MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2059

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2059

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessedday,

UNIVERSAL LOVE

Swami Sivananda

There is no lasting bliss in perishable objects. In the infinite alone is true bliss. The Yoga of devotion points the way to attain the infinite. It cleanses the heart, steadies the mind, elevates the emotions, sublimates the impulses. It transmutes base desires into spiritual urges. It transfigures the animal in man into a divine being. It turns one's mind from the miseries of the world to the protecting feet of the Lord. Vedanta without devotion is dry intellection. Pure love is the spontaneous outpouring of affection and devotion, not only for the Divine, but also for all

 

Always take God’s Name. His Divine Name is your strength. He is your Father and Mother.

Take shelter

Swami Chidanana'

We have the usual opinion that we live in a world of undesirables, a world which abounds in that which is not agreeable and which is a source of pain and anxiety throughout our existence in the world. There is nothing that we can choose here as something which is dear to our heart in every sense, at all times and in every condition , Swami Krishnananda 

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NESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2058

 mESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 258

Radhe kroshna,

Hace a blessedc day,

PLAY OF EGO

Swami Sivananda

You will have to muster this ego through constant practice of self-subordination and humility with wisdom. One of the main objectives of Karma Yoga is the eradication of egotism. In the long run, if you happen to slacken your vigilance, you will be filled with the so-called spiritual egotism. You will not take interest in any form of work unless your name is associated with it. Even though you might wish to disseminate spiritual knowledge, you will be always desirous of self-glory and try to justify it through all sorts of childish arguments. Nothing can be worse in the life of a spiritual seeker. Therefore, be vigilant always.

There may be ups and downs, storms and stresses, smiles and tears, as you go on living your
life amidst its many vicissitudes, trials and tribulations. Do not lose faith but press on with a firm
conviction that God wants to mould you in His own image through sufferings and tribulations. Pray

fervently and wholeheartedly.

Swami Chidananda

Life is described as a vale of sorrows. It is described as a burning pit of live coals, a well of grief, and even our lightning-like flashes of passing satisfactions are described as only deceptive forms taken by sorrows. This is indeed a matter for deep consideration, and is the meditation of the spirit of man.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MCSSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2057

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2057

Radhe kroshna,

Hace a lessedc day,

PLAY OF EGO

Swami Sivananda

You will have to muster this ego through constant practice of self-subordination and humility with wisdom. One of the main objectives of Karma Yoga is the eradication of egotism. In the long run, if you happen to slacken your vigilance, you will be filled with the so-called spiritual egotism. You will not take interest in any form of work unless your name is associated with it. Even though you might wish to disseminate spiritual knowledge, you will be always desirous of self-glory and try to justify it through all sorts of childish arguments. Nothing can be worse in the life of a spiritual seeker. Therefore, be vigilant always.

There may be ups and downs, storms and stresses, smiles and tears, as you go on living your
life amidst its many vicissitudes, trials and tribulations. Do not lose faith but press on with a firm
conviction that God wants to mould you in His own image through sufferings and tribulations. Pray

fervently and wholeheartedly.

Swami Chidananda

Life is described as a vale of sorrows. It is described as a burning pit of live coals, a well of grief, and even our lightning-like flashes of passing satisfactions are described as only deceptive forms taken by sorrows. This is indeed a matter for deep consideration, and is the meditation of the spirit of man.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2057

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2057

Radhe krishna,

Hace a blessed day,

PLAY OF EGO Swami Sivananda The working of egotism is very mysterious. It is difficult to detect its various ways of working. It needs a subtle and sharp intellect to find out its operation. If you practise introspection daily in silence, you will be able to find out its mysterious ways of working. This ego likes its own birth-place and province, the people of the province, its own mother-tongue, its own relations and friends, its own ways of eating, mode of dressing, etc. It has its own predilections and preferences. It likes to associate its name and form with the work done, even though its nature be spiritual.  P ray fervently to the Lord for the descent of the Divine Light. Crave for His mercy. Weep for His separation on account of Viraha. Yearn for communion with Him. Melt the mind in the Agni of Divine Love. Burn the body in the fire of devotion. Drink the honey of Prem. Get yourself intoxicated with the wine of Divine Love. Attain immortality and eternal Bliss. - Swami Sivananda Sickness is only in this perishable physical body. The real “You” is beyond all sickness. This real “You” is beyond all these mundane afflictions. Your real nature is Divine. Know this through regular medita Swami Chidananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare …Radhe kris

