Vishayam’ It was a fine day in August, when a devotee came to have Sri Sri Swamiji’s darshan. The devotee had a genuine concern in his face when he met Sri Sri Swamiji. He asked, “Swamiji,
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Cherished Memoirs
Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 20
Gopis – The epitome of devotion We all read Srimad Bhagavatham and each one of us enjoy it in our own way. Some like the Kunti Stuti, some like the Bheeshma Stuti, some the Rasa Panchaadhyaayi
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Names given by Mahans Once Sri Sri Swamiji said, ‘Devotees always approach Mahans when children are born in their families to secure their blessings. They also pray such Mahans to name their
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Precious Prayers Sri Sri Swamiji said, Right from birth till the end of one’s life, our religion teaches us to perform every ritual, which is done for our well-being, with a prayer to the Lord.
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Awakening Sounds We all dream while we sleep. Suppose, we hear a loud noise like that of a jar falling to the ground in the dream, it does not awaken us from our slumber. Instead, we only continue
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Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 24
Recently, Sri Swamiji was casually conversing with a visitor; the topic was about ‘being wise in life’. Sri Swamiji asked ‘ According to you, who is a buddhisaali?(The wise
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To many of us, spirituality means a whole bunch of complex things – To be in a spiritual path means that one needs to read numerous texts and master them, perform and practice certain routines
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A first-time visitor to the ashram had an interesting conversation with Sri Swamiji. This gentleman spoke very highly of a particular person. ‘I have not seen another Dharmatma like
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During the recent trip to Hyderabad, in one of the discourses, our Sri Swamiji said as follows… Once, an old woman came to me with tears in her eyes. She said in a sorrowful tone, “I have
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Logical Approaches in Spirituality Saints and scriptures which talk about God with form and attributes, also declare at places that God is formless, is within one’s self and one can transform
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Once our Guru Maharaj said, ‘While describing the Ashrams of the great Rishis who personified universal love, it is said that all creatures in the vicinity reflected love. Tigers and deers,
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The tradition of Pure Devotion Once Sri Swamiji was asked, ‘Which sampradaya (tradition) is followed here? Pancharatram or Vaikansam or …’ Sri Swamiji quipped, ‘We follow
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