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As we look deeper into the workings of the law of karma, we begin to see that one reason we go on doing what we do not experiences the repercussions of our thoughts and actions, would we ever allow them to lead us to suffering? If we put our hand into a fire, we immediately experience pain, so we do not repeat the action. But just imagine what happen if our nerves were not functioning? We might leave our hand in the fire- we might even go on d...

All matter is a combination of five gross elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and three subtle elements ( mind, intelligence and false ego). According to the Vedic Science, material energy begins with the false ego and then develops into the intelligence, then the mind and then develops into the gross elements- ether, air , fire and so on. So the same basic ingredients are present in all matter. Is this right?

Triple is the gate of the hell, destructive of the self-greed, desires and anger. Attachment and ego are the other two enemies. The desire is insatiable like fire. As soon as you fulfill one desire seeds of the other are implanted immediately. From unfulfilled desires, anger arises. With anger, peace of mind is disturbed. With the loss of peace discrimination is destroyed and unhappiness ensues.

Why are you wasting this valuable human existence like a blind man stumbling against obstructions here and there, why suffer from restlessness day and night persecuted by your sorrow? All the eight watches of the day and night you sigh for happiness, whether asleep or awake, all the while you go on fluttering in your error, but you have discovered happiness anywhere? Taking to be the source of happiness, whatever you seek to clasp to your boso...

Every atmosphere is suitable for life- any atmosphere. Therefore the Veda's describe the living entities as sarvagatah which means "existing in all circumstances". The living entity is not a material. Although encagedin a material body, he is not material. But when we speak of different atmospheres, therefore we refer to different material conditions. They say that the moon's atmosphere is unsuitable for life, but all they can legitimately s...

Today, so many of us are just drifting through life. We do not know where we are going. We don't know what we want out of life. We work like machines, going through same routine day after day. We forget that each of us is unique. They say that there are a hundred million people in India today. Just imagine, among those hundred million people there is no one exactly like you! Why, amongst the billions of people who inhabit the earth, there is n...

A Moment of Calm is an experience, which each one of us as a human being should have at least once every day. Our minds are agitated, our minds are disturbed, our minds should be filled with Peace- the peace that passes, surpasses, understanding. The minds of many of us are filled with peace, grudges, resentment and thoughts of revenge. They are filled with negative thoughts. Let us, uncluttered our minds by forgiving everyone who has in any...

Many of us like to make plans. We make plans for the future and set goals we want to achieve at certain times of our life, such as getting a degree, getting that first pay cheque or getting married. Some of us may have our year planned out by January every year. Only after making bookings, schedules and timetables do we feel comfortable that everything is organized in our lives. Plans are important because they help us define what we need to a...

People who could not relate to this high truth begged Guru Nanak to tell them what God looked like. The great Guru taught them that God is formless. God is beyond these three qualities one understands Him, O Nanak, with whom God is pleased. "All the Sikh Gurus insisted that they were not to be worshipped. They exhorted their followers to worship none but the One True God. Guru Gobind Singh went so far as to say, . "Those who call me God will f...

In the eyes of God all are equal. There is no colour, castes, creed or country in His domain, none is high, and none is low. Each man devoted to his duty attains perfection. By worshipping Him through performance of his own duty, man attains perfection leading to liberation. Each of us is born with a unique nature, accordingly we are assigned a particular duty. Abiding in one's own duty is God's worship. Lord Krishna divided the society in fou...

There is one such thing whose glory I cannot encase in words. If you pay heed to it, you will be blessed and fortune forever. That is there is not a simple spiritual disciple or practice about which we can say that this we cannot follow and there is no such worldly work which all can do and accomplish. Reason being that the utility and ability and power to realize God is inherent in all men, but the ability and power to gain worldly object is ...

It is the desire, it is the anger born of the quality of Rajas, all devouring, all sinful, know this as the foe in this world. Even a wise man acts in accordance to his own Nature, beings follow to Nature, what can restraint do? No doubt we are slaves of our Nature but that does not mean that we are doomed to our destiny. Thoughts are your friends and thoughts are your enemies. Imbibe your friends and do not let your enemies nest in your heart...

How Rich Are You? A wealthy man offered a thousand rupees to a poor dervish ( a holy man). The dervish asked the rich man, "You are giving me a thousand rupees. How much do you have for yourself"? "Many many thousands of rupees", was the answer "Do you still hanker after more"? "Surely yes! Answered the rich man "Then I cannot accept your offering", said the dervish. "For a rich man must not receive one poorer then he"! "I do ...

What is the goal of life? Absorbed as we are, in the pursuit of the shadow-shapes of wealth and pleasure and power, we do not pause to ask ourselves the questions: - "what is the goal of life?" the goal cannot be wealth or possessions, pleasure, power for we or leave all these things behind, the moment we drop the body. What then is our life's goal? The goal is God. And where is God? And how many we reach him? Significant are the words of th...