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
Author: Swami Chidananda
Mind, Our Valuable ToolMind, Our Valuable Tool
By Swami Chidananda Our own mind has to be the instrument with which we can realize the Self, our true nature. Generally, the mind has been much blamed for all
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
YOUR FOOD, YOUR THOUGHTSYOUR FOOD, YOUR THOUGHTS
By Swami Chidananda Few among us keep in mind the truth, so eloquently said in the Upanishads, that ‘what we eat’ influences ‘how we think’. The food we consume,
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
ENDING OF SORROWENDING OF SORROW
The Supreme Purpose of Vedānta By Swami Chidananda Something or the other bothers us, all the time, as we are caught in the ego process of thought. The rich and
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
TRANSCEND, NOT ENDTRANSCEND, NOT END
By Swami Chidananda One of the frequently asked questions with regard to “action and its results” (karma and its phala) is, “What caused our first birth?” If our present birth (and the
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,
SELF-CARE ALL THE WAYSELF-CARE ALL THE WAY
Be healthy, Be well By Swami Chidananda The world baffles us all the time and we try endlessly to improve the world around us. A whole lot of science and