Wisdom
Wisdom and right discrimination.
- 17 September 2026From the Flower to the Ripe FruitWhat is the aim of human life?
- 13 September 2026Gaṇeśa Is Your Own IntellectWhat is the esoteric meaning of Ganesha's elephant head?
- 14 August 2026Understanding Before PracticePeople who go about this land will notice the large concourses that attend temples, partake in bhajan and namasankirtan where the glory of God is sung with demonstrative enthusiasm, and mill around venerable personalities who preach and teach the ways of God, and they infer that this is a sacred land full of pious individuals who tread the pilgrim path to Divinity.
- 4 August 2026The Proof of His DivinityWhen a dumb person eats a sweet dish, he can only experience its sweetness but cannot express it in words.
- 1 July 2026Two Kinds of Knowledge, and the Practice of BothThere are two types of knowledge which man needs to acquire.
- 29 June 2026The Scholar, the Jñānī and the Treasure to CherishOne who pursues knowledge in the world may be a student or a scholar.
- 3 May 2026The Stone in the LakeA resolution adopted by the mind is like a stone thrown into a lake.
- 1 April 2026The Torch of DiscriminationPashyanapicha Na Pashyati Mudho (he is a fool who sees, yet does not recognise the reality).
- 16 September 2025The Fire That RisesWhere there is care and where there is a desire to learn with attention, wisdom will appear.
- 11 September 2025The Misery of IgnoranceWhether he be a king, a farmer, a millionaire or a pauper, everyone has to face five types of kleshas (miseries).
- 29 August 2025The Ganeśa WithinGanapati is not only the lord of various activities but is the presiding deity for all auspicious functions.
- 25 August 2025Not in Quest of FoodSome argue that man is born just for the gratification of his senses.
- 20 August 2025The Lamp of WisdomPrior to the commencement of this meeting, the jyoti (sacred lamp) was lit by Swami.
- 11 July 2025Brahman Is Found in SocietyThere are two kinds of knowledge which man can seek in his quest for happiness.
- 30 April 2025Not Karma but KāmaKama, the God of lust, is responsible for our birth; and Kala, the God of time, is responsible for our death.
- 15 April 2025Two Lessons in the Curriculum of the WorldYou proceed from ‘death’ to ‘life’ and from ‘illness’ to ‘health’ by the experience of the buffetings of the world.
- 11 April 2025The Five DsThe body is the temple of God; He is resident in the heart; buddhi (intelligence) is the lamp lit in that altar; now, every gust of wind that blows through the windows of the senses affects the flame of the lamp and dulls its light, threatening even to put it out.