Aug
12
2011
In the service of God and humanity
In the service of God and humanity
Many people think a spiritual life means that one retreatsto the mountains, performs meditation and then lives peacefully forever in one’s own enlightened cocoon. However, that is not true, deep spirituality. That is not the essence of enlightenment. The essence of spirituality is service of others. Yes, solitude, silence and intense sadhana are crucial in order to establish the connection with God, in order to make the leap from a material life to a spiritual life. This lays the ground work. It is like wiring a house for electricity. In...
Yesterday we celebrated the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji was truly the saint of the century, and as we pay our tribute to him we must never forget the message of his life. As we reflect on the greatness of Mahatma Gandhiji’s life and the tragedy of his assassination, let us look not only at facts but at meanings. What was the meaning of his life? What was the message of his death? What does he have to teach the world of today? We can answer these questions with the word “yagna.” ...
In Bhagwat Geeta it says, if you take the pill of devotion or Bhakti, you can see the Shakti of Bhakti and you will feel high with no hangover....
Pujya Swamiji says the true happiness is not based upon external situations, whatever happens you stay happy and that only can happen when you have the power of devotion....
Pujya Swamiji speaks on the power of devotion. Swamiji says every minute God is there but you must have faith in them. Swamiji also enlightens about M.D.A which stands for Management of Devotional Administration....
Pujya Swamiji says surrender yourself with guilt to the almighty. With all your mistakes when you offer the divine, when you are offering the flower, you will be amazed to see God needs no frills and no never opens old files....
Pujya Swamiji says why listening to the glories of the lord shapes your life. When you listen to this, it increases your faith, devotion and love and with that love you see the divine in everyone and feeling of service increases. Fruit of the service is peace, says Pujya Swamiji....
Life is like a drama and everybody has to play their role, rather than hurting others, we should heel others and share whatever we have, says Pujya Swamiji....
The meanings of the auspicious holiday of Diwali are innumerable. Whether one looks at the story of the return to Ayodhya of Lord Rama or the victory of Lord Krishna over Narakaasuras or the fall of Bali, Diwali is a holiday which symbolizes the vanquishing of evil by good, the return of righteousness and divinity. In past years I have discussed numerous aspects of this holiday, its spiritual and historical significance. This year I will focus on the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, for within this aspect are numerous crucial...