Modern science has been talking about evolution and its many aspects ever since Charles Darwin published his paradigm altering book On the Origin of Species in 1859. In this book, he has talked about how living beings evolve over time by the process of natural selection. One of the most ... Views: 468
Our ancient scriptures and the great works of some highly spiritual Saints help us gain very good insight on the path of enquiry of the Real Self. The teachings of the Enlightened Masters further uplift our consciousness so that we can be better equipped to know the real Self.
But what about ... Views: 468
Every Life Is Connected To Its Previous Life
The seeds of karma are sown in the past life, and they bear fruits in this life. So, whatever we are experiencing in our life today is nothing but the result of our past life karma. This is the reason why the past life karma has so much of ... Views: 468
Life is not meant to be a smooth ride, always! Each joy is followed by sorrow and each obstacle by success. How our lives actually play out to be is dependent more so on how we choose to tackle the different phases of our life; how soon we are ready to give in and accept defeat or how far we ... Views: 467
There are people in this world who do not believe in rebirth. Their belief is that when they die it is the end of the story; there is no life after life and therefore they do not accept reincarnation.
There are others who, whether or not they understand reincarnation, they do believe in it. ... Views: 467
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: 466
We are all aware of the ill effects of negativity in our lives. We become pessimistic in our thoughts, antagonistic and unenthusiastic in our speech and our actions invariably reinforce our bleak view of things. Whilst this can occur consciously, this negative state of mind may well be ... Views: 466
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: 466
The quest for happiness is the one that everyone strives for. Whilst there is an abundance of literature on how to achieve this happiness, the fundamental key lies in recognizing that to achieve happiness you should strive not to cause unhappiness to others. In short, the laws of nature are such ... Views: 465
The joy that we feel seeing the happiness of other beings is the pure joy unadulterated by self-interest. Feeling pleased at other's happiness is a great virtue!
On the other hand, the joy one feels while seeing others fail, suffer or get hurt; the sadistic pleasure one takes when something ... Views: 464
Clashes and conflicts arise on a daily basis regardless of how extreme or minor the conflict may be. However, the best thing and most effective thing to do is to be able to avoid bringing them up or feeding the clash even further. On a spiritual level, truly avoiding conflicts can restore ... Views: 464
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: 464
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: 464
You are alone only when you think yourself to be alone.
“There cannot be any time, situation or circumstance that can depress You”-Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan
So, listed below are some of the solutions that I have learnt from www.dadabhagwan.org and which I’m sure shall prove useful to you, not ... Views: 463
While everyone overthinks in certain situations once in a while, some of us are tormented by a constant barrage of thoughts all the time. Persistent overthinkers keep rethinking conversations, events or situations that have happened or may happen.
When you overthink, your judgments get ... Views: 463
Generally, our feeling is that spirituality is all about renouncing, isn’t it?
We have to abandon our family, leave all our worldly comforts and pleasures, sacrifice tasty food and do fasting, and do hard penance and meditation, to grow on given spiritual path.
But what if you are not ... Views: 462
Mantra:
Mantra is a means to still the mind. It protects the mind by making it calm and quiet. Whenever some problem comes in life, our mind gets upset, “What will happen? What will happen of this, of that?” At that time, if you chant mantra, it stabilizes your mind. Thus, mantra gives peace ... Views: 462
The reason why people prefer material riches over spiritual wealth is because they believe that happiness lies there.
When one sees and reads through numerous social media platforms on how those with materialistic riches are living and enjoying their wealthy lifestyle, one starts to dream of ... Views: 462
Do you know when is one really said to be alone?...
When one thinks only about one’s own self!
When we think only about our self, when we live only for our self, we cannot see anyone else other than our own self. And therefore, no matter how many people are along with us, but we are actually ... Views: 461
When one’s intentions in life are wrong, one attains a lower life form, and when one’s intentions are noble or good, one attains a higher life form!
A person who:
1.Commits actions that cause unimaginable damage to others such as setting fire to people’s houses, or burning people alive, ... Views: 461
What is Moksha?
Moksha means absolute freedom!
If someone scolds or abuses you, would you feel some suffering? That’s called bondage. When someone borrows some money from us and later doesn’t return it to us, we feel miserable, isn’t it? That again is bondage. If some death, accident or ... Views: 461
It would be certainly unfair if that was really the case. However Nature is always just and fair; it never makes one suffer on account (karmic) of others.
Everything that comes to us is our own doing, good or bad.When asked to Param Pujya Dadashri, “Can a person be punished or held liable ... Views: 459
Why do you identify yourself with the mind and body?
“Due to wrong belief”, says Pujya Deepakbhai, an enlightened being!
While explaining this aspect in a very simple and beautiful way, he further elaborates,
“It is by wrong belief that you feel oneness with Claudet (you may insert your ... Views: 459
We currently live in a time period referred to as the 5th era, also known as Displeasing era. In this era, you observe that most people are in displeasure of one kind or the other. And principally, any person who is in displeasure will spread only displeasure in his surrounding. Hence, it ... Views: 458
Having a living Master to guide us on the path to enlightenment - what else could one ask for?! It is one of the highest blessings for any living being, and more so human beings, to meet a real Spiritual Master in their life! A real master is the pure vehicle through which we can connect with ... Views: 458
There are two ways we learn things in life:
one is by obtaining information, which is a theoretical way, and
the other is by experience, that’s the practical way.
