Once a pretty young girl was stung by a scorpion. It happened on a mountain top, at evening time. To go to the clinic down below, you had to descend a thousand steps. There were mostly monks and spiritual aspirants around, and everyone was trying to fi…
Daily Inspirations
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The best way to communicate with the higher Self, or God, is to say: “I am thinking of You. I am repeating Your holy name. I am trying to develop that holy vibration in me. That’s all I know. And I know that You know the rest. I am not asking for anyth… |
Behold the Lord’s grace in every inch of his creation. On a hot summer day you enjoy the delicious sweet juice of grapes, cucumber, oranges and pomegranates and the cool Ganges water of Rishikesh and Hardwar. This is the Lord’s grace. When you suffer f… |
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Even if you achieve the whole world by your selfishness, you are not going to be happy. You cannot be. Selfishness can never make you happy. Sometimes you may get what you want, but your own selfishness will spoil it. In a way, that is what we learn fr… |
A devotee of para bhakti type is all-embracing and all-inclusive. He has cosmic love and the whole world is holy for him. He does not visit temples for worship, seeing the Lord is everything. He feels that the world is a manifestation of the Lord, and… |
Being a good disciple or a spiritual person, or experiencing the Truth, doesn’t depend on your learning or your capability of performing asanas or your skill in chanting. Those things are all good no doubt, but they are not the end-all. If you have it,… |
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Divine love overflows to others once it has filled your heart. Love God with all your heart and your neighbour as yourself – this is the secret of God-realisation. Love breaks down all barriers. Love is an open sesame to an infinite realm of bliss immo… |
Question: How do we know if flipping a coin to make a decision will reflect God’s Will? Answer: You are only flip the coin. You don’t make it fall this way or that. The coin will fall to the heads side or tails side by itself. Just think that the falli… |
Do not bother about taking care of your body. God will save it if he needs it for further service. Surrender it at his feet and rest in peace. He will take care of it. A real devotee says, “Let me take millions of births; it does not matter, but let me… |
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Never be afraid of anything. A person with fear dies every minute. Remember that. Know that change is a part of nature. Things will always come and go, join and separate, make again and break again. Daily you see that. The sun rises and sets. Day turns… |
Surrender is lsvaraprar:idhana. The devotee consecrates all his works and their fruits to the Lord. He has no will of his own. He says unto the Lord, “I am thine. All is thine. Thy will be done. Thou art just. Thou doest everything for me. I am an inst… |
In India, during the summer, people drink a lot of coconut water. They just make a small opening in the coconut and drink the liquid that’s inside. There is also a nice, tasty jelly inside, the tender kernel before it hardens; but it takes a big machet… |