“Bhakti is the only essential thing. One obtains love of God by constantly chanting His name and singing His glories. It is necessary to seek the company of the holy men, practice prayer, and listen …
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Chandogya Upanishad 5.11.6
ते होचुर्येन हैवार्थेन पुरुषश्चरेत्तंहैव वदेदात्मानमेवेमं वैश्वानरं सम्प्रत्यध्येषि तमेव नो ब्रूहीति ॥ ५.११.६ ॥ te hocuryena haivārthena puruṣaścarettaṃhaiva vadedātmānamevemaṃ vaiśvānaraṃ …
November 6: Happiness and Misery
“Happiness and misery alternate in this world. Have you ever seen anyone completely free from them? It is impossible: this world is made up of the pairs of opposites. By meditating on the Atman one …
Chandogya Upanishad 5.11.5
तेभ्यो ह प्राप्तेभ्यः पृथगर्हाणि कारयांचकार स ह प्रातः संजिहान उवाच न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कर्दर्यो न मद्यपो नानाहिताग्निर्नाविद्वान्न स्वैरी स्वैरिणी कुतो यक्ष्यमाणो वै भगवन्तोऽहमस्मि यावदेकैकस्मा …
November 5: Cause of All Misery
It is weakness, says the Vedanta, which is the cause of all misery in this world. Weakness is the one cause of suffering. We become miserable because we are weak. We lie, steal, kill, and commit other …
Chandogya Upanishad 5.11.4
तान्होवाचाश्वपतिर्वै भगवन्तोऽयं कैकेयः सम्प्रतीममात्मानं वैश्वानरमध्येति तंहन्ताभ्यागच्छामेति तंहाभ्याजग्मुः ॥ ५.११.४ ॥ tānhovācāśvapatirvai bhagavanto'yaṃ kaikeyaḥ sampratīmamātmānaṃ …