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2056

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2956

Radhe krishna,

Hace a blessed day,

PLAY OF EGO Swami Sivananda The working of egotism is very mysterious. It is difficult to detect its various ways of working. It needs a subtle and sharp intellect to find out its operation. If you practise introspection daily in silence, you will be able to find out its mysterious ways of working. This ego likes its own birth-place and province, the people of the province, its own mother-tongue, its own relations and friends, its own ways of eating, mode of dressing, etc. It has its own predilections and preferences. It likes to associate its name and form with the work done, even though its nature be spiritual.  P ray fervently to the Lord for the descent of the Divine Light. Crave for His mercy. Weep for His separation on account of Viraha. Yearn for communion with Him. Melt the mind in the Agni of Divine Love. Burn the body in the fire of devotion. Drink the honey of Prem. Get yourself intoxicated with the wine of Divine Love. Attain immortality and eternal Bliss. - Swami Sivananda Sickness is only in this perishable physical body. The real “You” is beyond all sickness. This real “You” is beyond all these mundane afflictions. Your real nature is Divine. Know this through regular medita Swami Chidananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/05/best-quotes-karma-yoga-by-swami.html …

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2055

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2055

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

SRI RAMA NAVAMI

Swami Sivananda

Let Sri Rama be your ideal. Ideals are remembered and adored for the purpose of adopting them in your own life. The Ramnavmi celebration or the Vasanta Navaratri every year is an opportune period for us to saturate ourselves with the spirit of Lord Rama. We love and adore our ideals because we express thereby our yearning to unite with them. In our worship of God it is implied that we should be virtuous, good and perfect even as God is. Hence the wise instruction: �One should become divine in order to be able to worship God�. One cannot be a real worshipper of Lord Rama unless one makes an honest attempt to grow in the virtues that the Lord represents. On the other hand, worship of Lord Rama is itself the surest means to develop such virtues.

precept. Therefore substitute Divine thoughts. The very thought that you will

be successful in Brahmacharya ,

Swamo CHodananda

Om is not Sanskrit, English, Italian or any language. It is not a language; it is an impersonal, universal vibration. All language is inside Om, as well as all literature and all science. Just as every piece of furniture is in the tree and every ornament is in the gold bar, likewise, every language, every sound is in Om, so when we chant Om we are going to the universal origin of things. Therefore, we have to chant Om very feeling-fully in this manner.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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NESSAGE FOR CONYEMPLATION 2054

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATIPN 2054

Radhe krishna

Have a blessed day,

SELF-DENIAL THROUGH SERVICE

Swami Sivananda

Many aspirants prefer to do some comfortable work such as writing, arranging books in the library, holding classes. They dislike hard work such as hewing wood, cleaning utensils and bed-pans, and nursing the sick. They consider these as menial work. They have not tried to understand the real spirit of Karma Yoga. They are yet easy-going aspirants. A real Karma Yogi will take upon his shoulders the most responsible, difficult and the most uninteresting type of work and kill his own little self just to help others. He willingly undergoes pain and suffering in order to serve and please others.

In all things you should always hold before yourself the glorious ideal of the saints and sages of the past and present. You should always judge your actions by their standards. Would Tukaram, Jnanadev, Jesus, Buddha, Sankara, Dattatreya — would they do this? If the answer is 'no', do not do it; or if it is done, resolve never to repeat it. Thus you will grow spiritually. This is the greatest pilgrimage that you have to undertake and complete successfully.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2053

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2-053

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

SELF-DENIAL THROUGH SERVICE

Swami Sivananda

Develop keen enthusiasm for detached, selfless service. You must plunge yourself into selfless activity. You must work incessantly for the good of others. You must nurse the sick with the feeling that you are nursing the body of God. Gradually you will understand the glory and splendour of unselfish work. You will become a changed being with a purified heart and an enlightened mind. If you ignore your own pleasures and comforts for the sake of helping others, you are really a worthy,

 student in the path of spirituality. 

Have an amiable, loving, social nature. Have sympathy, adaptability, self-restraint, tolerance, love and mercy. Adjust yourself to the ways and habits of others. Be balanced even when you are insulted, when others use harsh words against you. Have equal mind in pleasure and pain, heat and cold.

- Swami Sivananda

There may be ups and downs, storms and stresses, smiles and tears, as you go on living your
life amidst its many vicissitudes, trials and tribulations. Do not lose faith but press on with a firm
conviction that God wants to mould you in His own image through sufferings and tribulations. Pray

fervently and wholeheartedly. L

Swami Chidanand

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2052

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2052

R adhe krisha

Have a blessed day,

WHAT IS EGOTISM?

Swami Sivananda

Ego or egotism or egoism or Ahamkara is the self-asserting principle of the individual soul which gives him a sense of distinction, separation, differentiation, and puts up a barrier between himself and others. It is the ego which has created the idea of separateness from God. It is the veiling power of Maya which keeps man in ignorance. It is the ego which is the root cause for human suffering and birth and death. The ego identifies itself with the body, mind and senses. Wherever you find the play of egotism, there are "mineness," selfishness, likes and dislikes, lust, anger, greed, hypocrisy, pride, jealousy, delusion, arrogance, conceit, impertinence, craving, clinging to objects, attachment to name and form, the idea of agency or "doership" and "enjoyership."

