Everything is empty without God. Marriage, an ashram, even sannyas (monkhood) is empty if there’s no God. Each one is trying to find that joy through different ways. To find God, you don’t need to do anything. Neither taking sannyas, nor having a famil…
Daily Inspirations
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There is no duality in reality. All modification is illusory. Multiplicity is an illusion. Maya (the illusory power of the Lord) projects multiplicity. Maya creates division – division between the individual soul and the supreme soul. Maya is a tremend… |
Question: I want to know God, but I keep getting attracted to relationships. If God doesn’t want me to be married, why can’t God help me to want only God? Answer: That’s what God is doing. You are beginning to feel that way now. If God had given you a… |
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One’s individual ego, preconceived notions, pet ideas prejudices and selfish interests should be given up. All these stand in the way of spiritual progress. Lord’s grace begins to work only when you learn to discipline yourself, subordinate your selfis… |
Question: How can we cultivate the neutrality to evaluate our own thoughts and actions, which are so close to us? Answer: Find out whether your own thoughts are based on selfishness or not. If your thoughts are based on selfishness, then they are alway… |
Faith in God is the first step to God-realisation. Not an iota of progress is ever possible on the path of spirituality without faith. The faith must be a living faith. It must be unwavering faith. Lack of faith is a stumbling block on the path of real… |
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In nature, every job is equally important. There is no superior or inferior work. If you feel comfortable with a job, and if you can perform it with joy, that’s your work. You can perform any work with joy if you know that every job is equally good. Yo… |
The essential qualification for a sadhu (man of renunciation) is that he should adapt himself to all conditions and circumstances, causing no inconvenience to others. His is the duty to serve – not to worry others. Very few sadhus know what they are an… |
A beautiful story in the ancient Hindu scripture, the Mahabharata, clearly teaches what is meant by real surrender to God. A beautiful princess named Draupadi was brought to the king’s court. In the ancient days when you wanted to show that you had won… |
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Evil should not have time to dwell in your mind. What if some one refuses to give you milk, to give you food? What if some one scolds you? Always repeat: “I am not this body; I am not this mind; I am the eternal immortal satcidananda atman.” Bear insul… |
Know that you are being guided by God. Whatever situation is presented to you is presented by God. You should realize that. You may have a parent, a boss, someone who is in charge of you, but the true Chief Administrator is God and no other authority.… |
Realise the totality and all-inclusiveness of your life. Your being is cosmic. You inhabit all the worlds all the worlds are your spontaneous expression. One’s love for friends, sons, etc. is not for the sake of others, but for one’s own self. Therefor… |