Nature protects her protectors By Swami Chidananda Upanishads, in their peace invocations, have the word shanti thrice – shāntih, shāntih, shāntih. One of them, known as ādhidaivika shānti, is for
WHAT IS HIGH CASTE?WHAT IS HIGH CASTE?
By Swami Chidananda No doubt the ancient scriptures of India mention castes at a lot of places. The society too had (and has) these divisions. A study of Upanishads, however,
REMEMBER THE IMPERMANENCE OF THINGSREMEMBER THE IMPERMANENCE OF THINGS
Do not slip into inaction! By Swami Chidananda Upanishads may talk of self-development but their ultimate message is ‘ending of the separate self,’ and not its improvement. In order that
WHEN DOES ENERGY RISE IN YOU?WHEN DOES ENERGY RISE IN YOU?
By Swami chidanadna Do we not notice, in our daily life, that there are times when we feel cheerful and other times when we simply lack enthusiasm? It is indeed
RESPECT FOODRESPECT FOOD
By Swami Chidananda The Upanishads sometimes carry the lofty wisdom of metaphysics along with down-to-earth values for daily life. Do not disrespect food by wasting it in various ways, says
ALERTNESS IS SPIRITUALITYALERTNESS IS SPIRITUALITY
When we stay deluded, materialism bosses over us. By: Swami Chidananda Prashnopanishad warns us: Do not live in delusion! mā mohamāpadyata Prashna Upanishad, 2.3 (prashna 2, mantra 3) [In the context
DESTROY, INSTALL AND INTEGRATEDESTROY, INSTALL AND INTEGRATE
By: Swami Chidananda Invoke Shiva, Brahmā and Vishnu Robin Sharma, the famous author of The Monk who sold his Ferrari (first published in 1997), advises his followers in a recent video on getting
DEVOTION TO SHIVADEVOTION TO SHIVA
By: Swami Chidananda Devotion to Lord Shiva, expressing as meditation on His resplendent form, can be the stepping stone to have the most receptive mind. That in turn facilitates the
SAY GOODBYE TO SINFUL LIVINGSAY GOODBYE TO SINFUL LIVING
Leave it like a snake discards its old skin By: Swami Chidananda Prashnopanishad supplies to us an amazing illustration. yathā pādodaras-tvachā vinirmuchyate evam ha vai sah papmanā vinirmuktah Prashna Upanishad, 5.5
GOD AND HIS CREATIONGOD AND HIS CREATION
By Swami Chidananda The extraordinary revelation of the Upanishads is that there is God only and nothing else in this entire Creation. Recognizing the difficulty that most of us have