Why does a Creator exist? - Before we dwell on this question, let us first analyse the meaning of the word ‘Creator’. ‘Creator’ has been borrowed in its derived form from Latin, wherein the ending "-tor" means ‘one who does it’, and the word ‘creare’ means ‘to make or bring forth’.
Numerous ... Views: 228
Would you not like to know the deeper science behind how everything in this world actually works? Not only evil or good, but anything that happens in this world, on what basis does it happen? Who is guilty? What is God’s role in all of this? Where is God? What is his real function?
Yes?! So ... Views: 153
The Bhagavad Gita is a holy scripture. It is in question-answer format and has been written with the express intention to help those who read it to comprehend the fundamental questions of our being. Those that read the Gita understand some of its significance but struggle to understand its ... Views: 159
Do you know, in reality, you yourself are a Soul? Yes, your real Self is your Soul!!
When you say you are dead, it is the physical body that’s dead, and not you. By principle, anything that is born has to die. So death is connected to birth. The body was born one day, and hence will die one ... Views: 225
Living spiritually means to try and live more and more in the awareness of the Soul, as opposed to material or physical things.
What aspects of life block us from living spiritually?
1.Our wrong belief that ‘I am John (the reader may insert his own name here)”
In reality, our Self is the ... Views: 158
In this fast paced lifestyle, we all want instant benefits. We can neither wait, nor can we settle for anything less. In whatever we are asked to do, we want to first know “How’d I benefit in it?”
One more characteristic of today’s lifestyle is that we want to remain updated with the latest ... Views: 151
The difference between an Atma Gnani- ‘One with full Knowledge of the Self’ and a Guru is immeasurable. An Atma Gnani is here for the sole purpose for you to attain liberation by acquiring the knowledge of the Self from Him. In contrast, a Guru is a guide or a teacher of a sort and exists to ... Views: 137
“In human life alone, one can experience the Soul [i.e. our real Self]. There is no other life form, not even that of the celestial beings, wherefrom we can attain the experience of the Self [Self-Realization]”These are the words of Param Pujya Dadabhagwan, an enlightened being.
The purpose ... Views: 111
What do you think the word ‘Self’ really means?
Does it refer to my personality? My body? my name? or something else?
Let’s analyze this a bit…
When I say, “This is my watch”, I am a separate entity and the watch is a separate entity, isn’t it? Similarly, “this is my body” implies I am ... Views: 196
Happiness, which, once it comes, is not followed by misery again, is called real happiness.
The happiness obtained from materialism is very temporary. Also, when things go above normal, material happiness feels like misery. Eg. eating mangoes makes you happy. But if your friend insists you eat ... Views: 120
In our day-to-day life, we complete the tasks we enjoy the most, neglecting the ones we do not enjoy which are actually important. It is a pattern of behaviour familiar to all of us and this is something that we have done many times.
Putting off dealing with important tasks can be very ... Views: 154
There are so many unimaginable things that happen in our life, and how many unexpected news we hear in life. For instance plane crashes, bombing, fire, earthquake, tsunami, etc. A person exists at one moment, and is no more in the next! Many meet death in accidents, while many die of hunger. ... Views: 152
The question of what happens to us after we pass away is perhaps the most wondered about and can never be answered. Fundamentally, it is about belief. Whilst we know for sure that after life there is death - however there are very different beliefs as to what happens to you once you leave this ... Views: 174
Oh! I had expectations from all corners of life!
•Expectation from self to do things in the best manner.
•Expectation from the loved ones to always be loving and supportive, and do things as I said.
•Expectation from the workplace to appreciate my work-performances.
•Expectation from ... Views: 140
Communication and mutual agreement between people of different age groups has become more difficult due to the generation gap. The new generation learns and matures at a quicker pace, given the exposure to social media and an overall increase in technology. As a result, parents, children, and ... Views: 168
An enlightened being, Param Pujya Dadabhagwan says, “Happiness begins from the moment you do something for others. When you give happiness to others, you will receive happiness. Whatever you give is what you get back - this is the law of Nature.” This world is in the form of an echo. Whatever ... Views: 174
Nature is not some entity!
