Thought of the Month Archive

Enquiry

Enquire, enquire, enquire. Make a determined attempt. Don’t relax your spiritual efforts in any way. What we need to recognize is the mooladhaara [root basis of existence] principle. This principle is not visible through

Duty of Resistance to Adharma

Only in the nation in which the goddesses of dharma (righteousness) and shanti (peace) are adored will genuine prosperity and happiness exist. Today many are indulging in actions opposed to dharmaand truth, and on

Recognize the Power of Mind

Today man has to understand the true relationship between matter and mind. When one is asked about the mind, he says, “Don’t mind.” When he is asked about matter, he answers, “It doesn’t matter”.

Distinguish Between the Permanent and the Transient

The root cause of all difficulties experienced by man is forgetting his spiritual reality and identifying himself with his body. The body is only the vesture of the indwelling Spirit. By immersing himself in

Cultivate Mental Calm and Courage

Today we bid farewell to the year gone by and welcome the new year. We pray that the new spring should confer on all beings longevity, health, and goodness. Pleasant experiences and unpleasant memories

Character

The devotee is inseparable from God. When he is filled with the love of God and is totally forgetful of himself, he experiences oneness with God.  Prahlada was such a supreme devotee…. His form

Sankalpa

The mind wills, yearns, prompts and insists on effort and action. This process is named sankalpa. These are like shasanas (commands). Everyone has to be aware of the variety and validity of the actions

I Am I

Be he a student, a celibate, a householder, or a renunciant, the goal is one and same for all. Contemplate on the principle of so-ham [that I am] that your inner voice teaches. Say

Vagaries of the Mind

The mind is like a clean mirror. It has no intrinsic power of its own to directly experience the sense objects, except through the concerned sense organs. For instance, it can see only through

Our Duty to the Atma

To get at the core of God at His greatest, one must first get into the core of himself at his least, for no one can know God who has not known himself. When

A Teacher’s Duty

The human body is the most wondrous machine in the world. It has a bewildering multiplicity of limbs, organs, veins, nerves, and cells that co-operate to maintain it under varied conditions. If any one

Moksha

People speak about moksha [liberation]. What is it from which they have to be liberated? Is it from family, wealth or position? No. Liberation from these is an easy affair. Liberation is from the sense