How am I to know, if you are Shiva or Madhava: Thyagaraja Story
Thyagaraja said, “O lord, how can I decide who you are?! How am I to know if you are Shiva or
Subramanyam Subramanyam
Subramanyam Subramanyam Shanmukha Natha Subramanyam Subramanyam Subramanyam Sai Natha Subramanyam
Our focus must be on God constantly like Nandi (the bull)
Human life must be properly moulded into divinity by nurturing good qualities. How can this be done?
Yagna signifies discarding bad qualities into the sacred fire
To-day brings the week-long ritual (Saptaham) to an end. Strictly speaking ‘end’ means attaining
Na punyam na papam
I am neither merit nor sin, I am neither pleasure nor sorrow, I am neither hymn nor holy waters,
Shirdi Baba gives the explanation of who is a true Guru: Kelkar Experience
One day Baba called Kelkar and asked him to do “Guru Pooja”, (worship Guru) as it was a Gurupoor
Early life of Baba with Fakir and his wife
In the same village there lived a Sufi fakir, saint. The fakir took the child and reared him as his
Inner Significance of festivals in India
Embodiments of Divine Atma!! The festivals celebrated by people of Bharat, are all signifi
Subramanyam, Subramanyam
Subrahmanyam Subrahmanyam Shanmukhânâthâ Subrahmanyam Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Subrahmanyam Hara
Chitta Suddhi Leni Shiva Poojaletiki
“Chitta sudhdhi leni Shiva pooja yetiki?” What is the use of all the worship without a pure hear
All the defects lies in the way we see things: With beautiful analogies
Man is earning much wealth and various forms of education, but there is no defect in either the educ
Padmapada Guru Seva; Story from Bhaja Govindam
Shankaracharya had five disciples. One is very pure hearted. The others came there to learn Shastras
Allah Yanchu Mohammadeeyulu
Muslims worship Him as Allah, Christians call Him Jehovah, Vaishnavites pray to Vishnu and Shaivites
How different school of thoughts worship the same God differently
Many of the devotees are ignorant and innocent. A small example to illustrate this: Lord Vishnu is t
Significance of night long bhajan during Shivaratri
One thought, one vision and one action, we need to consider all the three as one. Then we would not
God is the indweller - Eknath's story
Several great sages and personages of India have shown these ideals of service, ideal of worshipping
Gangajatadhara
(Hara) Ganga Jata Dhara Gauri Shankara, Girija Mana Ramana (Jaya) Mrityumjaya Mahadeva Maheshwara,
Shankaracharya's adwaitha philosophy
Making the philosophy of oneness of humanity as the basis, Shankaracharya undertook the task of prea
Who is God and where He is
In the worldly investigation one might be in position in the field of education the second may be th
Hey Shiva Shankara Namami Shankara
He Shiva Shankara Namami Shankara Shiva Shankara Shambo Hey Girijapathi Bhavani Shankara Shiva Sha
Hey shiva shankara namami
Hey Shiva Shankara Namami Shankara, Shiva Shankara Shambho; Hey Girijapathi Bhavani Shankara; Bhav
Swami on the importance of character; Analogy from Ramayana
One should not talk too much. Naturally, one loses one’s character by talking too much. People, ge
Ganga Jatadhara Gouri Shankara
Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana ramana; (Jaya) Mruthyumjaya Mahadeva Maheshwara Mangala
We should develop unwavering faith
"Isa Vasyam Idam Sarvam'. This means that the ‘Eshwara’ is present in everyone and in everything
Swami on Shivam, Shavam and Soham
The aspect of Eshwara is present everywhere. It is present firmly in our heart. Whom are we calling
Significance of Shivaratri
Today is Maha Shivaratri. We experience night daily. That’s just ordinary night, full of darkness.
Man has Incredible powers
Man has infinite power within him. In this world there is no other power which is not present in man
Why are we in search of God
We don't need to search for God. Why do we search? Because there is no sanctity or sacred quality in
Who are theTrinity
In this world there are none who have seen Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara. Who is Brahma? Who is Vishnu?
Serve society and see God in everything
What is Shivaratri? You should develop auspiciousness as a quality. Let everybody be happy. Not feel
All is Divine
Everything is divine. The universe is God. God is in all beings. The awareness is the divinity prese
Swami on the strength of Man
Sumathi stopped the sunrise. Savithri just wiped out the destiny. Where does the strength for women
Dharma and Adharma
Embodiments of Love! The flux that you see in the world is the dance of Shiva. This is something whi
Everything is a passing cloud in life
Whatever happens, is the dance of Shiva. The tremendous flux that goes on is the tandava dance. This
Human life is very precious
Obtaining this divine as human birth - you have got the birth of a man which is very precious, beyon