Celebrities appear to have it all: fame, money, and a throng of fervent followers - basically everything one aspires for, from the perspective of material life. Despite this, all too often we hear of these very same celebrities suffering from mental illness and deep unhappiness, resulting in the ... Views: 70
The science of karma
It is simply the science of cause & effect. Karmas are the actions (causes) and the fruits of karma are its reactions (effects). The rules of karma are such that when you create karma, the resultant effect comes naturally and automatically. The resultant effect is something ... Views: 85
Sanchit Karma and Prarabdha Karma
Sanchit karma are the accumulated karma brought forward from our past life. Such karma are stockpiled at a subtle level in the body. And as each karma materializes and comes into fruition, it is called prarabdha karma (fate).
How are our thoughts and ... Views: 99
Attain Self-Realization As Soon As You Can
The first thing you need to do is attain Self-Realization!! For details, you may check out https://www.dadabhagwan.org
Let’s assume there is pitch darkness in your house, such that you cannot see anything ahead of you. What happens to you then? ... Views: 193
Managing a teenage child is a very sensitive and a crucial chapter in the life of any parent.
In this age, while on one hand children are very curious to explore the world around them, on the other, their friends have a very deep influence over them. This easily draws them into forsaking the ... Views: 645
Salary implies inflow of money and money is considered to be one of the most important sources to live a happy and prosperous life. This is how one perceives a strong relation between salary and happiness. And based on this perception, one develops a deep attachment and sensitivity too towards ... Views: 111
If one is stealing in job, he will get punishment by karmic effect. When somebody is giving some donation, he will get better effect. We get the results of physical karmas (our actions), favorable or unfavorable, in this life itself. And the karmic result of our intention at the time of ... Views: 132
Good and Bad karma:
Good karma is bound when we have intention to make others happy.Bad Karma is bound when we have intention to hurt others.
Why did I highlight the word “intention?” It’s because Karmas are bound mainly through intent. It is the inner intent that causes the bondage of ... Views: 106
Celibacy is the purest and the richest form of lifestyle one can ever opt for, if one wants to spiritually rise higher and experience the Soul in its absolute form.
To many of us, ‘celibacy’ may appear to be an alien term. Celibacy means freedom from the bondage of all sexual impulses through ... Views: 191
Trust me, there can be no person in this world, whom nobody loves! It could be your way of looking at things that makes you think that nobody loves you. Come, let’s investigate...
Our thinking has a deep influence on our own self and on others too.
When we see the bad experiences in our life ... Views: 164
Very nice question!
There is nothing better than loving the ‘real me’ in this entire Universe!
But do you know who this real me is? Have you seen it? To love someone, we must first know him / her, isn’t it? Hence, to love the real me, you need to first know ‘who is the real me?’
To know ... Views: 86
Well, when you have an idea of your purpose of life, the job is half-done!
Yet, the basic and important step to achieve anything is ‘a strong conviction’. For this, you need to ascertain how far your idea of purpose of life is actually right.
A Checklist to ascertain whether the Purpose of ... Views: 76
At times, we get caught in situations that we find difficult to handle. When things seem to be getting out of hand and whatever we do to salvage the situation only fails, when extreme circumstances surround us on the outside and a feeling of loneliness, helplessness, despair, coupled with mental ... Views: 332
There are six eternal elements in this Universe. The Soul is one of them!
The Soul indeed is pure in nature and has infinite knowledge of each and every thing and of each and every period of time in this Universe.
Like Soul, Matter too is an eternal element. When these two elements come ... Views: 95
Well, the general belief is that good actions lead to good destiny i.e. it brings about positive outcomes whereas bad actions lead to our destiny yielding us negative outcomes.
Let us understand this a bit more deeply…
For example, I do a kind action of donating money to the poor and needy. ... Views: 76
With the advances in social media and communication technologies, we are becoming increasingly conscious about our lifestyle choices, following which the decision to whether engage in or abstain from sexual activity too is emerging as one of the crucial challenges for today’s youth owing to the ... Views: 208
5th September, Birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teacher’s day all over India. On becoming the President of India, his students and friends requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday. At this, he insisted that instead of celebrating his birthday, it would be ... Views: 108
Whether it is simple fight with someone or a misunderstanding with your loved one or some long standing grudge with your friends or business associates, it affects you more deeply than you can imagine.
