MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 152
1/4/19
1/4/19
Saturday, November 30, 2019
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 151
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 151
That which is everywhere includes even the person who tries to know It. So, That which is everywhere cannot be known unless the knower also becomes That.
- Swami Krishnananda.
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
KRIYA YOGA
Swami Sivananda
Speech that causes no annoyance, truthful and beneficial, is the austerity or Tapas of the speech. Poise, cheerfulness, silence, self-control, purity of nature are the austerities of the mind. Walking barefooted, doing Japa standing in water, and sleeping on the ground, are other forms of Tapas. Svadhyaya or study of sacred scriptures and Japa are Angas of Kriya Yoga. These also purify the mind.
Swami Sivananda
Speech that causes no annoyance, truthful and beneficial, is the austerity or Tapas of the speech. Poise, cheerfulness, silence, self-control, purity of nature are the austerities of the mind. Walking barefooted, doing Japa standing in water, and sleeping on the ground, are other forms of Tapas. Svadhyaya or study of sacred scriptures and Japa are Angas of Kriya Yoga. These also purify the mind.
May they not see adverse circumstances as adverse circumstances or obstacles as obstacles.Grant them the vision and the wisdom to see them as opportunities, to see You present as obstacles,not thinking them to be the manifestation of something opposed to You, contrary to You, a secondfactor, a cosmic dichotomy. For we are within the tradition of the great sages and seers of the Vedas
and the Upanishads. We believe in a supreme, transcendental, absolute, non-dual Reality, whichdoes not admit of any eternal cosmic dichotomy between the Divine and the undivine, the plus andthe minus.
Swami Chidananda.
That which is everywhere includes even the person who tries to know It. So, That which is everywhere cannot be known unless the knower also becomes That.
- Swami Krishnananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY |
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 150
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 150
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
KRIYA YOGA
Swami Sivananda
Rajas and Tamas are squeezed out of the mind just as the toothpaste is squeezed out of the tube. The mind is filled with Sattva or purity. Ishvarapranidhana is self-surrender to the Lord. The aspirant consecrates his body, mind, Prana, soul, senses, his all, his actions and their fruits at the altar of the Lord. He has no initiative in any action. He is an instrument in the hands of the Lord. Thus he removes his egoism, selfishness and vanity, and purifies his mind.
All are children of God. And there is only one God. You are born to realise God.
- Swami Sivananda.
Swami Sivananda
Rajas and Tamas are squeezed out of the mind just as the toothpaste is squeezed out of the tube. The mind is filled with Sattva or purity. Ishvarapranidhana is self-surrender to the Lord. The aspirant consecrates his body, mind, Prana, soul, senses, his all, his actions and their fruits at the altar of the Lord. He has no initiative in any action. He is an instrument in the hands of the Lord. Thus he removes his egoism, selfishness and vanity, and purifies his mind.
All are children of God. And there is only one God. You are born to realise God.
- Swami Sivananda.
Grant them the insight, the vision and the wisdom to see in these obstacles necessarydisciplines that are meant to strengthen their inner sinews, necessary disciplines that are meant toawaken in them their hidden powers which may then be manifested and exercised for this great attainment.
SwamiChidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 149
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 149
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
KRIYA YOGA
Swami Sivananda
By the practice of Tapas the aspirant becomes brilliant like the blazing fire. He attains Tejas or lustre. The face and eyes become effulgent. Fasting is Tapas. It cleanses the mind. It destroys sins. There are the Chandrayana and Krichra Vratas. Then there is the Panchagni Tapas. The aspirant sits in the midst of four fires. There is the scorching sun above. He develops power of endurance. Purity, straightforwardness, continence, worship offered to the gods, to the twice-born, to the teachers and to the wise are the austerities of the body (Sarira Tapas). …
If you want to keep your ego safe, then forget about liberation or peace of mind or happiness.
- Swami Chidananda.
