Meditation is a subtle and advanced spiritual practice. To be a successful meditator, four inner qualities are necessary. Without these qualities, meditation would at best be a technique that brings a temporary calm and relaxation. As soon as you are done, your...
When we give sincerely, cheerfully and readily, we bring joy into our own hearts and in the hearts of others. We become magnets for drawing prosperity into our lives. We gain blessings in the form of gratitude and build closer relationships with others. We earn karmic...
Can you imagine someone who never gets upset and is remains perfectly calm under all circumstances, good and bad? A person who doesn’t hanker for anything from the outer world to gain her sense of peace and joy, and has no attachments, fear or anger? She sounds like a...
You are not the body, you are the essence, the Self, the Atman—the divine entity within. —Swami Chinmayananda We are not who we think we are—mere human beings of flesh and blood, having a temporary existence filled with joys and sorrows. We are so much more. The Atman...
We keep busy all day long doing something or the other. As long as we are alive, we can’t stop acting. After all, actions are the insignia of life, says spiritual master, Swami Chinmayananda. A common complaint among spiritual seekers is that their everyday duties and...