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28/12/2017 MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 28- Last 28 :Cultivation of virtues - Last part : The Ten Lakshanas Of Dharma  :- "Dhritih kshama damo'steyam saucham-indriyanigrahah Dheer-vidya satyam-akrodho dasakam dharmalakshanam" (Manusmriti, VI-92) Patience, forgiveness, control of mind, non-stealing, external and internal purity, control of Indriyas, knowledge of Sastras, knowledge of Atman, truthfulness and absence of anger are the ten Lakshanas of Dharma according to Manu. Your thoughts must agree with the word. This is Arjava (straightforwardness). Practise this. You will derive wonderful benefits. If you practise Satya for twelve years, you will get Vak-Siddhi. Whatever you speak will come to pass. Chinta (anxiety) will vanish. You will be free from committing many evil actions by speaking the truth. Patience, perseverance, application, interest, faith, zeal, enthusiasm, determination are necessary during Sadhana. Sraddha and Bhakti are noble

Opinion 25/12/2017.  1078. 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!!!! A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :- 3- 13 to 19 Swami Sivananda. Chapter VIII A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :-3- 13 to 19 A-3. Source of Higher Knowledge - 13 to 19. -------------------------------------- 13. The higher knowledge which comes from Chit, comes not in the form of ideas or thoughts but as power. It has to be directly transmitted by the Guru (who is one with Chit-Shakti) to the disciple.  14. God-realisation cannot be attained through mere self-effort. The

20/12/2017 MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 28-21-8.2. 8. Pratipaksha-Bhavana Or The Method Of Substitution. :-2. Maitri (friendliness), Karuna (compassion), Daya (sympathy), Visva-Prema (cosmic or universal love), Kshama (forgiveness), Dhriti (spiritual patience), Titiksha (power of endurance, forbearance) and tolerance are Sattvic qualities of the mind. They contribute to the peace and happiness of human beings. They should be cultivated to a very high degree. Love and pity make the mind soft. Pity has the characteristic feature of evolving the mode of removing pain; the property of not being able to bear seeing others suffer; the manifestation of not harming; the proximate cause of seeing the need of those overcome by pain. Its consummation is the suppression of harming; its failure is the production of sorrow. Patience, tenacity, Utsaha (perseverance) and determination are indispensable for success in Self-realisation. They should be developed to a maximum degree,

Opinion 18/12/2017.  1073. 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!!!! A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :- 2 Swami Sivananda. Chapter VIII A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :- 2- 6 to 12 A-2. Guru-Disciple Relationship -6 to 12 -------------------------------------- 6. Disciple should remain in the house of preceptor, maintaining full Brahmacharya for twelve years and do rigorous Tapas. And he should also serve him and study the sacred scriptures under him.  7. He alone can be a Guru who is fit to teach the disciple, who can himself practise w

13/12/2017 MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 28-21-8. 8. Pratipaksha-Bhavana Or The Method Of Substitution :-1. When there are diseases, discord, disharmony in the cells of the body owing to influence of vicious thoughts, worry-thoughts, fear-thoughts, hatred-thoughts, jealousy-thoughts, lustful thoughts, you can neutralise the poison or canker in these diseased, morbid cells and establish peace, harmony, health, new vigour and vitality by entertaining sublime, soul-stirring, life-giving, soul-awakening, Sattvic, divine thoughts, by vibrations of 'OM' chanting, by repetition of the different Names of the Lord, by Pranayama, Kirtana (singing of the Name of the Lord), study of the Gita and the holy scriptures, by meditation, etc. Think constantly that you are Suddha Sat-Chit-Ananda Vyapaka Atman. All the evil propensities will vanish and the Sattvic virtues will manifest themselves. Do not exert to destroy the different Vrittis-Kama, Krodha, Dvesha, etc. If you ca

Opinion 09/12/2017.  1070. 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!!!! A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :- 1.1to5. Swami Sivananda. Chapter VIII A . CARDINAL NOTES ON GURU-BHAKTI  :- 1. A-1. The Content of Spiritual Teaching  :- 1 to 5. 1. Service of the Guru who is a liberated one, the study of the books which are written by him, and meditation on his holy form is the golden medium to develop Guru-Bhakti. 2. The disciple who runs after name, fame, power wealth and sex cannot cultivate true devotion to the Lotus-Feet of Satguru. 3. The field of ed

06/12/2017 MIND : ITS MYSTERIES AND CONTROL : 28-21-7.2 7. Pratipaksha-Bhavana Or The Method Of Substitution -2. Idea creates the world. Idea brings one into existence. Idea develops the desires and excites the passions. So, a contrary idea of killing the desires and passions will counteract the former idea of satisfying the desires. So, when a man will be impressed with this, a contrary idea will help him to destroy his desires and passions. How can you ignore an evil thought? By forgetting. How can you forget? By not indulging in it again. How can you prevent the mind from indulging in it again? By thinking of something else which is more interesting. IGNORE. FORGET. THINK OF SOMETHING INTERESTING. This is a great Sadhana. Call to mind the sublime ideas contained in the Gita. Remember the ennobling and soul-elevating ideas embodied in the Upanishads and the Yogavasishtha. Argue, cogitate, reflect, ratiocinate within-subjectively. Worldly thoughts, thoughts of enmity,

Opinion 02/12/2017.  1064. 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!!!! 7. TRUE GUIDE OF THE SEEKER  : - 11.103-110. Swami Sivananda. 11- The Secret of Realisation :- 103 to 110. 103. The secret of contacting the Reality which is the summum bonum of life is Guru-Bhakti.  104. Guru’s words are law for a true disciple.  105. To become a slave of the Guru, is to become the servant of God.  106. He is really a Guru who has seen God and shows Him to the worthy disciple.  107. Beware of pseudo-Gurus who can cram the whole Sastras and quote to the disciples, b