Self Knowledge

Gift of the Gab is not something that everyone has. Some people are blessed with it and are fortunate enough to excel in group discussions anywhere and everywhere. But, some hesitate and cannot excel in group discussions with much ease. Group ...

Vijayadasami or Dasara falls on the tenth day of Navratri. Navratri festivities culminate with Vijayadasami. What is Vijayadasami?Vijayadasami is the day when the victory of the good over the evil after nine days of worship is cherished. The nine days of ...

The exercise of free will is an intriguing topic in spirituality. A seeker once asked Ramana Maharshi if there was such a thing called freewill.Ramana Maharshi gave His customary answer may be with a difference in the choice of words.He ...

In the spiritual world the guru has a very unique place because knowledge of the Self or the Supreme Reality cannot be acquired through any of the usual available means of knowledge. This knowledge is difficult to understand even after being ...

Continued From The Third PartShirdi Saibaba further enlightened Nana Saheb Chandorkar with His profound spiritual explanation.The following are the instances of Ajnana :-1 - I am a Jiva (creature)2 - Body is the soul (I am the body).3 - God, world ...

Look within firstWithout ever bestowing a rational thought on the subject or object, everyone is working at feverish haste convinced that in the palm of his hand lies the destiny of mankind.  It is a great mystery, indeed: and Bhagavan Ramana ...

Wasting God’s giftsAs it is, we must understand that God, the higher power, has given us enough and more health, wealth, intelligence and all we need to lead a happy and helpful life in this world, and also guides us now ...

The Backdrop Though I lived in India from 1937 to 1945 I did not, alas, get to see Ramana Maharshi. In fact, I knew almost nothing about him at that time. Since then, however, he has become one ...

Continued From The First Part One tends to commit two errors as far as one's understanding of 'work' is concerned. First, one may think of sticking to work for ever. In the past, the Karma-kandis represented this type. ...

Self-knowledge is indeed the supreme goal of life. In Self-knowledge alone there is complete cessation of sorrow and the attainment of supreme bliss. Therefore, it is important to know the relation of 'service' or selfless work to self-knowledge.Right ...

Bhishaje Bhava-roginaam' - To Him who cures us of the disease of worldly sorrows: Salutations. The teaching of Vedanta puts an end indeed to a man's suffering by destroying the root-cause of it all viz., ignorance of the Self. ...

Really to whole of mankind and specially to seekers of spiritual truth, Maharshi Ramana is God's gift of unfathomable value. When a student of Vedanta feels lost in the wilderness of the bulky scriptural literature, Ramana is the light ...