To live in the world exhausted, beaten and sceptical is to live in a world without wonder and blessing. In Sanskrit, Ashirvaadah, words of Aashih are words of blessings, grace, benediction and auspiciousness. Blessing evokes a cocoon of protection, a …
Sitting on the chair opposite me, clasping his hands, he looked up from his spectacles and haltingly said – I have zero self esteem. Here was this good-looking 17 year oldboy who had a good academic record, supportive parents, a …
Is it really possible to have a life of no expectations? If you expected a reply to the question, you do have an anticipation, an expectation. Expectations are very exciting because expectations are indicative of possibilities, of possibilities becoming probabilities …
Let it be clear I do not hate my past. In hatred, there is denial of the past, rejection of the past. I cannot deny my past, much less reject it. The past has happened. It is an …
(Excerpt from Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ‘s Morning Meditation prayers) The basis for any form of prayer is not one’s helplessness; it is the acknowledgment of one’s helplessness. The key to an efficacious prayer is realizing my helplessness. Prayer is …
As we approach the 92nd birth anniversary of my beloved guru, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji, I share excerpts from his beautifully profound book – Morning Meditation prayers. Human free will finds total expression in a quiet voluntary prayer. At …
The aquamarine waters of the ocean, the fresh green of the new leaf, the bright orange fruit, the deep brown of the tree trunk – We enjoy the beautiful palette of colors we see in nature. Likewise, there is a …
…I love you….You ……complete me ….(Clip from Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire – the movie) When people saw this scene in the movie, women across the world swooned wishing that they were in the arms of Tom Cruise. I am …
The word Guru, can only be used for the one who removes the ignorance of the self – गुकारस्तुअन्धकार् रुकारस्तन्निवर्तकः अन्धकारनिवर्तित्वात रुरित्यभिधीयते Guru Ashtakam – a set of 8 verses that revolve around the guru written by Jagatguru Adi Shankaracharya. I …
The vision of the wise person is described by Bhagavan Krishna as someone who has the vision of sameness everywhere – sarvatra samadarshana. All that is here is the Atma, Consciousness, one without a second. Being all and being everywhere …