Brahman cannot be approached by argument. He is unknowable. He is without any limiting adjunct. He is the source of the world, vedas, body, mind and prana (life). Brahman is the only abode of eternal peace and purity. He is the instrumental and material cause for the universe, though He Himself is causeless because He…
Learn the lesson, “God, You sent me here for a purpose. You know what to give me, how much to give me, when to give it to me, and how to give it to me, in order for me to do my part of the work. If I need some instrument, You will give me…
A great saint by the name of Manickavasagar said, “Lord, You know what I want. And You will give me everything that I need. If by any chance, with my own little egoistic self, I feel that I want something, I should know that even that want is created by You. Without You, I wouldn’t…
Put yourself in the hands of the higher force. You cannot do everything by yourself. If you believe in God, if you trust God wholeheartedly, even your sickness will go away because you are putting yourself into the hands of a more powerful doctor. Difficult situations come to give us a chance to prove that…
First, learn to know yourself, the true value of your own character. Then alone you will be able to serve humanity and benefit people. You are taintless, tranquil, pure consciousness; you are beyond nature. All this time you have been duped by illusion, maya. Know one individual (yourself) correctly – and you can know the…
You are the pure spirit. The body was created; it is part of the nature. But do not identify yourself as the body. That becomes a good excuse for us sometimes. A good excuse to be a lazy person. Heaven and hell are within; they are your own creation. You create your own Satan, your…
Strive. Strive to realise God. This is the purpose of human birth. The perfection of the realisation of absolute knowledge, supreme bliss and immortality is the one and only goal in human life. Release from the round of births and life in eternity is the goal of man. Till self-realisation is attained, man is subject…
Practice experiencing the presence of God always is the easiest, nearest and surest way of reaching God-consciousness. Feel His presence always and everywhere. Feel His indwelling presence in everything, in flowers, trees, dogs, horses, human beings, stones, rivers, stars, sun, moon, fire, five elements, etc. Feel that you think, feel, cogitate, connate, know, wish, talk,…
Human birth is a great opportunity for us. According to the Hindu and Buddhist philosophies, which believe in reincarnation, you have been passing through hundreds and thousands of births. Now you have been given this human birth, where you have a little freedom to think, to find out the ways and means to get out…
“Oh, talk a little. Okay, in one sentence: it is His name. “God or His name?” That means you assume that God has a body; a physical God has a name. In the story of Rama, it is proved that when Rama wanted to walk to Sri Lanka, he had to cross the ocean. He…
I want only Thee, my Lord. When the senses hiss and drag me, Come to me and crush them. When I am overworked and tired, Come to me with Thy peace and harmony. When my mind becomes turbulent, Come to me with Thy yoga power, And still this boisterous mind. When desires and cravings attack…
O Lord, if thou are the sun, I am thy ray. If thou art the ocean, I am the drop. If thou art the lotus, I am the petal. If thou art the tree, I am the leaf. There is no other Lord like thee – Thou art the ocean of compassion. I have no…