Swami Sivananda
By the practice of Tapas the aspirant becomes brilliant like the blazing fire. He attains Tejas or lustre. The face and eyes become effulgent. Fasting is Tapas. It cleanses the mind. It destroys sins. There are the Chandrayana and Krichra Vratas. Then there is the Panchagni Tapas. The aspirant sits in the midst of four fires. There is the scorching sun above. He develops power of endurance. Purity, straightforwardness, continence, worship offered to the gods, to the twice-born, to the teachers and to the wise are the austerities of the body (Sarira Tapas). …
If you want to keep your ego safe, then forget about liberation or peace of mind or happiness.
- Swami Chidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY |
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 148
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 148
God the indweller and the inner ruler. The only one thing worth seeking after is God.
- Swami Sivananda
Radhe krshna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
KRIYA YOGA
Swami Sivananda
Kriya Yoga is a purificatory process. By Tapas you attain Tejas. Several kinds of Tapas are explained. Svadhyaya fills the mind with Sattva. Isvarapranidhana removes egoism, selfishness and vanity. Kriya Yoga is a purificatory Yoga. It paves the way to the purification of the mind. You should have Chitta-Suddhi (purity of mind) first. Then alone will the divine light descend in you. Tapas (austerity), Svadhyaya (study of sacred scriptures and Japa of Mantras) and Isvarapranidhana constitute Kriya Yoga.
Swami Sivananda
Kriya Yoga is a purificatory process. By Tapas you attain Tejas. Several kinds of Tapas are explained. Svadhyaya fills the mind with Sattva. Isvarapranidhana removes egoism, selfishness and vanity. Kriya Yoga is a purificatory Yoga. It paves the way to the purification of the mind. You should have Chitta-Suddhi (purity of mind) first. Then alone will the divine light descend in you. Tapas (austerity), Svadhyaya (study of sacred scriptures and Japa of Mantras) and Isvarapranidhana constitute Kriya Yoga.
God the indweller and the inner ruler. The only one thing worth seeking after is God.
- Swami Sivananda
SEE THE GREAT REALITY EVEN IN OBSTACLESWorshipful homage unto Thee, Thou eternal, all-pervading and indwelling cosmic SpiritDivine! May Your grace be upon all those sincere seeking souls who are assembled here in Yourdivine presence! Grant them the blessedness of an unceasing aspiration, and a determinedresolution to fulfil this aspiration, no matter what the obstacles, what the difficulties, what theadverse circumstances.
Swami Chidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPYMESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 147
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 147
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
POWER OF PRAYER
Swami Sivananda
Prayer
is a spiritual tonic. Prayer should come from the heart. Prayer is more
powerful than reason. Pray for devotion and communion. Mass-prayer is a
mighty force. Prayer elevates, inspires, redeems. Through prayer divine
grace and divine light descend. Prayer is a spiritual food for the
soul. Prayer is a spiritual tonic. Prayer is a Master-key to open the
realms of Elysian Bliss. Prayer helps the devotee to be in tune with the
Infinite. Prayer should come from the innermost recess of the heart.
Then alone will it be heard at once. Prayer moves mountains. Prayer
works wonders. The power of prayer is ineffable. Through prayer the
devotee enters a realm where reason dares not enter.
To
turn away from the Divine and lose oneself in the intricate maze of the
phenomenal world and its processes is very easy. There are a dozen
different reasons for it, a dozen different ways.
- Swami Chidananda
- Swami Chidananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 146
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 146
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
BRAHMACHARYA
Swami Sivananda
Study the lives of Brahmacharis like Hanuman, Bhishma, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Dayananda, etc. O Mokshapriya, hear not the words of Freud and his followers. Study not their books. You will be misdirected and misguided. It is like a blind man leading a blind man. They are mere surface psychologists and psycho-analysts. They are not seers, Rishis, Yogis or Sages who lived in Truth or the Absolute. Give them only their due credit in their limited realm of activity with a finite, frail fragile intellect. They have no knowledge of the Beyond or the Transcendental.
Swami Sivananda
Study the lives of Brahmacharis like Hanuman, Bhishma, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Dayananda, etc. O Mokshapriya, hear not the words of Freud and his followers. Study not their books. You will be misdirected and misguided. It is like a blind man leading a blind man. They are mere surface psychologists and psycho-analysts. They are not seers, Rishis, Yogis or Sages who lived in Truth or the Absolute. Give them only their due credit in their limited realm of activity with a finite, frail fragile intellect. They have no knowledge of the Beyond or the Transcendental.
