Pearls of Wise

 ===================================================================== ===================================================================== Wednesday, December 01, 2021. 6:00. AM. KARMA YOGAM : ======================================================================== ==================================================================== WHAT IS KARMAM ? Karma is a Sanskrit term. It means action or deed. Any physical or mental action is Karma. Thinking is mental Karma. Karma is the sum total of our acts, both in the present life and in the preceding births. Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. There is a hidden power in Karma or action termed ‘Adrishta’ which brings in fruits of Karmas for the individual. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action and cannot be divided from it. Karma, according to Jaimini Rishi, is the performance of Agnihotra and other Vedic rituals. According to the Gita, any action done with Nis...

 ======================================================================= ======================================================================= Tuesday, November 30, 2021. 6:00.AM. Dharma and Sampradaaya : ======================================================================= ====================================================================== #Let us try to understand the words ‘Dharma’ and ‘Sampradaayaa’ in their true meaning. These are words of the Sanskrit language and so their true meaning too should be understood as meant in that language. “Dharyate anena iti dharmah”. That which supports is dharma. That which supports, maintains, nourishes, harmonises, brings together, and unites the inert and the sentient, the individual and the society, nation and the world is dharma. The very substratum of the entire creations is called dharma. The common factor, the essence of countless imaginable creation is dharma. The other names synonymous in meaning in the Vedas are Brahman, Atm...

 ===================================================================== ===================================================================== Monday, November 29, 2021. 6:00. AM. 1.#The Three Gunas and Spiritual Practice 2#.Depression and the Influence of the Gunas in Spiritual Development ======================================================================= 1.The Three Gunas and Spiritual Practice Spiritual aspirants, just as all others in the world, are impacted by the play of the three Gunas the qualities of Nature. These qualities are always in movement, constantly combining, jostling one another, becoming predominant, and then being suppressed as the next movement arises. We can see this play in the spiritual sadhana quite clearly. When there are constant spiritual experiences and a feeling of progress, the vital being in the seeker has enthusiasm, energy and joy. We see here a predominant strain of rajas, tempered by sattwa. When various forms of obstacles arise, however, th...

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, August 29, 2021. 7:04. AM. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Festival of Rakhi has a special place in the hearts of all sisters and brothers because on this day, they reinstate the commitment to their pure relationship. But does it hold the same richness that it began with? Do we know why it started or has it become „just one of those things we Indians do‟? We know the literal meaning of Rakshabandhan – the bondage of protection and as per tradition, sisters apply „tilak‟ on the forehead of their brothers, tie a colorfully decorated “rakhi’ or thread on their brother‟s wrist, and offer sweets as a token of their love. In return, the brother vows to protect his sister under all circumstances and of course, gives his sister „kharchi‟ or a gift. But do we stop to wonde...

 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, August 28, 2021. 7:07. AM. --------------------------------------------------------------- The operation of the Gunas of nature, Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas is noticeable in the spiritual quest as in everything else. The result is that when something new or exciting occurs, it tends to provoke the rising of Rajas and an attempt to grasp and enhance the ego-gratification of the event. Rajas however has its limitations and eventually there is a reaction that either brings on the rise of Tamas, in the forms of ignorance, darkness or inaction; or, if balanced, it can bring the rise of Sattwa. Sri Aurobindo cautions that as real experiences arise in the sleep or dream states, the practitioner of the yoga will be tempted to invest more time and focus on these states than on the activities of the waking state, in order to further the experiences and g...

 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 27, 2021. 7:08. AM. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: In this world of stress, violence and corruption, what is your message for youth starting out in business? We must know that the whole world is not corrupt. There are a few people who indulge in corruption. We must also remember that corruption begins where the sense of belongingness ends. Nobody can do corrupt practices with those whom they think belong to them. Wherever there is sense of belongingness, corruption becomes simply impossible. Corruption begins where the sense of belongingness ends. So, you need to educate people in values where the sense of belongingness is extended. This is what i call spirituality. Spirituality is that which enhances the ...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday, August 26, 2021.7:03. AM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम् ॥ १२ ॥ na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ Krishna effectively imparts to Arjuna the understanding that death is but a transition, not an extinction. With this right perspective, Arjuna drops all considerations of death. He then starts enquiring about life itself, with all its undulations. Krishna’s answer to Arjuna’s enquiry is one that Swamiji has been exposing tirelessly for the past 65 years from innumerable platforms across the world. Before going into Krishna’s analysis, Swamiji challenges us with a question, “What is your life?” – something most have never thought about. Considering the amount of time and energy we spend studying and analyzing the subjects we require...