There is the story of a rustic who sat among a gathering of devotees and listened to the exposition of the Gita by a great pundit. All were wonderstruck byRead More
Shankara, the great acharya, had four chief pupils: Thotaka, Hastamalaka, Sureswara and Padmapada. Of these, Padmapada was intent only on service to the Guru. He could not pay attention toRead More
The first and foremost of my directions is: Revere your parents, especially the mother. There was once a place, which was hit by a hurricane so wild that all theRead More
There is a widely prevalent habit now of judging others and labelling them as Bhakthas or Nasthikas (Atheists). What do you know, what can you know of the inner workingRead More
Bhakthi and its final fruit, the attitude of Saranagathi (absolute self-surrender) will give you great courage to meet any emergency. Such courage is what is called Vairagya. The story ofRead More