Nibbles

Talk to my right ear!

During Upanayana Samskara (ceremony of administering the sacred thread to the young boy), the father of the boy performs the ‘Brahmopadesha’ by chanting the Mantra to the right ear of the boy. If
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The lone companion

During Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi’s time at the Ramanashram in Tiruvannamalai, a cow by name Lakshmi used to live in the Ashram. Bhagavan Ramana’s mother also lived in the Ashram. It is interesting
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Don’t poke your nose!

People use the term ‘do not poke your nose in this matter’ quite commonly. How did this come about? What does this mean? The source of origin for breath force and mind is the same. One can bring
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Mahamantra

‘As Dwapara yuga came to a close, Sage Narada approached Lord Sri Brahma and asked “ Lord! What is the remedy for all in the Kali yuga that is approaching?” Lord Brahma replied “I disclose to
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Rahasya Traya Saram

Swami Vedanta Desikan was a well-learned Vaishnava Saint and an exponent of Vedanta. He used to teach the Upanishads to his disciples in his house. As the tradition prevented womenfolk from listening
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Selfishness

Once, Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar took a devotee of his to ‘oya madam’. The English writer Ayn Rand has written a book titled Virtue of Selfishness. She has condemned all Mahans, Jnanis and Gurus
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Saravana Bhava

Lord Subrahmanya also has a name ‘Saravana Bhava’ . What does ‘Saravana’ mean? ‘Sara’ in Sanskrit means dried grass (‘dharba’ grass). So ‘Sara vana’ refers to a forest of dharba
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Saint, Sage and Avatar

Once a devotee from abroad asked Bhagavan YogiRamsuratkumar what was the difference between a Saint, a Sage and an Avatar. Bhagavan replied “This beggar does not know the difference between the
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‘Guess my profession!’

Once, a person came to meet Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar of Tiruvannamalai. While Yogiji spoke to him, He enquired as to what his profession was. The person retorted, ‘I have heard that you know
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Lord Subrahmanya

There are umpteen names for Lord Karthikeya or Lord Muruga. One of them is “Subrahmanya”. In Sanskrit, “su” denotes anything good natured. “Brahmanya” refers to a person who has had the
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The Divine Touch

Saints and holy men possess divinity and this divine power is transferred to any person or object who are blessed with their touch. There once lived a woman who suffered from a deadly disease for
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Maha Periyaval’s advice

Kanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji’s advice to Paul Brunton was, “ Be humble! You will find what you
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