Pujya Gurudev’s Daily Dose of Anecdotes
Swami Siddhananda Ji has been collecting, composing and publishing an anecdote a day for several years. Search the full text of every anecdote, not just the titles, by a word, a phrase or an anecdote number. Anecdotes with your exact phrase are listed first, then those with all your words, then those with some of them.
Q&A: Swamiji, who are you? I am you! - 10/20
…, calm, serene, single-pointed, and sincere. This is achieved through devotion and consequent surrender of one's actions at the altar of reverence. At this stage, the mind of the individual is ready for meditation. Q: What is the …
Knowing the Knower! – 5/5
…m aśhnāmi prayatātmanaḥ (Bhagavad-Gita - 9.26) Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, water - that I accept, offered by the pure-minded with devotion. So, the Lord says: patraṁ puṣhpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ - a leaf, a …
Thus Contemplate!
…ough the study of the scriptures, and feeling for God is increased by devotion. Study alone will never take you to the Truth, nor is feeling Truth sufficient for you to realize It. Alone, neither way is sufficient for realizing th…
Thus Contemplate!
…ough the study of the scriptures, and feeling for God is increased by devotion. Study alone will never take you to the Truth, nor is feeling Truth sufficient for you to realize It. Alone, neither way is sufficient for realizing th…
Success Is Sure For The Sincere!
…s upon that assures success. It is the quality, intensity, sincerity, devotion, understanding, and enthusiasm of heart with which one does the sadhana that will determine the true heights to which the student can rise in his self-…
I surrender myself to Thee and Thy Grace!
… feeling of total surrender, generated in this mental mood, is called devotion - true devotion of the heart. Relieving the mind from all its preoccupations with the endless worldly excitements, learn to contemplate upon the nature…
A Study In Sublime - 5/5
…ks of large-heartedness, let us offer our pranams, salutations, love, devotion, dedication, and Om!
A Study In Sublime - 4/5
… Vivekananda's courage, Tapovan Maharaja’s austerity, with Ramanuja's devotion and Madhwa's faith, with Ramakrishna's large-hearted tolerance and Ashoka's organizational efficiency he roams over the continents, dedicated totally, …
The Grace of the Teacher - 5/5
…of thinking and acting so that he will come to open his heart in true devotion to the inflow of the Lord's grace through the blessing of the great ones who are none other than Lord Narayana Himself. All that stands between him, as…
The Grace of the Teacher - 3/5
…ful at all times to all sincere and serious students. Developing True Devotion Nevertheless, by the grace of God alone, great souls are attained. (Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra - 40). Though the cultivation of devotion in the human he…
The Grace of the Teacher - 2/5
…teachers have advised seekers to remain where they are, and with true devotion progressively purify themselves, keeping constantly a deep and consistent inner demand for a teacher. To such a seeker living the honest life of spirit…
The Grace of the Teacher - 1/5
…n the heart of the student are answered in the following verses: Pure devotion is attained primarily through the grace of great souls and the divine grace (verse 38). Among early spiritual aspirants it is an endless controversy wh…
The Worker, The Work, The Field of Work
… pleasing my deity. I practice it in the laboratory, the mosque of my devotion. If I am a sportsman, sports are my object of worship, and the sports field my church. As a student, study is surely my goddess, and dedication to stud…
The Art of Love – 3/5
…rn. A true premī wants nothing back from Him. The very fulfillment of devotion is in the joy of devotion experienced by the devotee. Premā-bhakti asks for nothing: throats choked with emotion, hearts full of love, tears of joy tri…
The Art of Love – 2/5
…cted toward the Lord, the divine Essence in man, it is called bhakti (devotion). The premā type of love has been glorified in all theistic religions and great philosophies of the world. (Cont’d)
The Art of Love – 1/5
…gher love and the lower love. The higher love is called premā-bhakti (devotion), and the lower love is called Sneha (affection). In both premā and sneha, the emotion of love is the same. Only the love when directed to a ‘higher’ o…
How to Retain Godhood – 7/12
…assionate lust transforms itself by such a divine attitude, into pure devotion. The lustful love for the world of objects when turned sincerely toward Narayana is called devotion (bhakti). Those who are doing sadhana will understa…
The Essential Teacher!
…ternal Wisdom. Anyone who can elicit a continual feeling of faith and devotion in us is our guru. If we expect a guru to transform us to Godhood by a touch, we shall wait in vain. Self-redemption must come ultimately from ourselve…
Love ~ the Greatest Force - 2/2
…u expect others to serve or love you? Booted in love, spurred on with devotion, dressed in sympathy, riding on compassion, armed with understanding, wielding the might of faith, dash on in the world of beings and strive to save an…
Love ~ the Greatest Force - 1/2
…s the agitation in your mind. The higher love is called prema-bhakti (devotion), and the lower love is known as sneha (affection). In both prema and sneha the emotion of love is the same. However, when love is directed to a higher…
Hindu Votes Must Be Consolidated
…parties, caste, or creed in this matter but persons of character with devotion for the motherland and selfless service who pledge to safeguard the interests of Hindu society should get elected from each constituency. There can be …
Speaking Nothing but His Glories - 2/3
…nd joy. Prayer and surrender of ‘I’ and ‘I-want’ ideas at His feet in devotion are the only means. Where these two are not there, the individual comes to shine in his brilliant efficiency, in the outer world, and in his moral glow…
Speaking Nothing but His Glories - 1/3
…n the performance of your chosen profession; all these need the basic devotion to the Lord, who has provided you with your body-mind-intellect equipment and who is the sole enlivener for all their activities. You cannot perform yo…
To perform and fulfil your duties correctly - 1/3
…duties are to be undertaken and fulfilled with a sense of loyalty and devotion to the Lord, who in his great wisdom has placed you where you are in your exact circumstances. Duties towards the elders, are not only at home, but tow…
Spiritual Sadhana – 1/2
… Meditation becomes easy and very steady because of his true and deep devotion. In order to reach the top of a wall we must use a ladder. Walking up a ladder is not reaching up the wall - but at the end one must leave the ladder a…