Let’s read through the next part of the article on recognizing the true spiritual guru. (click here to read the first part.) We understood the claims that people make to be known as a guru. Let’s look at some more claims to gain complete clarity and identifying the right guru for
As we focus on articles on Guru this month, let’s discuss yet another important and related topic. In the previous article ‘True Guru: Importance and Role‘, we discussed who is a true guru and his role in our lives. In this article, we shall focus on how one can identify
July is a very special month as we celebrate Guru Purnima this month. Guru Purnima is a day that symbolizes the giving of eternal wisdom. It is a day to celebrate the wisdom that the guru has blessed us with and express our gratitude for it. It’s also a full moon
No matter how successful we are in our professional life, no matter how many friends we have, no matter how prosperous our family is, and no matter how loving our relationships are, we always yearn for ‘something else’ to give a sense of completion to our quests as human beings.
The primary hurdle in the experience of the Self is the assumed individual identity, which you refer to as ‘I’. When an individual identity is assumed, it gives birth to the illusion of a separate ‘I’, confined within the boundaries of your body. With the birth of this illusory separate
We’ve discussed the primary aim of human life and why we tend to get entangled in the worldly illusion (in article Why do we tend to be entangled in this illusory world?). We also discussed about how the mind is one of the reasons why we get entangled. Hence, in
In our previous article, we discussed that the ultimate aim of human life is to awaken to the experience of Self, to abide in it, and cause others to awaken to the magnificent wellspring of Self within them. Anything that serves this purpose alone is worth engaging in. Yet we
In the last article, we understood what faith is and also about Ultimate Faith. Everybody thinks that God created man, and everybody lives with this belief. But it is very difficult to understand the truth that God did not create man, but God became man. Faith in this truth is
We all have talked or must have read a lot about mediation. But truly speaking meditation is meant for everyone and is much easier and more accessible than most people believe. Today, people from various cultures in all parts of the world and from all walks of life – be
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. How true is this line from Martin Luther King, Jr. Everyone possesses faith. It’s just that it is expressed in varying degrees in various people. When in difficult times, we often
There were five candles burning inside a house. The first candle was that of enthusiasm. One day it said, “I don’t have any more enthusiasm. I am getting bored and tired. I think it is better to die. Nobody cares about me.” Thinking that it was futile to keep on
Has the thought ever occurred to you as to who is actually seeing or witnessing all this that is going around? Or have you felt that something just happened even before you could just realize that it happened. Who is the one who is aware of all that is happening
