The entire creation is under the control of God. That God is under the control of the Truth. That truth is under the control of noble one. The noble people are greater than gods.
Embodiments of Love!
Society today is in utter need of Ramayana. We do not have children who respect their parents, nor do we have parents who have great affection for their children. We do not have disciples who revere their preceptors; nor do we have preceptors who have great love for their disciples. We do not have homes where parents shine as role models for their children. We do not have homes where brothers live with mutual love and affection; nor do we have homes where wives and husbands shine as ideals to others by virtue of their mutual love and affection. Good manners and courtesies have vanished. The Ramayana today stands as an ideal, in various fields of activity, for the trouble-torn society of today.
Parents of today don't bother to find out the ways and means of bringing up their children an...
Do realize that man has no contentmentDespite acquiring plenty of riches and luxuriesPeace and contentment will accrue to manOnly when he attains conciousness (Atma Tatva)
Students, boys and girls!
FOR man health is the greatest wealth. From time immemorial, many countries have been delving into the ways to preserve good health and disseminating the knowledge among all. In the absence of sound health, human aspirations become futile. Unable to realize this truth, man is losing his wealth by wrong habits. Right from ancient times, Indians and Romans have been espousing the cause of good health and endeavouring to achieve it. Of course, several other nations have also been conscious of the importance of health. Realising that health was indeed the greatest wealth, they went on to treat each limb of the body like the head, the mouth, the nose, the eyes, etc., as a separate unit in itself. Thus, focusing on each part, they adopted specific modes of nurture for each. Such well-nurtured ...
Truthful speech earns respect and honour,The truthful one lives in happiness and comfort,There is nothing more eternal than truthful life,This is the truth which I wish to tell you.
Can a tree ever taste the sweetness of its own fruit?Can a creeper ever enjoy the honey latent in its flowers?Can a worldly scholar ever enjoy the sweet essence of spiritual lore?Can a sheet of paper enjoy the sweet wisdom contained in the book?
Embodiments of Love!
The paths in the world are twofold: The path of pravritti (worldly way), and the path of nivritti (inward way). People think that the materialistic phenomena perceived and enjoyed by man belongs to the realm of pravritti, and everything that transcends it, embracing the blissful and the immortal, is the realm of nivritti. Actually, both are one and the same, for they arise from the same source. The outward tendencies are nothing but the resounds and the reflections of the feelings within.
How is it that man is not able to free himself from th...
Sadayam hridayam Yasyabhashitam SathyabhushitamKayah parahithe Yasya kalautasya karothikim
The one whose heart is laden with compassion, The one whose words are marked by truth,The one whose time is spent in performing beneficial deeds for the welfare of others,Such ones are not affected by influence of the age of Kali.
Do not Delay Good Deeds
Embodiments of Love!
REALISING that Ravana would pass away in a few minutes, many sages, scholars and noble men came to Ravana and asked him, “O Ravana! You performed many good deeds as well (Sanskrit Verse) as evil deeds. What is it the most memorable thing that you have discovered in your life?” To this Ravana replied, “Sirs! Do not delay the noble acts you want to perform at any time. Put into action whatever noble thoughts and feelings that arise in your heart instantaneously. Procrastination is the thief of time. It is dangerous to delay. At one time, I thought of connecting the earth and heaven with a ladder. I wished to turn t...
That day is indeed the day, When sincere devotees sing theglory of the Lord in mellifluous tones. That day is indeed the day,When you go to the succour of the poor and be their brothers.That day is indeed the day When you serve the devotees withsumptuous dishes and rid their hunger. That day is indeed the dayWhen you approach the venerable ones and listen to the tales of the Lord.Such days are indeed real and true; all others are, like funeral days.
Ayodhya was gaily decorated for the coronation of Lord Sri Rama. Joy and jubilation were writ large on the faces of everyone. The crown that Manu, the first Ikshvaku Emperor, had worn would now be placed on Sri Rama’s head. The venerable priests of Ayodhya, namely, Vasishta, Vamadeva, and Jabali were waiting eagerly to place the sacred crown on the head of Rama. Kings, viceroys, deputies, etc., thronged to the capital from the far flung corners of Aryavarta. A big board was hung across the main gate, with the statement: “Those who abi...
