To love man is to love God alone. Man is the true image of God. He is his aṃśa (part). In the Gita you will find: “A portion of mine own self, transformed in the world of life into an immortal spirit, draweth around itself the senses, of which the mind is the sixth, veiled…
Samadhi means super-conscious state, wherein the yogi gets super-sensual experiences. Samadhi is of two kinds viz., sarhprajnata or sabīja or savikalpa, and asamprajnata or nirbīja or nirvikalpa. In savikalpa samadhi, there are triputi (triad) – the knower, knowledge and knowable. There is ālaṁbana (support) for the mind to lean upon. The samskāras (tendencies) are not…
Death is only a process by which life is continued. Death is not annihilation of the self. Hence do not be afraid of death. Death is for the better; it is a blessing. Therefore grieve not. Life is impossible without death. Death is just another aspect of life. Until the proper time comes, one’s death…
The essentials or fundamentals of all religions are the same. Only non-essentials differ. ‘The Noble Eightfold Path’ corresponds to ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ of Lord Jesus, and to the practice of sadacara (right conduct) of the Hindus. Every religion shows the correct path to God-realisation. Every religion emphatically declares: “One can attain eternal bliss,…
Brahman, or the eternal, is infinite. His expressions are also infinite. Allopathy, homeopathy, hydropathy, chromopathy, electropathy, naturopathy, ayurveda, unani all are his manifestations. All these systems differ. Temperaments also are different, so are natures. Therefore different systems of treatment suit people of different natures. It is only the prejudiced man who says, “Oh, allopathy is…
Let us not deny anybody just because he or she follows a certain path or doesn’t follow a certain path. Ultimately, we are all learning. If anyone is interested in knowing what practices you are doing, talk about it; explain how you have benefited, but don’t try to persuade another to do the same thing.…
You’re all looking for that God whose name is happiness, and your righteous approach to that happiness is what you call religion. If you approach that happiness without hurting yourself and hurting others, you are a religious person. But if you are trying to get happiness by hurting yourself or others, it’s not religious.
Christmas is the great festival of Christendom. There is a spirit of joy everywhere. Men and women lay aside their jealousies and enmities for a while. They come a little nearer to each other – and to Christ. Christ came and lived among men to awaken the Christ- consciousness within them. Christ should be born…
Every second God is coming, but we don’t recognize God. How many years went by before Jesus was recognized? By the time Muhammad and Buddha were recognized, half of their lives were gone. So it’s up to us to recognize the spirit. Spirit is always ready, eagerly waiting to help us. We shouldn’t always limit…
Every religion has a band of anchorites who lead a life of seclusion and meditation. There are bhikkus in Buddhism, fakirs in Islam, sufistic fakirs in Sufism, fathers and brothers in Christianity. The glory of a religion will be absolutely lost if you remove the hermits or sanyasins or those who lead the life of…
Question: As a child I learned a basic Jewish prayer, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” Please explain what this means? Answer: The meaning is very clear here. I don’t think it’s just the name of a country. Israel is what is real. And whoever thinks of that reality…
You need good light to make a movie, is it not so? And then you need good darkness in which to show it. Isn’t it funny? The cameraman says, “Oh, there’s not enough light; we can’t take the picture.” But when they want to show the film, they turn off all the lights. So, what’s…