Tag: mindfulness meditation

  -Deva Narayan The world of today is far different from the world of yesteryear, where practical intelligence was once prioritized, now emotional intelligence (EI) is more important than ever before. Although the basic facets of emotional intelligence – identifying and managing one’s emotions – are already widely understood,...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) If used in Right Sense Even ‘Fear’ Can Help One Stick to the Path of Dharma अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून्वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिता: | निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दु:खतरं नु किम् || 2.36|| avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantastava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim|| 2.36|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2-...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) To Progress Materially or Spiritually, One Has to Evolve Above The Consciousness of “I” and “My” अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् | सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्ति र्मरणादतिरिच्यते || 2.34|| akīrtiṁ chāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣhyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya chākīrtir maraṇād atirichyate|| 2.34|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 34:...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Staying Focused on the Path of Svadharma Helps Us to Stay on the Path of Dharma अथ चेतत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि | तत: स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || 3.33|| atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi||...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Soul/Divine Essence is in Everyone & Everything It is Immortal & Body is Temporary देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत | तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि || 2.30|| dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi|| 2.30|| Shloka Translation BG –...

Attachments Deviate A Person From The Path of Dharma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 32 – 35 किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगा: सुखानि च || 32|| त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च आचार्या: पितर: पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहा: आचार्या:...

An Im-balanced Mind Leads to Negative Emotions Which In-turn Brings out the Worse Behaviour Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 7 अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम | नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते || 7|| asmākaṁ tu viśhiṣhṭā ye tānnibodha dwijottama nāyakā mama sainyasya sanjñārthaṁ...

Don’t let the prospect of meditating “properly” add to your anxiety. You should go to special meditation centres or community classes taught by qualified teachers if you choose to. However, you can easily practise meditation on your own. And you can render meditation as formal or relaxed as you...