Happy Vasant Panchami...

January 28, 2012... om Saraswati namoh namah... annual spring festival...

be joyous in spite of all adverse circumstances...

May we be secretly joyous in spite of

all adverse circumstances, knowing

that happiness is our birthright, our

divine “buried treasure”. Guide us

to find in the soul the riches

beyond the dreams of kings.

(Sri Paramahansa Yogananda)

a chastening mirror...

Let me not indulge in fits of selfish vexation

that alienate from me the affection of my

loved ones. Whenever I am rageful,  place

Thou before me a chastening mirror in

which to see myself made ugly by passion.

(Sri Paramahansa Yogananda)

keep a balanced mind... always...cool and calm...

Always try to keep the mind cool and calm.

Keep a balanced mind under all conditions.

Who can keep a balanced mind at all times

is really a strong and happy man.

(Swami Sivananda)

Rope and snake... so it is...

The way we believe, the reality is not so.

A king on his throne, in dream becomes

beggar; his invincible kingdom taken,

he suffers – so is our state. Rope and

snake, so it is; now I know the secret a

little; speaking, I have naught left to say.

(Guru Ravidas)

choose the path of joy...

There is a path of joy and there is the path of pleasure.
Pondering on them,
the wise (one) chooses the path of joy;
the fool takes the path of pleasure.

~ Katha Upanishad 1:2:1

Atman...

The entire universe is verily Atman , there exists nothing at all other than Atman.[ the enlightened One] sees everything as his own Self as one sees pots , etc as none other than clay.---Adi Shankaracharya