Swamiji slowly exposed me to the enormous potentials of the mind. He taught me how the mind can handle and overcome every difficult emotion and situation and remain stable. Gradually he led me onto the path of discovering one’s real identity, the knowledge of which alone enables one to remain unaffected in the face of all stress and adversities.
Read MoreAs Swamiji and some other devotees carried the armchair, Bābā was amused and he started shouting “Hari bol Hari bol”– as it is done in Bengal, but while carrying a dead body! The few railway staff present in the deserted station at that unearthly hour watched curiously the strange procession. Did they know that the reminder about mortality of the body was coming from an Immortal Soul while being carried by another Immortal Soul?
Read MoreOnly when you ensure that throughout the day, whatever actions or reactions you have, there is a progressive enrichment and purification taking place in you, can you be considered a sādhaka. The extent to which you are able to remain equal, able to accept favourable and unfavourable outcomes with equanimity, will depend on the purity of the mind.
Read MoreHari Om Tat Sat. Jai Guru. Jai Guru. Today is a very auspicious day. I always describe Gurupoornima as the most holy and benedictory day...
Read MoreAny spiritual institution is founded only on the Guru-bhakti of the founder. It survives only because of Guru-bhakti.
Read MoreToday is our gift to discover the new riches in our own little world, to explore other lovely interesting paths, to find new potential and new pleasures.
Read MoreAny earnest seeker will not have a question on the need for having a Guru to lead him safely and fast to his goal. You want to reach somewhere. You do not clearly know the destination. If someone knows and is ready to help you, why think further about it at all?
Read MoreIt has been the tradition of our great land that during the ‘Chaatur-maasya’ (four month period) following Gurupoornima, disciples and devotees come to the hermitage...
Read MoreSwamiji told us in no uncertain terms that he is what he is today purely due to his association with his beloved Baba. It was the loving relationship with his Guru that led him to a life free from worldliness, floating always in the glory of inner Self. Swamiji blessed us with Gurutva in our life--to develop substantial depth, profundity, nobility and greatness.
Read MoreThe word ‘Gurutva’ means profundity, solemnity, dignity and loftiness. In spiritual life, it implies the ability to receive, retain, and give. As one progresses, he must ultimately resemble the sky and God!
Read MoreA Mahatma had a rich disciple who, in spite of repeated advice of the Guru, would make no effort to purify his heart and mind. But at the same time, the disciple used to pester the Guru for bestowing on him Brahma- jnāna (knowledge of Truth – Brahman).
Read MoreThrough the Teacher’s responses to various situations, we get a touch of his vision – his love and his dispassion. In receiving his comments and accepting the corrections, our ego gets sublimated. In working with the co-disciples and accommodating others lovingly as the Guru does, our minds expand.
Read MoreA time comes in the life of a serious seeker, when he eagerly seeks the ultimate and feels the need for one path guided by one Guru. Holding on to one is important in making the divergent mind convergent.
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