Rare Devotional Articles

In this age of Kaliyuga there is no other religion than glorifiying the Lord by utterance of His holy name, and that is the injunction of all the revealed scriptures.

I can cheat others, commit theft, and hide myself, thereby saving myself from punishment of the state law, but I cannot save myself from the superior law, the law of nature. It is very difficult. There are so many witnesses. The daylight is witness, the moonlight is witness, and GOD is the supreme witness.

Butter may be churned out of water or oil be extracted out of sand, but without the practice of Bhajan none can cross the ocean of existence; this truth is unshakeable. By: Sant Tulsidas (Ramayan)

It is a great privilege to write on any religious festivity and especially so on the extremely important and significant Festival of Lights – Divali. Much has already been written on the origin and significance of Divali. It is, therefore, a very useful and necessary exercise for us to examine and to try and comprehend

Divali was at first a festival of the Vaishas, but has now become a festival for all. It is today celebrated very elaborately throughout the world. Divali started many thousands of years ago at the end of harvesting time. That was before winter started, all crops were gathered by the farmers so that the provision

The stupid man thinks he is the body, the book-learned man identifies himself with the mixture of body and soul, while the great man possessed of Realisation due to discrimination, looks upon the eternal Atman as his Self, and thinks, “I am Brahman.” Sloka No.160 from Vivekachudamani by Sri Sankaracharya

O foolish one, cease to identify thyself with this bundle of skin, flesh, fat, bones and filth, and identify thyself instead with the Absolute Brahman, the Self of all, and thus attain to supreme Peace. Sloka No.161 from Vivekachudamani by Sri Sankaracharya

The man who cannot write even his own name can be perfectly religious, and the man with all the libraries of the world in his head may fail to be. Learning is not a condition of spiritual growth. By: Swami Vivekananda

Where is fate, and who is fate? We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise. We make our own destiny By: Swami Vivekananda

Bhajan must be a felt experience. Do not sing with one eye on the effect the song makes on the listeners and the other on the effect it makes on God. Let your heart pine for God; Then raga and tala will automatically be pleasant and correct. By: Sri Satya Sai Baba