God is very soft, even to melt the butter one needs to use fire: Beautiful Analogy
God too is very soft; soft and sweet. But if one wants to experience God, one must expose oneself to
If you follow Swami's command and lead life, HE will manifest in a second
First and foremost one should have steady and intense faith in Vedanta. One can conduct oneself prop
Krishna Asked Arjuna to pray during the war: Faith is pre-requisite for leading life
Krishna told Arjuna, “Arjuna! You may be wondering about how to think of me in battlefield. But yo
Who are the sinners? Analogy from Mahabharatha
If one says, “I have not committed a sin, the other has committed.” then half the share of sin l
Do not indulge yourself in too much talk: With analogies
What is awareness? It is ‘Chith’. What is ‘Chith’? It is total, comprehensive wisdom! Today
Always contemplate on God: Practical examples
Be in constant communion with God in all the three states: waking, dream, and deep sleep (jagrat, sw
Inner vision helps you to know your true nature: Beautiful analogies from householder's life
Inner vision helps you to know your true nature: Beautiful analogies from householder's life
Radha's love is unmatched and she is egoless: Conversation between Yashoda and Radha
Truth and love are one and the same. The whole world becomes ‘shoonyam’- null and void due to th
What are Vedas, their origin and significance
Embodiments of Divine atma!! From ancient times the people of Bharath have gone throug
Without faith and love in God, whatever we do is useless: Analogy
It is all useless if one does not have faith in God. People bring fresh vegetables; hire a good cook
God is present in everyone: Episode of Lakshmi bai Danghe (Shirdi Baba)
Shirdi Baba too taught wisdom on many occasions, in many ways using many examples. God is everywhere
Paschatya Vidyala Prabhavamadhiemo
For us, study is not important, what is very essential is culture. What sort of effect has western e
Education without purpose is useless
All appear to be well-educated, but none knows what education is. All are endowed with education. Th
Flip side of todays education System
In this land of bharath, which was once upon a time having an education system that consisted of var
Khanda Khandantara
This is the motherland that has given birth to noble souls who who have earned fame in this country
Students always be in a good company
When once students go out of the portals of the educational institutions and enter the society, thei
Students should not give scope for bad thoughts: Analogies
Students must develop good thoughts through their pious character and good qualities. One must never
Act on the good thought the moment it rises : Ravana's Message to Humanity
Last words of wisdom from Ravana: Good message Ravana fell down after being hit by
When you dont give space for God to enter, how do you expect him to reside in your heart: With an analogy
Although people say that God resides in one’s heart, they seldom make effort to make their hearts
Control of senses is the basis for any achievement
Control of senses is the foundation for all education. One cannot achieve success in any task withou
Radiance of Atma and progress of science
Life is a blend of both sunshine and shade. There is no happiness without sorrow and sorrow without
The power of creation is inexplicable
In any country and at any time, it is just not possible to come across two persons possessing identi
Role of meditation for steady body and mind
One should steady one’s body to have steady mind. If one’s body is continuously in motion, how c
Understand the significance of Durgashtami
Man must make an effort to recognise and understand the inner significance of ‘Durgashtami’. In
Swami on Nature or Prakruthi
Hence this body is born of nature. There are two types of natures- ‘Para prakruthi’ and ‘Apara
Goal of human life is to attain bliss
“Durlabham, maanusho janmaha!!” Human birth is rare to get. “Madaatma sarvabhootantaraatma!!
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
Surdas and Krishna's Conversation: Chinnakatha
Once upon a time, Lord Krishna approached Surdas and said, “O Surdas, would you like t
One needs to foster good thoughts
Thoughts are the basis for everything. Hence one must foster good thoughts. From where does one get
The attributes of wisdom - Sraddha, Rutham, Sathya and Yoga
The first one is “Shraddha”. It has two meanings: ‘interest’ and ‘stability’. Shraddha
All the joy of the world is present in you, its your own property
Nityanandam, paramasukhdam, Kevalam gnyaanamurtim, Dwandateetham, Gaganasadrusham, yogi hrudhyana
Nityanandam Paramasukhadam
Nityanandam, paramasukhdam, Kevalam gnyaanamurtim, Dwandateetham, Gaganasadrusham, yogi hrudhyana
Chaduvulanniyu Chadivi
Though being educated and knowledgeable, A foolish person doesn’t know hi
The third eye for man is knowledge
Wisdom is main ‘eye’ gifted to mankind. Without the eye of wisdom, man is just an animal. There
Man needs to understand his true value
One must enquire for a moment the sanctity, divinity and the novelty of the human life.
