Bring Peace to the World

Bring Peace to the World

Let us spend a few minutes each day in meditation. To me, these are the most important minutes. In this short time, we are not going to miss anything. The world that survived so far will survive for another few minutes without us. We have done enough damage or good,...
How to Have a Peaceful Life

How to Have a Peaceful Life

The ultimate quest of the entire world is peace. Only in peace do we have joy. Not by acquiring things, not by doing things, not by earning or learning, but by dedication. Your entire life must be a sacrifice. Think for the sake of others. To such a person, peace is...
What is a Guru?

What is a Guru?

A Guru is a stitta pragnyam, one of steady wisdom—one who transcends the body and the mind. The one you call the Guru is the Self. It is the Self that can have equanimity. It is that Divine within, the God within; the Guru is not the man or...
The Aim of Spiritual Practice

The Aim of Spiritual Practice

The aim of all spiritual practice is to know your real Self, to know the Knower. Spiritual practices are done, essentially, to help clean your mind so that you can realize your spiritual truth—to realize the divine in you. Only when you have a clean mind can you...
How to be Healthy

How to be Healthy

Disease is nothing but the disappearance of our natural ease. The entire Yoga philosophy aims at the prevention of the loss of our ease and peace. Most of the modem problems are caused by our wrong habits like smoking, drinking, eating the wrong foods or overeating,...
How to be Happy

How to be Happy

If you observe carefully, throughout nature you will find one common goal in everybody and everything—even in the atom. All are searching for happiness. In the case of human beings you see hundreds of efforts of various forms. The common purpose behind all these...