Thought of the Month Archive

Discipline for Children
Swami says that we should discipline our children and not allow them to wander about without control. He further says: Discipline is the mark of intelligent living. Parents should not allow children to fall
Thought of the Month
May 1, 2010

Games the Mind Plays
Life sustained by food is short; life sustained by the atman (Divine Spirit) is eternal. Do not lay claim to long life, but to divine life. Do not pine for more years on earth,
Thought of the Month
April 1, 2010

Body Performs & Mind Distinguishes
The body performs actions; the mind distinguishes between right and wrong. The atma [individual soul] functions as the witness. Although these three appear to differ from each other, they are interrelated; it is only
Thought of the Month
March 1, 2010

Past Actions and Merit
Through activity man attains purity of consciousness. In fact man has to welcome activity with this end in view. And why strive for a pure consciousness? Imagine a well with polluted and muddy water
Thought of the Month
February 1, 2010

Coat the Heart with Love
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
Thought of the Month
January 1, 2010

Kundalini Shakti
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
Thought of the Month
October 1, 2009

Yearn For True Education
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.
Thought of the Month
September 1, 2009

Devotion as a Way of Life
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
Thought of the Month
July 1, 2009

Take the Middle Path
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
Thought of the Month
June 1, 2009

Perform All Actions as Offerings to the Lord
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
Thought of the Month
May 1, 2009

Divine Love Through Sacrifice and Suffering
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
Thought of the Month
April 1, 2009

Liberation in Contemporary Life
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
Thought of the Month
March 1, 2009