“Those who are pure always in body, mind and speech, who have strong devotion, who discriminate between the real and the unreal, who persevere in meditation and contemplation – upon them alone the …
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May 17: Who Is Truly Religious?
“Religion did not consist of pamphlets or books; it consisted of looking into the human heart, and finding there the truths of God and immortality. To be a prophet was all there was of religion….a man …
Katha Upanishad 2.2.15
The Light of all Lights न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकंनेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः ।तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वंतस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति ॥ १५॥इति काठकोपनिषदि द्वितीयाध्याये द्वितीया वल्ली …
May 15: Force of Association
“These blows must come upon us all. They are in the nature of things, yet they are so hard to bear. The force of association makes out of this unreal world a reality; and the longer the company, the …
Katha Upanishad 2.2.14
तदेतदिति मन्यन्तेऽनिर्देश्यं परमं सुखम् ।कथं नु तद्विजानीयां किमु भाति विभाति वा ॥ १४॥ tadetaditi manyante’nirdeśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham .kathaṃ nu tadvijānīyāṃ kimu bhāti vibhāti vā .. 14.. The …
May 14: My Beloved
“… No body here understands “my beloved”. Religion to these people is reason, and horribly stony at that. I do not care for anybody who cannot love my “Beloved”….they (referring to some) never were …