O Arjuna! So far the knowledge of Sankhya Yoga about Atma is declared. Now hear the knowledge of Karma Yoga, knowing which you shall cast off the bondage of work. (2.39)The man whose mind is not under …
Life Lessons from Swami Tapasyananda
Importance of sadhana Swami Tapasyanandaji was a Trustee of the Order and hence every four months he had to go to Belur Math for the Trustees’ Meeting. In those days there was only one train – the …
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Chandogya Upanishad 1.7.5
अथ य एषोऽन्तरक्षिणि पुरुषो दृश्यते सैवर्क्तत्साम तदुक्थं तद्यजुस्तद्ब्रह्म तस्यैतस्य तदेव रूपं यदमुष्य रूपं यावमुष्य गेष्णौ तौ गेष्णौ यन्नाम तन्नाम ॥ १.७.५ ॥ atha ya eṣo'ntarakṣiṇi puruṣo dṛśyate …
Hiss You May, but Bite You Shall Not
SOME cowherd boys used to tend their cows in a meadow where a terrible poisonous snake lived. Everyone was on the alert for fear of it. One day a brahmachari was going along the meadow. The boys ran …
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Chandogya Upanishad 6.7.5
तं होवाच यथा सोम्य महतोऽभ्याहितस्यैकमङ्गारं खद्योतमात्रं परिशिष्टं तं तृणैरुपसमाधाय प्राज्वलयेत्तेन ततोऽपि बहु दहेत् ॥ ६.७.५ ॥ taṃ hovāca yathā somya mahato'bhyāhitasyaikamaṅgāraṃ khadyotamātraṃ …
Three Friends and the Tiger
ONCE, three friends were going through a forest, when a tiger suddenly appeared before them. "Brothers," one of them exclaimed, "we are lost!" "Why should you say that?" said the second friend, "Why …