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09:4709:47, 19 May 2025 diff hist −1,179‎ Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Love ‎No edit summary current
09:4609:46, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,010‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Love ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami What is called love may be divided into three categories. We love great men for their high qualities, I mean distinguished men, men of truth, philanthropists, *jñānins*, men of grace. We mix with our friends and relatives intimately and affection develops between them and us. Then we love people — love them ostensibly for a specific purpose, for the reason that we stand to gain from them. For instance, we may..."
09:4509:45, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,099‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Love and Sorrow ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami The purpose of human birth is to live a life full of love for all. No joy is greater than that of loving others. Amassing wealth, acquiring property, earning fame, bedecking oneself give but transient pleasure, not any sense of fullness. The happiness that permeates our inner being is the happiness of loving others. When we love others we are not conscious of our suffering, the physical exertion we make and the m..." current
09:4309:43, 19 May 2025 diff hist +3,702‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Are We Worthy of Being Angry ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Often we find ourselves angry with some person or other. Anger is provoked in two ways. When we see a man guilty of an offence we lose our temper. But we do not pause to think whether we too are not like him. Even if we have not been guilty of sinful deeds we must have had sinful thoughts. Perhaps we have reason to think that we have sinned less than others. This must be because we are a little more mature. Even..." current
09:4209:42, 19 May 2025 diff hist +3,197‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Kāma ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami It is customary to speak of ''kāma'' (desire) and ''krodha'' (anger) together. ''Kṛṣṇa Paramātman'' says in the ''Gītā'' that desire and anger goad a man into sinful action. When we intensely desire an object we try to get it by fair means or foul. It is a deadly enemy, desire: it eggs us on to commit sin. Equally deadly is anger. When we fail to get the object of our desire we turn our anger against t..." current
09:4109:41, 19 May 2025 diff hist +3,939‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Fault-Findingy ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami To live a life inspired by ''dharma'' means coming under a certain discipline and following certain rules of conduct. It is important for people to acquaint themselves with these rules. It would be ideal if they lived according to them on their own because to abide by them out of compulsion is not a matter of pride. ''Sampradāya'' or tradition is something that has evolved naturally and it is natural that people..." current
09:3309:33, 19 May 2025 diff hist +3,498‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Towards Mental Purity ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami There are a number of simple rites the performance of which will free you from inner impurities. From generation to generation our forefathers performed them and earned happiness and contentment. We must follow in their footsteps. We do not have to go in search of any new way of life, any new doctrine or belief. We can learn from the great men of our past who have left us lessons not only in ''Ātmic'' matters b..." current
09:2809:28, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,910‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Making all Creatures Happy ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami We must not fail to perform sacrifices to the celestials, offer libations to our fathers and perform ''śrāddha''. In the past, apart from these, our ancestors did ''pūjā'' to the gods, fed guests and performed ''vaiśvadeva'' which rite is meant for all creatures. You must have some idea of these rites even if you do not perform them. I will speak to you about ''vaiśvadeva''. To sustain ourselves, we cause..." current
09:2409:24, 19 May 2025 diff hist +8‎ Talk:To Serve Others is to Feel Blessed ‎No edit summary current
09:2409:24, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,572‎ N Talk:To Serve Others is to Feel Blessed ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami A man can be fortunate in many ways. But there is nothing that makes him more fortunate than the opportunity he has of serving others. When we serve our family we are not conscious of how we help it. We must learn to help people who are not our kin — other families, our village or home town, our nation, indeed all mankind. We have so many problems ourselves, we suffer so many hardships, and we have so many wor..."
