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Swamiji stresses the point that a seeker must make it a habit of being attentive about the mind and its functions by looking into his own thought patterns. By focusing more and more on the Mantra, one can avoid unnecessary and distracting thoughts. The Mantra is the means to access the mind and to make it qualitative. Mantra means thinking and directing the mind through an optional thought. Mantra...

Non-expectation is the hallmark of true seeking on the spiritual path. There is no goal to achieve, only to realize one’s identity. In that, is there any expectation required – in meditation or elsewhere? Swamiji explains this subtle point in detail. Slokas chanted in the track प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥ (Bhagavad Gita 6.27) शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्...

Swamiji delves into the subject of meditation, explaining what it is, and what its purpose is. PR 05 Aug 2012

By slowing down the thought process, one is able to see that which became the thinker and the thought. This subtlety of the inside consciousness can be known only by one when one is sufficiently enquiring, that is, he is a seeker. Slokas chanted in the track अतीव सूक्ष्मं परमात्मतत्त्वं न स्थूलदृष्ट्या प्रतिपत्तुमर्हति । समाधिनात्यन्तसुसूक्ष्मवृत्या ज्ञातव्यमार्यैरतिशुद्धबुद्धिभिः ॥ (Vivekachudama...

Meditation is always a mento-intellectual pursuit. Swamiji explains the technique of meditation in this talk, particularly how to deal with thoughts and desires. Ultimately, one goes to the very source of the mind and thought, resulting in a natural bliss. Slokas chanted in the track: अस्ति स्वस्त्ययनं समस्तजगतामभ्यस्तलक्ष्मीस्तनं वस्तु ध्वस्तरजस्तमोभिरनिशं न्यस्तं पुरस्तादिव। (Sri Krishna Karnamr...

In this talk, Swamiji explains the process and aim of meditation. The world is nothing but a reflection in the mind. Once the mind is thought-free, the worldly impacts are erased, and one is liberated. PR 03 Aug 201

Poojya Swamiji speaks about the significance of brahmavidya deeksha and the process of sadhana following it. PR 08 Feb 2012

Poojya Swamiji explains how ever since our birth, we have been reacting only to imprints formed in the mind through inputs coming from the world. In case of any adverse reaction formed within us to an outside input, we need to understand that in the whole process we ourselves are the originator, the sustainer and dissolver of that reaction, and the other person is only a cause for it. Every action...

Poojya Swamiji says that it is our interaction and our relationship that bring their respective outcomes. These have to be absorbed into our sytem. This ability to absorb, to assimilate all the inputs from the world is what makes one a sthita-prajña and a sthitadhee, Swamiji says. PR 06 Sep 2012

Poojya Swamiji says that this culture has got a lot of religious beginning, but it proceeds and ends up with philosophy and spirituality. He illustrates this statement by tracing the progress of our religion through several anushthanas, proceeding through the understanding that all anushthanas are actually mento-intellectual efforts, and finally culminating in the cardinal values of spirituality –...

The entire meditation is to transcend thought and thought-processes, and reach at their source. There is bad and good in this world, but we need to understand that they spring from the same source. Understanding this will make every thought enlightening, instead of a cause of torment. PR 2 Feb 2013 PR 15 Apr 2012 Even for sages and ascetics, there should be an interest in the welfare of all beings...

Swamiji deals with the subject of brahmavidya. The Brahman is the only imperishable substratum in the entire perishable world. Brahmavidya is the knowledge which discusses, reveals, and makes us realize and perceive that imperishable. It deals with the knowledge of the subject within us, that transcends the senses, mind, and the intelligence. PR 15 Apr 2012

Poojya Swamiji enlightens us that we, as individuals, are a confluence. Though we are part of a small family unit, we are equally part of society, the nation, and the globe. To remain immersed in the thoughts and concerns of only the family is selfishness and constriction. Even the basic necessities we need for survival, like food and clothing, come from the contributions of the larger society. We...

