Upadesha Lahari

The true nature of ‘desired objects’

February 2, 2010

It is imperative for the Sadhaka (the spiritual seeker) to analyse and realise the true utility of the desired objects. But how can objects that do have utility be ignored? The answer lies in the fact that the worthiness and utility are not naturally inherent in objects…

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Jagadguru Vani

Though all these Gods are mere aspects of the highest being, the devotee treats his God for all practical purposes as being identical with the supreme being. For him nothing is greater than his God. Through complete devotion and absorption in his particular God, the devotee ultimately attains the knowledge of the highest being.

– Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal

Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb.

– Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal

It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God.

– Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal

A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking?

– Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada

The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.

– Bhagavan Sri Krishna

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