The mind can be destroyed only by upasana(worship) to a particular deity. When that is the case, how can the mind be destroyed by turning one’s vision inward putting it back in its place of origin.
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Nibbles
Kandar Anubhuti
Arunagirinathar sings his experience in ‘Kandar anubhooti’. It was sung while he was in the form of a parrot.He knew the art of moving from one body to another (’koodu vittu koodu payudal’).
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Why Saints descend?
Swami Gnanananda Giri lived in Tapovanam, near a place called Tirukkovilur in Tamil Nadu. Often, devotees used to come to him and share with him their problems, personal weaknesses and the sins they
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Faith heals
Christ is walking in the midst of a huge crowd. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus. Christ turns around and walks up to the man and asks, “Did you call me?” The blind man says,
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Sweet and nectarine – yet no takers!
The street hawker goes all around the town carrying his pots of good curd and milk screaming at the top of his voice, but nobody comes forward to buy his goods. Illicit liquor is sold away from the
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Speaking without speaking
Once, during the mid-eighties, Kanchipuram Mahaswamiji Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji (Maha Periyava) desired to see Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar and invited him through a personal attendant.
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Doubt cleared
Once, a group of musicians and scholars set out to engrave all the Kritis of Sri Thiyagaraja Swamigal in his Samadhi. Towards this goal, they were collecting and analyzing the Saint’s works. In one
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Rama in All
Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar used to chant Rama Nama every place and all times. Whatever temple it may be, he used to chant only the Ram Nam. Once he was sitting in a Ganesha temple as His lips were
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The journey in Sadhana
Once Ma Devaki, Yogiramsuratkumar’s disciple was forlorn and dejected because of some happenings around her. She was weeping and asked Yogiji, ‘Bhagavan! I came here for peace and to attain
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Salokya, Saroopya, Sameepya, Sayujya
Saalokya, Saaroopya, Saameepya and Saayujya is generally explained as —- When a person worships [does upaasana of] a Deity he attains to the world/plane [loka] of that Deity. This is called
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Attachment
Once a devotee of Bhagavan Ramana came to the ashram clad in ochre robes and was expecting some response from Bhagavan. Bhagavan as usual chose to remain silent. Unable to control himself, the
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Anger and the nose
In the Tamizh language we often use the adage ‘mookirku mel kopam’ (literally translates as ‘anger over the nose’), a connection is made between one’s quick-temper and the point on top of
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