What is the reason behind the name Ugadi
Today is Ugadi, meaning the beginning of Yuga or era. What is the first season after Ugadi? It is th
What do you mean by God: With beautiful Analogies
What is God? God is matter + energy. Presence of both matter and the energy results in the divine po
Man needs to have an eye of wisdom
Every being has eyes. It is not only the humans that have eyes but even the animals, birds and insec
Sath, Chith and Ananda
God is the embodiment of eternity and bliss. Among His many names the ‘Sath, Chith, Ananda’ is t
Demonstration of Raga, Bhava, Tala: Why should we clap with hands: Swami on different facets of singing
Embodiments of Love!! People sing bhajans while keeping the beat with
Do not have hatred towards anybody
Nityananadam, parama sukhadam Kevalam gnyaana murtim Dwandwateetam, gagana
You need to show gratitude for everything you receive
One has experienced so much. Having experienced so much how is one showing the gratitude? God does n
Nothing is permanent in this world except Atma
Embodiments of Love!! In daily life, the nature which is experienced through th
Path of bhakthi is very sacred
Shankaracharya expounded the principle of adwaitha. He declared, “Sathyam gyanam anantham brahma
Swami explains the workings of body, mind, intellect and atma
Man must aspire to become broadminded living in this vast and wide world. Every human being has four
Man creates his own problems: Analogy from Mahabharatha
Others do not give either pleasure or pain. Man’s thoughts, words and deeds are solely responsible
Swami on five sheaths of human body
The human body is encased in five sheaths: Annamaya kosha (the sheath of food or physical sheath),
Human heart is like ocean of milk; An analogy
The rakshasas (demons) and the devas (gods) churned the Ocean of Milk (to get nectar from it.) The
Reading scriptures cannot give you wisdom
Sastras....Sastras...Sastras.. What are these Sastras? They may impart some general knowledge. It is
How Nana Saheb Chadorkar became the devotee of Baba
At one time Baba, in a sitting posture, was smiling which no one around could understand! Some peopl
Explanation of Gayathri Mantra
Swami tells that in Gayathri Mantra “om bhur bhuva suvaha”, ‘bhur’ means earth; ‘bhuvaha
Sathyam, Jnanam Anantham Brahma: With Analogy
Hence “sarvam gnyaanamayam”, everything is wisdom; the whole world, the individual, the society
What is Brahma Tattwa and Maya Tattwa: With Analogies
Lord Rama at one time was pretending to learn the 'Brahma tatwa', the principle of divinity from the
Everything is Brahman: With analogies
Embodiments of Brahman!! When a seed is sowed, it germinates into a plant and grows into
Unity leads you to gain wisdom
Man today is wasting his life by indulging in selfish motives and by not believing in the transcende
Sevadal should take up the path of Karma; With analogy
In order to arrest the tendencies which are unfair and unjust sometimes we have to adopt that path.
Work, worship and wisdom; Karma Marga
“Work is worship”. Sevadals must work with the body, worship with the mind and merge in wisdom t
Matamulanni koodi manchine bodhinche
All religions teach only the good, Know this and conduct with wisdom,
All religions taught to be good
Every religion has been teaching and stressing the importance of devotion and wisdom and have upheld
Teachings of Zoroastra; Religion of Parsi
Zoroastrian is the founder of the religion followed by Parsees and its followers are called as Zoroa
Madhwacharya's dwaitha philosophy
Madhvacharya came thereafter and he held the view that if prominence was given only to Bhakthi (devo
Shankaracharya's adwaitha philosophy
Making the philosophy of oneness of humanity as the basis, Shankaracharya undertook the task of prea
India has proclaimed that truth is one
However, the same Atma was present in both of them. Truth is one and age becomes irrelevant where Tr
Scriptures and Puranas proclaim truth
It is only when action is related to the Atma that the nature of Sathya or Truth stands revealed. Wh
What is the path of Karma yoga
Discipline is the essence of Karma Yoga. It is Karma Yoga that allows one to attain proficiency in a
Discipline is must to lead an ideal life
Though lacking education, Birds and animals lead regulated lives. Why th
Yetti vidyalu jagathini eruganatti
Though lacking education, Birds and animals lead regulated lives. Why ca
Meghamulu Minti Pai Cheri
One notices lightning in the sky only when clouds gather. In that manner, as lightning follows clo
Swami narrating a story on Self-Confidence
There was once a guru living in a place and he was communicating wisdom to people who used to come
Swami on Pancha Koshas with analogies
Without food, the body cannot live. If there is no body, we cannot really picture the mind. If the
Who am I; Question yourself
First of all, one must make every effort to know one self. One wastes time in responding to question
Why Gayathri Mantra is given to children at tender age
There is an inner meaning in initiating the young children into chanting the Gayathri mantra. The ma
Significance and explanation of Gayathri Mantra
One must chant the Gayathri mantra at fixed time during the period of 4 am to 8 am and at a set time
With sincerity we can achieve anything
Likewise, divinity is present everywhere and is all pervading. One is not pursuing to realise this d
Swami on the importance of mind, matter and awareness
In the humanity today this equality is the ‘integrated awareness’ or ‘pragnya’. This ‘inte
Faith in God is the basis for man's bliss
Every man aspires for bliss. In order to attain everlasting bliss, he studies sacred texts, listens
Importance of Karma or action with Analogy
Actions are very important. Animal is born in Karma, it grows in Karma and ends in Karma. Karma is G
How to control your senses; Bhagawan explains
For every human being, control of one's senses is essential. It would be wrong if we think that this
Daanamu Kaani Yagna Sandhanamu Kaani
If we examine carefully, we will find that neither gift, nor a donation, nor the performance of Yagn
Who is Vigneshwara
Modern man is weak. In modern times, people commit sins, but they neither realise their mistakes nor
Discrimination power of man
Our life will not move forward if we don't have any knowledge of Sastras or knowledge of experience.
Impart Indian culture to Balvikas Students
Our ancient Bharatiya culture was essentially based upon discipline and control of one's own self. T
Relation of Balvikas students and Gurus
The close connection that should exist between the balvikas students and Gurus should be for the goa
Chepputa sumabambhu, Cheyuta Kashtambu
It is easy to preach but difficult to practice. Do we need a teacher to teach bad qualities? Is it n
What is Sath, Chit and Ananda
You are seeing how devotees love God. You are only measuring your love. No, that is wrong. You have
Swami on three types of Shakthi
Therefore, Renunciation, Wisdom and Bhakthi are due to these things. Iccha Shakthi, Kriya Shakthi, J
Who are Bhavani and Shankara
Bhavani Shankara is the name by which the deities are called. Bhavani means earnestness. Shankara me
Offer your mind and body to God
Do not think too much of your body. You have to protect to the extent necessary. Body is the instrum
Sath Chith Ananda is the form of Dattatreya
The basic qualities or attributes of divinity are three. They are Sat, Chit, Ananda. These three, Sa