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Rest does not come with sleeping, it comes with waking. This is both an insight and an action of enlightenment. When we are enlightened we realise that real rest is possible only when we become free of illusion and we no longer struggle against life. Illusion is the idea that people should be, and do,Continue reading “Thought for the day – Rest Easy”

Srimad Bhagavatam quote “At the beginning of creation there are penance, myself [Brahmā] and the Prajāpatis, the great sages who generate; then, during the maintenance of the creation, there are Lord Viṣṇu, the demigods with controlling powers, and the kings of different planets. But at the end there is irreligion, and then Lord Śiva andContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Creation, Maintenance and Annihilation”

The wealth of a rich man can be stolen or burnt, but the happiness and wisdom of the wise remain.

Srimad Bhagavatam quote “Are there no torn clothes lying on the common road? Do the trees, which exist for maintaining others, no longer give alms in charity? Do the rivers, being dried up, no longer supply water to the thirsty? Are the caves of the mountains now closed? Or above all, does the Almighty LordContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Worship the lord”

It is said: There is no nourishment like happiness and no illness like worry. Constantly eat the nourishment of happiness.

Srimad  Bhagavatam quote” One should concentrate his mind upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who alone distributes Himself in so many manifestations just as ordinary persons create thousands of manifestations in dreams. One must concentrate the mind on Him, the only all-blissful Absolute Truth. Otherwise one will be misled and will cause his own degradation”

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Srimad Bhagavatam quote “Lord Viṣṇu replied: Brahmā, Lord Śiva and I are the supreme cause of the material manifestation. I am the Supersoul, the self-sufficient witness. But impersonally there is no difference between Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Me”  

Forget TGIF (Thank God, It’s Friday). Use everyday as a day to worship the lord! everyday is a Friday when you are a devotee!

There are 4 equally important goals of life; righteousness (Dharma), purpose (knowledge / devotion), physical or emotional pleasure (Karma) and liberation (Moksha).