RECITING DIVINE NAME

1.     We may describe God in any number of ways; but this will only give you temporary satsifaction.  Chanting of his Divine Name alone confers eternal bliss.  Chanting of the Divine Name is the real penance, real pilgrimage and holy place. 

2.     Singing the God's praise captivates the hearts of all those who participate in it; it makes them forget themselves.  All the attibutes and powers of God can described beautifully in singing.  Singing pleases one and all.   It is the royal road to redemption for all.  Those devotees who sing God's glory whole-heartedly forgetting themselves develop total love for God.

3.     You may think, sometimes, God is subjecting you to hardships.  In fact, God does not give you suffering or happiness; He is only  a witness.  Your own deeds are responsible for your suffering.  When you face difficulties, you should remain unperturbed and move forward.  Whatever happens, think it is good for you.  You can achieve anything when you have such unclinching faith.

4.     You have to develop your faith with love for God.  Love is not something that can be given to you as gift.  When you step on the path of love, you love for God will automatically develop.  When you sow a sapling and nourish it with water and manure regularly, it will grow into a tree.  Simlilarly, when you regularly give water of love to the sapling of faith, it will grow into a giant tree.  On the other hand, if you keep on pulling the sapling every now and then to see how much it has grown, it will break.  The growth of the sapling of your faith depends entirely on you, not anybody else.

5.     Be like lotus on water; on it, not in it.  Water is necessary for the lotus to grow, but it will not allow even a drop to wet it.  The objective world is the arena of virtue and the gymnasium for the spirit.  But use it only for that purpose; do not raise it to a higher status and adore it as all-important.

Life is Good

1. Students, fullfill the aspirations of your parents. Your parents educate you with great expectations. If you act against their will, they will be disappointed. If you cause pain to your parents, it amounts to causing pain to God. There is no difference between God and Parents. Make your parents happy, you will not be disappointed in life.

2. Your life is a gift of your parents, hence you should love your parents whole-heartedly under all circumstances. Your mother is your first God, your father is the second. It is they who protect you and take care of you constantly. Of what use are your achievements in life if you forget your father and mother.

3. Good people will always encounter opposition from bad people. Stones are hurled only at fruit-laden trees. Similarly, good people have to face the problems created by evil-minded people; but no harm can every come to them.

4. Today there is unrest and agitation in the world; this is the state of affairs in all areas of human behaviour - social, moral, ethical and even spiritual. Man seems to have lost his humanness. From a millionairre to a pauper, everyone is behaving like a beggar. The pauper is begging for alms; the millionairre is also begging and craving for more and more money. Who is big and who is small in this profession of begging. It is the beggar because he begs because of necessity.

5. The physical, mental and intellectual power of youth is matchless. If they take a firm resolve, they can achive anything. Hence, they should utilise all their powers for the benefit of the society.

6. Our tongue is most sacred, it is the gift of God for the purpose of speaking sweet words. Hence, never use bad words and the tongue should be used in a sacred manner. Do not indulge in useless talk. If you think twice before speaking anything, you will speak four times less and will not hurt any person.