Thought of the Month Archive

When the morning sun is above the horizon and you walk away from it toward the west, your shadow lengthens and struts before you. That shadow is maya [illusion], the primal illusion, and the

The mooladhara, the lowest of the chakras (energy centers) at the lower end of the spinal passage, is the embodiment of prakruti (nature) principle. Therefore it is related to the annamaya kosha, the material

Swami urges constant Self enquiry & explains how to do so: It is within everyone’s capability to discover the existence of God. You do not need degrees, education, skills, or proficiencies for this achievement.

Swami says that devotion is a constant continuous bend of mind and a way of life. He explains how we should adhere to it: Man starts with actions, recognizing that the human body is

It is advisable to all to follow the middle path, ‘athi sarvatra vajayeth’ is an ancient axiom; it means, ‘avoid excess, in all places.’ You must respect the limits set by the experience of

Every human being is a fragment of the Divine. Only when a man discharges his duties will his life find fulfillment. Duty is man’s primary obligation. If a man is endowed with wealth and

Love is, thus, an amalgam of sweetness, effulgence, and wisdom. Compassion is the reflection of love.  Jesus is the embodiment of compassion. He looked with compassion at the poor and the miserable and gave

Liberation is just the awareness of truth, the falling off of the scales of delusion from the eye. It is not a special suburb of select souls; it is not a closed monopoly of

Who could have foreseen that these minute specks of life (amoebae) could hold out against the gigantic onslaught of molten lava and earth-shaking upheaval?  That speck of chaitanya, or life-consciousness, won through, nevertheless. Undeterred

The contemplation of the Godhead as ‘above and beyond all attributes’ is necessary for the attainment of jivanmukti (attainment of liberation while in the body). If that is difficult and beyond your capacity, you

Heart must understand heart; heart must be drawn to heart, if friendship must last. Friendship must bind two hearts and affect both of them beneficially, whatever may happen to loss or gain, pain or

What is mala? Man commits many offences, knowingly or unknowingly, not only in this life but also in previous lives. The imprint of these actions is carried by the chitta (memory), life after life,