It neither wants or desires anything, nor keeps any partiality or prejudice towards anyone. The natural process of so many circumstances coming together is Nature. When two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen come together, we automatically get water. This is the ... Views: 139
Seeing children play in the garden made me nostalgic for swinging on the swings, sliding on the slides, making sand castles, playing hide and seek, jumping ropes, running, falling, hurting knees, injuring elbows, blaming, fighting, then doing homework, and as Dad returns, jumping around the ... Views: 153
The body and mind are closely connected with each other and therefore they need to work together to bring about full efficiency in anything we do. So here are a few ways how we can increase the working power of our mind and make it fresh and disease-free:
A healthy body gives strength, ... Views: 186
The Soul means Self
You say, “I am John (the reader may insert his own name here)” However, John is the name of the body. Who are you in this? The Self is the Soul!
Where There Is Growth, Where There Is Feeling, There the Soul Exists
For instance, if you tie pulses in a wet cloth, they’ll ... Views: 283
No one truly likes to become angry, but it is an emotion that occurs all too often in marriages and indeed in most aspects of life. This emotion is similar to a fire. When one person gets angry, the effects of that anger soon spread to others. For the person who is the subject of the anger, they ... Views: 196
If everyone is becoming more spiritually conscious, know that the world is all set to soon become a haven better than heaven!!Spiritual Consciousness Means To Be Aware Of The Real Self.
All along, we have always believed ourselves to be the body or the name given to identify this body, and ... Views: 173
Everybody in this world is in search of peace, as there is so much of chaos & conflicts in almost everyone’s life. We need to find out the root causes behind them and how to solve the problems of disharmony and discords. No one ever perceives from the total perspective. People only see from the ... Views: 257
Akram Vignan, a spiritual science provides precise understanding of how karmas are bound and how they are shed:
The Soul is our real Self.
Although the Self is Soul, you claim that, “I am John. (the reader may insert his own name here).” Claiming yourself to be something that you are not, ... Views: 147
In today’s article, we touch upon a radical problem of ‘Intolerance and narrow-mindedness’ that prevails in a lot of our countries in this world, and which is dividing one human being from the other.
Countries that are overwhelmed with the idea that ‘their belief, religion, their colour, ... Views: 162
When we say, ‘A woman should be independent’, we expect her to be a strong, self-reliant and self-motivated person, who is clear in her thinking, and not caged in the limiting stereotype beliefs that normally hold back people from being their natural self.
To mention some of her obvious and ... Views: 145
‘I am better than you’ mindset is an outcome of the ego that wants to be superior to others and desperately wants to be ahead than the rest. Such ego develops with the help of an intellect that keeps comparing one’s self and competing with the people around him, and in the process collects ... Views: 254
It is said, “If you want to be happy, you need to be successful.” It is also said, “When you love someone, you feel happy when you see the person you love is happy.” Come, let’s verify these statements…
In today’s world, money is considered to be the biggest parameter of success. Almost ... Views: 137
Intuition is the direct light of the Soul.
When we have a problem or seem to be confused regarding some matter, while we are sitting silently and are in steadiness, all of a sudden we get a flash suggesting the path ahead. This is called intuition.
On our spiritual journey, depending on ... Views: 153
Everyone faces difficulties in life such as loss of job, loss of family member, ill-health, financial crisis etc.; we too would have faced many. But we may not have faced them with a positive thinking, as we usually get trapped into negative thoughts, the moment we come across any difficult ... Views: 163
What is destiny?
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says:
You cannot baselessly say, "It is destined." Nor can you baselessly say, "It is not destined." Saying so is a liability, it would be a fault! The outcome is in between 'it is destined’ and ‘it is not destined'. If the pocket gets picked even ... Views: 156
The origin of all thoughts, good or bad, lies in our past life. Our opinions given in past life create the thoughts that we get in this life.
How are thoughts generated?
•Every time we give a specific opinion, automatically atoms are attracted and get charged into our body accordingly.
•A ... Views: 183
There are six eternal elements in the Universe...
They are:
1.Soul,
2.Matter,
3.Space,
4.Time,
5.Motion,
6.Inertia.
The universe is filled with nothing but these six eternal elements.
The functions of the six elements...
