Thought of the Month Archive

For the welfare of the country and of the entire world, the spirit of service, vital enthusiasm, constructive imagination, pure motivation, and unselfish alertness are all needed urgently. Take Hanuman as your example in service. He

“A regular study of the Vedas [scriptures] and the practice of their teachings confer all forms of wealth. The Vedas are a gift of God for the welfare of the entire humanity. The Vedas

Man has taught the eye, the ear and the tongue, the luxury of constant novelty. Now he has to teach them the opposite tendencies. The mind has to be turned toward the good; the

The tongue tastes, the eye sees, the ear hears, the skin feels, and the nose smells, each sense acts thus throughout life, is it not? The senses have to be withdrawn from the external

Man is like 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

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,

Dharma is the moral path, the moral path is the light; the light is ananda (bliss). Dharma is characterized by holiness, peace, truth, and fortitude. Dharma is yoga, union or merger; it is satya

Genuine shanti is won by the control of the senses only. Then it can be called prashanti. The experience of that stage is as the stream of peace. Calming the mental agitation that surges

Man need not undertake any special sadhanas (spiritual practices) to visualize the all-pervading truth. We call God by different names like Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara. These are the names given by man to God

For maya-constituted beings there are two maya gates: the appetite for sex and the appetite of the tongue. These two have to be conquered by every man. So long as they persist, they cause

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

“That devotee of mine, who expecting nothing, is pure, dexterous, unconcerned, free from distress, and renounces all undertakings, is dear to Me” (Bhagavan began His discourse with this shloka [verse] from the twelfth canto