Swami Ramsukhdas Ji Blog

There are two things that humans come across in life – One is unchanging or imperishable and the second is ever changing or perishable !   The Self that is the Essence of existence is imperishable, and the body and the world, which are ever changing, are perishable.   Regarding the subject of the Essence  […]

The very image (nature) of all beings is Existence or Divinity. That Divinity is in the form of truth, consciousness and bliss solidified. That Divinity ever remains the same, immutable and detached. When a man forgets his very image (the self), he assumes the identification of the self with the body. This assumed relationship of […]

One of the main obstacles in the path of God Realization is having likes (attraction) and dislikes (aversion).   They are thieves.   When you engage in spirituality, often the likes / dislikes shift from worldly matters to spiritual matters such as – we do not believe in Shankarji.  We will only say “Jai Shri […]

In the Gita,  God declares the discipline of devotion (Bhakti-Yoga) as the best discipline namely surrender to Him. The teaching begins with surrender and also ends with surrender:— ‘Surrendering all duties to Me, seek refuge in Me alone. O Arjuna, I shall liberate you from all sins, grieve not.’    (Gita18.66) Sarvadharmaanparitajya          […]

There are three main spiritual disciplines for severing relationship with the world, and in attaining God –  Karmayog (path of action),  Jnanayog (path of knowledge), and  Bhaktiyog (path of devotion and faith).    In the Bhagwat,  God says  ‒ योगास्त्रयो  मया  प्रोक्त  नृणां  श्रेयोविधित्सया । ज्ञानं कर्म च भक्तिश्च नोपायोऽन्योऽस्ति कुत्रचित् ॥  (श्रीमद्भा॰ ११ । २० […]

Question: Until objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm, that we shall not succumb to them. However we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What should we do? Swamiji: It is a very good question. The intention to avoid succumbing to sense-enjoyments (Bhoga) is certainly a rare quality, indeed! It is […]