Swami Chidananda

Spark 12 INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY      “The wise regard that as yoga, when senses are kept in perfect control,” says the Kathopanishad1. The Vedanta (the wisdom of the Upanishads) looks […]

Spark 11 LONELINESS DISAPPEARS IN SELF-KNOWLEDGE            It is easy to see that physical loneliness is never a problem. It is the thought, “I have nobody who cares for me,”

Spark 10 WHICH FALSEHOOD SHOULD GO AWAY?             Most of us know the famous mantra – asato ma sad-gamaya (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, mantra 1.3.28) – which means, “O Lord, please lead

Spark 9 WAY TO RISE            We can eliminate from our life factors that weaken us. We can emerge strong and victorious. Negative thoughts and debilitating emotions are the factors

ARANI SERIES February 26, 2015 Spark 8 SHOULD OTHERS FEAR US? This may not be visible on the surface but people live in fear of each other in this civilized

ARANI SERIES Spark 7 MIND OVER BATTER Walking by the beach in Besant Nagar, Chennai, my eyes fell on the name board of a cake shop: Mind over Batter! What

All are welcome Talks on FACETS OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN THE UPANISHADS Talks in English by Swami Chidananda Venue: Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, N R Colony, Bengaluru From    Friday January

Spark 6 January 1, 2015 WHO ARE WE? Many spiritual teachers addressed their students as the Radiant Immortal Atman1, Beloved Children of God2, Blessed Self3 etc. In the Chhandogya Upanishad,

ARANI SERIES  Spark 5 October 15, 2014 WHAT’S IN A NAME?      Everybody loves his (her) own name surely. Adi Shankaracharya, while commenting on the very first mantra of Chandogya

 Spark 4 August 11, 2014 PLAYOUT INSTEAD OF WORKOUT        We postpone a good thing many times because of the false belief that we have to do a lot of