Be of good cheer! Destiny by which the Merciful Providence is familiar to people, will help

your industry, your hard work, your prayers, your brave will and will soon show you a way out of

your predicament. Kindly conduct Satsangs at home. Kirtans, Bhajans, prayers—these are the great

spiritual treasures which will bring you material wealth too,

Swamo bChidananda

When you chant Om, do not think that you are making a sound through your mouth. It is not like that. It is your original source rising to the surface of your personality. It is something like a large wave in the ocean making a sound to make the ocean come up.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2051

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2051

RAdhe krishnam

Have a blessed day,

ANNIHILATION OF EGOTISM

Swami Sivananda

You must have a very clear understanding of the nature of the ego if you want to annihilate egotism. It is done through the eschewing of desire, craving, "mineness," "I-ness," pride and arrogance. Control of the senses plays a major part in the overcoming of egotism. Egotism assumes various subtle forms. Gross egotism is not so dangerous as the subtle forms of egotism. Institutional egotism is a subtle form of attachment. The man identifies himself with the institution and gets associated with his institution or cult or creed. He forsakes broadmindedness, catholicity, mental charity.

When it is the will of God that He must grace an individual soul in this Samsara in a special way, then He out of infinite compassion manifests in the life of that Jivatma as Mantra.

- Swami Chidanand

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY 

  

,MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2050

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATUON 2050

Radhe ktishna,

Have a blessed day,

Tuesday 01 April 2025

ANNIHILATION OF EGOTISM Swami Sivananda The process of the annihilation of egotism plays a major part in all spiritual practices. It is the barrier that must be pulverized if the individual soul has to merge in the cosmic whole. No amount of Sadhana will be of any use unless this is done. Cultivation of humility alone is not indicative of the eradication of egotism. It is a long process, and a very difficult one. In Karma Yoga it is done through self-effacing service of others, by placing the interests and the welfare of other people above one's own; in Bhakti Yoga it is effected through self-surrender; in Raja Yoga through merger of the individuality of the meditator in the meditated upon, i.e., God; in Jnana Yoga it is attained through the realization of the four Vedantic formulae: Aham Brahma Asmi, -Tat Twam Asi, Prajnanum Brahma, Ay am Atma Brahma.  Attachment is indicative of the feeling that objective possession brings happiness. This idea has to be removed from the mind. Happiness is not in the objects but in one′s own Atman. - Swami Sivananda Be of good cheer! Destiny by which the Merciful Providence is familiar to people, will help your industry, your hard work, your prayers, your brave will and will soon show you a way out of your predicament. Kindly conduct Satsangs at home. Kirtans, Bhajans, prayers—these are the great spiritual treasures. Swami Chidananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2049

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2049

R adhe krisha

Have a blessed day,

WHAT IS EGOTISM?

Swami Sivananda

Ego or egotism or egoism or Ahamkara is the self-asserting principle of the individual soul which gives him a sense of distinction, separation, differentiation, and puts up a barrier between himself and others. It is the ego which has created the idea of separateness from God. It is the veiling power of Maya which keeps man in ignorance. It is the ego which is the root cause for human suffering and birth and death. The ego identifies itself with the body, mind and senses. Wherever you find the play of egotism, there are "mineness," selfishness, likes and dislikes, lust, anger, greed, hypocrisy, pride, jealousy, delusion, arrogance, conceit, impertinence, craving, clinging to objects, attachment to name and form, the idea of agency or "doership" and "enjoyership."

Be of good cheer! Destiny by which the Merciful Providence is familiar to people, will help

your industry, your hard work, your prayers, your brave will and will soon show you a way out of

your predicament. Kindly conduct Satsangs at home. Kirtans, Bhajans, prayers—these are the great

spiritual treasures which will bring you material wealth too,

Swamo bChidananda

When you chant Om, do not think that you are making a sound through your mouth. It is not like that. It is your original source rising to the surface of your personality. It is something like a large wave in the ocean making a sound to make the ocean come up.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2048

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2048

,Radhe krishhna.

Have a blessed day,

MEANS TO REALIZATION

Swami Sivananda

Adaptability, amity and understanding, a little of self-denial and co-operation, help in the promotion of peace in the house. All these can be effected through Karma Yoga. Duty for duty's sake, without expectation which is the bane of worldly life, without inordinate likes and dislikes, without selfish attachment, offering all actions to the Lord as worship done as an instrument in His hands, should be the ideal. Glory to selfless workers! May you all rejoice in bliss eternal by doing selfless service and singing the Lord's name!

