The Holy Name of the Lord is our ultimate refuge. Naama Smarana, mindful repetition of the Japa mantra creates divine vibrations within us and resonates in every cell of our body healing and rejuvenating and taking us closer and closer to God. You and I are born to realise God. Only realise God! ~~ Bodhi […]
You are the wealthiest when your heart sings the glory of the Divine in small gifts of daily life. When your mind is calm in the midst of all challenges of life, when you are content moment to moment in the sheer joy of being bathed in divine light of love and gratitude. ~~Bodhi Shuddhaanandaa~~ […]
To be happy and joyful, if need be, just be preventive, but don’t step into the trap! Your goal is to be happy in life, and you can be happy if you TRAIN your mind to remember not to surrender to the external pricks and provocations, which are sent to you only for you to […]
Begin the day with just 10 to 15 minutes of doing nothing and just sit and observe the random thoughts that pass over the sky of your mind. This is to know your tendencies and habitual nature, it will help you to understand your own groove that creates pains, and through conscious effort you can […]
It is a calm mind that is the true refuge and the reservoir of infinite power and potentials. Know that you are only using a fraction of your mind power. As you pause, as you pray, as you fill yourself with gratitude for the infinite gifts from God, and meditate upon the light that shines […]
Don’t get too much into doings and addictive thinking. Create a pause, fill the pause with silence and deep communion with the Beloved of your heart. The purpose is not to merely do or think how to be successful but to seek the Doer and also become the witness of your thoughts. That is the […]
Most of our pains of life come from instinctive resistance. Anything that challenges our belief, our set conditions, brings a quick reaction from inside. But as you refine your mind with meditation, silence, and practice of calmness, you will no longer resist but first pause, breathe and then calmly decide only that which is in […]
The sages say when the disciple is ready the master comes. In this vibratory world like attracts like. It is the disciple’s earnestness and preparedness that is like a blossom that attracts not flies but honeybees. A great Himalayan master said false and unprepared teachers are like hedges of a flower garden. The unprepared disciples […]
Mind is like your child; it may want whatever it sees, or do funny things if it is not groomed properly, it may become a problem child. You may think something or someone is the cause of all your worries, but as such it is your worrisome mind that is the cause. Proper diet, timely […]
I see everything is worship of God as long as we can be conscious of our thinking, acting and doing anchored in our Being. It is our perception of doership that fuels the illusion of separation from God, and eventual crowding of temples and churches, mosques and synagogues. All these institutions thrive for the simple […]