Chandrama manaso Jatah, says the Purusha Sukta (mind arose from the Moon). Moon has sixteen facets. Likewise, the mind has sixteen facets. On Shivaratri night, fifteen of Moon’s sixteen facets are invisible, and only one facet can be seen. The
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 27 February 2022
You are fully aware of the characteristics of this Kali Yuga we are passing through. You find around you injustice, irregularities, immorality and untruth with all their devilish attributes and atrocities. But we have to march ahead in spite of
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 26 February 2022
There is a close mutual relationship between the attitude of the body and the attitude of our mind. So, people’s inner feelings will be evident from their physical body. The stance and the appearance of the body help us to
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 25 February 2022
When you win the Love of God, His compassion will flow unto you. Love gives and forgives. Ego gets and forgets. When your son steals some money from the house, you do not hand him over to the police; but,
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 24 February 2022
Most people now follow only the passionate, restless (rajasic) and dull, ignorant (tamasic) paths in repeating the Divine Name and meditation. However, the very intention of repeating the Divine Name and meditation is to purify the mind and the intellect.
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 23 February 2022
The Buddhi (Intellect) has to be kept sharp, clear and straight. There are four directions in which the intellect guides man: (1) Swartha-sukha-buddhi – this indicates the fully egoistic nature, where the Individual does not care for even his wife
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 22 February 2022
There are three ways by which aspirants try to enter the path of meditation: On the pure and serene satwic path, one considers repetition of the Name and meditation as a duty and suffers any amount of trouble for its
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 21. February 2022
Man has to become aware of his genuine nature and be established in that. Or else, he ceases to be entitled to that name. When fire does not burn or when water does not flow, can they lay claim to
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 20 February 2022
Man is essentially divine in nature. Owing to various factors man tends to forget his inherent Divinity (Sat-Chit-Ananda). The veil of ignorance that conceals Divinity in him cannot be removed easily. Neither wealth, position nor scholarship can rid him of
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 19 February 2022
Repetition of God’s name and meditation (japa and dhyana) should never be judged on mere external standards. Their essence is their relationship to the Atma. The immortal Atmic experience should never be mixed up with low activities of the temporal