Arishadvargas: The Ladder of Fall
Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) is not rooted in dogmas or beliefs of a single preacher, unlike the relatively newer Semitic religions. Instead, Hinduism is a system founded on the deeply contemplated real ...
Vyāsa
The (‘great sage’) Vyāsa was born Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (‘dark, island-born’) in a swirling mist on the Yamunā at Kalpi, in an illustrious heritage of knowledge and learning, the son of Parāśara and ...
Work, Worship
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा। निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥“Offering all actions to Me, with mind focussed on the Self, do your duty without ownership and desire for results ...
Reflections on Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad-gītā: Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
Om Śrī Paramātmane Namaḥ. Om Śrī Gaṇeśāya Namaḥ. Om Śrī Saraswatyai Namaḥ. Om Śrī Gurubhyo Namaḥ. Arjuna was one of the greatest warriors of all times - formidable, fearless and capable of scorching h ...
Ignorance and Its Ways
On rainy days in the summer, centipedes and other small worms creep through the filters of the water outlet in the bathroom, on the ground floor of the house where I live. Normally I scoop them up wit ...
At a Lecture Hall
“यथा सोम्यैकेन मृत्पिण्डेन सर्वं मृन्मयं विज्ञातं स्याद्वचारम्भणम् विकारो नामधेयं मृत्तिकेत्येव सत्यं ॥“ “Dear boy, by knowing a lump of clay, all things made of clay become known; for all transformat ...
The Pledge that Transformed Me!
The Chinmaya Mission Pledge contains the essence of the teachings of Vedanta. In a few lines, Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda has given practical guidance for all seekers, following which, leads on ...