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Get up at 4 a.m. Japo Ram Ram, Get up at 4 a.m. do Brahma Viciir. Get up at 4 a.m. Enquire, ‘Who am I?’ Get up at 4 a.m. practise Yogabhyās. Observe Mouna daily for two. Fast on Ekadesi, take milk and fruits, Study daily one chapter of Gita. Do regul… |
Question: You often say, “Don’t do anything that would disturb your peace.” If someone has an irrational fear, should he or she try to get over it by doing the feared thing, even though this might disturb the person’s peace? Answer: In this situation y… |
Eat a little, Drink a little, Speak a little, Sleep a little. Mix a little, Move a little, Serve a little, Think a little, Give a little, Work a little, Rest a little, Worship a little. Do san a little, Prānāyām a little, Meditate a little, Do Vicār a… |
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All that we encounter in life are just temporary phases, different stages, various scenes in the drama of life. They come and go. Don’t let your mind get affected by these things. Samatvam yoga ucyate: Equanimity of mind is Yoga. You can always maintai… |
Here are some instructions to a karma yogi. Do not make any difference between menial and respectable work. Fix the mind on the Lord and give the hands to work. Sing God’s name while serving others. Feed the poor. Clothe the naked. Comfort the distress… |
Our understanding is really very, very limited. Still we try to understand why God is doing this and that. It is not possible. For a long time I had this saying on my stationery: “It’s all Your Name. It’s all Your Form. It’s all Your Deed. And it’s all… |
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Be wise. Discriminate. Analyse. Scrutinise your thoughts daily. Boldly proclaim : “I would devote my entire life to the service of others – no matter whether I achieve salvation or not. Salvation is not my concern. My duty is to serve the Lord in all;… |
Question: If someone prays for something that feels good and seems right but it doesn’t happen, should the person just forget it, or keep praying? Answer: Strictly speaking, your prayer should not be for getting something. It should not be a sort of, “… |
The student of vedanta (the path of pure wisdom) develops sakshi bhav (witness consciousness) through discrimination and self-analysis. The devotee develops nimitta bhava (the attitude “I am an instrument in the hands of God”) and surrenders everything… |
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Nature never discriminates. It has made the same knowledge equally available to everyone. When the mind is calm and clean it can get all the ideas. Nothing is impossible for the mind. If it is completely free from any selfishness, it is always clean a… |
When the sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) has combined bhakti yoga and karma yoga, he feels that God does everything, that he is an instrument in the hands of God. Thus he slowly frees himself from the bonds of karma and attains freedom through action. Whe… |
All actions are done by the gunas (qualities of nature) only. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks: “I am the doer”. This is the cause of bondage. The ignorant man identifies the self through the force of avidya (ignorance) with his body, mind and… |