Articles by Swami Veda Bharati 
Wisdom within Stories
29 January, 2020 @ 2:52 pm
The thing is that the modern scientists explain the “how.” The spiritual scientists explain the “why.” And the “how” and the “why” have to combine to produce you, okay? The understanding of “why” does not cancel out the understanding of “how.” Nor should the understanding of “how” ridicule the understanding of “why.” Nor should the understanding of “why” make you so “holy” that you lose all understanding of “how.” You see?
Purgation
14 December, 2019 @ 5:18 pm
The thoughts arise in the mind not from the outside, but because they are present in the mind, both as potential in the raw material of memory and the subconscious, and on the conscious surfaces; whatever you have stored in the jar will be seen when you lift the lid.
The Three Shocks of the Buddha
7 October, 2019 @ 5:07 pm
He had three shocks in his life: when the Buddha was born his mother was on a journey. Swamiji, our guru, says, "The Buddha was born under a tree, was enlightened under a tree, and, though a prince, he died under a tree." This was a peculiar time in the history of the world. It was a time, sixth century B.C., when the Buddha, the Enlightened One, was teaching in India, and Lao-tse was teaching his message of the Tao and wrote the Tao Te Ching in China. It was the time when Pythagoras established the first philosophical academy in the West. He founded the Western system of philosophy, music and mathematics, initiated Western civilization. He also taught reincarnation. It was a time Pythagoras, first founder of western metaphysics.
Mastery of Meditation Method
14 September, 2019 @ 5:31 pm
The mastery of a particular method of meditation is judged in these ways: 1. I can sit well and enjoy sitting, which I did not do in the beginning.
Sanatsujata – The Child Saint
14 August, 2019 @ 5:50 pm
It is in this tradition that we find saint-philosophers like Shankaracharya who began writing his commentaries at the age of sixteen. Sanatsujata was another such saint.
Blessing of a Death Conqueror
15 June, 2019 @ 11:11 am
In those days, and up to very recently in the history of Indian civilisation, no hostile acts were permitted at night. Soldiers picked up weapons only after morning prayers, which was a daily duty, and laid them down for evening prayers. In the night, enemies might even feast with each other on occasion.
The Fountainhead of Worship
15 May, 2019 @ 11:16 am
It must be admitted, not tongue-in-cheek, but without hesitation and with conviction, that there are forces besides human ones that are the fountainhead from which all urge to worship proceeds, and which further teach all ‘chosen peoples’ in all centuries and all nations even the way to worship.
The Character of the Mantra
15 April, 2019 @ 11:22 am
No doubt, many readers are going to try to guess the “meaning” of their mantra merely on the basis of the scanty and incomplete information provided here. The mind simply does not want to move out of the grooves of a coarse association between a word and an external object at best and a mere translated sentence at worst.
Competitiveness
12 April, 2019 @ 4:26 pm
The only competitiveness is in the story, a very well-known story of Akbar and Birbal. Akbar is a great Mogul, the emperor of India, and he administered very, very intelligently, wise and witty, wise and witty; and a minister named Birbal. There are all sorts of anecdotes about them.
Saumya Mantra Explanation
22 March, 2019 @ 11:27 am
The purpose of this observance is to establish and enhance the peacefulness in the hearts and minds of Gurudeva's disciples and thereby to strengthen a bond of good heartedness among all beings...only for the pleasure of Gurudeva. This mantra is addressed to the Divine Mother as Saumyā, Divine Mother as soothing, gentle, moonlike peacefulness. It is used as a special mantra for the cultivation of these aspects of personality. The mantra occurs in Caṇḍī, or Devī-mahātmya, (I.62 or 71, depending on the edition) an important text in the tantric part of our tradition.