इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनो मनसः सत्त्वमुत्तमम् ।सत्त्वादधि महानात्मा महतोऽव्यक्तमुत्तमम् ॥ ७॥ indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ mano manasaḥ sattvamuttamam .sattvādadhi mahānātmā mahato’vyaktamuttamam .. 7.. Beyond …
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June 7: My ideal
There is no refuge other than God, because he alone is true and eternal. Everything else is impermanent – it exists this moment and disappears the next. It is therefore meaningless to depend on …
Katha Upanishad 2.3.6
इन्द्रियाणां पृथग्भावमुदयास्तमयौ च यत् ।पृथगुत्पद्यमानानां मत्वा धीरो न शोचति ॥ ६॥ indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvamudayāstamayau ca yat .pṛthagutpadyamānānāṃ matvā dhīro na śocati .. 6.. Having …
Jun 6: Religion Is Its Own End
The first great thing to accomplish is to establish a character...Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality...Religion is …
Chandogya Upanishad 8.6.6
तदेष श्लोकः । शतं चैका च हृदयस्य नाड्यस्तासां मूर्धानमभिनिःसृतैका । तयोर्ध्वमायन्नमृतत्वमेति विष्वङ्ङन्या उत्क्रमणे भवन्त्युत्क्रमणे भवन्ति ॥ ८.६.६ ॥॥ इति षष्ठः खण्डः ॥ tadeṣa ślokaḥ | śataṃ caikā …
Lessons from Swami Atmananda
The man of action In 1987, I was in our Raipur Ashrama serving in the shrine as a pujari. Swami Atmananda Maharaj was the head of the centre. He was an impressive personality both by his abilities …