Science of Knowledge & Wisdom

By Sri Ramana Maharshi,   Sri Ramanasramam,  Tiruvannamalai, South Bharat .   Every living being longs always to be happy untainted by sorrow; and everyone has the greatest love for himself, which is solely due to the fact that happiness is his real nature. Hence, in order to realize that inherent and untainted happiness, which indeed he daily experiences when the mind is subdued in deep sleep, it is essential that he should know himself. For obtaining such knowledge the enquiry, ‘Who am I?’ in quest of the Self is the means par excellence. ‘Who am I?’ I am not this physical body, nor am I the five organs of sense perception.   [Note: The five organs of sense-perception are the eye, ear, nose, tongue and the skin, with their respective corresponding functions of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.]  I am not the five organs of external activity. [Note: The five organs of external activity are the vocal organs that articulate speech a...

In the domestic mode of life these are allowed From the Mahabharata, Santi Parva, Section  CXCI.  Brigu said: In the domestic mode of life these are allowed, viz., the use and enjoyments of floral garlands, ornaments, robes, perfumed oils and unguents; enjoyment of pleasures derived from dancing and music, both vocal and instrumental, and all sights and scenes that are agreeable to the sight; the enjoyments of various kinds of viands and drinks belonging to the principal orders of edibles, viz., those that are swallowed, those that are lapped, those that are quaffed and those that are sucked; and the enjoyment of pleasures derivable from sports and every kind of amusement and gratification of desires.  Virtue, Wealth and Pleasure In the domestic mode of life, those who are of pious conduct, who desire the fruits of virtuous course of behaviour with spouses in their company, have this mode of life ordained for them. In it Virtue, Wealth and Pleasure may be ...

Affirmations:  Affirmations are one of the simplest and most powerful things we can do to change the quality of our lives, and to create the things we want. The power of affirmations:   Affirmations are the force of creation. “Every thought has a counterpart in a word or sound; the word and the thought are inseparable. The external part of a thing is what we may call the thought. The same thought may be expressed by different words or sounds. Though the sounds vary, yet the relation between the sound and the thoughts is a natural one”. (Swami Nikhilananda  Sri Ramakrishna Math:)  To affirm means to make firm. There is very little mystery about how and why affirmations work, once the principle is understood. An affirmation is simply a spoken declaration, in the present tense, which creates a desired reality. Affirm what you know to be true in your heart, and you will create that reality. Affirm that you are free, and strong, and attractive, an...