Just as in this body the soul passes from childhood, to youth and old age, similarly, at the time of death, the soul passes into another body. —Bhagavad Gita The soul is untouched by what happens to the body that it functions in. Like the clothes that we wear, the...
The spiritual path is not a journey in time and space. It is a journey in consciousness. —Swami Chinmayananda We are spiritual beings on an evolutionary journey from separation to oneness. It takes us from the fear and sorrow that comes from feeling separate and...
A mantra is a potent formula that contains a mystical power that is unlocked when the mantra is recited or focused on. This is why it is important to know how to recite a mantra. Mantras were revealed to ancient sages who went deep within themselves in meditation....
What is a mantra? A mantra is a divine power encapsulated in a specific combination of sounds. When a mantra is continuously recited with feeling and attention, the inherent power in those sounds is invoked. The mantra then protects the one who repeats it. The meaning...
If you had to complete a task, how easily and efficiently are you able to organise your thoughts, focus your mind and get it done? Do you put off what you need to do until later? Does your mind wander when you start working? In the language of spirituality, a lack of...
Spirituality is self-mastery–not mastery over the world but mastery within ourselves so that under all circumstances we try to remain as equipoised as possible. —Swami Chinmayananda Peaceful living is living with the wisdom that life and all things are impermanent. In...