God alone is. There is nothing other than Him. Whatever exists in this world is pervaded by that Supreme Being within and without. Therefore, all the time, we are experiencing God and God alone.

- Swami Chidananda 

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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BE HAPPY CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY 

MESSAGE FOR CONTRMPLATION 2047

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPOLATION 2047

Radhe jrishna,

Have a blessed day,

MEANS TO REALIZATION

Swami Sivananda

Karma Yoga is the best Yoga for the modern man. It enables you to attain God-realization quickly. King Janaka was a dynamic Karma Yogi. Mahatma Gandhi had exalted himself through Karma Yoga. There is in the daily routine of life a vast field for everyone to purify and elevate oneself. Even in family life, Karma Yoga is an essential requisite. If everybody was selfish, there will be no peace in the home. Strong attachment breeds possessiveness which is a selfish trait, and is a negation of true love,

Appeal, knock and you will be heard. The door shall be opened unto you. You need not seek far and wide for Him. He is in your heart. He has His dwelling there.

Swami SIVANANDA

Calmly if you reflect over your life and its circumstances, you would find that you enjoy
better ease and a better situation than those that are meted out by the Hand of Providence to
thousands around us. The best way out of the present difficulties is more faith in the Divine, greater
industry, more hard work, and a continued appeal to the Divine to use your energies more and more,
and afford you unasked the necessaries of life in greater measure. I am conducting special prayers
for you and I am sure the Divine Lord will not only enable you to bear your difficulties with a
cheerfulness and a calmness and a peace that belong to spiritual aspirants like you, but also to give

you opportunities for increasing your income, for overcoming your financial odds.

SWami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2046

 MEDDAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2046

Radhe krishna.

Have a blessed day,

MEANS TO REALIZATION

Swami Sivananda

The practice of Karma Yoga is a sure means to develop your devotion to the Lord and to attain the Vedantic realization of, oneness. Without its practice no one can even dream of attaining either Bhakti or Jnana even through years of effort. Service is Bhakti expressed through action. The true expresion of love is not through words, but through service. Jnana or the oneness of life is experienced through service of the one Self in all. In the plant of Karma Yoga blossoms the flowers of Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga. '

Be perfectly confident. Banish all fear from the mind. Mind is a great deceiver. It is the root
of all sorrows. Fear is itself the main disease. Throw it out of the mind. Be always smiling. Your real
nature is Joy, is Bliss. Know yourself to be different from the mind. Rise above it. Discard its

dominance by asserting your real spiritual nature. You are Soul Immortal

Swami Chid ananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY

Be perfectly confident. Banish all fear from the mind. Mind is a great deceiver. It is the root
of all sorrows. Fear is itself the main disease. Throw it out of the mind. Be always smiling. Your real
nature is Joy, is Bliss. Know yourself to be different from the mind. Rise above it. Discard its

dominance by asserting your real spiritual nature. You are Soul Immortal

Swami Chid ananda

Energy neither colour, nor sound, nor touch, nor taste, nor smell. It looks like these because of our receiving sets: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, etc. So when we chant Om, we are diving deep into the very substance of the whole universe. It is as if we are melting the hard body and making it into a liquid of force.

- Swami Krishnananda

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2045

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2045

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

BEST YOGA FOR dMAN

Swami Sivananda

Tolerance, equanimity, kindness, mercy, fellowship, adaptability, humility, goodness of heart, and broadmindedness can be cultivated only by the practice of Karma Yoga. The raw diamond requires cutting and polishing before it gives out its real luminous colour. Even so, the raw aspirant requires constant rubbing and polishing through service and contact with the people of different temperaments. If he can please others even amidst trying circumstances, if he can keep up a cheerful countenance in spite of difficulties, if he can maintain equanimity in the bustle of a city anad can acquire concentration of mind, it clearly proves that he has outgrown his external environments and that he is ready for spiritual enlightenment.

Wisely guide the mind, educate and train it in such a way that its thought processes are of the right quality and are taking you in the right direction.

Swami Chid

- Swami Chidananda

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RRCHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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mESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2044

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLAYION 2044 . 

