Pearls of Wise

=========================================================================================================================================================== Sunday 06, April 2025, 08:45. Volume-5. Notes from Lectures and Discourses SADHANAS OR PREPARATIONS FOR HIGHER LIFE:  SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ========================================================================================================================================================== If atavism gains, you go down; if evolution gains, you go on. Therefore, we must not allow atavism to take place. Here, in my own body, is the first work of the study. We are too busy trying to mend the ways of our neighbours, that is the difficulty. We must begin with our own bodies. The heart, the liver, etc., are all atavistic; bring them back into consciousness, control them, so that they will obey your commands and act up to your wishes. There was a time when we had control of the liver; we could shake the whole skin, as can the cow. I ha...

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) and Chinmaya Swayambhu Ayyappa Temple March 31 at 8:56 PM  ·  With the arrival of the Hindu new year as per the lunar calendar, Chaitra Navaratri celebrations have begun at Adi Sankara Nilayam, awakening hearts with devotion and spiritual joy. This sacred festival, dedicated to the worship of the Devi and Sri Rama, commenced on 30 March 2025 and is led by Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati. The festivities also embraced the spirit of Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, marked by traditional celebrations.  Each day is filled with the recitation of Ramacharita Manas, Panchayatan and Devi Puja, Laghu Chandika Havan, Lalita Sahasranama chanting and soulful evening Arati. The festivities will culminate in the grand observance of Sri Rama Navami on 6 April 2025, celebrating the divine birth of Bhagavan Sri Rama with pujas, kirtans and heartfelt prayers.May this year fill our hearts with peace, devotion and spiritual growth. 🙏 ===============================...