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...ter, does not have any such relationship and such an interpretation is erroneous. Here, we should understand the meaning of Saraswati and what she stands for. Saraswati has for her vehicle the Hamsa (swan). This word Hamsa stands for So'ham or the taking in and giving out of the breath. Thus, what Brahma has handed over to Valmiki as a gift is the aspect of So'ham. You cannot get a word out without taking in a proper breath. Here breath is the carrier Hamsa, or the Swan, and who rides over it is Saraswati. This means that Brahma has given to Valmiki the aspect of So'ham or the breath which bri...

...y if it is in contact with water. If there is no water, even this seed will perish. In this context, Narada said that the human body must be regarded as a lotus. All texts and writings in relation to God will consist of a lotus, implying that such a text is a lotus coming out of a lake. The state of our mind is compared to a lake, which contains two swans represented by the aspects of So'ham. This sound of So'ham proclaims, “I am That,” and demonstrates the oneness of all creation. The swan always symbolises purity in our tradition and when we compare this aspect to that of So'ham, we wish to ...

...everes in spiritual enquiry with faith and devotion, he will definitely achieve his goal. But man does not strive to understand these concepts. He dedicates his life to mundane activities. He does not allot even a few moments to his eternal journey. This lack of shraddha is a disease. Shraddhavan Labhate Jnanam - One with shraddha acquires wisdom. Peace of Mind Man has no peace of mind, and he does not know why. Narada, son of Lord Brahma, an expert in the scriptures and a master of all sciences and arts, also lost his peace of mind once. He went to Sanatkumara and prayed, “Kindly explain to m...

...e the story of one individual who was a very learned man and who was himself a guru. His name is Uddalaka. He had a son by the name Swetaketu. This son, Swetaketu, made several attempts to get his education at the feet of his own father, Uddalaka. But the father did not agree to such a procedure. The reason for this is, for a son, who moves freely with his father, it is rather difficult for both himself and the father to deal with and abide by the right disciple and guru relationship. The son will always be in the idea that the teacher is his father and the concept of father and son will persi...

...he veins of everyone since ages, it is possible to have the harmonious coexistence of many faiths and beliefs, which is the ideal type of Universal Religion. Those who can heroically put their faith into daily living can accomplish this “togetherness” in the human community. Togetherness or Union can be established between one’s outer behavior and inner nature. The sadhaka (aspirant for spiritual progress), intent on the path of prema, can strive for Union between himself and the embodiment of prema, namely, God. The Vedantin can achieve the Union of all that IS in the one concept of God. The ...

...me and power. But when he steps down from that post, no one will care for him. Upanishads Proclaim the Real Nature of Man What is the true nature of man? A term for man in Sanskrit is Nara. Nara means Atma (the Self). The five elements have come from Atma. They are called Naaraam. The term Narayana has come from this. Nara does not refer to the physical form of a human being. He is the Atma and should behave in keeping with his reality. A man without human qualities is like a flower without smell, a fruit without juice, and a cow that cannot give milk. The Upanishads explain this truth. They s...

... next, sustains life. Without air, life is impossible. The breathing process consists of inhalation and exhalation, symbolised by so'ham. So is associated with inhalation and ham with exhalation. Since we take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide, so is associated with the life-giving oxygen and ham with the contaminant carbon dioxide. What is the inner meaning of the breathing process? Simply that we have to take in what is good and give up what is bad. This is the lesson that the element air conveys to us 21,600 times a day, through the so'ham principle. The body too takes in food and expel...

...ome, but had sent a messenger to console them. Sinking in disappointment, they fell on the ground. At that time, Uddhava came out and wanted to give them news of Krishna. Since the gopikas had totally surrendered themselves to Krishna, they were not in the habit of looking at or talking to a stranger. Their minds did not agree to a direct conversation with Uddhava. They took a bee as an intermediary and they talked to Uddhava through the bee. The word ‘bhramara’ is a Sanskrit word for bee and this episode is known as Bhramara-gita. Uddhava tried to explain to the gopikas that Krishna is God Hi...

... mantra which is sacred and permanent. The inner meaning of this word is that bhoomi is born in the form of the Mantras and the Brahmanas. This is the reason why the Shastras have been creating three different aspects—mantra, yantra and tantra in man. The yantra is the body itself, the mantra is the breath which we take in and give out, and the tantra is the heart inside. We must understand how one’s breath itself becomes mantra. It is so because we have the word So'ham in the breath itself and when we inhale and exhale the breath we continuously utter the word So'ham. This word So'ham means “...

...to recognize it, he may create some crude form and consider it as the Divine in his delusion. Today one can give an amazing scientific discourse on the world, society, and many other things. One may appear logically convincing. He may even expound in different ways the nature of the Divine in human form. All these are, however, only products of the imagination and not the truth. An eloquent pundit may attempt to describe the Divine, but no one has known or can know the true nature of the Divine in its fullness. Man alone can know the Divine in human form. No one else can see it or explain it i...