The suffering is in the form of enormous physical and mental burden which people often find ... Views: 109
Marriage is perhaps the most important and these days the most daunting change in many of our lives. Marriage changes our lives in many ways on multiple levels - from what we do to how we think and beyond. But it is becoming more and more difficult to sustain a good, healthy marriage in today’s ... Views: 123
More and more people in today’s age are seen to be adopting mindfulness practices to help cope up with their daily stress and the troubles associated with the current lifestyle. And interestingly, they have experienced a noticeable difference too between the quality of their life before and ... Views: 68
Everyone has an emotional bond. And this bond is with various people, starting with parents and siblings, later with friends, and after marriage with spouse and kids. We love these people with all our heart but there are occasions where we hurt them and they also in turn hurt us.
When we ... Views: 263
First of all, it is important to understand how karmas get generated.
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan explains that while we are experiencing the effects of our previous karmas, owing to our ignorance, new seeds of karma get sown by us.
For instance, say, someone insults us. Now, ignorant of the ... Views: 102
A goal to live this life on Earth doing whatever makes us happy is the right goal to have, for happiness is the primary and ultimate goal of every living being on Earth.
However, when you make a goal, you should perfectly know what you are striving for and should carefully check whether the ... Views: 127
It has been more than 3000 years now that Lord Krishna was born. What is the reason that even today, we celebrate His birthday with so much of enthusiasm and happiness, and worship Him with all the reverence and adoration in our heart?
It is because Lord Krishna has given to the world a very ... Views: 123
When asked to people what is the ultimate purpose of your life, each one would have his own answer. For few, it is securing a handsome job, while for some a lavish and comfortable lifestyle is the ultimate purpose in life, and for many others, it could be settling in a good relationship or ... Views: 93
The secret to the longevity in relationship is – LOVE, the real love!!
The love that we see in our personal relationships always desires to be loved in return and it often seeks to control, if not grossly, in subtle and silent ways certainly. Such love is limited in scope, has conditions and ... Views: 132
If money could buy solutions to nullify our bad karmas, the rich people would have a merry time in this world.... because there is no dearth of money there! No matter what kind of and what amount of bad deeds you do, you simply purchase the solution and get off scot free anytime, ... Views: 105
When you see a rose bud, a bloomed lotus, a drop of rain on a jasmine flower, a smiling new-born baby, a 2-week-old small puppy, a God’s picture or a cancer survivor with 100% strength, it brings an instant smile on your face and graces you with positivity, isn’t it?
One naturally gets ... Views: 122
A goal to live this life on Earth doing whatever makes us happy is the right goal to have, for happiness is the primary and ultimate goal of every living being on Earth.
However, when you make a goal, you should perfectly know what you are striving for and should carefully check whether the ... Views: 142
At some point or the other in our life, we all must have experienced those times when nothing seems to be going right. No matter how huge amount of efforts we put in, no matter how good and best our intentions may be, we persistently continue to fail. Amidst such a scene, we get so angry and ... Views: 115
A friend in need is a friend indeed!
Searching for ways to help a friend through her tough time is indeed a great deed. Trust the following will prove useful and supportive in your endeavour.
Life is like a see-saw.
At one moment of life, happiness is at the top, and in the other moment, ... Views: 89
The essence of human life is to get awakened and remain only in ‘Self’.The Soul is the real Self. But from time immemorial, we have not known this real Self. Owing to our ignorance of the Self, we have always lived in an illusion. And years afters, life after life, this illusion has only ... Views: 104
Spiritual awakening means Awakening of the Soul
The “Soul” or the “Aatma” means Self. To awaken the Self, one must first realize ‘who am I’ i.e. attain Self-Realization.However, It is not possible to Realize the Self on our Own.
For example, say, we are tied to a wall very tight from top to ... Views: 113
I choose the company of Gnani!!!
Believe me, this is the LIVE source of inspiration and peaceful thoughts!
