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One has to start somewhere and that starting point is not far away but right here and now. One can start with ten minutes of introspection daily and then slowly proceed to the more important and in...
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One has to start somewhere and that starting point is not far away but right here and now. One can start with ten minutes of introspection daily and then slowly proceed to the more important and in...
The spiritual journey is all about this process of finding one’s true self, one’s true consciousness which is unalloyed happiness, independent of anything in the outside world.
One can come back to worldly life after the initial period of solitude and lead a life which is in appearance, to all intents and purposes, the same to other people. But deep down, one is a change...
The little joys we find in day-to-day life are the most wonderful things that the world can offer us. Beside these, we should remember that the lasting happiness we seek is not found outside onesel...
When internal churning is going on, that’s the time when you should not fall victim to it or get addicted to it. Instead, watch it, and it will subside.
Whether on the path of self-realization or not, things will happen at the right time. Keep working; patience is of essence.
The human mind and the ego are intrinsically, by nature, conditioned and not infinite. You can move as close as you can to the Divine by removing as much conditionings as possible to make the mind ...
A distracted mind is the main reason that causes energy loss. So, when the mind is calm, energy is gathered. Now this energy can be used for any constructive activity, service before self.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali say, ‘Yogas chitta vritti nirodha.’ The process of Yoga is to stop the continuous distractions of the mind. Practically, it’s Yoga; theoretically, it’s Vedanta because ...
The capacity of the mind, to think, to be aware, to be conscious, comes from the source, which is the Supreme Reality itself. So, when the mind thinks continuously of something, generally it become...
The mind indeed is a powerful tool because it has the capacity to visualize, to think by the essence, which is the Supreme Consciousness. It has the capacity to achieve what it wants.
The whole universe is supposed to be a sankalpa of the Supreme Being and we have been in some way given the capacity to make sankalpas.