Articles on devotion

There is a difference between being in the company of a Guru and working out your transformation in His presence. Are you sure you have the latter in mind as your focus? “No Niket, I do not agree with you on this,” argued Saumya. A group of eight close friends, in their late twenties, had […]

Varshaben Shah, offering seva as the leader of the Phoenix Satsang Centre, a practising Occupational Therapist by profession, and a Brain Gym Licensed Instructor, shares how Pujya Gurudevshri’s impeccable ajnas have propelled her on the spiritual journey. What really is an ajna? Is it a request, advice or instruction? What is its purpose? I had […]

O Lord! There is one world outside and another within. I am so engrossed in seeing the glittery outer world that I have become blind to the radiant light of awareness within. O Lord! Leaving my real home, I have wandered a lot in the external world; how then can I find the way to […]

Transformation is your choice, not your destiny. Practice to see atleast one good thing in every person you meet and see yourself transforming. To transform, form a new set of beliefs. Satsang is not to change others, but to transform one’s self. Micro’ changes in life can bring a ‘macro’ transformation.

O Lord! I am seeking my root, my original nature. Lost in the seen, and the world associated with me, I was dragged away by my desires for sense-objects. Aimlessly I wandered in the world for joy, peace and security. Now I am in the quest for,‘who am I?’ My thirst to know my true […]

O Lord! Teach me how to live gracefully in adversities. Teach me how not to lose my smile and cheerfulness while there is chaos everywhere. Teach me how to remain calm in provoking situations. Teach me how to persevere even when the task appears grueling. Teach me how to pick up my necessary lessons when […]