Pearls of Wise

 ================================================================ =============================================================== Tuesday, February 08, 2022.06:00. ================================================================ The modern idea of nature includes only that part of the universe that is manifested on the physical plane. That which is generally understood to be mind is not considered to be nature. Philosophers endeavouring to prove the freedom of the will have excluded the mind from nature; for as nature is bound and governed by law, strict unbending law, mind, if considered to be in nature, would be bound by law also. Such a claim would destroy the doctrine of free will; for how can that be free which is bound by law? The philosophers of India have taken the reverse stand. They hold all physical life, manifest and unmanifest, to be bound by law. The mind as well as external nature, they claim, is bound by law, and by one and the same law. If mind is not bound by law,...

============================================================== ============================================================== Monday, February 07, 2022. 06:00. ============================================================== Two types of personalities are predominant in us: the good or daivikam and the bad or asuram. The recognition and development of good qualities will lead one to moksha and freedom from bondage and pain Negative qualities on the other hand lead one into bondage, resulting in sorrow and dependency.The positive and the negative are present everywhere and in all time periods Even in the worst possible scenario, one could find something good. If a tragedy like an earthquake happens, it reveals how there are those who help total strangers even at personal risk. We also come across those who take advantage by looting and robbing. Since both the good and bad tendencies exist in us. we are both potentially divine as well as devilish Environment, association and circumstances ...

 =============================================================== #Narayanashrama Tapovanam : (  located at Venginissery village, 10 km South-West of Thrissur, Kerala.)              ============================================================== Sunday, February 06, 2022. 06:00. =============================================================== #Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whenever a physical action is undertaken, it is very clear and implied that there is an objective before it. In fact what is an action? An action is a process during which, you begin from a point and reach the end point called the outcome or objective. It is like a line which necessarily connects two given points. So an action is itself designed with a view to produce an outcome. If the action is pursued to completion, the outcome will necessarily follow. Sometimes the...

 ============================================================== =============================================================== Saturday, February 05, 2022. 06:00. =============================================================== At different times, we face different problems. At the individual level, they relate to health, emotions, relationships, marriage, children and career. At the national level, they pertain to poverty, unemployment, social unrest, education and corruption. These problems often bring us sorrow and pain. Yet, when honestly analysed, we find that their root cause is almost entirely a lack of proper thinking and acting.   Wrong thoughts lead to a defective world vision and a chaotic relationship with it. The result is false expectations and disappointments at every step. If only we improve our thinking, we can mend our homes and make the world a better place to live in. Alas, many choose to suffer rather than to think! Caught up in the mesh of wrong thinking,...

 ============================================================== =============================================================== Friday, February 04, 2022. 06:00. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION : (a) An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Practice Yoga, Religion and Philosophy in daily life and attain Self-realization. (b)These thirty-two instructions give the essence of the Eternal Religion (Sanatana Dharma) in its purest form. They are suitable for modern busy householders with fixed hours of work. Modify them to suit your convenience and increase the period gradually. (c) In the beginning take only a few practicable resolves which form a small but definite advance over your present habits and character. In case of ill-health, pressure of work or unavoidable engagements replace your active Sadhana (spiritual practice) by frequent remembrance of God. HEALTH CULTURE : 1. Eat mod...

 ============================================================ ============================================================== Thursday, February 03, 2022. 06:00. This article is from the book Awake! Realise Your Divinity!. ============================================================== Radiant Atman! The words aviveki, viveki and sadhaka refer to three different types of individuals. An aviveki is a person who does not discriminate. All the lessons in life which God sends him or her are wasted, because he or she is in ajnana (ignorance). And ajnana is the outcome of aviveka (non-discrimination). On the other hand, a viveki is a person who does discriminate. He learns the lessons of life, but they have no effect on him. His learning and the lessons he has learned are stored up in his head; they produce no fruit because they are not applied. He does not allow these lessons to have a powerful impact upon him. But a true sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) is one who is both a viveki as well as...

 ============================================================== ============================================================ Wednesday, February 02, 2022. 06:00. (Spoken on April 25, 1984 - Swamiji's birthday message) ============================================================== The bell rings for the glorification of God. It awakens man to his great duty of worship of the Almighty. Therefore, this auspicious bell-ringing is not to awaken God but to awaken man to his great destination, and this evidently is also the purpose for which we are seated here. Any word that emanates from our mouth will be a flower that can be accepted by That which is. Futile talks convey no sense, and we should not spend our time in giving expression to ideas which bear no relevance to That which is our supreme succour and which sees everything in Its multi-formed eyes and innumerable sensations. This is not a birthday of any person. This is a kind of occasion, as we have several others in the religious...