Tag: Spiritual Aspirant

Arjuna’s Conviction in the Gita

||ShriHari|| Mar 7, 2018, Wednesday In the context of the yoga of meditations, Arjuna regarding the restlessness of mind as an obstacle to the attainment of yoga in the form of equanimity, mentions his conviction.  The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate. I consider it as difficult to control as the wind (6/34 […]

Different Convictions in the Gita  – Lord Krishna’s Conviction

||ShriHari|| Mar 6, 2018, Tuesday Different Convictions in the Gita  (cont’d) 1. Lord Krishna’s Conviction (cont’d)   Power of discretion is at the base, at the root of all spiritual disciplines because a striver has to apply discrimination in all disciplines. Therefore the Lord mentions His conviction – The knowledge of Ksetra (Field) and Ksetrajna (knower […]

Different Convictions in the Gita

||ShriHari|| Mar 5, 2018, Monday 1. Lord Krishna’s Conviction Lord Krishna attaches special importance to devotion and considers it the supreme spiritual discipline. Though He also mentions His conviction in the disciplines of knowledge, action and devotion and in the study of the Gita, yet He lays great emphasis on devotion. In the thirtieth verse […]

Not Me, Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Chaturdashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Guruvaar Mar 1, 2018, Thursday Questioner‒ While the body still remains,  what is the proof of God Realization ? How to know that God Realization has taken place ? Swamiji ‒ What is the proof / test of having eaten food ?  What is the test for drinking […]

Not Me,  Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Trayodashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Budhvaar Feb 28, 2018, Wednesday Not Me,  Not Mine  continued….. Questioner ‒  Initially you used to consider ‘Sharanagati’  (refuge in God) to be the best,  nowadays you put more emphasis on ‘Vasudeva Sarvam’.   Of the two which is best ? Swamiji ‒ In reality, they both are one […]

Not Me, Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Dvadashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Mangalvaar Feb 27, 2018, Tuesday continued….. I thought that how can all brothers and sisters attain salvation very easily ?   How can all be supremely benefited and uplifted  ?  So the easy path is to remember God all the time that all this is God.   This is the […]