Tag: Swami Ramsukhdasji

Lord Krishna in the Gita declares that attachment and aversion are rooted in all sense objects –  Indriyasyeindriyasyaarthe raagadveshouvyavasthitou |   (Gita 3/34)    This attachment inhabits in five places – self, intellect, mind, senses, and objects –   If you think over the problem seriously, you come to know that basically this attachment is situated in […]

People believe that a restlessness mind is the main hindrance in attaining God Realization. But actually it is not such a hindrance as is our attraction, fondness and attachment to things, pleasures, individuals, objects  and incidents. It is essential  for aspirants to know that it is  attraction, fondness and attachment that leads to the shackles of birth […]

Questions:    1)  What does “surrendering to God” really mean?   2)  Why are we unable to surrender to God?   3)  Why must we take refuge in God ?   4)  What are the signs of one who has surrendered to God ?      Swamiji:    1)  What does “surrendering to God” really mean?  Surrendering to God means not taking shelter of […]

Scriptures have given extra-ordinary rights to women as mother.    “sahastram to pitrunmaataa gourvenaatirichyate”   (Manusmruti 2/145)     Mothers is ranked thousand times more than father.  “Sarvavandhyena yatinaa prasoorvandhyaa prayantah ||”   (Skandapuran kaashi  11/50)    “All prostrate in front of a Sanyaasi (ascetic),  but he too must prostrate before his mother.”    Nowadays, there are tests […]

“Rajasastu Phalam Duhkham” – Rajoguna, is full of attachment.   Rajasika actions, are performed with the view of getting, pleasures, comforts, luxuries, respect and praise etc.  here and hereafter.  But these pleasures born of contacts (with objects), are verily sources of pain (sorrow),  (Gita 5:22). So the Lord has declared the furit of rajasa action is pain.      […]

Human body is only for attaining God (Paramatma). etc. Therefore if man becomes determinate on the one aim of God Realization, then he will turn towards God.  On turning towards God, good qualities-good conduct comes on their own, and character building begins to take place.  However, if man forgets about his aim,  and begins to hoard worldly possessions and […]