“Happiness and misery alternate in this world. Have you ever seen anyone completely free from them? It is impossible: this world is made up of the pairs of opposites. By meditating on the Atman one …
Chandogya Upanishad 5.11.5
तेभ्यो ह प्राप्तेभ्यः पृथगर्हाणि कारयांचकार स ह प्रातः संजिहान उवाच न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कर्दर्यो न मद्यपो नानाहिताग्निर्नाविद्वान्न स्वैरी स्वैरिणी कुतो यक्ष्यमाणो वै भगवन्तोऽहमस्मि यावदेकैकस्मा …
November 5: Cause of All Misery
It is weakness, says the Vedanta, which is the cause of all misery in this world. Weakness is the one cause of suffering. We become miserable because we are weak. We lie, steal, kill, and commit other …
Chandogya Upanishad 5.11.4
तान्होवाचाश्वपतिर्वै भगवन्तोऽयं कैकेयः सम्प्रतीममात्मानं वैश्वानरमध्येति तंहन्ताभ्यागच्छामेति तंहाभ्याजग्मुः ॥ ५.११.४ ॥ tānhovācāśvapatirvai bhagavanto'yaṃ kaikeyaḥ sampratīmamātmānaṃ …
November 4: Think of God and Serve Human Beings
“You are blessed if you are able to spend your life thinking of God and serving human beings. On the other hand, suppose you get caught in the trap of the Lord’s bewitching power, maya, and then …
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November 3: You Watch Yourself
“The important thing is: What is your attitude? If you put your mind one hundred percent on the work, success is bound to come. You need not see what others are doing; you watch yourself and see what …