Columns by Devotees

The Curse of a Brahma Jnani

The curse of a Brahma Jnani is indeed very powerful. When the Lord wishes to destroy something that is under His own protection, He accomplishes it only by means of a curse from the mouth of a
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An ancient ‘Tom and Jerry’ story

Our actions are guided by our thoughts and the thoughts by Values, Values in turn by our principles. The wise clearly understand this and they choose carefully and intelligently. Every choice is
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The Protector

This week we present another profound story from the Mahabharatha. Sri Bheesmacharya tells Dharmaputra, the need to protect those who want to protect us! This tale has so much to teach on the
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 17

While in Premika Bhavanam, Sri Swamiji usually sits in a corner of His room for meditation. A photo of Sri Premika Varadan is placed just by the side of where Sri Swamiji usually sits. Even on days
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 48

Faith is the greatest wealth, our scriptures say. When one has unwavering faith on the Lord or the Sadguru, it is the duty of the Lord or the Sadguru to save the devotee from any crisis he may be
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 49

The Madhurapuri Ashram houses a Sama Veda and Yagur Veda Patashala, where a number of young boys study as resident students. Like any other school, every year, during summer, the students get
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 50

Darshanaad eva saadavah’ – says Srimad Bhagavatam. Merely having the darshan of a Mahatma will suffice for one. It will usher in all the auspiciousness in his life that will solve his
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 51

In the life of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, we come across incidents when Sri Ramakrishna himself says that he is able to see through the person in front of him, just like one would see everything
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 52

A few days back Sri Swamiji was talking with a devotee. The devotee was asking Sri Swamiji in these lines, ‘Why is it that you keep telling about the worship of Sri Krishna only and not other
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 53

The qualities of a Guru are described in detail in all our scriptures. However, nowhere in our scriptures has there been a mention of the requisite qualities/standards of a disciple in order to be a
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Fond memories of bliss – Part 54

Sri Venkatesan Gurumurthy is an ardent devotee of Sri Swamiji. Just like Sri Venkatesan, his parents are also ardently devoted to Sri Swamiji. In July 2010, his parents undertook a pilgrimage to
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Suno! Suno! Sadhuji! – 1

The Preceptor Sixteen year old Sadhana was sitting in the backyard seriously trying to mould some clay. Kirtana, Sadhana’s Mother, came up to her and asked, “Sadhana! What are you trying to
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