Once Swami Vivekananda while he was moving in the Himalayan regions, became the guest of a certain person in a village. He woke up one night and found that the villagers were taking part in a big …
Worldly Attachment
A monk had a disciple who was a householder. He was deeply attached to his family although his preceptor talked to him now and then about the unreality of the world. The preceptor spoke about the …
Mere Learning Is Not Enough
In the age in which Shankaracharya lived, there was a great scholar and savant named Mandana Mishra who was a supporter of the Mimamsa section of the Vedas. Shankara in the course of his travels in …
If 52 Why Not 53?
A dacoit with 52 murders to his credit decided to reform. With a contrite heart he went to a temple of Shiva, confessed his sins and prayed for pardon, promising never again to commit such offences. …
Mandukya Karika 4.5
ख्याप्यमानामजातिं तैरनुमोदामहे वयम् ।विवदामो न तैः सार्धमविवादं निबोधत ॥ ५ ॥ khyāpyamānāmajātiṃ tairanumodāmahe vayam |vivadāmo na taiḥ sārdhamavivādaṃ nibodhata || 5 || 5. We approve …
Mandukya Karika 4.3
भूतस्य जातिमिच्छन्ति वादिनः केचिदेव हि ।अभूतस्यापरे धीरा विवदन्तः परस्परम् ॥ ३ ॥ bhūtasya jātimicchanti vādinaḥ kecideva hi |abhūtasyāpare dhīrā vivadantaḥ parasparam || 3 || 3. Quarrelling …