The organisations named after Me are not to be used for publicising My name, or creating a new cult around My worship. They must try to spread interest in japam (recitation of God’s Name), dhyanam (meditation) and other sadhanas (spiritual
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 30th October 2022
When a piece of iron is buried in dust, it gathers rust. But the same iron, when it is put in fire, gets rid of its rust and becomes bright and soft. Similarly, dust rises up in the sky with
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 29th October 2022
The love that has Atma as its basis is pure and sublime. Since people are bound by various pseudo-forms of love, they believe themselves to be just individual souls, isolated and individualised, and deprive themselves of the fullness and vastness
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 28th October 2022
Service is the best cure for egoism; so engage in it to relieve pain and grief to the extent that you can. In the Ramayana, apes brought huge rocks and threw them into the sea to build a passage across
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 27th October 2022
When Dharmaja lost his vast empire and had to live in caves among the Himalayan ranges, Draupadi asked him, “Lord! You are undoubtedly the topmost amongst those who follow the path of dharma unwaveringly; how did such a terrible calamity
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 26th October 2022
Love more and more people, love them more and more intensely; transform love into service, transform service into worship – that is the highest sadhana. There is no living being without the spark of love; even a mad man loves
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 25th October 2022
Developing faith in the Atma principle and loving it earnestly — this is the real worship. The Atma is the one and only Loved One for humanity. Feel that it is more lovable than any object here or hereafter —
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 24th October 2022
Do not get elated at the riches, status, authority, intelligence, etc., which you may have. Consider that they have been given to you on trust, so that you may benefit others. They are all signs of His grace, opportunities for
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 23rd October 2022
The human being is a composite of man and beast and God, and in the inevitable struggle among the three for ascendency, you must ensure that God wins, suppressing the merely human and the lowly beast. This festival of Deepavali
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 22nd October 2022
When the worship of God starts in the shrine room, the first act of yours is ‘lighting a lamp’, isn’t it? Without a lit lamp, no auspicious ceremony is initiated. When the lamp of love is shining, God manifests! Keep