The Horizon of Understanding

In this family of mankind, we are duty bound to raise our consciousness and the consciousness of all those whom we come in contact with (especially, our loved ones). ‘Raising consciousness’Â’ means becoming more and more aware. We should be aware of our own pitfalls and do something about it. We should be aware of …

Reaffirm Your Real Nature

Why do we have mental problems, like annoyance, insecurity, grudges, jealousy, and so on? These mental maladies arise from the deep hole we have created inside ourselves. This emotional hole cannot be filled even by God, what to talk about another human being. We think a husband or wife can satisfy the longing of our …

Little ‘me’ is Our Misery

Little ‘me’ is our misery, but we want to blame it on something outside ourselves. Little ‘me’ is the cause of our loneliness, little ‘me’ is the cause of our heartbreaks and headaches, but we want to blame it on the ‘other’. My mother, my father, my brother, my sister, my husband, my wife–we blame …

Gayatri Mantra

Gayatri Mantra OM BHUR BHUVAH SVAH TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI DHIYO NAH PRACHODAYAT OM–The Absolute, the Ever-REAL, never unreal, the All-pervading, imageless Truth BHUH — The Creator of all things living and non-living; the basis of all Life, all Creation; the Lower Region BHUVAH — The Sustainer of Creation, the Life-Force that pervades …

Premarital Sex is Premature Sex

Unfortunately, nowadays many young people are engaging in premarital sex, which results in premature aging. So many young people are so old and worn out even before they reach middle age (50). At middle age, one should have the vigor to strive strenuously for spiritual knowledge and experience. But this is not possible if one …

Compassion First and Foremost

“Compassion, rather than annoyance, should be foremost in our interactions with others.” From the Fountain of Inner Joy To be compassionate we have to stop thinking about ourselves. We have to put the other first. Putting the other first means staying out of our ego mentality. Really, when we are not thinking about ‘little me’, …