Winning release from Maya (Part 1/3)

If you can only manage to give up subservience to the great attributes of Maya, which are kam, krodh, lobh-passion (lust), anger and greed-you […]

On sanskaras – The Creation, Cutting Up, and Destruction – Part 4/4

Thus by renouncing everything, surrendering heart and soul to their Guru, and remaining constantly in his sahavas, the bhaktas are enabled to perform the […]

On sanskaras – The Creation, Cutting Up, and Destruction – Part 3/4

 

 

And who has the greatest quantity of sanskaras? Sinners! It is for this very reason—to destroy the largest stores of […]

On sanskaras – The Creation, Cutting Up, and Destruction – Part 2/4

 

The Four Yogas There are four kinds of yoga—karma, bhakti, raj, and Jnan. But the essential and principal first condition of every yoga […]

On sanskaras – The Creation, Cutting Up, and Destruction – Part 1/4

 

 

A man’s—a human being’s—every thought, word, and action is liable to and actually creates sanskaras. Good thoughts, words, and deeds […]

Regarding Sanskaras – Part-2/2

Or to evoke still another figure: suppose you hold an umbrella over your head and then proceed to shout aloud, “Oh, where […]

Regarding Sanskaras – Part-1/2

Sanskaras pose the greatest of hindrances to progress on the path. A huge heap of sanskaras stands behind every soul, […]

Bhakti, Karma, and Jnan Marg – Part-2/2

He who advances by the karma marg proceeds along the same basic lines as delineated above, with one difference: on the astral […]

Bhakti, Karma, and Jnan Marg – Part-1/2

At 2 p.m. Shri called the mandali and inquired, “Which is worst jail in India?” Some replied, Sabarmati in Gujarat, others said […]

The Path of Truth is Not a Bed of Roses – Part-4 (Final)

To contemplate the terrible trials that the Guru brings to bear would make even the staunchest of heroes turn tail and run […]