Thought of the Month Archive

Spiritual Wisdom

Bhagavan has seven chief characteristics: prosperity, glory, wisdom, non-attachment, creation, preservation, and dissolution. Whoever has these seven you can consider as having Divinity in Him. These seven are the unfailing characteristics of Avatars, of

 Inquiry

‘We become what our thoughts are.’ These thoughts on the validity of the objective world and the value of the joys derivable therefrom, though they emanate from ignorance (a-jnana), do shape us from within.

Food

Every activity of man is dependent on the energy he derives from the intake of food. The spiritual sadhanas [spiritual practices] he ventures upon depend for their success on the quantity and quality of

Nature Is the Best Teacher

If there is a boil on the body, we apply some ointment and cover it with a bandage until it heals. If you do not do this, it is likely to become septic and

Fill Your Heart with Compassion

Some people say that money is the basis of the entire world (dhana moolam idam jagat). Others say that righteousness is the basis of the entire world (dharma moolam idam jagat). But the correct

Happiness Comes Out of Suffering

Contemplation of God is the right royal path that will remove all types of worries. Therefore, do not try other means for achieving mental peace and get into trouble and worry. March on along

Two Types of Knowledge

Man is as a seed. The seed sprouts, becomes a sapling, grows into a tree, and fulfils its destiny, offering flowers and fruits to the world. So, too, man rises from childhood through adolescence

How to Experience Divinity

Embodiments of Love! Your names and forms are different, but the principle of love is the same in all of you. That is why I address you as the “embodiments of love”. Love is

Pray for Fortitude

New Year must usher in a new step in spiritual discipline. The old must be rung out; the new must be rung in! How do we celebrate the New Year Day? We sweep, we

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.”

Ravana – Lessons to absorb and put into practice

The bad qualities and the cruel ideas that are in us are symbolic of the aspect of Ravana [King of Lanka in the epic Ramayana]. The good in us is symbolic of Rama. It

Two Paths: pravritti marga (the path of involvement) or the nivritti marga (the path of non-involvement)

An able monarch will have his ministers under control; he will direct them along proper lines and maintain the peace and security of the kingdom. On the other hand, a monarch who allows himself