MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1153

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1153

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

NATURE OF PURITY

Swami Sivananda

Slavery to mind and senses, and their indulgence is impurity. Regain your freedom through constant enquiry, right thinking, through seeking the grace of the Lord, through purity of food, by associating with the wise and study of Holy Scriptures. Without purity no spiritual progress is possible. God is Purity itself. Only by becoming pure yourself can you attain God. Pray: "O Adorable Lord! Make my mind pure. Free me from all impure thoughts. Make my mind as transparent as crystal, as pure as the Himalayan snow, as brilliant as the shining mirror." What greater undertaking lies before you than purifying your life of all enmity, impurity, hatred and lust, and filling it with love, purity, peace and goodness?

Feel the Lord′s existence first in you and all around. Be unattached to things of the world. Grow in devotion supreme. Then alone you will clearly see His hand working behind this worldly show.

- Swami Sivananda

HINTS ON PRACTICAL SADHANA
What Is Divine Living
What is Yoga-Vedanta? What is divine living? Yoga-Vedanta is the concern of divine life.
Divine life is a life based upon Yoga and pervaded by the spirit of Vedanta. This is divine life, and it
is made up of selflessness, service, Sadhana and self-realisation. So Yoga and Vedanta form the
very fabric of divine life, or the stuff out of which divine life is made. Naturally, therefore, the more
we know about it, the more we are reminded about its important aspects, the better equipped we will
be in order to live the divine life, because the most important thing about divine life is in the living
of it, not so much in the knowing of it. But the importance of knowing lies in the plain fact that if
you have to live it, you must know something of it, so that with this knowledge you will be able to
live it more effectively. So knowledge also is necessary, but the most important thing is the living of
it. In the living of a life of Yoga, a life of practical Vedanta, we come across several hurdles, and we
are faced many times with situations which we have to manage with intelligence, with knowledge.
Therefore, discussion of these matters and thorough knowledge about the intricacies, the inner
subtleties of these things, will put us in a very good position so that we may be able to deal with
these situations which crop up before us in our life of Yoga and Vedanta during the course of our
leading the divine life.
Swami Chidananda

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 FOR CONTEMPLATION 1152

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1152

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

DEAL CHARACTER

Swami Sivananda

Character is the term which designates the distinctive qualities a person manifests in his relation with his fellow beings. There are all shades and degrees of character from the highest to the lowest. Pure, noble, good character or right conduct forms an indispensable part of spiritual life. Your life will become much poorer in quality, if the spiritual element and the moral standard are lacking. Character is like catching a contageous disease. Acquire it by company with the wise and the good. This is the best way. Discipline breeds character, character perfects individual and the individual builds the nation. The secret of beauty is not dress and ornaments, but good character and the possession of divine virtues. Character is what you are; reputation is what people think you are. The best treasure of man is a noble character.

Keep the mind fully occupied. Mind is like a monkey which drank toddy and at the same time was stung by a scorpion. Chain the monkey mind with the rope of Vairagya and Vichara.

- Swami Sivananda

A Sannyasin’s life is composed of the three factors of total renunciation, of a blazing
aspiration for the Infinite, of spotless purity. A total renunciation is the negative aspect of his life,
the blazing aspiration is the positive aspect in between, and spotless purity is the fabric of which his
life is made up. Positive p is the one condition of the descent of Divine consciousness into his
receptacle. Keeping this as the model pattern of the Sannyasin’s life, may we all ever struggle to
come out of the intoxication of ego-consciousness, of this fever,
Kama-Krodha-Lobha-Madha-Matsarya disease, this Samsaric disease which can be cured only
through correct understanding of Sannyasa and Brahma-Chintana. If all pain and sorrow are to
cease for ever, we have to take to Sannyasa. If our life is to blaze forth as peace and blessedness,
Sannyasa, and Sannyasa alone, is the one way. For, it is selfishness that is at the root of all miseries
upon the earth, of all fights and quarrels, all problems, all wars and hostilities; every sorrow and
every misery that is now rampant in human society has at its root the Asuric trait of gross
selfishness, where man wants everything for himself and does not care what happens to others in the
process of fulfilling this craving for getting things for himself. Sannyasa cuts at the very root of this
Asuric trait, for Sannyasa is based upon unselfishness and renunciation of selfishness; and if
selfishness is renounced everything is renounced. Renunciation of selfishness means, if I may say
so, renunciation of all desires for it is selfishness that takes the form of desire for various things for
oneself. Therefore, the real spirit of Sannyasa may be stated in the simple term, complete
desirelessness. In the light of this consider and evaluate your life and ascertain where you stand.
Resolve freshly and strive boldly onward.
Swami Chidananda