09:2109:21, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,056‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Philanthropy ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami [In the chapter entitled, ''Sesame and Water: Where do They Go?'', the Paramaguru spoke of the debt to be paid to our fathers, our duty to worship ''Parameśvara'' as well as to feed the creatures of the earth. He stated that Tiruvalluvar also spoke of the same ''dharma'' in his ''Kural'': ''Tenpulattar deivam, virundu, okkal tan enru angu aimbulattaru ombal talai.''] Here (in the foregoing quotation) is one goo..." current
09:0109:01, 19 May 2025 diff hist +4,111‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Pūjā ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Every family must perform pūjā to Īśvara. Those who find it convenient to do so may conduct elaborate types of pūjā after receiving proper initiation into them. Others need perform only a brief pūjā, not lasting more than ten minutes or so. Office goers must offer at least this brief worship. The sacred bell must ring in every home. Images must be installed to worship Śiva, Ambā, Viṣṇu, Vināyaka,..." current
08:5808:58, 19 May 2025 diff hist +5,399‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Sesame and Water: Where do they Go ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami All human beings must express their gratitude to their fathers (''pitṛs'') and to the gods—they have a debt to pay their fathers, rites to perform for the gods. We must serve our fellow creatures to the best of our ability and extend hospitality at least to one guest a day. This is ''atithya'' or what Tiruvaḷḷuvar calls ''viruṇṭu'', also known as ''manuṣyayajña''. Then there is ''brahmayajña'' to..." current

10:0610:06, 16 May 2025 diff hist +5,125‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Truthfulness ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Truthfulness means mind and speech being well integrated. The wise say that speech being at variance with the mind is untruthfulness. ''Vaṅgmanasyoh aikārūpyam satyam'' God has given man the gift of speech so that he may give expression to his thoughts and feelings. If what we speak is at variance with what we think (with our mind), God will take away the faculty of speech from us in our next birth—that i..." current
10:0110:01, 16 May 2025 diff hist +2,532‎ Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Ahimsa ‎No edit summary current
10:0010:00, 16 May 2025 diff hist +4,306‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:Ahimsa ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami According to the Manusmriti, ''ahiṃsā'' is the foremost among the dharmas that are common to all. It is included in the yoga of mind control. ''Ahiṃsā'' means much more than non-injury; it implies not doing harm to others even by thought or word. By nature none of us wants to cause any hurt to other people. But if others do us harm we want to retaliate in anger. Suppose one of our children sets fire to our..."
09:5709:57, 16 May 2025 diff hist +5,079‎ N Talk:Dharmas Common to All:How to Control the Mind ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami What is the obstacle to one-pointed meditation? The answer is the unstill mind. All problems are caused by the mind, by the desires arising in it. It is not easy to control the mind and keep it away effectively from desire. If we ask the mind to think of an object, it seems to obey us for a moment, but soon it takes its own course, wandering off. When I speak to you about meditation and tranquillity, for a moment..." current
09:4409:44, 16 May 2025 diff hist +3,744‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Karmayoga ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Arjuna asks [Kṛṣṇa] whether it is not a sin to wage war and slay friends and relatives in battle. It seems to us a natural and reasonable question. Śrī Kṛṣṇa Paramātman gives an answer in the ''Bhagavadgītā''. An action that outwardly seems to be bad and cruel need not necessarily be sinful. Acts that apparently cause pain to others may have to be committed for the good of the world and there is..." current
09:4209:42, 16 May 2025 diff hist +3,376‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Karma is the Starting Point of Yoga ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami People usually think that ''yoga'' means no more than controlling the breath and sitting stone-like. The literal meaning of the word is "joining", "uniting". All through our life's journey we have to join ourselves to various objects. But such joining is not permanent. That is why the mind remains unsteady. If we are joined to an object without the least possibility of being separated from it, it is ''yoga'' in t..." current
09:4009:40, 16 May 2025 diff hist +4,493‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Do We Need Rituals ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Some ask me whether religious functions, ''pūjā'', etc, are not "mere" rituals. ''Ātmic'' awareness is an inward experience. As for rituals they are outward actions. The question is how rituals will help in experiencing the Self. Rituals are indeed not necessary for one who has realised the Self. But we must put the question to ourselves whether we have truly realised It, whether we are mature enough for real..." current
09:3809:38, 16 May 2025 diff hist +3,158‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Inward and Outward ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami I have stated again and again that the people must perform the rites handed down to them from forefathers, that they must adhere to the practices pertaining to the tradition to which they belong and they must wear the symbols appropriates to the same, like the holy ashes or ''tirumaṇ'', the ''rudrākṣa'', etc. Some people hold the view that all that is needed is conduct and character, that conduct is a matter..." current
09:3509:35, 16 May 2025 diff hist +3,933‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:“Saṃsāre kiṃ sāram ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami In his ''Praśnottara-ratnāvalī'', our ''Ācārya'' asks: ''"Saṃsāre kiṃ sāram?"'' (What is the essence of worldly existence?) He responds to the question himself: ''"You asked the question thus. Keep asking again and again. That is the meaning of saṃsāra."'' (''"Bahuśaḥ abhi vicintyamānam idam eva."'') ''"What is the purpose of my birth? Why was I born?"'' — You must ask yourself this question..." current
09:2909:29, 16 May 2025 diff hist +3,134‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:How to Cultivate Character and Good Conduct ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami How do we acquire character, how do we come to possess good qualities? By living according to the precepts of the ''Veda-s'' and ''śāstra-s'' and by following the good customs practised by our own forefathers as well as by performing the rites that have been passed down to us. Good conduct springs from a good mind. So the mind must be free from evil. Everybody does not possess a good mind. Look at your child...." current
09:2309:23, 16 May 2025 diff hist +1,246‎ Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Outward Karma – Inward Meditation ‎No edit summary current
09:2109:21, 16 May 2025 diff hist +10,597‎ N Talk:From Work to Worklessness:Outward Karma – Inward Meditation ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami I have, in the course of my talks, dealt with a large number of religious rites. It may seem that the rituals, the puja to Paramesvara and the service done to fellow men are meant for "others". But in truth they are meant for ourselves. By helping others, by serving them, by worshiping the Lord, we are rewarded with a sense of fullness. Others may really benefit from our help or may not. But when we serve..."
