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Opinion      28/06/2016.         607.             All Members,             Respected family members of this great holy Nation.            * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !            ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!            ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )            **** Overall, State and Central Governments are responsible !!!            ***** Politics & Political parties have no roll and  should be avoided!!!!       Sub : GURU-BHAKTI-YOGAM. :...

Chapter 28 : Evil Vrittis And Their Eradication -1.3. 1. Lust, A Powerful Force  : 3. If you keep lemon juice or tamarind juice in a golden cup, it is not spoiled or tainted. If you keep it in a brass or copper vessel, it is at once spoiled and rendered poisonous. Even so, even if there are some Vishaya-Vrittis (sensual thoughts) in the pure mind of a person, they will not pollute him and induce Vikara (sensual excitement). If there are sensual thoughts in persons with impure minds, they cause excitement in them when they come across sensual objects. Remembrance of image of a woman unsettles the mind. When a tiger has once tasted human blood, it always runs after killing human beings. It becomes a man-eater. Even so, when the mind has once tasted sexual pleasures, it always runs after women. Lust is powerful. It carries a flowery bow equipped with five arrows, viz., Mohana (fascination), Stambhana (stupefaction), Unmadana (maddening), Soshana (emaciation) and Tapana (infla...

Spirit of Graduation-at Chinmaya Mission Opinion      24/06/2016.         602.             All Members,             Respected family members of this great holy Nation.            * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !            ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!            ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )            **** Overall, State and Central Governments are responsible !!!            ***** Politics & Political parties have no roll and  should be avoided!!!! ...

Chapter 28 : Evil Vrittis And Their Eradication -1.2 1. Lust, A Powerful Force  : 2.  The love between a husband and wife is mainly physical. It is of a selfish, ephemeral and changing nature. He who has realised Atman can really love all with sincerity of heart. The love between two aspirants based on psychological affinity and intellectual parity is real and lasting. Get rid of selfishness. Selfishness is a major dirt. It clouds the understanding. Remove it by selfless service, charity, study of Vedantic literature and Satsanga. In a Jnanin, the sexual craving is entirely eradicated. In a Sadhaka, it remains well-controlled. In a householder, when not controlled, it does havoc. It exists in him in its fully expanded state. He cannot resist it. He yields to it helplessly on account of his weak will and lack of firm resolution. SWAMI SIVANANDA To be continued....

Chinmaya Mission Cleveland welcomed Swamini Vimalanandaji for talks on Shiva Sankalpa Suktam from April 22-24, 2015. Not only was this the Swaminiji's first visit, but it marked the first time a visiting Swami has graced Cleveland, Ohio since Chinmaya Mission Opinion      19/06/2016.         597.             All Members,             Respected family members of this great holy Nation.            * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !            ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!            ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )          ...

 Chapter 28 : Evil Vrittis And Their Eradication -1. Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya, Darpa (arrogance), Dambha (hypocrisy), Asuya (a form of jealousy), Irshya (intolerance), Ahankara, Raga (attachment), Dvesha (repulsion) are some of the evil Vrittis. They bind a man to Samsara (transmigration). Pride, illusion and desires are so many binding cords of the mind. 1. Lust, A Powerful Force  : 1. Kama (lust), Krodha (anger), Lobha (covetousness), Moha (delusion), Mada (pride), Matsarya (jealousy) are the six passions of the mind. If lust is conquered, anger, Lobha, etc., which are auxiliary weapons, will become ineffective. If this inveterate enemy, lust is destroyed, its followers or retinue can be quite easily conquered. If the commander is killed, it is easy to kill the soldiers. If lust, which is the source of all enjoyments, ceases, then all worldly bondage, which has its substratum in the mind, will cease. How, without its renunciation, can you expect...

Satsangam - Chinmaya Mission- in Mequon, Winconsin,- USA   Opinion     15/06/2016.        589.            All Members,            Respected family members of this great holy Nation.           * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !           ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!           ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )           **** Overall, State and Central Governments are responsible !!!           ***** Politics & Political parties have no roll and  should be avoided!!!!      ...

Chapter-27. Mouna And Introspection -5.2. 5. How To Practise Introspection-2. Remember the triplet, viz., self-analysis, self-reliance, self-determination. It will be of immense use in your spiritual Sadhana. Analyse your self through introspection. Find out the nature of your Vrittis. Find out what Guna (quality) is predominating at a particular moment, whether it is Sattva, Rajas or Tamas. How long can the mind be absolutely fixed on your Lakshya (point of meditation)-either God, Brahman, idea or object, whether internal or external? How long can the mind be fixed on the object, rose and rose alone to the exclusion of all other objects-whether two seconds or two minutes or five minutes or half an hour? This is self-analysis. Rely on your self alone. You are your own redeemer and saviour. Nobody can give you Moksha. You will have to tread the spiritual path step by step. Books and Gurus can show the path and guide you. This is self-reliance. Make a strong self-determination,...

