Recap of Chapter 21 — Recharge the mind Chapter 22- The secret of success Chapter 23- Inward Expansion Introduction In one of our historical texts, the Ramayana, Sugreeva is perpetually chased by Vali. Dialogue with Rama changes the fate of…
In both Ramayana and Bhagavata, vedanta has been flowing in satsanga. Satsanga is a strange catalyst that causes us attachment that leads us towards detachment, making us independent. A common theme with Swami Chinmayananda’s teaching is to attach to the…
The most popular flower used in Sanatana Dharma is the lotus flower. There are many paintings depicting Bhagavan Vishnu as Padmanabha, with a lotus growing out of his navel. The word Nabha means space, and Nabhi is where space is…
One of the greatest sources of our sadness is known as “Kshana”. Kshana means “dependence”, particularly dependence on beings. Kshana creates “KaTa” which means “cut”, it cuts into our well-being and we are unable to think clearly, become irresponsible and…
Authentic Sanatana Dharma is the most inclusive way of life. Teachers, teachings and taught are all inclusive. Our scriptures have texts that include Kama Shastras (Desire fulfillment), Artha Shastras (Desire procurement), Dharma Shastras (Desire management) and finally scriptures on Mokhsa…
Introduction When children are six years old, they shift from the home to Gurukula. They initiate and participate in a sacred ritual (Yagnopavita: Upavitha (sacred thread) and yajna (ritual)). This means that they now have the Bhava that this is…
When Bhagavan Krishna was an infant and Putana, the rakshasi, poisoned her breasts and tried to feed Bhagavan, He thought of her as His mother and removed the poison and granted her Puta, purity or freedom. It is described in…
To think small is easy, our default is to think about “me and mine” rather than think about “me and ours”. To go down is easy. Our course feels like “this is not easy” and this is the case because…
Introduction If we analyze all of our past desires and our accumulation or removal of articles, beings, and circumstances, we can see that the fulfillment of those desires or acquisition/removal of those objects have not led us to be happy…
The war between the Kauravas and Pandavas in the Mahabharata was a defining moment in the history of Bharat. Pandavas did everything they could to create peace, including Bhagwan Shri Krishna’s peacekeeping mission. In all of this, Shri Vidura played…
