Tag Archives: hinduism
Kindly Treated
“In other words, a devotee should not ignore any living entity. The devotee must know that in every living entity, however insignificant he may be, even in an ant, God is present, and therefore every living entity should be kindly treated and should not be subjected to any violence.” ~A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (source)
You Don’t Know
“You can plan for a hundred years. But you don’t know what will happen the next moment.” – Neem Karoli Baba
Light
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” ~Rabindranath Tagore
Annette
“To see the universe as it is, you must step beyond the net. It is not hard to do so, as the net is full of holes. Look at the net and its many contradictions. You do and undo at every step. You want peace, love and happiness, and work hard to create pain, hatred …
Not Your Problem
“The very idea of going beyond the dream is illusory. Why go anywhere? Just realize that you are dreaming a dream you call the world, and stop looking for ways out. “The dream is not your problem. Your problem is that you like one part of your dream and not another. Love all, or none …
The Blue Yogi
via HinduCosmos and Sudha G.: Wall painting at the City Palace, now the Rao Madan Singh Trust Museum, Kota, Rajasthan. (via Instagram: Sudha G.) Sudha G. wrote: The Blue Yogi. Without any doubt, this was my favourite amongst all the wall paintings at the Kota Garh or Kota City Palace. It was this brilliant blue …
Be
“Be self-controlled! Be charitable! Be compassionate!” ~Excerpt from the Brihadarankyaka Upanishad
Seated There
Excerpt from The Svetasvatara Upanishad: Retire to a solitary place, such as a mountain cave or a sacred spot. The place must be protected from the wind and rain, and it must have a smooth, clean floor, free from pebbles and dust. It must not be damp, and it must be free from disturbing noises. …
Acts
Excerpt from the Brihadarankyaka Upanishad: As a man acts, so does he become. A man of good deeds becomes good, a man of evil deeds becomes evil. A man becomes pure through pure deeds, impure through impure deeds. As a man’s desire is, so is his destiny. For as his desire is, so is his …
Habits
“It is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life. Live Simply. Don’t get caught in the machine of the world— it is too exacting. By the time you get what you are seeking your nerves are gone, the heart is damaged, and the …
A Drop of Ink on a White Cloth
“The disciple thinks as follows: ‘I have taken shelter of the guru and been initiated by him. I have now embarked on the road to pure devotion. If my behavior is faulty, then people will not stop at criticizing only me, but will also find fault with my spiritual master, my worshipable deity, the devotional …
Evolution
via Draw & Wings
The Greatest Show on Earth
“The world is a great show, which God is staging around you in the shape of the universe. But it is a mere show. Your birth is a show, your death is a show. Actually there is neither birth nor death. Know that, and you would be happy.” ~Birth and Death by Shantanand Saraswati, p.11
Ashtavakra Gita
I’ve been reading the Ashtavakra Gita a lot lately. It’s one of the more accessible Hindu holy texts, and a nice translation by John Richards has been released to the public domain and is available from WikiSource, HERE. Be sure to note that the sidebar on the left has many download options available, including PDF …
See
“See what you are. Don’t ask others, don’t let others tell you about yourself. Look within and see.” ~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Noisy Surface
“It is easy. You complicate it! It is simple. Don’t make any effort, stay quiet and the noisy surface dialogues will cease. Then the substratum will rise up to the top. It is simple. Follow this.” ~Sri H. W. L. “Papaji” Poonja
However,
Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja, Dec. 1998, Australia: We are not so worried about these things. War has been going on from the beginning of this creation, and all beings are traveling in the endless cycle of birth and death. Those who do not remember Krsna, God, will have to come and take birth again, …
Am
“Abandon false ideas, that is all. There is no need of true ideas. There aren’t any. If you keep absolutely quiet, then concepts will be strangled to death. You are so used to the support of concepts that when your concepts leave you, although it is your true state, you get frightened and try to …
Maps
I tend to think of religious texts in the same way that I think of those stylized maps of the London Underground: it would be a mistake to take them literally, but they are nevertheless a very useful way to simplify something very complex. They’ll get you where you want to go. With that …
Which Thing
“When everything is pervaded by God, which thing is not to be worshiped?” ~Amma
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