Chant the Maha Mantra

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1151

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1151

Radhe krishnba,

Have a blessed day.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Swami Sivananda

Do as you would be done by. This is the gist of ethics. Virtue conduces to happiness, vice to pain. Supreme Goodness is God. Lead the life of goodness. To lead the life of goodness is to lead the life divine. This body is meant for the good of others. Righteousness is the support of the entire world. There is Truth where righteousness is. Realize Truth by practising righteousness. Righteousness is the best acquisition of man. It is the world's highest wealth. To live in perfect goodness is to dissolve in the Infinite Being.

Whether you know it or not, you are only existing because God supports your existence. Otherwise, if He were not there, you would not exist. He is your invisible support and your ultimate goal.

- Swami Chidananda

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Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1150

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1150

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

RIGHTEOUSNESS Swami Sivananda Righteousness forms the bed-rock of all religions. Righteousness is the divine path. Bliss is for him who is righteous. God is righteousness. Righteousness is good. It is best. Wealth, beauty, honour and youth fade away. But the life of righteousness and wisdom will never decay. Keep up the love for life dedicated to righteousness. Wisdom of the Supreme Lord is the ripe fruit of the beautiful flower of virtue.  All harsh and rude speech is Himsa. Harsh words to beggars, servants or inferiors is Himsa. To wound the feelings of others by gesture, expression, tone of voice and unkind words is also Himsa. To slight or show deliberate discourtesy to others is wanton Himsa. - Swami Sivananda While dwelling upon this inner anatomy of the movement of Yoga in man, we also mentioned that if this is the process, then all Yogas, however much they may differ in their external modes, are necessary to work out the self-same process, and today we will try to consider how the different Yogas actually work out the one central process and in what way they set about doing this one process. It is like this: We find that man expresses himself through his speech and his actions. Whether a man is good or bad, whether his life is good or bad, can be known only from his speech and actions. If a man is very animalistic, very impure, he does atrocious acts. All his actions are impure, sinful, harmful. He brings pain, sorrow and destruction to others. In speech he is harsh. He brings about disgrace upon people, he insults people, he pains people. Thus through harsh, cruel and wrong words and actions the Asuric nature of man manifests itself upon this human plane. All manifestation is through action and speech. But, the Yogins and seers of the past tried to go beyond the actions and the speech of man. They said, “These speeches and actions are more in the form of manifestations of something deep inward and we should first of all know whence they spring forth, and trying to trace the actions and speech of the beings to their source, they found that actions and speech were rooted in thoughts. It was only what man thought and felt in the mind that became later on expressed in the form of speech and action. Speech and action, though they were of tremendous import in the external world and they worked havoc or did wonderful good upon the external field of human life, they were nothing but the outward symptoms of an inner power and that power was the power of thought. It is to do researches in the study of thought that they devoted their attention and all their wisdom, and they found that they were confronted with a very mysterious and complicated array of factors in their mind. All those arose in their mind and therefore a study of man’s mind was the most important work of Yoga. Analysis of man’s mind, minute research into the various aspects of the being of man, how the mind acts, what are its various moods, what is its essential constituent—all these formed the subject matter of Yogins. They found that mind thinks due to various factors and its manifestations also depend upon various factors. Now, actions and speeches were traced to their root, thought, and that was traced to its genesis. Why is it that a certain type of thoughts come in a mind and not another type of thoughts? What is the thing that sustains thought? They began to make deeper and deeper research and they came to some marvellous discoveries. What were they? They found that thought was not totally haphazard. I will give you some very easy examples which will reveal to you some laws that operate in the realm of each one’s mind. What are these laws? Swami Chidananda. Chant the Maha Mantra Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY. https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/05/top-10-inspiring-quotes-by-swami.html

