ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
For those on the spiritual, self improvement/awareness path
A river needs two banks to flow. The difference between flood and a flowing river is that in the latter the water flows in a particular direction whereas in floods the water is muddled and has no direction. Similarly, in our life if the energy is not given a direction, it is all confusion. The … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:The world would be free of trouble if there were no love. Without love, you can’t be jealous. Greed comes because you love objects too much. Anger is because you love perfection; imperfections anger you. You love yourself too much and that’s why you are proud and arrogant. It is not love … Read more
Those who really want to succeed must give up once and for all nibbling at things. Take up one idea, make that one idea your life. Think of it. Dream of it. Live on that idea. Let the brain, muscle, nerve, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every … Read more
Are you evolving? If you are evolving, you are not in the Self. And you are not out of the Self, because nothing can exist out of the Self. (Laughter) Broadly they can be put in these 5 catagories. There are six distortions that do not exist in the Self. – Expansion (Prasarana). Expansion indicates … Read more
Today is Deepawali, the festival of lights. There are many stories associated with this day. It was on this day that the demon Narakasura was killed. King Narakasura – Naraka means hell – had been granted a boon that he could only be destroyed by a woman. Lord Krishna’s wife, Satyabhama, was the one to … Read more
Maya is that which can be measured. The whole world can be measured, that is why it is Maya. All five elements – earth, water, fire, air and ether – can all be measured. Question: Can space be measured?Only in space can things be measured. Space is the first dimension of measurement. Measurement is always … Read more
