How much bliss will you derive from devoting five minutes out of the twenty-four hours of a day to worshipping God? Prema and Seva (love and selfless service) are like a bird’s two wings for a man. He can soar
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 29th December 2022
If the devotee has dedicated everything – body, mind, and existence – to the Lord, He will Himself look after everything, for He will always be with the devotee! Under such conditions, there is no need for prayer. But have
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 30th December 2022
Everyone in the world desires victory; no one desires defeat. All crave wealth; no one craves poverty. But, how can victory or wealth be acquired? This has to be thought about and discovered. And we need not search long for
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 28th December 2022
The benefit we can derive from anything is proportional to the faith we place in it. From adoration of gods, pilgrimages to holy places, uttering mantras, or resorting to doctors, we derive benefits only according to the measure of our
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 18th December 2022
Renunciation that involves the destruction of the three urges for a mate, for progeny, and for wealth is very difficult to attain without purity of the mind (Chitta). Work without the desire for its fruit slowly cleanses impurities, like the
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 27th December 2022
The mind, as Arjuna complained, hops from belief to doubt, from one conclusion to its negation and it causes turmoil and confusion. But, there is one method by which it can be conquered. The black bee can bore a hole
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 26th December 2022
Christmas means the Mass that is held on the birthday of Christ. It is fundamentally a sacred religious rite. To deal with it as if it is a festival for drinking and dancing or even for recalling Jesus to memory
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 25th December 2022
The cloud of ignorance veils the truth. God sends sages, saints and prophets to unveil the Truth and Himself appears as an Avatar (divine incarnation) to awaken and liberate man. Two thousand years ago, when narrow pride and thick ignorance
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 24th December 2022
Jesus sacrificed his life and poured out his blood to instil love and compassion in the heart of man, so that he may be happy when others are happy and sad when others are sad. It is not by festivity
Thought for the Day from Prasanthi Nilayam 23rd December 2022
Hanuman’s devotion and faith have helped him greatly to recognise the wish of His Master. Along with devotion and faith, Hanuman had great confidence in his own self. If one has no self-confidence, one will not be able to achieve