Jul
14
2009
Converting Holidays into Holy Days (Part 5)
Pujya Swamiji narrates with an apt example of how to have joy in your life in order to enjoy your life. ...
In the service of God and humanity
In the service of God and humanity
Pujya Swamiji narrates with an apt example of how to have joy in your life in order to enjoy your life. ...
Pujya Swamiji relates how we celebrate Thanks-giving day and THANK YOU has become such an important factor in our lives. ...
Q: Why suffering? A: "Path of attraction vs path of dedication. Attraction leads you to distraction, which leads to dissatisfaction."...
Pujya Swamiji continues the talk, explaining how ego is the worst enemy and spoils all relationships. 90% of problems are caused by it....
Q - "How do you get happiness and love?" A - "If you don't want to have a pain in your heart; travel light. Become desireless and you become fearless."...
Pujya Swamiji talks about extending compassion to animals and other living beings....
Swamiji explains how to be free of fear, touching on the subject of 9/11....
There was once a disciple of a Guru who went to his Guru and said, “Guruji, I want to live a spiritual life. I want to live in the service of God. I want to go beyond the binding chains of this mundane, materialistic world. But, I feel that I am not quite ready. My desires for a family, for wealth and enjoyment are still too strong. Grant me some time to fulfill these wishes and then I will come to your holy feet.” So the Guru said, “No problem, my...
Once a father had three sons whom he feared were going astray. They were beginning to partake of alcohol, drugs and other activities of which their father did not approve. Every time he approached them, they said, “No problem, Dad. We have total control. We can stop whenever we want to.” The father, however, was quite wise. One day he gathered the three sons together and took them into the backyard. He pointed to a small sprout coming up out of the ground. He told one of his sons, “Uproot that sprout.”...
On April 5 we celebrated the divine occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. One of the greatest lessons from the life of divine Hanumanji is fearlessness in the name of God. Hanumanji flew across the ocean, journeyed alone to Lanka in search of Sitaji, fought a raging battle against the demons of Lanka, carried a Himalayan mountain back for Lakshman and performed so many other feats of fortitude and courage.However, whenever he was praised for his feats and whenever he was questioned on the source of his strength, his answer was always the same:...