Indian Spiritual Science

A wise man does not love and hence does not need love. This is an esoteric statement indeed! A wise man is connected to the param-atma. The nature of param-atma is ever-joyful and the epitome of love. Thus, the wise have united with the source of love within. Love is already invoked and hence they need not search it outside. Their love is so content that they even don't require an object to express that love. Unlike material love, spiritual love or true love is a mutual communication between the soul and the super-soul (atma and param-atma). It is not a relationship between two individuals but is an expression exhibited by one individual in two forms, to bring about variegatedness. It is the sweet bond he relishes every moment in life. It does not need any external catalyst for its fulfillment. He has reserved his heart with love and is not focused on the object as there love becomes both, the subject and object. In material love, the heart of two individuals is heavily clou...

Every attempt has been made by Saints and Sages to keep alive the blueprint of "idealistic living" through stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The devotional mellow of the Ramayana is expressed in the Ramcharitamanas by Goswami Tulsidas where the fervor of Bhakti is at its very heart. The Vedic expositions claim that it is only Bhakti that will help mankind evolve in consciousness with Jnana (Knowledge) and Karma (Detached action) at the backdrop. The Ramcharitamanas is that version of Ramayana which is suffused intensely with the fervor of Bhakti. When one intently reads this work or listens to it with surrender, mellows of devotion trigger thereby, washing away the dross of flawed character within the heart of the listener/reader. Ramcharitamanas comprises of seven kandas or seven cantos, each depicting the various stages of life, Lord Rama being the central character. It highlights the duties of an ideal son, brother, husband and an ideal king. Sri Rama...