Tirukural.
Kural 651 Good friendships bring wealth to a man, but goodness of action fulfills his every wish. Kural 652 Fame-garnering actions of no real benefit should always be strictly …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 67 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA WHAT IS THE INNER SOURCE OF NONINJURY? Two beliefs form the philosophical basis of noninjury. The first is the law of karma, by …
Vedic Verses.
That person (the individual self), when he is born, that is to say, when he assumes a body, is joined with evils and when he dies, that is to …
Bowl of Saki (Hazrat Inayat Khan)
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan Overlooking the faults of others with politeness, tolerance, forgiveness, and resignation is regarded as a moral virtue in the East. Man’s heart is visualized …
Tirukural.
Kural 641 Among a man’s many good possessions, none can equal having a good tongue. Kural 642 Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 66 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA WHAT IS THE GREAT VIRTUE CALLED AHIMSA? Ahimsa, or noninjury, is the first and foremost ethical principle of every Hindu. It is gentleness …
Vedic Verses.
Loosen the bonds, O Varuna, which bind us, which crush us, cramping our every movement. Make us sinless in respect to your Holy Law, unbound for Boundlessness, O son …
Bowl of Saki (Hazrat Inayat Khan)
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan The soul in itself alone is not other than consciousness, which is all pervading. But when the same consciousness is caught in a limitation …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 65 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA WHAT ARE THE TEN CLASSICAL OBSERVANCES? Hinduism’s religious tenets are contained in ten terse precepts called niyamas. They summarize the essential practices that …
Tirukural.
Section VI: Ministers Chapter 64: Ministers Kural 631 A minister is he who can conceive a great enterprise, rightly choose the ways, means and time, then carry it out. …
