Common Sense!!

Despite the awareness that all religions talk of the same universal values, we are painfully aware of the conflicts and divisions among them. We all want to live happily, individually and collectively. A little thinking shows us that what is required for this is common sense! For applying or using common sense in life, we… Read More Common Sense!!

wishes for a happy New year. How do we make our new year happy?

One whose mind is pure and endowed with faith should gain the knowledge of the oneness of Brahman and the Self. Through mahāvākya-vichāra (reflection on the most profound statements of the Upanishads), with the Guru’s grace and blessings, one should attain happiness in its true sense. This is a happiness not shaken by anything—not by… Read More wishes for a happy New year. How do we make our new year happy?

।। ऊँ श्री तेजोमय सद्गुरूवे नमः ।।

सदाशिवसमारम्भां शङ्कराचार्यमध्यमाम्। अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे गुरु परम्पराम्॥ sadāśivasamārambhāṁ śaṅkarācāryamadhyamām, asmadācārya paryantāṁ vande guru paramparām. I salute the sacred Guru-parampara (lineage of Gurus), which begins from the ever-auspicious Lord Shiva, in the midst of which (lineage) is Adi Shankaracharya, and which comes up to my Gurudev. Bharatavākyam (Concluding verse): कृतज्ञता या च हृदि स्थिता मे वक्तुं… Read More ।। ऊँ श्री तेजोमय सद्गुरूवे नमः ।।

Mind your mind!

We find that our mind does not want to undergo the discipline of discrimination, nor does it have the capacity of consistent logical thinking. It has been allowed its willful ways and indulgences in gross pleasures for many births. It cannot be blamed for its follies. It has not known subtler joys. When the mind… Read More Mind your mind!