People have to be doing some action (karma) or other from the moment of waking to the moment of sleeping — that is to say, from birth to death. They cannot sit quietly without doing action. No one can avoid
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 30th January 2022
In the dream stage, the senses are negated, and buddhi (intellect) does not work. Only the mind is the master and it creates its own ‘world’. A tiger mauls you in the dream, or a snake strikes deep into your
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 29th January 2022
What is the immortal part of man? Is it the wealth he has accumulated, the residences he has built, the physique he has developed, the health he has acquired, or the family he has reared? No, all that he has
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 28th January 2022
Man prefers to burn the sandalwood trees for sale as charcoal, for, he does not know the value of the wood. The goal he has set before himself is the winning of sukha and shanti (happiness and peace); that is
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 27th January 2022
Markandeya held tight the Shivalinga and so, Yama’s noose bound both himself and Shiva; that was the reason the boy was saved. The story teaches you to be ever in contact with God, for you do not know when the
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 26th January 2022
You must realise by constant contemplation that the world is the body of God. And you are a cell in that body. The prosperity of the world is your prosperity; feel so, think in those terms and act in that
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 25th January 2022
I often tell young college students that they may worship a picture as God, but should not worship God as a picture. They can entertain the concept that a carved stone is God or that a piece of wood is
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 24th January 2022
Ego is the enemy number one of your spiritual progress. Egoism is the Chief Executive of the Kali (Iron) Age. It is egoism and its attendant evils that stalk the world today. Egoism breeds the scourges of greed and hate.
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 23rd January 2022
Follow the dictates of your own clear conscience. Do not copy wishes and resolutions from someone; that is what the blind man does; but, very often he follows an equally blind man. God is enshrined in your heart; He is
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 22nd January 2022
Start the day with Love, spend the day with Love, fill the day with Love, and end the day with Love – this is the way to God. On this path, you will not be waylaid by anger, lust or