2. Bowing to the Guru
I bow to the dust which rests upon the feet of my Guru. This dust is unconditional love itself, it is the source of true spiritual realisation. It has the great power of giving freedom to living beings from the bondage of material existence. How lucky are the people who know this dust! Adorning the […]
1. A Prayer
I worship you Shri Ganesha the remover of obstacles.I worship you Saraswati Mata, in the form of speech, wisdom and learning.I worship you Mother Parvati, together with Lord Shiva, together you two are the essence of unshakable faith personified. It would be impossible to grasp the nature of God without your grace.My beloved Lord Shiva! […]
What is Enlightenment?
The word enlightenment is used in a variety of contexts. From the perspective of the Upanishads, we have a very good word to describe the nature of enlightenment. The word is satchitananda. The word satchitananda is a composition of the three attributes to enlightenment. The first, sat, means truth. This is is the truth of the cosmos. The truth […]
Are You Centred?
Are you Centred? Life shoots a multitude of arrows at us on a daily basis. Just missed the train, stuck in traffic, the boss is angry with us, an argument with a loved one. Constantly we are given the opportunity to lose our peaceful, centred state. We have options… We can allow our selves to […]
The Qualities of Devotion
Namaste, One who performs deeds with me in mind, considers me as supreme, becomes my devotee, does not become attached to things and has hatred for no other living being will surely come to me. Bhagavad Gita 11.55 This verse of the Gita offers Krishna’s thoughts on the qualities of a devotee who reaches the […]
What is Sanatana Dharma?
Namaste, Here is Bhisma’s definition in the Mahabharata. Not harming, truthfulness, remaining free from anger, and charity, are the four practices you must adhere to, Ajatasatru. This is the Sanatana Dharma. In this verse, we have another delineation of Sanatana Dharma, this time given to King Yudhishthira by Bhishma, his sagacious grandfather, just before the […]
