कहत कबीर ३६

सतगुरु दीनदयाल हैं, दया करी मोहि आय । ///// सिख तो ऐसा चाहिए, गुरु को सब कुछ देय। कबीरदासजी संत कहे जाते हैं, पर इनके विचारों और रचनाओं का क्षेत्र केवल धर्म, अध्यात्म, चिंतन और भजन नहीं है। उन्होंने सांसारिक जीवन — व्यक्ति के चरित्र और व्यवहार; समाज की प्रचलित प्रथाओं, व्यवहारों और अंधविश्वासों; समाज […]

Thus Spake Kabeer 36

Kabeerdaas ji is categorized as a saint but his thoughts and compositions are not confined to religion, spirituality, meditation and bhajans alone. He also deals with worldly life – the character and behaviour of individuals; practices (and malpractices) rampant in society; evils of caste system which divides people into ‘high’ and ‘low’ classes, etc. He […]

The Bhagwad Gita — Essence

Essence The Bhagwad Gita Essence Sanjay Mehta Bhagwad Gita is a well-known Hindu spiritual text.  It is universally accepted, not just for its sanctity, but also as a guide in our day-to-day lives.  It is essentially “a handbook of life.”  Life messages from the Bhagwad Gita, such as “For the upliftment of the society (lok-sangrah) […]

The Bhagwad Gita — Chapter 18

मोक्ष सन्यास योग Moksha Sanyaas Yoga The Bhagwad Gita Chapter 18 Sanjay Mehta मोक्ष सन्यास योग Moksha Sanyaas Yoga This chapter is a summary of Bhagwad Gita. First six chapters talk about  who am I.  I am the Self and not the body, the mind, or the intellect.  We have wrongly identified ourselves with Body-Mind […]

The Bhagwad Gita — Chapter 17

The Bhagwad Gita Chapter 17 Sanjay Mehta श्रद्धा त्रय विभाग योग Yog of the Divisionof the Threefold Faith Shraddha is loosely translated to faith in English.  Shraddha is a firm conviction in the words of Shaastra and Guru/Aachaarya. Shraddha allows not only to know and appreciate the shaastra but also absorb ad assimilate their teachings.  […]

Busy life

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. — Socrates उस ख़ालीपन से सावधान रहिए जो व्यस्तता आपके जीवन में ले आती है । — सुकरात Image Credit: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia

सार्वभौमिक धर्म

Read in English प्रत्येक आत्मा संभावित रूप से दिव्य है। लक्ष्य है, बाहरी और आंतरिक प्रकृति को नियंत्रित करके इस दिव्यता को प्रकट करना । इसे या तो काम या पूजा या मानसिक नियंत्रण या दर्शन द्वारा करें – इनमें से एक या अधिक या सभी के द्वारा – और मुक्त रहें। यही पूरा धर्म […]

Life Lesson (3)

They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed. — Gautam Buddha जीवन के सबक (३) जो चुप रहते हैं उनकी निंदा होती है; जो बहुत बोलते हैं उनकी भी निंदा होती है; जो नपा […]

Universal Religion

हिन्दी में पढ़िये Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work or worship or psychic control or philosophy – by one or more or all of these – and be free. This is the whole religion. Doctrines or dogmas […]

The Bhagwad Gita — Chapter 16

The Bhagwad Gita Chapter 16 Sanjay Mehta दैवासुर सम्पदा विभाग Yog of Division betweenthe Divine and theDemonical Properties In Chapter 14, Bgagwan explained that the three Guna-s (tendencies) namely Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic, which are born out of Prakrity, bind the individual. This chapter defines divine (Daivik) qualities and not-divine(Asuri) dispositions. Divine qualities are belpful […]