Once, during the mid-eighties, Kanchipuram Mahaswamiji Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji (Maha Periyava) desired to see Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar and invited him through a personal attendant.
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Nibbles
Doubt cleared
Once, a group of musicians and scholars set out to engrave all the Kritis of Sri Thiyagaraja Swamigal in his Samadhi. Towards this goal, they were collecting and analyzing the Saint’s works. In one
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Maha Periyaval’s advice
Kanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji’s advice to Paul Brunton was, “ Be humble! You will find what you
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Dharma
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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The virtue of truthfulness
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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Security
Once a devotee approached Kanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra saraswathi swami and told ” Swami! I feel very insecure in life. I have no “Paadhukaapu” (security)” The great Sage of Kanchi
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Simple means to the end
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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Greatest enemy
The greatest enemy as far as liberation is concerned is body- consciousness – attachment to the physical body. Diseases, insults and abuses are enemies of the physical body. Logically, the
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River and the sea
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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Aid en-route
The plantain leaf that is used as a plate to take a meal is cleaned and taken care of only as long as the meal is taken. Once the meal is done, the leaf-plate is discarded. Similarly the physical
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Thakur’s Bhava
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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Madhura Vani: Mahans and Messengers
Mahatma’s have made messengers out of clouds, birds, oceans and mountains! In Krishna Karnamrita, Shri Leela Shuka prays to the flute of Lord krishna “Oh flute! The knower of the taste of the
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