MESSAGE FIE CONTEMPLATION 1149

MESSAGE FIR COR CONTEMPLATION 1149

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

INTELLECT AND MORAL PURITY

Swami Sivananda

It is easy to develop intellect, but how very difficult it is to develop dispassion and ethical perfection. Those who engage themselves frequently in hot debates, vain discussions, lingual warfare and intellectual gymnastics cause serious damage to the astral body. Talk little. Think more and attain purity of heart and intellect. Intellect without purity is the cause for delusion and ignorance. It will mislead a man and make him wander in the dark forest of worldliness. Purify your intellect by rigorous meditation on the Supreme Truth. Observe silence. Remove hatred and other negative qualities, and acquire divine, positive virtues. You will enjoy immense Peace.

Renunciation Should Be Based upon Right Understanding
Renunciation has been the key-note of the teachings of the Great Masters of India.
Renunciation is the very essence of spirituality and the secret of God-realization. Renunciation is
not lethargy, escapism or irresponsibility. It is the great strength that the aspirant has in his onward
march to the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the strength of renunciation that truly sustains the aspirant in
his arduous journey to the Supreme.
Renunciation of cravings for sense pleasures is the gateway to permanent happiness. Of all
qualifications that are laid down for students of Yoga, for aspirants on the spiritual path,
renunciation comes foremost. Renunciation alone can make you fearless and happy. It is the
bestower of peace and, ultimately, the bestower of immortality
Swami Chidananda

The yogi confines himself to a single effort of the concentration of his mind and so focuses his attention on the object that the effect is felt not only on the object but also on the mind that is meditating.

- Swami Krishnananda

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Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1148

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1148

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

INTELLECT AND MORAL PURITY

Swami Sivananda

An intellectual person who uses his intellect in earning money alone and who does not use it in enquiry after truth, study of religious books and meditation lives in vain. Intellectual vanity is abominable and an anathema from the ethical point of view. Mere philosophical discussions and hearing of lectures will not produce much tangible results, soul-awakening, or inner spiritual illumination. A man of clouded understanding and perverted intellect cannot have a clear conception of the Supreme Essence.

Thoughts have great power. We can pollute the atmosphere around us by our evil thoughts. We can purify a polluted atmosphere and make it sacred by our noble thoughts.- Swami Chidananda 

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Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY.

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1147

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1147

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

HARMLESSNESS

Swami Sivananda

A holy man with piety is far superior to mighty kings. God is much pleased with a pious man. A man who keeps up his promise creates a very powerful spiritual force and merges in God. Cultivate sympathy, love, mercy and sincerity and other divine virtues described in the Scriptures. Lead a well-regulated life. Moral strength is the backbone of spiritual progress. Ethical culture is part and parcel of all spiritual practices.

Reject everything that stands in the way of your spiritual progress. Open your heart to the descent of divine grace through regular Japa, prayer, meditation. Be not troubled at heart if there is a little delay in the descent of divine grace. Be patient. Wait coolly.

- Swami Sivananda

. Suppose a man acts badly. Then he will be
punished. So, fear of punishment is there. In the higher planes of evolution the fear is not from the
world, but the fear is from punishment of God. All these things go to make him steadily fixed to
human level and act as a check upon the too frequent manifestation of the urges of the lower,
grosser, impure, animalistic part of the human being. And then, of course, there are occasionally
clashes. Suddenly certain moments come in the life of every human being when he or she begins to
ponder upon his or her life, “Have I lived to any purpose? What is the meaning of all these? After all
one day I shall have to go out of this scene at one moment’s notice.” Then he or she feels a sense of
dissatisfaction upon the type of life that he or she has been leading and a call comes from some high
source and there is an urge for betterment, for rising higher up, for experiencing something which is
not merely something mundane, which is not of physical life. At those times man becomes a
philosopher and tries to rise above his sensual life. But again in the whirl of his daily activities, he
forgets the real purpose of his life. Again moments come in his life when he questions: “Is there a
higher purpose in life?” It is indicative of the presence of a higher nature in the being which is
capable of being experienced and realised, and it is to enable man to take advantage of this upward
wave and rise up from the normal humdrum activities of this physical world that all Godmen
constantly keep on urging man, saying: “What are you doing here? How long will you slumber?”
They try to rouse again and again the sleeping, essential, divine nature in a human being. Therefore,
analysing the threefold nature of man we found that the process of Yoga, the fundamental work it
had to achieve, was the liquidation or elimination of the lower, animalistic nature of man and the
sublimation of his human consciousness into a higher divine consciousness where he goes beyond
the body and mind and is established in the perennial, glorious experience of his blissful, true Self,
his essential nature, the Truth that shines in the innermost chamber of his consciousness.
Swami Chidananda

Chant the Maha Mantra

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY.

Aadhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

ETHICS AND MORALITY

Swami Sivananda

God helps you only when you feel utterly humble. Therefore, develop this virtue to a considerable degree. Virtue will develop and survive only when practised positively and actively. The law of non-injury is as much exact and precise as the law of gravitation. If you can be fully established in the practice of non-violence in thought, word and deed, you can attain God. The path of non-injury is narrow, but if you practise non-injury in right earnest, you can easily travel this path, since you cannot but get the divine grace at every step.

And he becomes a man of self-restraint, self-discipline, a man
who has mastery over his lower appetites and urges. And in society, the factor of fear also does act
to some extent as a bar upon the mind’s lower appetites. Suppose a man acts badly. Then he will be
punished. So, fear of punishment is there. In the higher planes of evolution the fear is not from the
world, but the fear is from punishment of God. All these things go to make him steadily fixed to
human level and act as a check upon the too frequent manifestation of the urges of the lower,
grosser, impure, animalistic part of the human being. And then, of course, there are occasionally
clashes. Suddenly certain moments come in the life of every human being when he or she begins to
ponder upon his or her life, “Have I lived to any purpose? What is the meaning of all these? After all
one day I shall have to go out of this scene at one moment’s notice.” Then he or she feels a sense of
dissatisfaction upon the type of life that he or she has been leading and a call comes from some high
source and there is an urge for betterment, for rising higher up, for experiencing something which is
not merely something mundane, which is not of physical life. At those times man becomes a
philosopher and tries to rise above his sensual life. But again in the whirl of his daily activities, he
forgets the real purpose of his life. Again moments come in his life when he questions: “Is there a
higher purpose in life?” It is indicative of the presence of a higher nature in the being which is
capable of being experienced and realised, and it is to enable man to take advantage of this upward
wave and rise up from the normal humdrum activities of this physical world that all Godmen
constantly keep on urging man, saying: “What are you doing here? How long will you slumber?”
They try to rouse again and again the sleeping, essential, divine nature in a human being. Therefore,
analysing the threefold nature of man we found that the process of Yoga, the fundamental work it
had to achieve, was the liquidation or elimination of the lower, animalistic nature of man and the
sublimation of his human consciousness into a higher divine consciousness where he goes beyond
the body and mind and is established in the perennial, glorious experience of his blissful, true Self,
Swami Chidananda 

We can judge ourselves as to the spiritual progress we make by the extent to which we are free from seeing defects in others. The wider we grow, the narrower becomes the eye which sees defects in the world.

- 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 FOR CONTEMPLATION 1146

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1146

Aadhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

ETHICS AND MORALITY

Swami Sivananda

God helps you only when you feel utterly humble. Therefore, develop this virtue to a considerable degree. Virtue will develop and survive only when practised positively and actively. The law of non-injury is as much exact and precise as the law of gravitation. If you can be fully established in the practice of non-violence in thought, word and deed, you can attain God. The path of non-injury is narrow, but if you practise non-injury in right earnest, you can easily travel this path, since you cannot but get the divine grace at every step.

