यां दिशमभिष्टोष्यन्स्यात्तां दिशमुपधावेत् ॥ १.३.११ ॥ yāṃ diśamabhiṣṭoṣyansyāttāṃ diśamupadhāvet || 1.3.11 || 11. No matter what direction one may face while praying, one should meditate on that …
Purusha Suktam
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ।स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वात्यतिष्ठद्दशाङुलम् ॥१॥Sahasra-Shiirssaa Purussah Sahasra-Akssah Sahasra-Paat |Sa Bhuumim Vishvato …
The Pandit Who Could Not Swim
Once, several men were crossing the Ganges in a boat. One of them, a pandit, was making a great display of his erudition, saying that he had studied various books—the Vedas, the Vedanta, and the six …
“It’s Nothing, It’s Nothing!”
IT is not easy to get rid of illusion. It lingers even after the attainment of knowledge. A man dreamt of a tiger. Then he woke up and his dream vanished. But his heart continued to palpitate. Some …
Anger
Swami Brahmananda Says — Swami Premananda Says — You desire to follow the path of renunciation. Naturally your relatives will not like it and they will try to dissuade you. Nevertheless you …
Why Yogi Slips Down From His Yoga
AT Kamarpukur I have seen the mongoose living in its hole up in the wall. It feels snug there. Sometimes people tie a brick to its tail; then the pull of the brick makes it come out of its hole. Every …