Sri Swami Sivananda
SERVE, LOVE, GIVE, PURffV, MEDITATE, REALIZE Thirteenth Edition 1988 5000 Copies World Wide Web WWW Edition 1998 WWW site This WWW reprint is for free distribution Published By THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY P.O. Shivanandanagar 249 192 Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India.
Message Of Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya is purity in thought, word and deed. Brahmacharya includes the control of not only the sex or reproductive Indriya but also other Indriyas. This is the definition of Brahmacharya in a broad sense. Brahmacharya is of two kinds viz., physical and mental. Physical is control of the body and mental is the control of evil thoughts. In mental Brahmacharya even a lustful thought will never enter the mind. Freedom from all sexual thoughts in waking as well as dreaming states is strict...
Messages Of Vairagya
There is not even an iota of bliss in this world. Every thing is illusory in this universe. All worldly things are generative of pain only and fraught with all dangers. This life is ephemeral. There is nothing so baneful as this life which is perishable in its nature. What beauty is there to be enjoyed in this body which is composed of blood and flesh and which has a tendency to rot Even the most virulent poison is no poison but the sensual object is truly so. The former kills only one body,...
Jivanmukta
A Jivanmukta or liberated sage is absolutely free from desires, fear, selfishness, egoism, mineness, attachment, greed and hatred. He is full of pure love, compassion and mercy. He has mastery over the mind and senses. He does not identify himself with the body. He always dwells in his own Inner Self. He is ever contented and happy. He does not offend anybody in thought, word and deed. He is not hurt even a bit by taunts, censures, insults and persecutions. He keeps equanimity of mind in...
Nada Yoga
Sit in Padmasana or Siddhasana or Sukhasana. Close the ears with the thumbs. This is Shanmukhi Mudra or Vaishnavi Mudra. Hear the music of Anahata sounds. You will have wonderful concentration. Do Japa Ajapa Japa of Soham with breath or Japa of any Mantra. Practise Pranayama for one or two months. You will hear the ten sounds clearly and enjoy the music of the soul. The sound that you hear will make you deaf to all external sounds. Abandon all worldly thoughts. Control your passion. Become...