Thus let us have the right perspective and see the hand of God in all things that come to us inlife and regard them not as misfortune but opportunities. This is the choice and this is the truth, andif we choose the truth we shall ever be beyond all dejection and depression. We shall know that theface of God shines upon us
Swami Chidananda.
When we go to the furthest limits of the cosmos outside, as has been done by modern physics for instance, we will find in the farthest distance of the cosmic periphery the same thing that we find in the deepest recesses of our heart. The farthest and the nearest are the same.
- Swami Krishnananda.
When we go to the furthest limits of the cosmos outside, as has been done by modern physics for instance, we will find in the farthest distance of the cosmic periphery the same thing that we find in the deepest recesses of our heart. The farthest and the nearest are the same.
- Swami Krishnananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 145
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 145
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
BRAHMACHARYA
Swami Sivananda
Go through the book "Practice of Brahmacharya" and "Brahmacharya Drama." Brahmacharya is that kind of right conduct which helps the aspirant to shut out all sexual thoughts and to move towards Brahman or the Eternal and rest peacefully for ever in Him. Brahman is purity. You will have to attain Brahman or know Him and become one with Him only through Purity. There is no other way. No evil effect will result from Brahmacharya. On the contrary, Brahmacharya will sharpen and brighten your intellect, give you immense physical and spiritual strength and power and retentive memory. It will bestow on you illumination, great success, immortal Bliss and eternal Peace. .
Man is searching throughout the world for satisfaction through created objects but in spite of his lifelong searching, he fails to find happiness. He can obtain that satisfaction and fullness only in God.
- Swami Chidananda.
Swami Sivananda
Go through the book "Practice of Brahmacharya" and "Brahmacharya Drama." Brahmacharya is that kind of right conduct which helps the aspirant to shut out all sexual thoughts and to move towards Brahman or the Eternal and rest peacefully for ever in Him. Brahman is purity. You will have to attain Brahman or know Him and become one with Him only through Purity. There is no other way. No evil effect will result from Brahmacharya. On the contrary, Brahmacharya will sharpen and brighten your intellect, give you immense physical and spiritual strength and power and retentive memory. It will bestow on you illumination, great success, immortal Bliss and eternal Peace. .
Man is searching throughout the world for satisfaction through created objects but in spite of his lifelong searching, he fails to find happiness. He can obtain that satisfaction and fullness only in God.
- Swami Chidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 144
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 144
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessedday,
BRAHMACHARYA
Swami Sivananda
Through the practice of Brahmacharya one attains Brahman or the Absolute. There is no half-measure in the spiritual path. Perfect Brahmacharya is necessary for the attainment of Self-realisation. There is no "by and by," "little by little," "gradually," or "tomorrow" for a thirsting aspirant of the first-class type. These expressions delude the aspirant. That tomorrow will never come. Do it now, this very second! If sex-energy is controlled and sublimated, O Satyapriya, it is transmuted into Ojas Sakti or spiritual energy which helps the aspirant to enter into deep meditation and Samadhi. The eight breaks in Brahmacharya should be strictly avoided. This is very important.
If there is sincere demand for God, the supply will come at once.
- Swami Sivananda,
Swami Sivananda
Through the practice of Brahmacharya one attains Brahman or the Absolute. There is no half-measure in the spiritual path. Perfect Brahmacharya is necessary for the attainment of Self-realisation. There is no "by and by," "little by little," "gradually," or "tomorrow" for a thirsting aspirant of the first-class type. These expressions delude the aspirant. That tomorrow will never come. Do it now, this very second! If sex-energy is controlled and sublimated, O Satyapriya, it is transmuted into Ojas Sakti or spiritual energy which helps the aspirant to enter into deep meditation and Samadhi. The eight breaks in Brahmacharya should be strictly avoided. This is very important.
If there is sincere demand for God, the supply will come at once.
