Saturday, November 14, 2009
Stabilizing oneself in vairagya (renunciation) is itself the highest penance, the most exacting vow. One has to be ever alert in that thapas (penance) and strive again and again. Like a child endeavoring to walk, you might toddle a few steps, falter and fall. But like the child, you must lift...
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Friday, November 13, 2009
When hardships overwhelm you, know that it is the consequence of your own past deeds. Do not blame the Lord and develop a grouse against Him. Do not pay heed to this trouble or take it as such. Engage yourself in the service of others and in deeds of merit. Continue relying on the Name of the Lord...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
You must have noticed the crane walking silently or standing motionless in order to catch a fish. Why? If it plunges headlong or runs about helter skelter, can it get the fish? Similarly, the Lord is the fish in the forms of Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Right Action), Santhi (Peace) & Prema (Love). The...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Lord's Name is like a mountain of sugar. Approach that mountain, have faith in it, taste it anywhere and experience that joy. The highest devotee is the one who ever revels in that joy. Others there are who live beside the mountain, enjoying for sometime the Bliss of constant remembrance of the...
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Remove from the garden of your heart, the thorny bushes of greed and anger, jealousy and selfishness, the evil breed of "I" and "Mine". Uproot them even when they emerge as seedlings. All this discipline is truly required for earning Shanthi (Peace). Be firmly convinced that you are the Universal...
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Cultivate devotion steadily every day and derive joy from there. One should have a mind filled with equanimity, the conviction that fundamentally all are same. The spiritual life is not a matter of meaningless talk. It is really life lived in the spirit of the Lord. It is the experience of pure joy...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Do not enter upon a task through momentary compulsion of some impulse. The impulse might appear very respectable, but you should not let yourself be dragged by it. You have to be always vigilant in this matter, always steadfast and strong. Your nature should be free from pomp and show. You should...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Do not shape your conduct with an eye on the opinion of others. Instead, follow bravely, gladly and steadily the sweet and pleasant promptings of your own gentle and good manners. Follow your own Inner Self. Associate yourself with those who are richly endowed with Truth. Spend every second of your...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The present state of affairs is due to people losing faith in themselves and in the sastras (scriptures). Those who claim to have faith do not conduct themselves according to the scriptures and nourish them. Consequently, goodness and good habits have gone out of the world and wicked habits and...
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Even for being blessed by the Lord's Grace, one must have peace and wait patiently. Serenity alone succeeds in bringing about the result of the spiritual practices. Add this lesson to the practices you are engaged in. The true devotee will always dwell in God. He/she has no time to know or feel...
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