Prema Vāṇī for the Day

Meditation

Meditation and one-pointedness.

  1. 3 August 2026The Vessel Must Be PureThe first step on the path of spirituality is the acquisition of anasuya or freedom from envy, jealousy, malice and covetousness.From Summer Showers, June 1979, chapter 26
  2. 31 July 2026There IsWhere there is the feeling of absence, the truth of presence is also there.From Swami’s discourse of 7 July 1996
  3. 10 July 2026Eating the Old HarvestDo not grieve that the Lord is testing you and putting you to the ordeal of undergoing them.From Swami’s discourse of February 1963
  4. 24 June 2026The Flower, the Fruit and the Pain of SeparationThere is no fruit without a flower, and there can be no devotion with karma.From Swami’s discourse of 5 April 1981
  5. 4 June 2026The Silence Between the Tick and the TockMan has two essential organs: the head and the heart.From Swami’s discourse of 15 April 1995
  6. 31 May 2026Feasting on GodDiscipline must be followed while practising dhyanam (meditation).From Dhyana Vahini, chapter 14
  7. 21 May 2026Comparisons Are OdiousPride, conceit, passionate (rajasik) exhibition of one’s superiority, anger, craving to know unsubstantiated details of strengths and weaknesses of others, trickery—all these are obstacles in the path of meditation (dhyanam).From Dhyana Vahini, chapter 14
  8. 7 May 2026The Pause Between the TicksThe mind is prone to gathering experiences and storing them in the memory.From Swami’s discourse of 8 January 1983
  9. 14 August 2025The Car We Never Got IntoIf anybody accosts a person and asks him, “Who are you?”, out of his identification with the body, he gives his name in reply.From Swami’s discourse of 23 August 1995
  10. 13 August 2025The Purpose for Which You Have ComeWhy have you come such long distances, braving all the expenses and troubles of the journey?From Swami’s discourse of 4 March 1970
  11. 10 August 2025Look Where the Finger PointsGayatri is pervading everywhere.From Swami’s discourse of 6 May 1995
  12. 11 July 2025Brahman Is Found in SocietyThere are two kinds of knowledge which man can seek in his quest for happiness.From Swami’s discourse of 24 July 1983

Swami’s discourses on Meditation