- Swami Sivananda,
We have to raise our spirits to a height where we are bathed in light. There should be noroom for dejection or depression, much less despair. There is no misfortune. All things that occur tous are opportunities brought upon the path by God, the source of all auspiciousness and blessedness.
Swami Chidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 143
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 143
Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
BRAHMACHARYASwami Sivananda
Brahmacharya
is the foundation of Yoga, Bhakti and Vedanta. No spiritual progress is
possible without Brahmacharya. Brahmacharya gives Ojas-Sakti and helps
meditation. No evil effect will result from Brahmacharya; only immense
benefits accrue. Do not read the books of persons like Freud and be
misled. Brahmacharya is a fundamental virtue. It is the foundation of
Yoga, Bhakti and Vedanta. It is an important Anga or limb of Yama or
self-restraint. Not even an iota of spiritual progress is possible
without Brahmacharya. Brahmacharya is purity in thought, word and deed.
Brahmacharya is celibacy or continence.
Therefore, no matter what you may be, with sincerity and earnestness, with a childlikesimplicity of heart, turn towards Him and lay all your inner situation before Him, withoutwithholding anything, concealing anything. Be frank as a child. And by His grace and the benedictions of the holy ones He keeps sending, you will overcome all things, attain supremeblessedness, make this life fruitful, and fulfil the mission for which you have been sent here onearth. Swami Chidananda.
The love for the Eternal is the essential passion that burns in the heart of all things.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 142
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 142
The earthly riches are nothing when compared to the inner wealth of divine wisdom, discrimination and dispassion. This inner wealth is the real treasure of treasures. It makes you an emperor of emperors and the richest man on earth.
- Swami ChidanandaChant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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Radhe krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
SATYA
Swami Sivananda
Fire,
air, sun are all followers and practitioners of Truth. Fire burns, wind
blows, sun shines and sets at the proper time. They do not deviate even
a fraction of an inch from the practice of Truth. The egoistic man
alone deviates from Truth on account of egoism, arrogance, does
black-marketing, cuts the throats of his brothers, and falls into the
dark abyss of ignorance. O Mokshapriya, live in Truth. Speak the Truth,
and become an embodiment of Truth, and a Satya-kama—lover of Truth.
Satyameva Jayate Na-anritam—Truth alone triumphs; but falsehood never.
The earthly riches are nothing when compared to the inner wealth of divine wisdom, discrimination and dispassion. This inner wealth is the real treasure of treasures. It makes you an emperor of emperors and the richest man on earth.
- Swami ChidanandaChant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 141
MESSAGE OF CONTEMPLATION 141
Radhe Krishna,
Good morning and have a blessed day,
SATYA
Swami SivanandaIf
you speak the truth at all times, you will be freed from cares,
worries, and anxieties. You will have good sleep. You will enjoy peace.
Satya is the important sentinel at the door of Moksha. If you are
established in Satya, you will develop all the divine virtues such as
courage, non-violence, purity, self-restraint, tolerance, etc. This
sentinel will introduce you to and enable you to make friendship with
peace, contentment, humility and serenity
If you take one step towards God, He comes ten steps to meet.
- Swami Sivananda
Jagat Guru Adi Sankaracharya put this truth in a very touching way in one of hiscompositions when he appeals to the Divine Mother for Her grace by concluding the ending line ofeach verse saying: ìIn this world, unworthy and bad sons there may be, but never a bad mother.îThat is the hope aspect of manís relationship with God. That is the positive, assuring and upliftingaspect of manís relationship to God. He is your constant companion. He is also your all-knowing,inner, indwelling witness. But, nevertheless, He is also your guide, friend and philosopher.
Swami Chidananda.
- Swami Sivananda
Jagat Guru Adi Sankaracharya put this truth in a very touching way in one of hiscompositions when he appeals to the Divine Mother for Her grace by concluding the ending line ofeach verse saying: ìIn this world, unworthy and bad sons there may be, but never a bad mother.îThat is the hope aspect of manís relationship with God. That is the positive, assuring and upliftingaspect of manís relationship to God. He is your constant companion. He is also your all-knowing,inner, indwelling witness. But, nevertheless, He is also your guide, friend and philosopher.
Swami Chidananda.
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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