Chapter-27. Mouna And Introspection -5.1. 5. How To Practise Introspection-1. You are the best judge of your mind. Introspect by living alone in solitude or retiring into a calm room for an hour. You must sit quiet in a solitary room alone, with closed eyes and watch the activities of the mind. You will then know your defects and weaknesses very clearly. You should afterwards feel the necessity of removing them. Then your Svabhava should agree to change. You must know the right method to remove the defect. You must apply the method constantly. Then only improvement will set in. Constant application of the Sadhana is an indispensable requisite. You must watch the improvement every now and then, say, once a week, a fortnight or a month. You will have to keep a record of your progress (spiritual daily diary). You must watch carefully whether you are progressing in the spiritual path, whether you remain stationary or retrograding, whether the mind is distracted or concentrated...

Chinmaya Vijaya ( Girl's Orphanage - in Kaza- near Vijayawada-Bharatham. Opinion    08/06/2016.       585.           All Members,           Respected family members of this great holy Nation.          * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !          ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!          ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )          **** Overall, State and Central Governments are responsible !!!          ***** Politics & Political parties have no roll and  should be avoided!!!!        Sub : GURU-BHAKTI-YOGAM. :  For Ch...

Chapter-27. Mouna And Introspection -4.2. 4.This is Raja Yoga.2. Enter a quiet room. Enter into silence daily for about fifteen minutes, morning and evening. Introspect. Watch the mind carefully. The mind will be doing either thinking, planning, feeling, knowing or willing. You will have to find out through subjective introspection what the mind is exactly doing at a particular time. To go through this practice, you must have Antarmukha Vritti, a subjective mind and a subtle Buddhi. Buddhi can be rendered subtle by study of philosophical books, Satsanga, control of Indriyas (Dama) and Sattvic food. The constant utterance of holy Names of God as Hari, OM, Narayana, Rama, Siva purifies the mind-stuff and helps make the mind introspective (Antarmukha). Next : 5. How To Practise Introspection-1. SWAMI SIVANANDA To be continued....

Children Camp- Chinmaya Mission-Madurai, Tamilnadu, Bharatham Opinion    05/06/2016.       579.           All Members,           Respected family members of this great holy Nation.          * Initially, Parents are responsible for the character of Children !          ** Next,  Educational institutions, and Teachers are responsible !!          ***Next, Society is responsible ( TV, MOVIES, etc., )          **** Overall, State and Central Governments are responsible !!!          ***** Politics & Political parties have no roll and  should be avoided!!!!        Sub : GURU-BHAKTI-YOGAM. :  For Children - Ch-3-4.21 to 28. S...

Chapter-27. Mouna And Introspection -4.1. 4.This is Raja Yoga.1. Make a vigorous and earnest search within. Do not trust the mind and the Indriyas. They are your enemies. Woman and wealth are your bitter foes. These are two great evils. In introspection, the mind itself is the subject of study. A portion of the mind studies the remaining portion of the mind. The higher mind studies the lower mind. Introspection is apperception. Just as you watch the work done by a coolie, a portion of the mind watches the movements of the rest of the mind. If you are one with the mind, if you identify yourself with the mind, you cannot know your defects. If you are a Sakshi or silent witness of the mind and if you practise introspection, you can know your various defects. By a careful watch, many defects are detected and removed by suitable Sadhana. SWAMI SIVANANDA To be continued....

Chapter-27. Mouna And Introspection -3. 3.Introspection-what It Is And What It Does The self-existent Brahman created the mind and senses with outgoing tendencies. The mind has a pernicious habit of externalisation from time immemorial. So you behold the external universe and not the internal Self. It is the Vikshepa-Sakti or Maya that draws you out. From your childhood, you are taught to look to the external world and not to the internal, psychic world. You have entirely lost the faculty of introspection. To have a comprehensive understanding of what is going on in the inner 'mental factory', a Suddha Buddhi (pure reason) and subtle intellect with power of introspection is needed. You will have to turn the mind inside, then concentrate all its powers and throw them upon the mind itself, in order that it may know its own nature and analyse itself. Next : 4.This is Raja Yoga. SWAMI SIVANANDA To be continued....