Spiritually Speaking

Reflection, application of knowledge bring power

27 Feb 2021 04:03 AM IST

Having a high aim in life improves the quality of our thoughts and actions. As is our awareness, so is our state of being. This is the easy method of self-improvement: keep an image of what you want to be like in front of you and that will remind you

ANALYSING LOVE AND ITS ETERNAL NATURE

22 Feb 2021 08:50 AM IST

Are there eternal lovers or soul mates with whom we have relationships that span across many lifetimes? The answer is yes. Love can and does extend across multiple lifetimes.

HOW YOU CAN BE AWARE OF YOUR MIRROR-LIKE MIND

22 Feb 2021 08:21 AM IST

Do I know who I am? Am I what the mind thinks I am? The mind is like a robot. It talks of only that which it knows. The mind is like a mirror—it can absorb everything about the world to reflect it. But the mirror can neither see itself

THE PRINCIPLES OF KARMIC ACCOUNTING

22 Feb 2021 08:19 AM IST

Karma is like opening a bank account. We have choices on how much money we want to put in to add to our balance, or how much we want to withdraw. We can choose to put different investments that result in interest to increase what we have available in our

A CLEAN INTELLECT ALLOWS ACCURATE DISCERNMENT

20 Feb 2021 03:22 AM IST

One of the most frequent questions I am asked is, “How do I know if I am making the right decisions in life?” I do not believe there is any such thing as a ‘right’ decision. To make a decision I need to be right inside; clean and clear, and

PRINCIPLES GUIDE US TO RIGHT ACTIONS

20 Feb 2021 03:19 AM IST

Two key aspects of our life are our principles and our actions. If we lose sight of our principles when we act, our efforts may not yield the desired results. Our actions reflect our principles. In a spiritual life, the first principle is that I am a soul, a sentient

USE YOUR POWER OF THOUGHTS

20 Feb 2021 03:18 AM IST

When we look back over the past century, we find that humans have achieved tremendous economic and scientific progress, but our inner powers have declined over the same period of time. That is evident from how easily people become upset, worried, or angry nowadays. These are symptoms of a weak

FOCUS ON YOUR ROLE IN THE DRAMA OF LIFE

20 Feb 2021 03:16 AM IST

Every passing moment is like a passing act in a play. Each of us are the actors playing our parts very well. An actor is never focused on another’s part, continually criticising it. He just gets on with his own part, playing it as best he can. This drama of

To earn respect, one must start giving it

20 Feb 2021 03:14 AM IST

Giving others respect is an easy way to grow spiritually. It is the law of karma that you reap what you sow. Those who respect others become worthy of receiving respect from everyone. God respects each and every one of His children; He knows everything about them, but He chooses

RAVIDASA: PHILOSOPHER OF SOCIAL CHANGE

15 Feb 2021 03:47 AM IST

What distinguishes Ravidasa from other Bhakti saints is not only his birth in the lowest caste, but also the fact that he unleashed a frontal attack on the caste-based system of social exclusion and untouchability by using non-violent methods.

IGNITING REVOLUTION TO BRING ULTIMATE CHANGE

15 Feb 2021 03:41 AM IST

Life is a movement, and change is programmed into it. Change is not like trees wishing to be rocks or vice versa—change is like walking two miles to get to childhood, four miles to become youthful and another four miles till you meet old age and then four more miles

IT’S TIME TO REALISE THAT YOU ARE LOVE

15 Feb 2021 03:39 AM IST

Love is so enormous. And for ages, people have tried to express their love and finally they felt they cannot. Even the great sage Narada said, “Anirvachaniyam prema swarupam (you cannot express it).” The nature of true love is that it is beyond expression. Love with wisdom is bliss. Love