Thought of the Month Archive

All worldly pleasures are transient and temporary. Very often they result in sorrow and disappointment. God alone is the source of enduring bliss. The purpose of human birth is to realize the inherent divinity

Without pain, one does not realize the value of pleasure. The value of light can be realized only when there is darkness. This message of truth must be taught to the entire world, as

Just as Om is the sound symbol of God, the linga is the form symbol or the visible symbol of God, the most meaningful, simplest and the least endowed with the appendages of attributes.

Nature or prakruti is the world of vasanas, (tendencies, desirous impulses). The mind is attracted toward nature and the external objects of the world by means of this tendency for attachment; and it starts

Man must give up the craving for material comfort and the attachment to sense-objects. He must discard the false fears, the absurd desires, the sorrow, the worries, and the artificial pleasures that now fill

Embodiments of love! There is no nobler quality in the world than love. It is wisdom. It is righteousness. It is wealth. It is Truth. Everything is permeated with love. Everything in the cosmos

Of all the workshops of the world, the workshop of the body is the most wonderful because it is the tabernacle of the Lord. In such a factory, the impulses are sublimated into vows,

Of all the workshops of the world, the workshop of the body is the most wonderful, because it is the tabernacle of the Lord. In such a factory, the impulses are sublimated into vows,

Man is a mixture of maya and Madhava; the maya (illusion) throws a mist that hides the Madhava (God). But through the action of the healthy impulses inherited from acts performed while in previous bodies or through the cleansing done by

Years come and go, so also pleasure and pain. Nothing confers permanent bliss except the experiences of the atma. Man cannot attain peace and happiness from his actions unless he has sacred feelings within. Many people

There are many people who are not aware of even the meaning of the word, prashanti. It is as the backbone to each individual, and for the sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) it is as the

The word generally used for religion is mata; the word to indicate the mind is mati. Putting the two together it can be said that mata is primarily engaged or ought to be engaged