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

WILLING HELPFULNESS Swami Sivananda A merciful doctor who attends on a helpless, poor patient at midnight, without any fees, is a better Yogi than the Dhyana Yogi who passes along the road silently when he sees a poor man in a famished, dying condition, without even speaking to him an encouraging word, without even asking "Brother, what do you want? Can I help you in any way?" To a real Karma Yogi meditation comes automatically and the knowledge of the Upanishads dawns easily. He gets all knowledge from the book of knowledge within through the grace of God. Anxiety is a fever of the mind. Anger is a fever of the mind. Desire is a fever of the mind. Without enquiry, the mind appears to be real; but with enquiry, it will vanish into thin air. - Swami Sivananda This body is the product of Prarabdha. It is an ever changing, unreliable vehicle which we have assumed to enter into this earth life. You are the glorious Self or the Atman that shines radiant and ever abides in its changeless shape of peace, bliss and fullness. For, it is the Divine Spark, a ray of radiance emanating from the Supreme Lord SHRI HARI Who is its Source, Support and Ultimate Destination. Body is not your true Self. It is both the vehicle and a vexing bondage too, but it is a blessing in as much as we are enabled to worship the Lord, take His Name and meditate upon His wondrous Divine Being with the help of this body. But, even independent of it you ever abide in your primal, shining state of pure Atmic being. You are Nitya, Nirmala, Sasvata, Amara Satchidananda Svarupa. To be rooted in this Truth-Consciousness is the most pleasing worship of the Lord Narayana Swami Chidananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPYhttps://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/05/sivananda-yoga-health-peace-unity.html

  

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2043

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2043

Radkrishna,

Have a blessed day

WILLING HELPFULNESS

Swami Sivananda

Sitting with closed eyes in a room bolted from within is no true Sadhana, if the people around happen to be in agony or in trouble. Selfishness and Sadhana can never go together. The aspirant must subordinate his own interests to those of others. He who attends on a helpless man when he is in great distress does more Sadhana than a man who practises meditation and Asana and Pranayama. If one does service to the needy for one hour, it is equal to meditation for six hours. There is no dearth of opportunities for service. 

Pray to God silently. Seek solitude and do enquiry of “WHO AM I” in right earnest. Tell your mind to constantly plunge into the thought of God. Regular practice of contemplation and meditation will bestow upon you peace and happiness. Think positively always. You grow into the likeness of the thought picture which you hold on to with sincerity and persistence. Contemplate upon the ideals into which you wish to grow. Swami Chidananda When you chant Om, you feel expanded as if you are becoming large in dimension, as the waves in the ocean become large. Om is a vibration and not merely a sound made by the mouth. The whole world is made of subtle vibration. - Swami Krishnanand CHANT MAHAMAMTRA HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-message-from-swami-sivananda-of_6.html

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2042

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2042

RADHE KRISHNA,

Have a blessed day,

BEST YOGA FOR MODERN MAN

Swami Sivananda

Tolerance, equanimity, kindness, mercy, fellowship, adaptability, humility, goodness of heart, and broadmindedness can be cultivated only by the practice of Karma Yoga. The raw diamond requires cutting and polishing before it gives out its real luminous colour. Even so, the raw aspirant requires constant rubbing and polishing through service and contact with the people of different temperaments. If he can please others even amidst trying circumstances, if he can keep up a cheerful countenance in spite of difficulties, if he can maintain equanimity in the bustle of a city and can acquire concentration of mind, it clearly proves that he has outgrown his external environments and that he is ready for spiritual enlightenmentmt.

Take life as your Guru; take every experience as a lesson and learn from everything.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2041

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2041

   Radhe krishna,

Have a blessedc day

PSEUDO-ASPIRANTS

Swami Sivananda

I have seen several devotees in all my experiences in the spiritual line—devotees who chant "Hare Rama, Hare Krishna" day in and day out. These devotees will never approach a sick man, even while he is in a dying condition, and give him a cup of milk or water and ask: "What do you want, brother? How can I serve you?" Out of curiosity they will be looking at him from a distance. Can there be an iota of real benefit in their devotion or meditation? A living Narayan in the form of the sick patient is in a dying state; they have not got the heart to go and serve him or even speak a few kind and encouraging words, when the patient's life is trembling in the balance. How can they hope for God-realization when they have not got the eyes to see God in all beings and serve Him in the needy?

Your neighbour has been created by the Lord in order that you might love him, serve him and thus grow in divinity. The Lord Himself walks in the garb of the poor and the sick in order to give you an opportunity to serve Him and thus evolve spiritually. Therefore, serve all. Love all.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2040

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2040

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

BE SINCERE ALWAYS

Swami Sivananda

The aspirant must always be sincere at heart. He must not run after the shadowy toys of name and fame. Name and fame are illusory. Jesus Christ says: "Your left hand should not know what the right hand does. " Be meek and humble when you serve. Do not be obtrusive. Do not show off. Let not others know of your good deeds; if they know let it be in spite of yourself. Be polite and courteous. Do what is expected before being asked. Always try to cultivate the right mental attitude and inner spiritual strength to practise selfless service and realize Godhead in this very life.

Essentially you are Divine. Your real nature is Peace. Nobody can disturb you. Nothing will

disturb you. You are not affected by the external environments.

Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2039

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2039

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

MENTAL ATTITUDE DURING SERVICE

Swami Sivananda

You need not retire to Himalayan caves or jungles. A Karma Yogi should serve without any idea, of agency, without expectation of fruit or reward. He should not even expect a return of appreciation, gratitude and respect from the people whom he serves. He should not be attached to his service. He should feel that he is an instrument in the hands of God. Remember that it is the mental attitude of divine feeling that does immense good. The Karma Yogi must be balanced in success and failure, gain and loss, victory and defeat, pleasure and pain.

With every problem is born its solution. Therefore, be not afraid when problems arise. Make God the Pole-star of your life. Overcome personal desire and aspire for Him alone. What is pleasant does not necessarily lead to supreme happiness. Live for Him, who has brought you into this world.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

QUALIFICATIONS OF A KARMA YOGI Swami Sivananda A Karma Yogi should be absolutely free from greed, expectation, lust, anger and egotism. He should have tolerance, adaptability, sympathy, cosmic love and mercy. He should be able to adjust and adapt himself to the ways and habits of others. He should have an amiable and loving disposition. He should have a cool and well-balanced mind. A man who gets easily irritated and who can be offended by trifling things is absolutely unfit for the path of Karma Yoga. He should speak sweet, gentle words. He should bear insult, disrespect, despisal, censure, disgrace, harsh words, heat and cold, any discomfort, even ungratefulness, without a little murmur. Such a man becomes a good Karma Yogi and reaches the goal quickly. He obtains the knowledge of God, even without the help of the scriptures. He will realize the one in all and the all in one. The world is nothing but a manifestation of God. Service of humanity is service of God. Service is worship. This mundane life is full of miseries. Pain is a blessing in disguise. Pain turns your mind towards God, in Whom alone there is lasting happiness and peace Swami Chidananda Manonirodha is a technique of direct attack on the mind, the restraint of the desires of the mind. It is the intensity of the desires in the mind that causes the intensity of the heaving of the breath. The more disturbed we are in our mind, the more rough and uneven is our breathing. - Swami Krishnananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/03/thought-power-by-sri-swami-sivananda.html

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2037

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2037

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

QUALIFICATIONS OF A KARMA YOGI Swami Sivananda A Karma Yogi should be absolutely free from greed, expectation, lust, anger and egotism. He should have tolerance, adaptability, sympathy, cosmic love and mercy. He should be able to adjust and adapt himself to the ways and habits of others. He should have an amiable and loving disposition. He should have a cool and well-balanced mind. A man who gets easily irritated and who can be offended by trifling things is absolutely unfit for the path of Karma Yoga. He should speak sweet, gentle words. He should bear insult, disrespect, despisal, censure, disgrace, harsh words, heat and cold, any discomfort, even ungratefulness, without a little murmur. Such a man becomes a good Karma Yogi and reaches the goal quickly. He obtains the knowledge of God, even without the help of the scriptures. He will realize the one in all and the all in one. The world is nothing but a manifestation of God. Service of humanity is service of God. Service is worship. This mundane life is full of miseries. Pain is a blessing in disguise. Pain turns your mind towards God, in Whom alone there is lasting happiness and peace Swami Chidananda Manonirodha is a technique of direct attack on the mind, the restraint of the desires of the mind. It is the intensity of the desires in the mind that causes the intensity of the heaving of the breath. The more disturbed we are in our mind, the more rough and uneven is our breathing. - Swami Krishnananda CHANT MAHAMAMTRA Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2017/03/thought-power-by-sri-swami-sivananda.html

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2036

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2036

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessedc day

PSEUDO-ASPIRANTS

Swami Sivananda

I have seen several devotees in all my experiences in the spiritual line—devotees who chant "Hare Rama, Hare Krishna" day in and day out. These devotees will never approach a sick man, even while he is in a dying condition, and give him a cup of milk or water and ask: "What do you want, brother? How can I serve you?" Out of curiosity they will be looking at him from a distance. Can there be an iota of real benefit in their devotion or meditation? A living Narayan in the form of the sick patient is in a dying state; they have not got the heart to go and serve him or even speak a few kind and encouraging words, when the patient's life is trembling in the balance. How can they hope for God-realization when they have not got the eyes to see God in all beings and serve Him in the needy?

Your neighbour has been created by the Lord in order that you might love him, serve him and thus grow in divinity. The Lord Himself walks in the garb of the poor and the sick in order to give you an opportunity to serve Him and thus evolve spiritually. Therefore, serve all. Love all.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY  Radhe krishna,

Have a blessedc day

PSEUDO-ASPIRANTS

Swami Sivananda

I have seen several devotees in all my experiences in the spiritual line—devotees who chant "Hare Rama, Hare Krishna" day in and day out. These devotees will never approach a sick man, even while he is in a dying condition, and give him a cup of milk or water and ask: "What do you want, brother? How can I serve you?" Out of curiosity they will be looking at him from a distance. Can there be an iota of real benefit in their devotion or meditation? A living Narayan in the form of the sick patient is in a dying state; they have not got the heart to go and serve him or even speak a few kind and encouraging words, when the patient's life is trembling in the balance. How can they hope for God-realization when they have not got the eyes to see God in all beings and serve Him in the needy?