The mother may constantly teach, and at times, even yell at her baby for playing with fire. However, the baby learns the dangers ... Views: 458
This indeed is a puzzling question. The sooner we get clarity on this, the better it is for us on the way forward.
You are right in saying that life is pre-destined based on our karmas brought forth from our past life. However, there are a couple of other arguments too that ought to be ... Views: 458
Humans are social animals that have colonized and evolved in communities for the social warmth and well being. Social relationships are a foundation to mutual growth and dependence for basic needs providing inner satisfaction. However, there are many people out there who live alone and are quite ... Views: 457
This human life is a turning point. It carries tremendous responsibility and liability. It is only through the human life-form that one is degraded or diverted to other life-forms. From here, Soul encounters four diversions into infernal, animal, human or celestial existence.
After acquiring ... Views: 457
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: 457
Is it worth entering the ‘Racecourse’?
From the moment we begin to comprehend the world irrespective of where we are born or live, we consciously or subconsciously compete. We experience competition in every aspect of our lives – at work, school, college and even in our homes.
We ... Views: 456
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: 456
Everyone has a wish to make the best of his life! You too have a similar aim, don’t you?
So are you decided, what do you want to do with your life?
Not yet?! Then, come let us try together and figure it out, today...
Step 1: Identify what you want to be best at?
This will tell you what ... Views: 456
Majority of us cannot recall our past births. Given this fact, it could lead one to think that why at all should one bother for moksha then? And given such a situation, is moksha excessively overrated?
The answer is a resounding NO!
Moksha means complete and permanent freedom from the cycle ... Views: 455
The world is battling with a virus that is spreading rapidly, and because of which we are having to face various challenges in every facet of our life. In such a situation, one’s intellect could come up with a question like, 'Is this virus a punishment from God?' So, let’s explore and find out ... Views: 455
Saint Kabir defines love as: ‘That which increases one moment and decreases the next is not love. That which resides in the heart and remains the same is real love.’
Real love never increases or decreases
Love between two people will decrease if one becomes angry with the other and they ... Views: 455
Over the last few months, life has changed for everyone worldwide, due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
There has been an overwhelming feeling of uncertainty as the lockdown has put a hold on everything, right from personal to social and to work life too. Given the level of ambiguity and ... Views: 454
Diwali is coming and the world around is all set to welcome it with a new zest. It is the biggest festival, celebrated and considered auspicious by people, across various castes and religions. Rows full of lamps are lit that display and communicate vibrancy. The lamps symbolically indicate that ... Views: 453
To live a life, we all need money, which can help us gather goods to fulfill our basic necessities. So we set out in search of some job or service to earn some money for ourselves and our family; and we make a living from whatever money we get. This is a very basic, standard and an ordinary fact ... Views: 453
We have all heard the phrase that every cloud has a silver lining. That is definitely true about the fast and competitive pace of current times. Every-day stress and pressure make us more conscious about our physical, mental and spiritual health to balance our personal and professional lives and ... Views: 453
The worldly life, at every step, presents us with many tempting and lucrative goals that we consider very important in life; and therefore sincerely work towards and strive for it, sometimes out of need, sometimes out of want. For example - a loving family, a good house, stable income, lot of ... Views: 453
What are the signs of a person who has Self-realized God?
A person is said to have Self-Realized when he realizes that the Self i.e. the real ‘I’ is the Supreme Soul (Parmatma / God), and not the body or the name that the world identifies himself to be.’ A Self-Realized being has attained this ... Views: 453
Yes of-course. It’s a law that is universally applicable forever!
The Enlightened One explains to us how the science of karma operates:
In this world, through the media - the TV channels or newspapers, we see so many bad things happening in this world. And we generally end up blaming someone ... Views: 452
If you use the smartphone to support your spiritual efforts then this technology is indeed very helpful. However, if you misuse or watch inappropriate things, or over-communicate with others, or play games with addiction, then this technology will eventually destruct your mental composure and ... Views: 452
To realize an addiction as one is the greatest thing ever! Addiction makes us dependent and poses a hindrance in achieving our goals. Hence, addiction is best when quit, especially if that is of alcohol.
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an Enlightened being, tells us that ‘to realize that an ... Views: 452
If the situation really demands it i.e. one is indeed in an extremely miserable condition of some kind Eg. If a woman’s husband is alcoholic, he doesn't earn anything; on the contrary, he spends off all the money that she brings home, and over and above physically tortures her - in any such ... Views: 452
There are two aspects to this:
One is the physical separation that happens between people, owing to compelling circumstances, although the love for each other has not reduced; and
The other, when people separate due to difference of opinions or selfishness.
In the first case, Param Pujya ... Views: 452
The reason behind the age-old traditional belief that ‘the black cat crossing one’s path brings lot of bad luck’ is kind of unknown. There are few who say, it’s because cat is considered to be similar to witches - clever, agile creatures imbibed with an evil. However, the belief related to cats ... Views: 451
Yes, spirituality can certainly reduce anxiety and improve your life. Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry or fear. It is natural to experience an element of anxiety now and then. But when it becomes the norm and begins to affect the smooth functioning of our day-to-day life and our ... Views: 450
Positive thinking means to think straight, regarding any matter. The straightforward thinking conserves our energy in a big way for it does not get wasted in futile efforts unnecessarily. Moreover, it generates positive energy which is integral to our everyday life as it brings happiness and ... Views: 450