Faith consists in believing even when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. —Voltaire It’s important to hold and increase your faith as you walk the spiritual path because you are seeking something that is neither tangible nor measurable—the Self, your innate...
When you think of devotion to God, do you imagine many people praying, listening and singing the praises of God in places of worship? Or do you see it as a personal connection with the divine that you seek through prayer, practices and meditation? Both are different...
Thoughts constantly flowing in love toward the Supreme is devotion. —Swami Chinmayananda The discipline of maintaining a steady stream of love-filled thoughts toward God, the supreme cause of this world is called the yoga of devotion or bhakti yoga. The word, ‘yoga’...
Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you have got it, you have lost it. —Swami Chinmayananda Isn’t it strange that someone can be proud of being humble? True humility is a subtle inner quality that is expressed sincerely and spontaneously with total...
Can there be only one solution to all our problems? In spite of how improbable this seems, this is exactly what I learned from some Q&A sessions with Swami Aparajitananda, a wise and pragmatic teacher of Vedanta on YouTube recently. Spiritual seekers posed...