Your neighbour has been created by the Lord in order that you might love him, serve him and thus grow in divinity. The Lord Himself walks in the garb of the poor and the sick in order to give you an opportunity to serve Him and thus evolve spiritually. Therefore, serve all. Love all.

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSA GE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2035

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2035

IRadhe krishna.

Have a blessed day,

PSEUDO-ASPIRANTS

Swami Sivananda

To hold the breath for two hours, to do Sirshasan for three hours, to tell the beads for twenty hours, to be in Jada-Samadhi for forty days in an underground cell, to chant Om in the forests for hours together, to shed buckets of tears while singing the Lord's names—all these are of no avail, unless one has a burning love for the Divine manifest in all beings and a fiery spirit of serving Him in the suffering. Aspirants of the present day are sadly lacking in these two indispensable qualifications, and that is the root cause why they do not make any headway in their meditation in solitude.

The Lord′s Name is the lasting medicine which will help you up against any kind of ailment. You cannot be overtaken by sorrows, sin, trouble and sickness, if you take refuge in the Lord, His name.

- Swami Sivananda

Never fear about your spiritual progress. Your faith and devotion will help you at every
step. Guru-kripa ever guides the faithful disciple. Live in the awareness of the Divine presence. Let
your daily life be an unbroken stream of God-remembrance. See Him in and through all faces. Be

worshipful at heart. His Name is thy strength and support, unfailing,

Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2034

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2934

Radhe krishna,

Hacw a blessedc day,

"HOLI"

Swami Sivananda

Holi also means "sacrifice". Burn all the impurities of the mind, such as egoism, vanity and lust, through the fire of devotion and knowledge. Ignite cosmic love, mercy, generosity, selflessness, truthfulness and purity through the fire of Yogic practice. This is the real spirit of Holi. Rise from the mire of stupidity and absurdity and dive deep into the ocean of divinity.

disappoint Never fear about your spiritual progress. Your faith and devotion will help you at every
step. Guru-kripa ever guides the faithful disciple. Live in the awareness of the Divine presence. Let
your daily life be an unbroken stream of God-remembrance. See Him in and through all faces. Be

Prananirodha(Control of Breath) is one of the ways by which we can restrain the mind from an unnecessary affirmation of itself in an object external to itself. The emotional content in the mind will get thinned out by prananirodha(Pranayama). The shorter we breathe, the calmer is the mind.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

HaCHANT re Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2033

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2033

Radhe krishna.

Have a blessed day.

HOLI"

Swami Sivananda

The social element during Holi is the uniting or "embracing" of the great and the small, of the rich and the poor. It is also the uniting of equals. The festival teaches us to "let the dead bury the dead". We should forget the outgoing year′s ill-feelings and begin the new year with feelings of love, sympathy, co-operation and equality with all. We should try to feel this oneness or unity with the Self also.

We have to constantly keep sowing the seeds of noble spiritual ideas, feelings and intentions in our mind. Our destiny depends upon how we cultivate our interior. Guru Maharaj used to say: "Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a character. Sow a character and you reap your destiny."

- Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONYEMPLATION 2032

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2032

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day.

"HOLI"

Swami Sivananda

The religious element in the Holi festival consists of worship of Sri Krishna. In some places it is also called the Dol Yatra. The word dol literally means "a swing". An image of Sri Krishna as a babe is placed in a little swing-cradle and decorated with flowers and painted with coloured powders. The pure, innocent frolics of little Krishna with the merry milkmaids—the Gopis of Brindavan-are commemorated. Devotees chant the Name of Sri Krishna and sing Holi-songs relating to the frolics of little Krishna with the Gopis,

Holi is celebrating every year to remind people that those who love God shall be saved, and they that torture the devotee of God shall be reduced to ashes. When Holika was burnt, people abused her and sang the glories of the Lord and of His great devotee, Prahlad.

- Swami Sivananda

It is our duty to give love to all, even to those who tend to disappoint us. Love that is not
given freely is not true, Divine love. Through such perfect Divine love you will be able to change
the heart of your friend. Pure love always conquers in the end. It transforms the hearts of others as

well as the heart of the giver

Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE for CONTEMPLATION 2031

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2031

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

HUMILITY

Swami Sivananda

Self-righteousness is one of the worst traits. It is more indicative of the whetting of one's own vanity than the good of others. Forcing of one's views on someone is not the job of the aspirant. He should impress and inspire through his own example. The ideal of humility constantly kept alive by a ceaseless exercise of it in service is the only sure armour against vanity and self-seeking. It should protect the striving seeker from the pitfalls of pride and Vedantic arrogance. He who effaces his little self through a life of motiveless, humble and loving service with Narayana-bhav or Brahma-bhav (attitude of worship of God), obtains a unique happiness and peace thereby. May all, therefore, realize the supreme importance of cultivating noble virtues, through selfless service. May all perceive the indispensable necessity of actively exercising them and readily and cheerfully serving as Nishkamya Karma Yogis!

