by Satinder | Jun 30, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Keys to Ananda, Supreme Happiness! If you go looking for tranquility, you won’t find it. If your life embodies moral excellence, tranquility comes. If you seek tranquility, says Marcus Aurelius, do less. Santosh Yadav, the great Mountaineer, distinguishes between...
by Satinder | Oct 10, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
THE NATURE OF SELF-REALIZATION IN VEDĀNTA! In Vedānta, Self-Realization is an “understanding,” an “awareness” of that which is. It is our real nature—our real Self. How can that which alone is “real” be “real-ized” or made more real? It can only be...
by Satinder | Jul 2, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality |
Rain Bird, Chātak Pakshī, eagerly waiting to quench its thirst with the rain drops of Swāti Nakshatra The holy period of Chaturmaas in 2017 will commence from July 4 and come to an end on October 31. [Literally, four, chatur, months, maas] In most spiritual...
by Satinder | Jun 9, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Uncategorized |
What is the central theme of the Bhagavad Gītā ? There are several ways to approach this question. We present three perspectives as follows: Conjoining the last word of the last verse of the Gītā (18.78) मम (mama) with the first word of the first verse of the...
by Satinder | Sep 27, 2016 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Already, Always the Self! All states of mind come and go. No such thing as ‘permanent’ state of mind. Mind disappears daily during deep sleep. Thankfully, you don’t. Therefore, you are not the mind! When sleep gives way to the waking state, ‘Me’ and the ‘world’ appear...
by Satinder | Feb 29, 2016 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories, Who Am I? |
The Path. The Pointers. The Paradox After paradoxically searching for something which is essentially our very own nature (svarūpa) or trying to become what we already are, one gradually realizes that one needs to do very little in the realm of self-realization. ना...
by Satinder | Feb 9, 2016 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality |
LOVE: THE BEST MEDICINE! A wise physician once said the best medicine for humans is love. Someone asked, “What if it does not work?” The physician smiled and said, “Increase the dosage!” Grace Notes: Generally, when we hear the word love,...
by Satinder | Feb 8, 2016 | Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
LIFE LESSONS FROM FLUTE Rumi, a Persian poet, says that our greatest longing (arzou) is to return to our roots, to return home, to unite with the highest within. He opens his greatest masterpiece, Mathnawî-yé Ma`nawî, which means “Rhyming Couplets of Deep Spiritual...
by Satinder | Jan 30, 2016 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories, Who Am I?, Zen-Tao Wisdom |
WHAT IS THE INTEGRAL WAY? To study the teachings of the sages and seers; To dissolve all concepts of duality; To pour oneself out in service to others; and To remove all obstacles to understanding through inner cleansing! Practicing unconditional sincerity, humility,...
by Satinder | Dec 25, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality |
Thiruvalluvar Statue In Kanyakumari, this solitary Thiruvalluvar statue stands amidst the mighty sea, doing the udaghosha of the Absolute! The tip of peninsula where India’s land ends is the meeting place of three oceans: the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the...
by Satinder | Oct 25, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality
Conversations with a Tree! Today during morning walk, I paused near a wise old tree; It greeted me, as always, gently; Unassumingly with an inviting look! I have heard it whisper, as I pass by it, everyday: “I produce oxygen; What do you?” Today, there was urgency in...
by Satinder | Oct 13, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited |
Be Fully Present in the Now, right Now! No philosophy, no psychology, no system; just the infinite gratitude~ for the profound gift of Eternal Now! Do it 86,000 times a day, 31 million times a year, and a full 3,000 million times and you would have lived a fulfilled...
by Satinder | Oct 10, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
Peace All the Way! तूँ किओं डावें मसजिद मेरी, मैं किओं डावां मंदिर नूँ आजा दोवें बह के पढ़िये, इक दूजे दे अंदर नूँ ~बाबा बुल्ले शाह tū keon ḍhavein masajid merī, mai keon ḍhāvān mandir nū ājā dovein beha ke par̤hiye, ik dūje de andara nū Why should we demolish each...
by Satinder | Sep 5, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited, Quotable Quotes and Stories |
God’s 3 Answers to Your Prayers: 1. Yes. 2. Not Yet. 3. I have something better in mind for you. Footprints in the Sand One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I...
by Satinder | Aug 20, 2015 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited |
Be Good and Do Good! If you can dream it, you can do it, quipped Walt Disney. Like most one-liners, this too seems to be only partially true. The world is full of dreamers who seldom do much. Likewise, we have people who do all sorts of stuff, including that which...
by Satinder | Jul 17, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited |
The Latin phrase ‘Carpe Diem’ means “seize the day” or “enjoy the moment.” It really means enjoy the day today. Live a meaningful life today, and do not worry. No need to worry when you find joy and contentment through meaning and...
by Satinder | Jul 13, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited |
Listings and Web-links Satinder Dhiman, trans. (2014). Prashnōttarī (Santvānī). Answers to questions asked by spiritual aspirants to the founder-saint of ‘Mānav Sevā Sangh,’ Sant Pravar Brahmaleen Pujaypād Swāmī Shrī Sharnānandjī Mahārāj. ...
by Satinder | Jul 11, 2015 | Poetry Unlimited |
“तुलसी” ममता राम सौं, समता सब संसार राग ना रोष ना दोष दुःख, दास भये भव पार ~दोहावली 94 O Tulsi! Develop love for the Divine, and equanimity towards the world; Unattached, anger-free, unsullied, and without sorrow; the poor in spirit cross the ocean of...
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