Illustrating the function of each of these elements in ... Views: 153
People are in search for God because, they do not know really who is God and where exactly His real abode is. Some believe God exists in heaven while some believe He resides in temples or churches. And for many, He lives in their heart too.
But to reach God, first of all we ought to ... Views: 178
The world is in utter distress today, and if the young generation grows up to bring good relief and peace in this world, what an incredible achievement that would be, isn’t it?!
But while we are hoping the young generation to reach out to the world to make it a better place to live in, the ... Views: 169
A woman holds a prime position in every person’s life, for the care, the concern, the passion, the strength, sensitivity and support, and the love, energy and happiness that she brings in the relationship. She nurses children, protects the family, serves parents and supports her husband. A ... Views: 253
All of us would have surely faced difficult situations in life such as loss of job, loss of family member, ill-health, financial problems etc. But not all would have faced them looking at the positive side of it because one usually gets trapped by negative thoughts when one comes across ... Views: 171
1.No, no, we don’t have to get afraid of negative thoughts.
2.We do not have to come into any kind of suffering either, for it won’t help us get anywhere.
3.Rather we must maintain awareness when such thoughts arise.
4.The moment negative thought for some third person arises in our mind, we ... Views: 215
Undergoing a major breakup for a girl is like walking on fire! The pain, agony and loneliness that one feels is best understood by someone who has equally undergone the same feeling. Depending on how seriously you had taken the relationship, you feel that much miserable post breakup. Giving ... Views: 209
Immediately after a traumatic event, it is common for people to feel stunned and not being able to accept what has happened, as such events could arouse a lot of disturbing feelings in a person, giving rise to mixed emotions of stress, fear, anger and agitation. But things usually settle with ... Views: 431
If you feel the person and the relationship are right for you, the phase of recovery from depression should not be a deal-breaker. Everyone has some or the other kind of baggage that one brings along with one’s self; so don’t be too hard on yourself. To consider one’s self different and inferior ... Views: 221
The one most important piece of advice to give to anyone is: “Discover the real Self!”
All Lords, Spiritual Masters, Saints and great spiritual personalities in the world have emphasised on just one thing, and that is to ‘Know Thyself’; to arrive at the answer to the question, ‘Who am I?’
It ... Views: 129
The world is full of sensual pleasures. They grasp our attention, and once we indulge in them, we feel like we need more and more to be satisfied. Without them, we often feel tense and agitated, due to a craving for more.
Such worldly pleasures and attachments drive us away from spiritual ... Views: 145
The answer to this question varies from individual to individual, depending on the value that one assigns knowingly or unknowingly to a particular aspect of life. Our perception about how we look at life is what determines ‘what life is worth living’ in our eyes; it conveys the important reason ... Views: 132
There is much more to life than just living.
And one, who realises this, does maintain some particular aim in life. One strives hard to achieve that aim. And when the aim gets fulfilled, he experiences joy and satisfaction too. But no sooner one aim is achieved, one sets out setting another ... Views: 107
Many believe that a good sexual life leads to peace and happiness. But is this belief correct?
Do you know, in reality, sexual interaction is the primary reason for conflicts and unhappiness that couples have to endure in their married life? We get to understand this when Gnani, the ... Views: 212
The whole world is nothing but the principle of karma.
If there is no bad karma there is no disease, there is no suffering. Malnutrition, infections, abuses, poverty, and illiteracy - it all happens because of the bad karmas coming into effect.
Whatever comes our way is a result of our own ... Views: 208
Who can give? One who has it!!
So, one who has with Him Moksha, gives Moksha.
Moksha means the experience of freedom from sufferings. And it is Gnani, the Enlightened One, who gives Moksha to the people in this world. Let us try and understand how….
It is like if you want to experience ... Views: 247
Do you want to be a ‘better’ or the ‘best’ version? Everyone wants to be the best, of course!
You will be surprised to know, that by real fact, you are already the best. Indeed! Let me tell you how...
If asked, ‘who are you?’ you would say, “I am John. (The reader may insert his own name ... Views: 345
Depression can materialise at any time for anyone. All one needs to know is how to remove this depression when it shows its early symptoms, so that it does not do any harm to us and our relationship.
Fundamentally, the solution lies inside us. But if you are unable to find out how to get rid ... Views: 113