Spiritually Speaking

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE?

03 Jul 2021 09:21 AM IST

What effect does it have when we explore the question of our own purpose in life? When we wonder why we do what we do, what really matters to us, what is really important and how I can be useful and contribute something to life. These questions take us to

ELEVATED THOUGHTS PURIFY THE SELF

03 Jul 2021 09:20 AM IST

Through our thoughts, we are either gaining power or losing it. With pure thoughts power is generated, and with impure thoughts, power is destroyed. Pure thoughts are those that express our spiritual personality. Impure thoughts are all the others. They have nothing to do with our truth. Thought is the

It’s all a matter of life and death

03 Jul 2021 09:05 AM IST

My understanding and experience is that the soul is eternal. It never dies. It simply passes on from one bodily ‘costume’ to another, carrying its experiences with it. When we remember someone who has died simply as a human being, there is sorrow. But, remembering the soul in the awareness

TO SURRENDER TO THE WILL OF GOD IS REAL LIBERATION

28 Jun 2021 07:31 AM IST

THIRD PURIFICATION “Sreyah kairava candrika vitaranam.” We have just eliminated the negative. And now the positive is being introduced. We have cleansed the mirror heart of all the dirt and filth of the anarthas of material attachment. We have extinguished the blazing forest fire of material existence, which is the

UNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

28 Jun 2021 07:30 AM IST

Man is gifted a God-like heavenly existence on earth. But human civilisation births a complex mind in him. Complex mind leads to a complex life. More the complexity, the more fame that man earns. Fame forms a complex ego. Ego depends on others’ attention. This engages man into a struggle

ETERNAL LIFE ON INFINITE WORLDS

28 Jun 2021 07:28 AM IST

It seems very likely that we are not alone in this universe. But the real charm of how the creation happened is that though we have infinity and eternity ahead of us, we should never forget that we are here and now on this tiny planet for a purpose.

Where do thoughts come from?

26 Jun 2021 07:35 AM IST

If we take time to look at what is happening inside the mind, we notice that it is working constantly. Even when we are asleep, the mind is constantly active. When we are awake thoughts come one after the other in a seemingly unstoppable, incessant and perpetual flow, churning out

It starts from the heart

26 Jun 2021 07:32 AM IST

When the impetus to follow a spiritual path arises, it arises first in the heart. It begins with a kind of awakening inside, something stirs inside from the heart. If those feelings never arose, then we would never make any further changes in our lives. Once that feeling emerges, once

Keeping balance brings constant progress

26 Jun 2021 07:31 AM IST

Serving others voluntarily, by offering physical help, emotional support or spiritual guidance is laudable, but there is a difference between serving and serving with the right awareness. If we are focused entirely on the effort – planning, arranging and doing things – we may achieve good results, yet our state

To change yourself, be patient

26 Jun 2021 07:30 AM IST

The most important virtue needed for self-transformation is patience. Without patience you will lose hope in the transformation process. As you travel the path you sometimes run into rough spots where the foot slips and you find yourself suddenly not on the path, and there are wrong thoughts or behaviour.

TO BE STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL, STOP WASTEFUL THINKING

26 Jun 2021 07:28 AM IST

How do we see ourselves? With what kind of awareness do we go about our life? Our state of mind, perspective, and the way we relate to the world are all influenced to a considerable extent by our self-image. If our self-respect is high, the standards we set for ourselves

SEVEN STAGES OF PURIFICATION

21 Jun 2021 03:20 AM IST

There are seven stages of transcendental purification and elevation that take place when we chant the holy names of Krishna. Let’s understand the significance and relevance of these stages.