We always think that we will become happy by doing something. 'I will become happy' is the final point of a desire-motivated action. In reality, it is not the fostering of desire, but the extinction of desire that allows us to experience joy. Joy is the natural state of the Soul; it wells forth from within, but we do not experience it due to the presence of desires and agitations in the mind. Ther...

Though the Atma is all-pervading and the revealer of all, we come to know of it only when it is manifested through a body or an object. It is the Consciousness that reveals the entire object world to us, including our inner thoughts, emotions, etc. What appears in the mind is called a vritti. It can be an object vritti or even a thought about Brahman, which is called brahmaakara vritti. As long as...

Nutan Swamiji enlightens us about the reasons why mantra japa sometimes fails to give us the desired results. Swamiji explains that as knowledge increases, our humility also proportionately increases. We realize that what we know is nothing in comparison to what is unknown. It is only when our mind is soaked in humility and gratitude that the mantra will have its desired effect; otherwise, it will...

Nutan Swamiji explains that Sthairyam is the quality of remaining on the path of auspiciousness without getting distracted or destabilized by anything. Generally, we feel small, constricted, selfish, etc., while the Ultimate is the Atma, which is all-pervading and universal. Therefore, we have to move from ignorance to knowledge by expanding; a feeling of expansion should adorn our mind and intell...

In this talk, Nutan Swamiji elucidates the quality called Kshanti, or forbearance. Forbearance is when we do not let ourselves be affected by the misbehavior of others. Usually, when we are abused by someone, we immediately return the abuse. However, if we stop and think, we realize that by doing so, we lose our self-seatedness and become slaves to the situation. In reality, we should develop Ksha...

Nutan Swamiji narrates how important it is for a sishya to follow the Guru's instructions steadfastly. The Guru may have given us a mantra, but initially, we do not know what the mantra represents, what its power is, or what will happen with its japa. The sishya must consider the mantra as the highest and supreme aspect of life and hold on to it as the ultimate refuge. As the sishya pursues it wit...

In this enlightening short audio talk, Nutan Swamiji explains that duhkha, as such, is not unenjoyable. Otherwise, how do we watch tragedy movies, read novels filled with pathos, and shed tears? We are actually enjoying the sorrow there. However, when it comes to our own lives, we fail to retain that impersonality and thus suffer. If we stop hating duhkha, we find that it can bring a lot of enrich...

Nutan Swamiji explains that the original 'I', the all-pervading Consciousness, is ever pure and untainted. However, with the association of the body-mind personality, it appears to display their characteristics. The Consciousness does not possess those properties at all. By giving examples of sunlight reflected on a small piece of mirror, electricity, and light, Swamiji further elucidates this poi...

In this short talk, Nutan Swamiji clearly explains why we fail to retain the Truth, even after understanding it. It is due to the lack of Sattvika Dhriti. Swamiji emphasizes that Sattvika Dhriti cannot be given by anyone else, not even by the Guru; it must be cultivated by the seeker through sādhanā. Once our personality undergoes a sattvika transformation, we will be able to easily retain spiritu...

Swamiji says how this self-realization works and brings about fruition and fulfillment is something we should know. When the mind recedes from desires, the craving for sensory enjoyment drops, the senses are brought under control, the knowledge comes that the Self within can produce all the enjoyment. Such people attain the supreme knowledge of the Self. PR 08 May 2018

Knowledge is supreme in human life, Poojya Swamiji explains. This knowledge is of two kinds – the inferior and the superior. The superior knowledge, the subject knowledge, is about our real identity. Pursuing the attainment of that knowledge is the purpose of the human life. PR 17 Jan 2017

Poojya Swamiji tells us that the knowledge that we gain must act and function in a manner that it removes the stains in our personality. We have to identify with the knowledge. It should become a functional practice, and our Supreme refuge. That is the way of sadhana towards eternal peace. तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणा: । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषा: ॥ tad-buddhayas-tad-āt...