The path of Yoga is no doubt difficult. One has to come across various temperaments. It is
not unoften that the student of Yoga is confronted with disappointments, failures and set-backs. The
earnest aspirant sees in all these the hidden hand of the Lord, an opportunity to perfect the imperfect
nature. Hence all such so-called obstacles are converted into opportunities to triumph over our

nature. Patience is necessary.

Swami Chidananda

It is the intensity of the desires in the mind that causes the intensity of the heaving of the breath. The more disturbed we are in our mind, the more rough and uneven is our breathing. There is no harmony in the inhaling and the expulsion of the breath in a person who is emotionally disturbed and who is in a state of tension inwardly.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2030

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2030

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

HUMILITY

Swami Sivananda

Self-righteousness is one of the worst traits. It is more indicative of the whetting of one's own vanity than the good of others. Forcing of one's views on someone is not the job of the aspirant. He should impress and inspire through his own example. The ideal of humility constantly kept alive by a ceaseless exercise of it in service is the only sure armour against vanity and self-seeking. It should protect the striving seeker from the pitfalls of pride and Vedantic arrogance. He who effaces his little self through a life of motiveless, humble and loving service with Narayana-bhav or Brahma-bhav (attitude of worship of God), obtains a unique happiness and peace thereby. May all, therefore, realize the supreme importance of cultivating noble virtues, through selfless service. May all perceive the indispensable necessity of actively exercising them and readily and cheerfully serving as Nishkamya Karma Yogis!

The path of Yoga is no doubt difficult. One has to come across various temperaments. It is
not unoften that the student of Yoga is confronted with disappointments, failures and set-backs. The
earnest aspirant sees in all these the hidden hand of the Lord, an opportunity to perfect the imperfect
nature. Hence all such so-called obstacles are converted into opportunities to triumph over our

nature. Patience is necessary.

Swami Chidananda

It is the intensity of the desires in the mind that causes the intensity of the heaving of the breath. The more disturbed we are in our mind, the more rough and uneven is our breathing. There is no harmony in the inhaling and the expulsion of the breath in a person who is emotionally disturbed and who is in a state of tension inwardly.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2029

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2029

Radhe krishna,

Have  blessed day,

IDEAL OF COMMON GOOD

Swami Sivananda

The virtues must expand in their breadth and from the individual circle gradually extend to those around oneself, then to all humanity, and finally become all-embracing and cosmic. Development and progress, if they are to extend thus into infinity, must be dynamic. On the path of moral and spiritual unfoldment, in one's quest of happiness through a life of quiescence, there is the danger of stagnation setting in at some stage or other. This is the reason why many aspirants fail to reach ethical perfection even after years of seclusion and meditation. Selfless and loving service should, therefore, never be underestimated and neglected.

With firm faith, practical application, perseverance, careful attention to even small details and fortitude in trials, you must set foot and proceed on the path of Sadhana.

- Swami Sivananda

OBSTACLES ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
With every problem is born its solution. Therefore, be not afraid when problems arise. Make
God the Pole-star of your life. Overcome personal desire and aspire for Him alone. What is pleasant
does not necessarily lead to supreme happiness. Live for Him, Who has brought you into this world.
To know Him utilise every moment of your life well. You become what you think. God is the

greatest wealth. Bliss is within.

Swami Chidananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2028

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 2028

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

IDEAL OF COMMON GOOD

Swami Sivananda

Again, subjective virtues, developed by a life of seclusion and isolation to attain to fullness and perfection, should be actively exercised, in the service of others. One must not rest satisfied with merely eliminating the negative traits in oneself, in being virtuous in a negative way. There must be a positive passion for putting into practice the good in us for the enhancement of the joy and welfare of all creatures. Only then would these virtues justify themselves; only then would they become ripe fruits, or fully blossomed flowers, as it were. One cannot be compassionate at heart, and yet do nothing for the suffering of others. 

Take God’s Name always. Rama Nama will cure all the ills of life. Have intense faith in His
Name. He and His Name are one and the same. There is no difference. Feel His presence

everywhere.

Swami Chidananda

…

The Sankhya and the Bhagavadgita tell us that the material of the universe, which is called prakriti, is constituted of three forces � equilibrium, called sattva, disturbance and activity, called rajas, and fixity and stability, called tamas. The mind has these characteristics.

- Swami Krishnananda

CHANT MAHAMAMTRA

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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