Wearing Good Clothes Alone Does Not Make Your Respectable (VIDEO)
Today with the perpetuation of advertising, social media and influencer culture, the whole of society is becoming obsessively focussed on looking good. Wearing expensive clothes, makeup and jewellery is associated with having achieved success. The result of this is that our self-esteem has become tied to our clothes and accessories. In this video Paramahansa Yogananda […]
Even After Suffering Intense Agony, People Remain Thoughtlessly Entangled in Material World (1/2)
The situation of materialistic and worldly minded people is like that of a snake trying to swallow a mole. The snake can neither swallow the mole nor give it up. Similarly people steeped in materialism may suffer intense misery and grief yet they cannot give up their indulgences.
Two Aspects of Mother Mirra, as Witnessed by Bansidhar
The Mahakali and Mahalakshmi aspects of Mother Mirra, as witnessed by Bansidhar, her devotee.
I Meditate Yet Have NO Spiritual Experiences – So Are Swami Vivekananda’s Teachings Wrong? (VIDEO)
“I meditate, I practice Raja Yoga, yet have no spiritual experiences. Does this mean that Swami Vivekananda’s teachings are not true? Was he brain-washing me?” Someone asked me this question.
Actually in order to test the validity of the Vedanta teachings of Swami Vivekananda, one does not need ANY spiritual experiences. We can easily test their validity in our day to day life itself.
Hanuman Chalissa Vs. Aazaan – Attempt by Short-sighted Politicians to Weaken India
As I read the newspapers, with their headlines of how some politicians in India want loud speakers to be placed near mosques and Hanuman Chalissa blared from them, in a petty tit-for-tat move to counter the daily Aazaan from mosques, I thought of the above quote of Swami Vivekananda. Such a misuse & hijacking of […]
When Doing Mantra Jap Do NOT Focus on Its Meaning
How to do Mantra Jap properly? Maharshi Ramana explains that while doing mantra jap we must focus our mind on the Infinite Divine Consciousness (God, Soul) and not try to think of the mantra’s meaning.
Shocked by Someone’s Bad Behaviour? The SAME Negative Quality Is Lurking in Us Too!
Suppose we buy a nice car and our friend becomes jealous. “We feel shocked! How can she feel so jealous of my success? She is a bad person.”
But the fact that we are shocked means that the SAME bad quality exists somewhere within us too.
P9 – Want Enlightenment (Samadhi) Bestowed Upon You By a Guru? Cultivate This ONE Thing
“Maharishi Ramana bestowed enlightenment upon Annamali Swami by a mere touch. He also gave enlightenment to HWL Poonja (Papaji) by merely looking at him.
So can you facilitate a meeting of mine with a great sage, who can transmit complete enlightenment to me by merely looking at me?” Someone asked me this question…
My Religion is True, Others are False, This Belief is Not Right
The one thing necessary for realization is whole-hearted and whole-souled devotion to God. Muslims, Christians and Hindus are all longing for the same God; but they do not know that He who Krishna is also Christ and Allah.
God is one, but He has many names. The Substance is one, but is worshipped under different names according to the time, place and nationality of His worshippers. All the different Scriptures of the world speak of the same God.
Skill of Dying Peacefully – The Terrific Control Yogis Have Over Their Mind (VIDEO)
Everyone of us will die. A day will come when we will have to give up the body. When death is so certain, we should learn the skill of dying peacefully.
We are Always Trying to Blame Others for Our Problems
“We are all the time, from our childhood, trying to lay the blame upon something outside ourselves. We are always standing up to set right other people, and not ourselves.”
– Swami Vivekananda
Queen Chudala Used Occult Powers AFTER Attaining God-Realization, to Help Others
A story narrated by Sri Ramana Maharshi to illustrate his teaching that Occult/Tantric Powers should be sought only AFTER attaining to God-Realization. With the ego having been burnt in the process of God-Realization, occult powers can no longer lead a person astray. The God-Realized person can then use occult powers safely to help others.
Occult Powers Can Be Sought AFTER God-Realization to Help Others
Those who seek occult powers before attaining God Realization run the risk of experiencing a great spiritual downfall. Hence such powers are better sought once the ego has been vanquished.
When Swami Vivekananda Heard the Divine Mother Speak in an Akashvani (2/2)
“Can the voice of the Divine Mother really be heard? Could it be that you were simply hallucinating?” A devotee once asked Swami Vivekananda. Find out Swami Vivekananda’s amazing reply as well as the details of his profound spiritual experience!
Do We Have Free-Will?
Is there any free will? Or are we mercilessly bound by the coils of destiny? Some people posed this question to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa…
Is Aakashvani Real? Can the Voice of God Really be Heard? (1/2)
Gurudev in ancient times Akashvani i.e. celestial voices were frequently heard, warning people about coming events. So can the voice of God really be heard or is it just a hallucination? A devotee once asked Swami Sivananda. Hear the sage’s intriguing reply in this video. Book Referenced in this Video: This video references the book: […]
How to Find Everlasting Happiness?
People think that their happiness is tied to their material possessions (house, car, money etc). So they seek happiness by chasing these things in the outside world. BUT do we find true everlasting happiness there? We do not. Then where should we look?
Swami Vivekananda Had the Power to Bestow Samadhi Upon Others
“Do you want to see Samadhi or to have it yourself? I get Samadhi myself, and I can make you have it!” – Swami Vivekananda