08:5808:58, 16 May 2025 diff hist +2,791‎ Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Cry "Grow" – Don’t Cry "Perish" ‎No edit summary current
08:5008:50, 16 May 2025 diff hist +2,522‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Cry "Grow" – Don’t Cry "Perish" ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami To speak on the one hand of the glory of Tamil culture, constantly recalling the words of Tiruvalluvar and others who extol love and divine grace, and to raise on the other hand the cry of hatred against a certain community—with the display of posters everywhere proclaiming such hatred—does not seem to me right. It goes against the very spirit of Tamil land and causes me great anguish. If you cry "Grow", ins..."
08:4308:43, 16 May 2025 diff hist −1‎ Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Śaṅkara and Sanātana Dharma ‎No edit summary current
08:4308:43, 16 May 2025 diff hist +4,454‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Śaṅkara and Sanātana Dharma ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami There is a saying in English: "Give a dog a bad name and hang him." The dog is a faithful animal and full of gratitude for its master. Few would relish the idea of a dog being hanged. So if any dog is to be hanged, it is perhaps to be given a bad name. Reformers who claim to be modern do the same with our ''dharmaśāstras''. For ages these ''śāstras'' have done this nation nothing but good. But the reformers..."
08:4108:41, 16 May 2025 diff hist −76‎ Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:The Universal Remedy ‎No edit summary current
08:3508:35, 16 May 2025 diff hist +2,372‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:The Universal Remedy ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami In the past, though people were divided on the basis of caste, they were free from hatred and ill-will. It is now that we see ill-will and hatred everywhere in the country. One state is at loggerheads with another; one state has a dispute with another over the sharing of river waters; and again one state has a quarrel with another on the question of boundaries. In the past, *Cettiyārs* [of the South] built *dha..."
08:3308:33, 16 May 2025 diff hist +4,614‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:The Ultimate Purpose of ''Varṇa Dharma'' ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami When factories took the place of handicrafts and cottage industries, the small village communities became urbanised. The needs of people multiplied—and so too the number of occupations. Today, when the old way of life is gone, it seems impossible to revive the system of hereditary vocations. Is it any longer practicable to insist that only ''Kṣatriyas'' ought to man the defence services, that only ''Vaiśyas'..." current

10:0210:02, 15 May 2025 diff hist +6,588‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Removal of Ego ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami "All that is fine. But what about the question of self-respect?" ask reformers who profess to be socialists. For them, however, to raise such a question is to remain untrue to their own ideals. They talk a great deal, don't they, about dignity of labour? They proclaim that no job, no work, is degrading. Gandhiji cleaned his toilet himself. Rajagopalachari washed his clothes himself when he was premier. To demonst..." current
09:5909:59, 15 May 2025 diff hist +2,914‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:The Fourth Varna has its own Advantages ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami The ''dharma'' of the fourth ''varṇa'' involves much physical exertion and effort in its practice. Outwardly it may seem that its members do not enjoy the same status and comforts as others do. But we must note that they are comparatively free from the discipline and rituals to which the rest are tied down. In the past, they knew more contentment than the other castes, living as they did by the side of the Lord..." current
09:5709:57, 15 May 2025 diff hist +2,180‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Universal Well-being ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami According to the canonical texts, the Brahmin must perform ''vaiśvadeva'' every day in front of his house — the offering of ''bali'' to the ''Pañcama'' is a part of this rite. The goal of Vedic works is the happiness of all mankind, indeed the happiness of all the worlds (''Lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu''). The sound of the Vedas creates universal well-being, so too do Vedic sacrifices. As a ruler,..." current
09:5409:54, 15 May 2025 diff hist +4,538‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Brahmins are not a Privileged Caste ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami It is alleged that Brahmins created the ''dharmaśāstras'' for their own benefit. You will realise that this charge is utterly baseless if you appreciate the fact that these ''śāstras'' impose on them the most stringent rules of life. There is also proof of the impartiality of the ''dharmaśāstras'' in that the Brahmin who is expected to be proficient in all the arts and all branches of learning can only give..." current
09:5109:51, 15 May 2025 diff hist +3,446‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:The Eternal Religion ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami The moral and ethical ordinances in other religions are applicable to all their followers. In Hinduism too there is a code of conduct meant for all ''varṇas'' and all ''jātis''. But in addition to this, there are separate ''dharmas'' for ''jātis'' with different vocations. There is no intermingling of these vocations and their corresponding ''dharmas''. This fact is central to Hinduism and to its eternal char..." current
