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The Need for a Purified Mind: Sri Swami Chidananda

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Chinmaya Mission: "Words steer the mind and heart, revealing the truth that uplifts and transforms," said Swami Swaroopanandaji, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, as he inaugurated the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.  His remarks set the tone for an evening celebrating literature's profound role in illuminating truth and shaping society. Honouring the legacy of Ramnath Goenka, the visionary founder of The New Indian Express, the event highlighted the responsibility of writers and journalists as truth-bearers.  Awards recognized excellence in fiction, non-fiction, and lifetime achievement, celebrating storytelling's transformative power. Ruskin Bond received the Lifetime Achievement Award, with his granddaughter accepting on his behalf.  The Non-fiction award went to journalist Neerja Chowdhury for How Prime Ministers Decide, praised for its depth and insight by jury chair Pavan Varma. Debut author Aishwarya Jha won the Fiction award f
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Sadhana is the Universalisation of Consciousness: Swami Krishnananda.

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================================================================================ Wednesday 20, November 2024, 05:30. Sadhana is the Universalisation of Consciousness:   Swami Krishnananda. (Brahma muhurtam lecture on Guru Purnima, July 14, 1968) ==================================================================================== It is easier to fast for many days than to eat moderately daily, and it is easier to have complete mauna than to speak sweetly, because in these steps we go to an extreme and miss the golden mean. This is also true in the case of sadhana. We go into an exuberance rather than be sober persons of self-possessedness. The extreme seems to be easier. To be in the golden mean needs perpetual effort, which we cannot put forth. Hence, the via media is advised. The purpose of sadhana is not to exhibit. It is no use saying that we have done this or that. It makes no difference. It may make a difference to us in achieving an end which is other than sadhana, but it has no
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