Nibbles

Kanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swami was camping in Guntur in Andhra. It was a rather sunny day and the heat was unbearable. Mahaswami uttered the following golden words “ Just
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Pamban Swamigal, a devotee of Lord Muruga,was a great Saint. He was a married man leading the life of a householder. Though a householder he practised deep sadhana every day, much to the
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To conquer the mighty maya, the scriptures talk of very arduous paths like Karma marga, Ashtanga Yoga and Jnana marga- all of which involve tremendous effort. The same can be easily achieved by
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Once a person asked Swami Ramdas, “ Swami, are you a realized soul or not? If you are a realized soul why do you continue to chant the divine name? Afterall the purpose of any sadhana is attainment
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Lakshmi Devi, the niece of Sri Ramakrishna, recounts the following incident. Once she went with Sri Saradadevi to serve lunch for Sri Ramakrishna. As they entered, they were shocked to see Sri
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Those who are born as personification of God (’deivaamsa’ — part incarnation) can marry only another with ‘deivaamsa’. If not, that marriage would be short lived. When his niece Lakshmi
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Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar used to chant Rama Nama every place and all times. Whatever temple it may be, he used to chant only the Ram Nam. Once he was sitting in a Ganesha temple as His lips were
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Saalokya, Saaroopya, Saameepya and Saayujya is generally explained as —- When a person worships [does upaasana of] a Deity he attains to the world/plane [loka] of that Deity. This is called
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In the Tamizh language we often use the adage ‘mookirku mel kopam’ (literally translates as ‘anger over the nose’), a connection is made between one’s quick-temper and the point on top of
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The country of Greece had many Jnanis (saints), as the people there had such spiritual inclination. Alexander desired to meet such a great Jnani in India. His minister searched and found one such
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When ‘RA- MA’ and ‘A’-‘U’-‘M’ pronounced, they sound similar. Rama Nama is considered equivalent to the Pranava Mantra. Rama Nama is accorded the same power and potency in Bhakti
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