This was utter … read more »
Sattvic life is the first step towards self realization -- teaching of the Rishis
The purpose of human life is to realize the Self.All creation has meaning. Other beings fulfill their purpose through destiny alone, without choice. Humans also have destiny but possess intellect and choice, granting a greater obligation. Merely eating, sleeping, and procreating makes human life no … read more »
Niskam Karma leads to liberation
Karma Yoga consists of two paths: sākām karma and niṣkām karma.Sākām karma is selfish work performed with expectation for personal benefit. This action binds you under karmic law, requiring repayment in this life or through future births, creating a chain of bondage whether the karma is … read more »
Fighting within family -- from the Mahabharata
The true nature of relationships is revealed in conflict and inheritance.Reality is only fully known after death, so one should not hurry toward it but enjoy life. A story illustrates this through familial strife over a throne, where blindness and ambition lead to plotting and exile. … read more »
Dharma of the Master
A moral dilemma arises when one must choose between two sacred vows of protection.A bird sought refuge from a predator. The master promised safety, stating even death held no power. A second bird then arrived, claiming refuge from starvation, having pursued the first for days. Both beings placed their … read more »
What is the Carana?
The Mangala Caranam is the auspicious invocation of the holy feet.This initial step is a prayer for the divine presence. The holy feet, or lotus feet, represent the Guru's grace. We pray for the Guru to enter and reside within our home. Wherever the Guru is, … read more »
What can we do for our passed away loved ones?
When someone departs, the appropriate prayer is the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra.This mantra is a powerful invocation for the soul's journey. It is a prayer to God for the forgiveness of the departed's deeds. Its purpose is to guide that person towards the divine light. The focus … read more »
Question of our age: the water
When the asurī śakti comes into power, distraction begins.This age is marked by wars, earthquakes, and floods. The planet now faces great challenges, threatened by its own child, humanity. What is called development is a path to destruction through pollution. The result is the … read more »
You can not reach the Atma without the body
Śrī Gaṇeśa is the deity of auspiciousness and the remover of obstacles.Remember him at the start of any new endeavor to ensure it proceeds without hindrance. Śrī represents prosperity and spirituality, and Gaṇeśa is the lord of all elements and beings. One cannot reach the ultimate reality … read more »
Krishna, the Karma Yogi
Karma is the supreme, impersonal law governing all existence, even God.God operates within this law, granting outcomes according to one's accumulated karma, not in defiance of it. A story illustrates a king who, becoming a renunciant, chose not to worship deities bound by temporary heavenly karma, … read more »
Vigyan Deep Gita
The holy book's name reveals its essence: Vijñāna is the specific science of the Self, Dīpa is the inner light, and Gītā is the song of that glory.This song connects one to immortal truth. Unlike fleeting worldly pleasures, the truth within holy books is eternal and unchanging. Reading these immortal words always opens new perspectives, offering fresh insight with each encounter. The same … read more »
Satsang makes the man god-man
The summer program is a dedicated time for spiritual practice and stabilization.Throughout the year, life's fluctuations create unstable mental patterns. Daily situations cause constant changes in thoughts and emotions, preventing a steady state of being. This instability is like electrical fluctuation, requiring a stabilizer. Spiritual practice, like … read more »
Live and let live
You must be a light that enlightens the darkness of negative speech by rearranging your thinking.Human consciousness contains the divine capacity to unite the universe, so it must not be polluted, or suffering continues. Your words are more destructive than atom bombs; measure them, for a spoken word cannot be taken … read more »
Everyone have a share according to his or her capacity
The Guru Upaniṣad is the wisdom heard by a disciple sitting near the master.Different sages instructed their disciples, creating the Upaniṣads. The teaching is a flowing river; aspirants collect its water according to the capacity of their vessel, their own consciousness. Those with pure hearts receive much, while those … read more »
What is the bindu chakra?
The Bindu Chakra is a center at the crown of the head that produces ambrosia.It is seen as a whorl in the hair. This center supports longevity and memory, developed through specific yoga practices. The nectar it yields is not a conventional sweetness; its taste is different, akin to enlightenment. … read more »
Control your destiny, do not wait for the change idly
Kriyā practice transforms destiny by purifying stored karma and cultivating a new, protective power.If you cannot help others, at least do not harm them, for destiny does not forgive. Understanding mantra is understanding destiny, recognizing the human as the center of cosmic energy. Kriyā purifies the bodily systems by … read more »
Place of the spirituality and the healing power of wisdom
The body is a temple for the Ātmā and must be kept divine through daily cleaning, prayer, and ceremony, which are spiritual acts, not religious ones.While religion and spirituality are hard to divide, one analogy is that religion is the outer skin of a banana, protecting the inner fruit of spirituality, yet we often fight over these outer things. Tolerance, mutual … read more »
Divine will and karma
The distinction between Divine will and karmic destiny is essential.Bad thoughts and actions arise from denying or misunderstanding Divine will, not from the Divine itself. A story illustrates this: a disciple, believing God is in everyone, did not flee a mad elephant, thinking it contained … read more »