It is best to place full faith in the Lord Himself and rely on Him as the only mother, father, guru, and guide. Then you’ll never lose the right path. He’ll never direct you to the wrong path. To have
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 19 June 2022
Practice meditation on any form of the Lord and repeat any Name of the Lord with awareness of its sweetness. That will teach the mind to be sharp and produce good music out of joy and grief that are incidental
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 18 June 2022
The Lord is manifest in the picture or image that one worships, but is this due to any special excellence of the picture or image? No. The picture, the photo, the image — these are and remain as picture, photo,
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 17 June 2022
The mind is the wind that brings us smell, foul or fragrant! When the mind turns to the foul, it makes you disgusted; when it turns toward the fragrant, you are happy. The wind gathers clouds from four quarters; similarly,
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 16 June 2022
Divine Life is based on the quality of calm serenity (satwa guna), which must be cultivated. This quality can be built only upon natural (satwic) food – food that promotes health, strength, lightness of spirit, and earnestness of endeavour. There
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 15 June 2022
Never think about the evil of others. If you can manage it, always keep trying to turn them to good ways and give them good advice. One should cultivate peace of mind; it is necessary for this attitude to be
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 14th June 2022
Silence is the only language of the realised. Practice moderation in speech. That will help you in many ways. It will develop love (prema), for most misunderstandings and factions arise out of carelessly spoken words. When the foot slips, the
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 13th June 2022
Today, you may feel you have no need of the Lord, but when the pangs of hunger gnaw, you start pining for food. Therefore, wash your hearts with tears of joy so that the Lord might install Himself therein. A
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 12th June 2022
Relatives come up to the outer gate, or maybe up to the burial ground, but your real relative is the Lord, beware! The Lord will never give you up. Considering the number of births you had, you had countless mothers,
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 11th June 2022
Above all, cultivate love towards all. That will destroy envy, anger, and hatred. God (Rama) and desire (kama) cannot coexist in the same heart. Trust begets trust, love begets love. When I am talking to you with so much prema