Entries from January 2009

January 28, 2009

Sleep of the Father

Q&A with Mohanji

The father is sleeping. Sleeping in absolute awareness. In His sleep, there are no dreams. There is only awareness. Everything happens within his realm of sleep. There is nothing beyond his realm of sleep. Everything is within. There is nothing external.
The son also sleeps. He never interferes with anything. In his blissful sleep, [...]

January 24, 2009

A Philanthropist speaks – Sudha Murthy

Thanks to citrisuc

“Engage yourselves in service activity. Consider social service as service to God. This is the best way to earn God’s Love. Love all and serve all. Your entire life will be sanctified thereby.” – Sathya Sai Baba
There are speeches and then there are speeches that touch your heart. I [...]

January 20, 2009

Telugu @ Harvard

 

దేశ భాశల౦దు తెలుగు లెస్స‌
A few weeks back I happened to drag myself (and a friend) to attend a talk on Telugu and its literature organized by the Sanskrit Dept. at Harvard University. It was a very well presented talk by Dr.  G.V.R.K. Sharma who is medical doctor from Harvard Medical School. I was very impressed [...]

January 20, 2009

Obamania

He gives me the chills! What a wonderful inspiring speech relevant to everyone on this planet not just Americans. Yes we can!!

January 10, 2009

Carnatic Music at Wesleyan University

Not a single apaswaram. Extraordinary performance!! Virtuosity beyond par from American students at Wesleyan University.

January 10, 2009

Morality

(Q&A with Mohanji)

I always believed that masters should set standards in morality. Sree Krishna is said to have had 16008 wives. Jesus is accused of having an affair with Mary Magdelene.  If he did like that, can we blame regular human beings like us having more than one wife?
 
HA HA. I liked this [...]

January 7, 2009

Anxiety

(Q&A with Mohanji)

Anxieties are not going away. Fears are increasing. Times seem to be bad. Please help.It is essential to understand the situation fully in order to overcome it. Walking the path, you must. I shall explain an average human existence: A soul takes birth as a human body (in this story – as [...]

January 7, 2009

Enlightenment

(Q&A with Mohanji)

Does enlightenment mean giving up everything?
No. Enlightenment means giving in to everything in perfect equanimity. Nothing affects you anymore. Giving up is renunciation. That too, if you give up consciously, while the desire still exists in your sub-conscious, will not work. You have to exhaust your desires and evolve further. Then it will [...]

January 3, 2009

Introduction to Sri Vidya

I try to do the Khadgamala Stotram regularly and of late I have been fascinated with how the different Khadgamala Devis are placed on the Sri Chakra and the reasoning behind it. This lead me to two books on an introduction to Sri Vidya tradition. Both are not easy reads, infact they are heavy and [...]