Seva-Dharma , as a practical school to practice Charity, Compassion, Restraint. Mahagathe Foundation does not make this as a simple emotional exercise, but transforms into contemplative practice by understanding Humility , Gratitude and Forgiveness. Mahagathe Foundation Volunteers spend quality time with the Mothers and Brothers who are in the Old
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Do not bring doom to yourself
शमथ। Samatha Life is not static. It goes against the spirit of life. The biggest misunderstanding we have about life is that only organisms are alive. And our whole lives get spent in imposing a human point of view on the rest of the universe. Being humans, there is nothing
Life is a joyous offering.
शमथ। Samatha An eternal flow of abundance; that’s what life is. Those who can see this are eternally blessed. Others can only see constant suffering and somehow want to escape to somewhere else. But those who see suffering here will only see suffering anywhere else too. There only hope is in
Let No One Dictate Terms to You
शमथ। Samatha You are born with absolute freedom into absolute freedom. Do you believe this? If you do not, then you have only yourself to blame for your plight. You will live your whole life on the terms somebody else sets for you. Can that be called living? When you
Do not forget to live your life.
शमथ। Samatha Busy?! Yes or No? If Yes, what are the things you can’t find time for? If No, how do you spend your time? If Yes and No, how do you differentiate? Take a piece of paper and write it down. Life is about clarity. How do you receive clarity? Clarity
Confidence creates, overconfidence kills
शमथ। Samatha Today people are taught that the only one who stands between their goal and them are they themselves. Quite an empowering thought it is. However most people conceive it as “everything happens at my behest”. With it goes empowerment down the drain. You are empowered when you remove the obstacles that
Navaratri – Day 2
Yesterday we worshipped Shakti as Shailaputri, a little girl born to Himavat. Today we worship Shakti as Brahmacharini. The little child who grew up playing in the palace enjoying the affection of her parents is now a student. She is taught the ways of life. The life of a student is
Navaratri – Day 1
17 October 2020 (First day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin) First thing to understand. Who is worshipped in Navaratri? Shakti Who is Shakti? The basis of all existence. (आधारभतू ) Today is the first of the nine days of the religio-spiritual observance of Navaratri. Today, through ghatasthapana or kalashasthapana, you
Navaratri 2020- An Introduction
16-Oct-2020 A little after midnight tonight (it’s evening where I am; you do the Math), we will enter the period to be observed as Navaratri in preparation for the great celebration of Vijayadashami. Unlike all these years in your adult life, most of you will have more time at hand to
Everything does not have to go the way you want.
शमथ। Samatha “If only I get that one thing, my life is going to be perfect. I have it all planned.” Aren’t you one of those clever people, out there, in whose mind the above thought got relayed again and again? Then one day it stopped, and you had that one