09:4909:49, 15 May 2025 diff hist +1,427‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Hinduism and Other Religions ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami We feel apologetic about the differences in Hindu society, especially since we think that the followers of other religions are not divided in the same way as we are. The latter are scornful of Hinduism on this score, and some Hindus themselves feel that the differences in our society are unjust. But, if you pause to reflect on the subject, you will realise that if our civilization has survived from prehistoric ti..." current
09:4609:46, 15 May 2025 diff hist +4,129‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Strength of Unity ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami When there are so many ''jātis'' and each lives separately from the rest, how can the community remain united as a whole? But the fact is unity did exist in the past. Indeed, it is now that our society is divided because of ill-will among the various groups. The binding factor in the past was faith in our religion and its scriptures. The temple strengthened this faith and the sense of unity—the temple which be..." current
09:4209:42, 15 May 2025 diff hist +2,086‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Equal Opportunities ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami As we have already seen, we cannot sustain the claim that vocations are determined today according to the qualities of individuals and their inclinations or aptitudes. Also untenable is the demand for equal opportunities for all. To take an example: there are a certain number of seats in medical and engineering colleges. For highly specialised and new subjects like nuclear science the seats are very few. When the..." current
09:4009:40, 15 May 2025 diff hist +4,293‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:A Wrong Notion ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami A wrong notion has gained currency that in the ''varṇāśrama'' system the ''Brāhmaṇa'' enjoys more comfort than the others, that he has more income, that he has to exert himself less than the others. In the order created by our ''śāstras'' the ''Brāhmaṇa'' has to make as much physical effort as the peasant. Since, at present, there is ignorance about the rites he has to perform, people erroneously bel..." current
09:3109:31, 15 May 2025 diff hist +5,304‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Vocations according to Guna not in Practice ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Critics of ''varṇa-dharma'' will perhaps argue thus: "Let the pronouncements of the Vedas and of ''Kṛṣṇa'' be whatever on the subject of ''jāti-dharma''. We do not accept them because they represent a partisan view. We must devise a system in which vocations are determined according to one's ''guṇa'' or quality and mental proclivity and not according to birth. Caste systems must be done away with." Wh..." current
08:1608:16, 15 May 2025 diff hist +33‎ Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Character and Vocation by Birth ‎No edit summary current
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08:1008:10, 15 May 2025 diff hist +5,175‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Character and Vocation by Birth ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami It is ''jāti-dharma'' that goes to make the inner ''guṇa'' (inner quality or nature) of an individual. So Śrī Kṛṣṇa's dictum in the ''Gītā'' that the ''catur-varṇa'' division is in accord with the ''guṇas'' and the idea that the caste is based on birth are one and the same. There is no conflict between the two. You cannot find fault with Śrī Kṛṣṇa for his practice being at variance with h..."
07:5807:58, 15 May 2025 diff hist +6,432‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Caste According to the Vedas and the Gītā ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami Let us first consider the view that according to the Vedas themselves caste is not based on birth. (After all, the Vedas are the source of our religion. So it is essential to be clear on this point.) Earlier I sought to counter the view that there was Vedic sanction for post-puberty marriages. The present contention about what the Vedas say about caste is similar, being based on a passage read out of context. Wha..." current
07:5307:53, 15 May 2025 diff hist +4,542‎ N Talk:Varṇa Dharma for Universal Well-being:Jātis – Why so Many Differences ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami There are four ''varṇas'' – ''Brāhmaṇa'', ''Kṣatriya'', ''Vaiśya'' and ''Śūdra''. We identify ''varṇas'' with ''jātis''. In point of fact, ''varṇa'' and ''jāti'' are not the same. The ''varṇas'' are only the four mentioned above: that is, ''Brāhmaṇas'', ''Kṣatriyas'', ''Vaiśyas'' and ''Śūdras''. Within each there are many ''jātis''. Among ''Brāhmaṇas'' there are Ayyārs, Aiyaṅgā..." current
07:4907:49, 15 May 2025 diff hist +8,185‎ N Talk:Gṛhasthāśrama:A Day in the Life of a Brāhmaṇa ‎ Created page with "By Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami "How can any ''brāhmaṇa'' perform so many ''saṃskāras'' these days?" is perhaps a natural question. "What is the use of speaking about things that are not practicable?" Suppose I myself give two lists, the first containing the ''saṃskāras'' that are easy to perform these days and the second containing those that are not so easy. What will happen then? You will keep on adding items to the second from the..." current

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