And he becomes a man of self-restraint, self-discipline, a man
who has mastery over his lower appetites and urges. And in society, the factor of fear also does act
to some extent as a bar upon the mind’s lower appetites. Suppose a man acts badly. Then he will be
punished. So, fear of punishment is there. In the higher planes of evolution the fear is not from the
world, but the fear is from punishment of God. All these things go to make him steadily fixed to
human level and act as a check upon the too frequent manifestation of the urges of the lower,
grosser, impure, animalistic part of the human being. And then, of course, there are occasionally
clashes. Suddenly certain moments come in the life of every human being when he or she begins to
ponder upon his or her life, “Have I lived to any purpose? What is the meaning of all these? After all
one day I shall have to go out of this scene at one moment’s notice.” Then he or she feels a sense of
dissatisfaction upon the type of life that he or she has been leading and a call comes from some high
source and there is an urge for betterment, for rising higher up, for experiencing something which is
not merely something mundane, which is not of physical life. At those times man becomes a
philosopher and tries to rise above his sensual life. But again in the whirl of his daily activities, he
forgets the real purpose of his life. Again moments come in his life when he questions: “Is there a
higher purpose in life?” It is indicative of the presence of a higher nature in the being which is
capable of being experienced and realised, and it is to enable man to take advantage of this upward
wave and rise up from the normal humdrum activities of this physical world that all Godmen
constantly keep on urging man, saying: “What are you doing here? How long will you slumber?”
They try to rouse again and again the sleeping, essential, divine nature in a human being. Therefore,
analysing the threefold nature of man we found that the process of Yoga, the fundamental work it
had to achieve, was the liquidation or elimination of the lower, animalistic nature of man and the
sublimation of his human consciousness into a higher divine consciousness where he goes beyond
the body and mind and is established in the perennial, glorious experience of his blissful, true Self,
Swami Chidananda 

We can judge ourselves as to the spiritual progress we make by the extent to which we are free from seeing defects in others. The wider we grow, the narrower becomes the eye which sees defects in the world.

- Swami Krishnananda

Chant the Maha Mantra

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1144

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1144

Radhe krishna.

Have a blessed day.

ETHICS AND MORALITY

Swami Sivananda

The essentials of moral life are: straightforwardness, honesty, mercy, humility, respect for life or tender regard for every creature that breathes, absolute unselfishness, truthfulness, celibacy, non-injury, non-covetousness, absence of vanity and hypocrisy and cosmic love. A man of right conduct has ideal principles and mottoes. He strictly follows them, removes his weakness and defects, develops good character and becomes a pure man. Righteousness is eternal. Do not leave the path of righteousness. A righteous, virtuous life and a clear conscience give great deal of comfort to man while living and at the time of death also.

Change your vision, attitude or outlook. You will see good in evil, beauty in ugliness, life in stone, pleasure in pain. Everything is good, everything is beautiful, everything is alive, everything is delightful. Feel this. Realise this.

- Swami Sivananda

By the force of early training. In the child stage he is trained by the elders to avoid doing
certain things and to be ashamed of doing certain things. Therefore, early training, and family
heritage play an important part. Suppose, he is born in an educated, cultured family; naturally his
instincts are more refined, The reason offers lesser restraints to those who are born in an uncivilised
family, very backward, unlettered class; even though they are endowed with reason, it does not
operate in the same degree as it does in the case of a man born in a civilised, cultured family. Early
training, heritage, and later on his previous Samskaras begin to operate. Samskara means
impressions left over by the experiences in a previous incarnation. Life is progression, and in each
birth man goes on learning things and he goes on drawing lessons from experience, and all these
lessons are there in the form of subtle impressions in the human being. It may be a liability or it may
be an asset in the form of impressions carried over from experiences and activities in a previous
birth, and these Samskaras begin to operate with the ego or individuality which begins to function in
a human being after a certain age. In one’s childhood individuality does not function. Normally, it is
only after a certain age that children begin to manifest their individuality, and when they do so, the
impressions of their previous birth begin to work, and they also begin to play a part in the reasoning
of man direct, induce him to take to certain actions and to avoid certain actions. Then we have the
restraint of a civilised society. People say, “Do not do this.” Certain things are disallowed, certain
things are looked upon as something to be abhorred. These influences go to make up the rational
part of man, and it is a struggle between these factors and the lower urges that make up the conflict
in every individual. The factors of self-respect, decency—all these factors begin to operate in a man
and they act to a certain extent as a restraint against the urges of his grosser animalistic nature. And
supposing he comes into contact with higher minds and begins to hear words of wisdom, comes into
contact with elevating literature and hears more and more about divine things, his intellect begins to
be educated. Then the power of restraint over the lower self becomes stronger and establishes him
more and more upon a human nature.
Swami Chidananda 

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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