Spirituality – Religion

|| 2 || PAUREE: The slanderers are destroyed in an instant; they are not spared for even a moment. God will not endure the sufferings of His slaves, but catching the slanderers, He binds them […]

THE SUPREME PERSON Creation is like a tree created by the powers of Maya The Supreme Lord said: They speak of the eternal banyan tree that has its origin above in the Supreme Being (ParBrahm) […]

CONTINUED FROM Vol 2 ISSUE 8 How three modes of material nature bind the spirit soul to the body Sattv or goodness, Rajas or passion, activity; and Tamas or ignorance, inertia — these three modes […]

The seat of the inaccessible and infinite Lord is the highest of the high. Night and day, with your palms pressed together, with each and every breath, meditate on Him. When the Lord Himself becomes […]

A description of the supreme spirit, spirit, material nature,and the individual souls Know that both the material Nature (Prakriti) and the Spiritual Being (Purush) are beginningless. All manifestations and three dispositions of mind and matter, […]

CONTINUED FROM Vol 2 ISSUE 7 KarmaYog is the best way to start with The knowledge of scriptures is better than mere ritualistic practice; meditation is better than scriptural knowledge; Tyaag, or renunciation of (the […]

The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 7 When devotion comes to the mind of the soul-bride, she is visited by the friendly guest. O clouds, if you are going to rain, then go ahead and rain; […]

CONTINUED FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 7 (11.47) O Arjun, neither by study of the Vedas, nor by sacrifice, nor by charity, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this cosmic […]

There is nothing, animate or inanimate, that can exist without Me. (See also 7.10 and 9.18) (10.39) The manifest creation is a very small fraction of the Absolute There is no end of My divine […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 6 In the City of Death, they are tied up and beaten, and no one hears their cries. One who is blessed by the Lord’s Grace meets the Guru; as […]

Ekam sat means ‘there is one Being’. It is the popular verse of Rigveda. As per this verse, God has three deities to carry on the tasks of the entire world. This is called Holy […]

Outward symbols are necessary and beneficial. When viewed from the right angle of vision, you will find that they play a very important part in your material as well as spiritual life. Though they may […]

By His Divine Grace B.S. Tirtha Maharaj Everyone has a quest, a search. Mostly it becomes an intense craving to be loved by someone, in fact, everyone. But one cannot identify the one who will […]

When it slips from his hand, his body turns black, and his face withers away. Those who focus their consciousness on the True Guru – peace comes to abide in their minds. They meditate on […]

Attaining salvation by devotional love The doers of the rituals prescribed in the Vedas, the drinkers of the nectar of devotion, and whose sins are cleansed, worship Me by doing good deeds (Yajn) for gaining […]

GUJRI, FOURTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Without the Lord, my soul cannot survive, like an infant without milk. The inaccessible and incomprehensible Lord God is […]

Mortal beings are called Adhibhut. The expansions of Divine Personality —such as Naaraayan, Mahaa-vishnu, Ishvar, etc. — are called Divine Beings (Adhidaiv). I am the Supersoul (Adhiyajn) residing inside the body as the supreme controller […]

CONTINUED FROM Vol 2 ISSUE 3 Destination of unsuccessful yogi Arjun said: The faithful who deviates from the path of meditation and fails to attain yogic perfection due to unsubdued mind — what is the […]

CONTINUED FROM VOL 2 ISSUE 3 The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. […]

NEW YORK (TIP): People who are less patient tend to move their eyes with greater speed, says a study. “It seems that people who make quick movements – at least eye movements – tend to […]

The path of Self-knowledge A person who has completely renounced the fruits of all works, lives happily, neither performing nor directing any action. (5.13) The Lord neither creates the urge for action, nor the feeling […]

The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]

Whenever there is a decline of Dharm (Righteousness) and a predominance of Adharm (Unrighteousness), O Arjun, then I manifest Myself. I appear from time to time for protecting the good, for transforming the wicked, and […]

The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]