By Swami Chidananda The sānkhya philosophy itself had pointed out that the problem with our life is that ‘the spirit’ is caught in (or bound by) ‘matter’. The Vedānta goes
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RESPECT FOODRESPECT FOOD
By Swami Chidananda As Covid-19 continues to cause damage, destruction and death everywhere, unabated in our country India, we recognize that a large number of our citizens are starving. They
DIG DEEPERDIG DEEPER
Find the Hidden Truth of Life By Swami Chidananda “Truth and nonviolence,” Gandhiji said, “are as old as the mountains.” He called truth God and maintained that nonviolence was no
HAVE AN EYE FOR DEEPER DIMENSIONSHAVE AN EYE FOR DEEPER DIMENSIONS
Do not conclude without examining more By Swami Chidananda Appearances are deceptive and we know it. Yet a lot of our energy goes towards external glory. Cosmetics, for example, are
SIT BY TRUTHSIT BY TRUTH
The word UPANISHAD means that! By: Swami Chidananda All of us know quite a lot but the way we live does not reflect that knowledge. We continue to attend Satsangs,
YOGA BEGINS WITH TRAINING THE SENSESYOGA BEGINS WITH TRAINING THE SENSES
Slavery to Pleasure Mars Spiritual Excellence By Swami Chidananda After talking about the wisdom1 of the ‘Indestructible Self,’ the Kathopanishad gives us a refresher course towards the end of the
WHY ALL THIS PHILOSOPHY?WHY ALL THIS PHILOSOPHY?
By Swami Chidananda Many people say all these – philosophy, scriptures and metaphysics – are not necessary in life. “Be good and do good; that is enough,” they assert. We
IN LOVE WITH A PRISON?IN LOVE WITH A PRISON?
Life is much more than this body By Swami Chidananda In simple terms, the Upanishads ask us to rise above body-consciousness. The body is a prison, which looks attractive at
BEHOLD AND BE TRANSFORMEDBEHOLD AND BE TRANSFORMED
Stay in Contact with the Great By SWami Chidananda Two birds on a tree is a well-known metaphor1 from the Upanishads, providing a lot of scope for creative visualization. A
RESPECT FOR WHAT IS BEST IN MANRESPECT FOR WHAT IS BEST IN MAN
A New Moral Outlook Can Save Humanity By Swami Chidananda The spirituality of the Upanishads, called the science of human possibilities by Julian Huxley, asks us to go for an