Often on our spiritual journey, we hear the instructions, “Just give up all of your desires; give up all of your attachments.” If you have ever attempted to do this, […]
Universal Love, Mitra, and the Essence of Christmas
In this joyful video, Swamiji discusses Christmas as a celebration of Christ – the embodiment of Universal Love. Like Jesus, every being has the capacity to experience and manifest Universal […]
Christmas Sankalpa
As we prepare for Christmas, and the arrival of Jesus, our beloved Shree Maa has given a special sankalpa: to recite the mantra, “I am in the Father and the […]
Shree Maa on Supreme Divinity
Shree Maa was reading from a Bengali book and explaining the teachings of Shankaracharya and Sri Ramakrishna about the nature of Supreme Divinity: Acharya Shankaracharya realized and lived with Supreme […]
Ramakrishna on God and Peace
This is a short article quoting Ramakrishna’s advice on how to obtain peace.
“The more you come to God, the more you feel peace. Peace, peace, peace- supreme peace! …read more
Prayer to Divine Mother – From Ramakrisha: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
Protect the Divine Mother in your heart. May you see her as I see Her and nobody else. You take away all of my desires and my anger and my […]
How to Recognize a True Sadhu
There are many people in this world who claim to be sadhus and saints. In this dark time, how are we to recognize the true teachers from the fakes? When […]
Story of Ekalavya
~~OM~~ >Double Click the Video to Play< I’d like to tell you story about Ekalavya. And Ekalavya was a tribal boy. And he wanted to learn archery from Dronacharya. Dronacharya […]
Story of the Happy Guru
~~OM~~ I want to tell you a story. There was a guru, and he was always happy. He was so filled with joy, that everyday nothing could shift him from […]
Story of Sukadeva
~~OM~~ Sukadeva was born from the Divine Fire when Veda Vyasa was making Yagya. Sukadeva came out, he bowed down to his father and said, “Father! What shall I […]
Guru Gita Questions & Answers
~~OM~~ Message of the Guru Gita The repetitive message in the Bhagavad Gita is “Serve God, Serve God, Serve God!” In the Chandi Path the repetitive message is “Take one […]
How to be with the Guru Always
Saints and Lineage
~~OM~~ Lineage of Sanyasis What are the different lineages established by Shankaracharya and why were they formed?Shankaracharya divided the Sannyasins into ten tribes called Dasnami: Bharati full of light Giri […]
Story of Disciple Seeking Darshan
~~OM~~ The disciple went to the Guru and said, “Guruji, How can I see God?” And the Guru said, “Take a bath.” So the Guru and the disciple went down […]
Story of Shankaracharya and Trotakananda
~~OM~~ This whole Guru Gita is the king of mantras, because without devotion to the Guru you will never learn any other mantra. This is primary education. We want to […]