True wisdom is love. The way is only one-love divine-that is all. Love divine is a great power; it is the basis of all religious life. Divine love has no sex. It sees God in all and all in God. Where love is, there God is. From love the world is born, by love it…
Question: What is the best way to serve God while living in the world? Answer: Serve one and all. Then you will have served God. Don’t even lose a single opportunity to serve others. Serve, serve, serve, and you will find that you also are served.
What we earned in the previous life we bring to this life. And in this life we are earning more. If we have done a lot of bad actions before, and suffered the results, we learned, “Yes, I shouldn’t be doing anything bad.” Now you are a good person, but that doesn’t mean that all…
Seek God within you, in your heart. Seek him not elsewhere. Seek him with faith. Seek not God for favours. Such favours will not bring you near to God. Cultivate nikriya bhakti (motiveless devotion) – pine for his grace and mercy. Quicken and enliven your faith in God. Let the flame of faith grow brighter…
I read a beautiful piece of wisdom recently: “When God wants to punish you, God will give you everything that you ask for.” God gives you what you want, even though it may not be good for you. Unfortunately, we still don’t know what to want. We want many, many things; we want all the…
Life is complex nowadays. The struggle is very keen. Here is an easy way of worshipping the Lord. Consider your house as the temple of the Lord. Your wife and children and others as the holy company of the bhaktas (devotees). Consider every word you speak as the japa (repetition) of the Lord’s name and…
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 from a serious ailment you get immediate relief and cure from…
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, fine. But the real mark of spiritual life is the…
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 immortal. The learned talk of God but the poor love…
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 falling is in God’s hands.…
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 be attached to…
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 instrument in thy hands.” In surrendering one’s…