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In search of True Happiness

This has been the subject of discussion for thousands of years among mankind, especially by the great spiritual teachers who have existed, cutting across all barriers in different communities and c...

How to deal with daily challenges in a spiritual way?

Every human being who lives in this world and who is also spiritually inclined comes across challenging situations. Nobody is free of that so don't think you are an exception. Every human being has...

What is Guru Yoga?

When I was with Maheshwarnath Babaji, in Arundhati cave he had given me some practices to do. and i kept on practicing them, but not to my satisfaction. I tried my best, I can say, but nothing seem...

Judgment and Discrimination

What is Judgment? Judgment means to judge an action. You cannot judge an action of an inanimate or a non-living object, or a non human object. You cannot judge a poor dog. It barks when it is afrai...

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a spiritual scientist

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa had no education in the conventional sense of the term. In fact, when he was first admitted to the school in the Kamarpakur village. After a few years, he left the schoo...

Pitfalls that one faces on the spiritual path

It is better not to have a Guru than end up in wrong hands. So what sort of pitfalls? Pitfalls inside and outside. Like you might suddenly get enthusiastic about something that is written in a book...

How should one pray to the Lord?

If you believe that the Lord knows exactly what is needed for you, you don't have to inform the infinite supreme being what you want.In the temple what is represented is that infinite supreme being...

A young boy asks for 3 boons

Sri M narrates the story of Nachiketas, a young boy, discussing the important question of Death and immortality with Yama, the Lord of Death. “The sage, Vaajashravasa, desirous of heaven, performed...

Why is surrender so difficult?

Here, one is talking about surrender in the spiritual field. Krishna has also talked about surrender, but in the actual field of action, in the Kurukshetra war, he asks Arjuna not to surrender his ...

It’s time to take a step forward once more

It’s time to take a step forward once more, for the New Year is at hand.One can move from ‘the past’ to ‘the present’ and turn over a new leaf in one’s life. Change completely if required and have ...

Significance of Sadhana

Published in Times of India on Mar 21, 2012 If meditation and sadhana do not bring about compassion, your practice is wasted, says Sri M. My guru would make me meditate for long hours every day. Bu...

The Illusions under which we live

(An excerpt from the book ‘Jewel in the Lotus’ authored by Sri M) Do we have a clear grasp of the world in general, or ourselves in particular or, are we under some kind of illusion, behind a veil,...