Enlighten Your Souls

  The mental powers (balāni) are thus called because “they overpower opposing mental states”.Or, as the commentaries explain: they are powerful in the sense of being unshaken (akampanaṭṭhena) by opposition.

  "Strength is life........Weakness is death"

Miscellaneous talking is a very bad habit. It distracts the mind. It keeps the mind always Bahirmukha (outgoing) and makes a man unspiritual. A vow of silence must be practised once a week. Much energy is wasted in talking.

You are the best judge of your mind.  Only he who does Manana (reflection) and introspection through Antarmukha Vritti can change his worldly nature.

Man thinks of sensual objects and gets attached to them. He thinks that fruits are very good for the body. He exerts to possess them. Then he actually possesses and enjoys them. He now clings to the fruits. He develops a habit of taking fruits now and when he fails to obtain them any day, he gets pain.

As we say good bye to year 2010 and welcome New Year 2011 here is an amazing video which, I did like to share with you. This video is called as Prediction 2011 – Dream Come True.

To become balanced, meditate on the heart center in the center of the chest. There you will experience happiness, refinement, sensitivity, beauty, laughter. ~ Zen Master Rama

  The Vedas instruct us, “Don’t live in darkness; move toward the light.” “Light” refers to knowledge of our true spiritual form, of the Supreme Lord of whom we are minute parts and parcels, and of the eternal relationship of loving service, we have with Him. 

  Image by Te55♥ via Flickr   There are three components to the Law of Dharma . The first component says that each of us is here to discover our true Self, to find out on our own that our true Self is spiritual, that essentially we are spiritual beings that have taken manifestation in physical form.

Image via Wikipedia     Although my family was Sikh, we had great reverence for the Hindu scriptures. My mother was a living ex­ample of the love of God and  a  devoted  follower  of Hindu  teachings. 

Image by Harshanti via Flickr         Now we will speak on the first part of this verse,  man-mana bhava: “Absorb your mind and heart in Me.“ This is not a simple thing. If we want to absorb the mind in any one activity, we must fix our eyes, ears, nose and all our senses on it. If the mind cannot concentrate on something, it is more or less uncontrolled.

Image via Wikipedia                                   A liberated soul does not have a material body, mind, speech, and does not breathe. The soul is totally free from all karmas.  It merely exists in Moksha in the permanent blissful state.

Image via Wikipedia The Sanskrit word karma , which usually refers to the effects of our actions through various lives, originally meant "ritual." Action or karma is always a ritual; that is, whatever action we do sets in motion certain forces, not only of a personal but of a collective and cosmic nature.

Vivekananda emphasized the great Vedantic realization of "I am Brahman" or "I am God" as the hugest truth for all people.