Errors During Japa
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily Advaita Vedanta quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe to the Spiritual Bee on WhatsApp. The following account has been given by Swami Saradeshananda in the book: Reminiscences of Sri Sarada Devi. The monastic members at Udbodhan had different natures, but all were Holy Mother Sarada Ma’s sons, having equal claim to […]
Power of Concentration: When Sri Ramana Learned a New Language in a Few Hours!
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily spiritual quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe on WhatsApp. Once the owner of a mango orchard requested Bhagavan and his disciple, Palani Swami to come and stay there. There was only a thatched hut made of coconut leaves. Palani Swami and Bhagavan stayed there for six months, undisturbed, because the owner […]
Vision of Swami Vivekananda Being Shiva
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily spiritual quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe on WhatsApp. Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty, aka Sharat Babu was a great devotee of Nag Mahashay and later wrote his biography. Nag Mahashay was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. One day he begged Nag Mahashay to initiate him, but he refused, saying: “I am […]
Guru Vandana | Brahmanandam Param Sukhdam | Dedicated to Pandit Shriram Sharma, Mataji & Shail Didi (VIDEO)
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily Advaita Vedanta quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe to the Spiritual Bee on WhatsApp. Sung by the Brahmavadini Sisters, Shantikunj at the Mumbai Ashwamedha Yagya 2024 Guru Vandana from the Guru Gita – Brahmanandam Param Sukhdam Shloka with English Translation Om Brahmanandam – To the guru, who is the knower of […]
When Swami Vivekananda Calmed Down a Crying Baby, Without Uttering a Word
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily spiritual quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe to the Spiritual Bee on WhatsApp. Swami Vireswarananda recounted this story: “When Swamiji was travelling in western India, he was the guest of a lawyer in Mahabaleswaram. Now this lawyer had a baby that cried so much that no one could sleep at night. […]
What Are Sattva, Rajas & Tamas?
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily spiritual quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe to the Spiritual Bee on WhatsApp. The following teaching of Paramahansa Yogananda has been excerpted from the book: Man’s Eternal Quest. One of the three basic qualities predominates in every man, according to Hindu philosophy. Sattva is the quality of those who have spiritual […]
Practice Remembering the Self, Whenever You Think You are the Body
Uplift your consciousness! Receive daily spiritual quotes from great Rishis. Subscribe on WhatsApp. Sri Ramana’s service to humanity consisted in showing clearly that perpetual dhyana (meditation) is only abidance in the Self. “You think you were born one day and will die some day. Consider who is born and is to die. Do such thoughts […]
Why is my Meditation NOT Successful, Despite Practising for Several Years?
Swami Sivananda explains that the fundamental basis for success in meditation is Chitta Shuddhi (purity of mind). Without purifying mind, deep meditation is not possible.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra and Its Meaning
What is the meaning of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra? What are the benefits of chanting it? Does it protect from accidents and illnesses? Swami Sivananda answers all these questions.
Can Food Alone Make the Mind Sattvic? (VIDEO)
A pure mind is essential for a healthy, disease-free body. But can we attain such a mind by eating sattvic food alone? Or something more substantial is needed?
Ramana Maharshi on Gayatri Mantra Japa
Which mantra japa is good? What about Gayatri Mantra Japa? A devotee once asked Sri Ramana Maharshi…
What is the Meaning of Om?
You hear the roar of the ocean from far. By following the sound you can reach the ocean. Similarly by following the trail of Om you attain to God. – Sri Ramakrishna
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.
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.
Merely Parroting Mantras Will Not Yield Much Benefit
The following insightful conversation between Sri Ramakrishna and Bijoy, a celebrated preacher of the Brahmo Samaj, has been captured by Swami Abhedananda in his book: Gospel of Ramakrishna. It has been excerpted below from there. Sri Ramakrishna: What do you say is the means of attaining to God? Bijoy: Bhagavan (honorary term for Sri Ramakrishna). […]
If You Can’t Meditate, Do Mantra Jap At Least
Disciple: Mother, why is it that the mind does not become steady? When I try to think of God, I find the mind drawn towards other objects. Mother: It is wrong if the mind is drawn towards secular objects. By ‘secular objects’ is meant money, family, etc. But it is natural to think of the […]
Part 2 – Meditate Better! Cleanse Mind of Bad Habit of Gossiping (VIDEO)
Improve your meditation – come closer to God – get God to answer your prayers! All by giving up the evil habit of gossiping. My mind does not remain still during meditation. It wanders here and there. I am unable to concentrate – Have you faced these problems? One reason why our mind flits around […]
Solitude Can Be Found Even in a Crowd; One Need Not Flee to a Cave
The following 3 talks with Ramana Maharshi on the need for solitude in order to meditate and self-reflect, have been taken from the book: Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi First Talk with Ramana Maharshi on Solitude Mr. Evans-Wentz (Devotee): Is solitude necessary for a Jnani? Ramana Maharshi: Solitude is in the mind of man. One […]