Progress in Meditation

3 October, 2025 @ 4:54 pm

The student of meditation, without understanding the importance of pratyahara, cannot concentrate the mind and thus is unable to sit in meditation. The mind is in the habit of functioning along the ten avenues or senses. These senses distract and dissipate the energy of mind. But the mind can function without the help of the senses. In such a state, the mind starts turning within. During the practice of pratyahara, the student restrains himself from doing meaningless actions that are not related to this practice.

Mantra is a Spiritual Guide – Remember

30 September, 2025 @ 12:18 pm

Mantra is a syllable or word or set of words. When the mantra is remembered consciously, it automatically is stored in the unconscious mind. At the time of parting, the mantra which is stored in the unconscious mind becomes one's guide. This period of separation is painful to the ignorant. This is not the case with a spiritual person who has remembered the mantra faithfully. The mantra serves as a guide through this period of transition. Mantra is a spiritual guide that dispels the fear of death and leads one fearlessly to the other shore of life.

Living Fully in the World – Serve

30 September, 2025 @ 11:49 am

Living a spiritual life does not require escaping from the world. It is not useful to look at the flaws of the world and say it is ugly and sinful. Turning away from the world will not lead to spiritual happiness. Live in the world. By living fully in the world with all of its apparent imperfections one can attain spiritual perfection.

The Goal of Life is Spiritual – Love

30 September, 2025 @ 11:43 am

The goal of life is spiritual. Understand that as the guiding principle of your life. With an attitude of cheerfulness and with full attention, do your duties in life in your role as student, worker, child, parent, member of the community, and so on. Then let go and leave the rest up to the timeless process of spiritual unfoldment. It won't seem like work or duty, and everything will be in harmony. This approach simplifies life and expands it; it purifies the seeker from karmas and attachments. There is no longer any concern for collecting odds and ends from your actions, piling up belongings, or needing reinforcement from others for what you've done. Your needs become less. Your sense of owning and having grows less and less. At the same time you become increasingly selfless. You do your actions greased with love. Great joy comes when actions are done with love. Personal gain is not the motivation behind your actions. Slowly you learn to do your actions selflessly. To do this is a spiritual discipline, a spiritual practice.

Editor's note

Knowledge of Brahmavidyā

2 September, 2025 @ 3:34 pm

In some of the Upanishads, the word Īśa or Īśvara, which is roughly translated as God, is used. But the concept of God as preached by religion is not found in the Upanishads. In the Upanishads, the word Īśvara is used to denote a state of collective consciousness. Thus, God is not a being that sits on a high pedestal beyond the sun, moon, and stars; God is actually the state of Ultimate Reality. But due to the lack of direct experience, God has been personified and given various names and forms by religions throughout the ages.

Mantra – Remember

30 August, 2025 @ 9:45 am

You often close your eyes and sit down and you don't know what to do next; then you start remembering your mantra. You can remember your mantra all the time, but that's not very systematic. It will take a long time for you. You're doing japa, but you're doing it halfheartedly. If you do the same thing with full concentration, it will definitely give you results.

The Ancient Traveler – Love

30 August, 2025 @ 9:33 am

The most ancient traveler in the universe is love. It is love that travels from the unknown to the known, from eternity to eternity.

Death and Transition

3 August, 2025 @ 11:23 am

The fear of death is one of our most prominent fears. We are all afraid of the word “death” and do not want to face the truth that we all have to die. Why do we fear dying? Death itself is not painful; only the fear of death is painful. When we take off an old shirt to put on a new one, we do not feel fear or pain; we are only pleased to have a new shirt. But the thought of taking off our body brings fear.

Prayer and Contemplation – Remember

30 July, 2025 @ 3:27 pm

Prayer is not conducted in Sanskrit or Arabic or English or Latin or any other language. Prayer should be conducted in your own language. Which is your language? It's the same language in which a newborn baby speaks to her mother

Meditation and Selfless Action – Serve

30 July, 2025 @ 3:21 pm

A human being cannot live without doing karma, actions. And when he does some karma he reaps the fruits of the actions. And those fruits lead him to do more actions and there is no end. He creates a whirlpool for himself and he cannot come out of that.