Let me share with you this video at https://www.dadabhagwan.tv/Home/Video/Depression+in+Gujarati - it will help you understand what I am trying to say. Not sure if you follow this ... Views: 109
Astrology vs the law of karma
An astrologer may predict one’s nature and may also suggest some useful practices to help the person live life with some ease, amidst such nature. But while these things being suggested astrologically can help ward off the negative energy so that one’s disturbed ... Views: 98
Happiness is subjective, and it differs from person to person.Happiness is a feeling of contentment, pleasure or joy which is derived either from the people we love or from certain material items or favourable situations.
This feeling of pleasure stems from the associated belief that links ... Views: 126
Lord Krishna had sixteen thousand queens and He lived a royal and luxurious worldly life. Yet, He is worshipped as God. Why do people around the world worship Him so devoutly?
God (i.e. the Pure Soul) had manifested in Krishna!!!
Revealing His state, Lord Krishna has said, “Where the world ... Views: 108
Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya, Dambha, Darpa, Asuya, Irshya, Ahankara, Raga and Dvesha are the different types of faults that exist inside us in the form of tubers. These tubers are the root cause of our sufferings. However, unaware of this fact, we keep dancing to its tunes all ... Views: 107
In a garden, various types of people keep coming and going, at random. Some visit only once, while some come back repeatedly, some stay for a long time, while some make a fleeting appearance. Some enhance the beauty of the garden and bring in joy and happiness, whereas some bring with them ... Views: 141
The thing you most need in a relationship is your ‘will’ to see the relationship succeed and flourish into a healthy, happy one.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!!
If you have the required will, it automatically makes the way for the following cornerstones to create a strong bond and ... Views: 155
No, nothing like that! There are so many people in this world who are not quite intelligent, yet they are always happy, isn’t it? So, it is not needed that we HAVE to be intelligent in order to BE happy.
However, remember ‘The Thirsty Crow’ story that we learnt, while in schl?! This ... Views: 80
Daily we come across a number of people in life – at home, at workplace, in school or college, etc. However, some of them become an important part of our life, so much so that they begin to seem to be the very purpose of our existence. This is mainly because we’ve got attached to them.
But ... Views: 122
Celibacy is the purest and the richest form of lifestyle one can ever opt for, if one wants to spiritually rise higher and experience the Soul in its absolute form.
To many of us, ‘celibacy’ may appear to be an alien term. Celibacy means freedom from the bondage of all sexual impulses through ... Views: 198
Spiritual experience means experience of the Soul.
It is an experience through which one realizes that ‘I am a Pure Soul indeed!’ The Soul is the real Self, our very own Self! However, unaware of this fact, we have always lived in ignorance, believing that ‘I am John (the reader may insert his ... Views: 114
So many people in this world are afraid of death! And it is mainly for the fear of the unknown.
How and what will it be like, when one passes through the time before, during and after the death?
How will I die? What will the process of death be like - would it be painful or will it be an ... Views: 386
Often when we face an unfavorable or inconvenient circumstance, we instinctively respond with complaints such as:
●This is all their fault!
●If only they had done as I told them, everything would be fine.
●How rude of them to speak to me like that!
●I would never do that if I were in ... Views: 89
Selfless service (seva) and spirituality are closely integrated with each other.
There are many interpretations of seva, but the true selfless service is above all as it carries immense benefits. For those who are on the path of spirituality and are inquisitive for their spiritual advancement, ... Views: 197
Questions such as why we are here and why is it that we are experiencing a particular situation in life kept hammering my mind all the while, until I found a much satisfying answer to it that ‘It is the result of our previous karmas.’ Merit karmas yield positive results like: success, satisfying ... Views: 138
Often, the partnership that begins with lust, eventually grows into love, and is at its best when it flourishes into pure love!
Very few people may know what pure love is! But for one who is intrigued by people failing to differentiate between love and lust, would definitely be desirous to ... Views: 126
The thing you most need in a relationship is your ‘will’ to see the relationship succeed and flourish into a healthy, happy one.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!!
If you have the required will, it automatically makes the way for the following cornerstones to create a strong bond and ... Views: 160