Some people claim that, though direct manufacture of happiness may be impossible, it is, indeed, possible to manipulate external objects and circumstances into a favourable design that will yield a feeling of happiness. These are the worldly people, successful people of the material world — rich, honoured, and generally accepted as intelligent. According to the…
Month: September 2020
Why there is So Much Suffering in This World?
This individual personality, that you and I have been given, is to grow; and in order to grow, the intelligent nature — or that intelligence you call God — has supplied each and everyone of us the most appropriate environment, relationships, objects and beings around us. All these have been supplied to each individual, exactly…
Sorrow Follows Reaction
The Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, Swami Swaroopananda, released a souvenir at Chinmaya Mission New Delhi titled ‘Doubts Dispelled’. It is a compilation of a series of questions – answers, from talks and satsangs, at various places with Swamiji.We are bringing this series of blogs based on that souvenir. Sorrow Follows Reaction is a blog…
Is Spiritual Living a Must for Right Living?
We all wonder what is the importance of scripture or spirituality in our lives. Here Swami Chinmayananda explains beautifully the significance of spiritual living. Somebody once donated a radio and said, “Swamiji! Ye Aapka hai (this is yours)”. He told me how to switch it on when I admitted that I know little about the…