Pearls of Wise

 ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Thursday, September 01, 2022. 08:00. THEORY AND PRACTICE : This article is from the book “Sivananda Yoga”. ======================================================================= The Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (originally called a University) was Swami Sivananda’s brain child. When he gave expression to this idea he had a certain vision which was characteristic of him–that of a synthesis of theory and practice. In this particular area of the Himalayas you’ll find many enlightened souls (some perpetually silent, others engaging themselves in their own practices) without the urge–and sometimes the ability–to communicate with others. Perhaps if you go and live with them, through what is known as Shaktipath, you might also reach enlightenment–but it is also possible that you might not. For the vast majority of people some form of theoretica...

 ======================================================================= Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) August 27 at 10:23 AM  ·  Hari Om. This grand mansion - Melpazhur Mana - is the hallowed maternal birth-home of Sri Adi Sankaracharya, the renowned saint and revered Advaita Vedantin.  The Mana is located at Veliyanad village in Ernakulam, Kerala.  Today, this place of pilgrimage is named ‘Adi Sankara Nilayam’, and it is the home of Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF).  The structure as you see now, is a Naalukettu, a quadrangle with an open courtyard in the centre, which is a source of ample sunlight.  That's not all, handcrafted wooden carvings with over 120 designs are incorporated into the structure.  This makes the house a treasure trove of old Kerala style architecture and art.  It is an intelligently designed house incorporating multiple factors such as Vastu, aesthetics and usability, thus reflecting the unique architec...

 ========================================================================= ====================================================================== Tuesday, August 30, 2022. 07:30. UNDERSTAND YOUR LIFE : ====================================================================== Blessed Atman! May God give you the gift of understanding your life and thus living it with understanding! We never stop to ponder life. We never pause in our ceaseless outward-oriented activities which we think is life. We do not pause for a while to take time to step out of life’s stream, to stand on the banks and observe life from that point. The banks do not move; the banks do not change. Constantly the river moves; constantly the waters change. Even for a single second, you are not standing before the same river. The river was before you one second ago is not here now. What is before you is some other river; the other river has gone. Even so with life. You are also ever-changing. If you step out, stand on the...