The one whose heart is laden with compassion, The one whose words are marked by truth, The one whose time is spent in performing beneficial deeds for the welfare of others, Such ones are not affected by influence of the age of Kali.
Embodiments of Love!
Today, the power of Kali affects everybody without any distinction. Realising that Ravana would pass away in a few minutes, many sages, scholars, and noble men came to Ravana and asked him, "O Ravana! You performed many good deeds as well as evil deeds. What is it the most memorable thing that you have discovered in your life?"
Ravana replied, "Sirs! Don't delay the noble acts you want to perform at any time. Put into action whatever noble thoughts and feelings that arise in your heart instantaneously. Procrastination is the thief of time. It is dangerous to delay. At one time, I thought of connecting the earth and heaven with a ladder. I wished to turn the saline water surrounding Lanka into sweet water. I wished to bring comfort a...
Manam hithva priyo bhavathiKrodham hithva na sochathiKamam hithva Ishtarthavan bhavathiLobham hithva sukhi bhavathi
He who has ego is not loved by anyone;He who has anger ceases to discriminate;He who has excessive desires cannot control his mind;He who has greed cannot taste happiness.(Sanskrit Verse)
Embodiments of Love!
AS long as man has ego nobody will love him. Even his own wife and children will shun him. When anger erupts in man he ceases to be happy. Excessive desires make him lose control over his mind. The day man distances himself from greed he will enjoy happiness.
Rama and Lakshmana in Mithila
Today’s discussion on Ramayana will be liked very much by the ladies. Rama and Lakshmana along with Vishwamithra reached Mithila. They soon walked along the streets of Mithila. Like a powerful magnet at work, the gaze of all citizens was attracted towards the two princes. Even the women working inside their houses came out to catch a glimpse of the two boys. Children at sch...
That which fosters universal peace, That which destroys all scope for mean thoughts, That which encourages unity and cooperation, Is real Education; This is the education a student should aspire to acquire.
Embodiments of Love!
The principle of Rama attracts everybody. Such a principle can be explained for days one end and still cannot be explained satisfactorily. As you keep hearing the song of the cuckoo bird, it may bore you after sometime. As you keep drinking, even the nectar may taste sour at some point of time. But the story of Rama can be read any number of times and it would still feel new. He who sings, or reads, or hears, or gets to read this sacred story of Rama will find it highly nectarine.
No one knows the origin of the Ramayana or from when it was being sung in public. However, based on certain evidences, scholars have made a few predictions. The conversation that Ravana was having with Sita while abducting her gives a hint of the age of the characters in the epic, ...
“That which fosters universal peace,That which destroys all scope for mean thoughts,That which encourages unity and cooperation,Is real Education, this is the education a student should acquire.”(Telugu Poem)
Embodiments of Love!
THE Rama principle attracts everybody. Such a principle can be explained for days together and still cannot be expounded fully. If you keep hearing the song of the cuckoo it may tire you after sometime. If you keep drinking, even divine nectar may taste sour at some point of time. But the story of Rama can be read or heard any number of times and one would never feel satiated. He who sings, or reads or hears or gets to read this sacred story of Rama will find it highly nectarous. No one knows the origin of Ramayana or from when it was being sung in public.
However, based on certain evidences, scholars have made a few observations. The conversation that Ravana was having with Sita while abducting her, gives a hint of the age of the characters in the epi...
The vehicle of human life is drawn on two wheels by the senses, which are driven by the intellect, with discrimination and detachment as the reins, the two wheels being time and action (kala and karma). The spokes of the wheel are the rules of righteousness (dharma), bound by the rim of love (prema). The Self is the rider, and it will not come to harm if the axle is truth (sathya) and the goal is (santhi). Rama, whose birthday, Ramanavami, you are celebrating today was the exponent of the means of saving the Self in this perilous journey from birth to birthlessness. Rama is the embodiment of dharma ; that is why he was able to re-establish dharma . Today is sacred because you get the chance to recapitulate the Glory of God and His relationship with Humanity. As a matter of fact, if you go deeper into the Ramayana, you will find that Rama is the universal Atma, the Atma in every being. He did not come down to kill the demon ruler Ravana; he is not the son of Dasaratha or of Kausalya; n...
