Immortal Words of his holiness Srimad Jagadguru Swami Sudarshanacharyaji Maharaj
Religion is the ladder through which one can reach the Almighty! Immorality throws the being into lower yonis (forms of birth), making him an inhabitant of hell; this has been expounded by our holy scriptures, incarnates, saints, and prophets. We must carefully listen to what they say since our welfare truly lies in it. If we keep working within the confines of ego and attachment, we will achieve nothing but grief. It would be extremely…
On the occasion of the traditional sacred Shivratri festival (14.2.99) My dear ones, Lord Ashutosh, Lord Shiva, Lord Shankar have many names. Shankar continuously does good, hence he is Shankar. This form of Shiva, the eminent devotee Shiva, the repository of knowledge Shiva, has many forms. Among those forms, the name Shiva stands for welfare. Our welfare can be achieved by bathing that Lord Shiva. Some devotees might have doubts about what kind of ashram…
You are the soul, not the body. Weapons cannot harm the atma, nor can they kill it. Fire cannot burn the atma. The person who has sent us into this world is known to be the king of all the three worlds, and that Satchitaananda (or The Supreme Spirit) is the absolute. He is our father, the supernatural. The supernatural who has given us this human form of life is very kind. We have forgotten…
The figure of Rama and several episodes from the Ramayana are prominent in the poems of the Tamil mystics (Alvars), as well as in the devotional meditations and theological arguments of the Srivaishnava preceptors (Acharyas). This article will explore the importance of the Ramayana in Srivaishnava theology and experience by focusing on the Tamil poetry of the Alvars and on the interpretation of these verses by their commentator, Periyavaccan Pillai (born 1228 A.D.), a Srivaishnava…
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