Nov 25, 2020Love, Untrapped From “I” & “You”Swami Amritaswarupananda on Becoming An Embodiment of Love — For the most part, people only know one type of love: attachment. Though generally interpreted as “love,” attachment is not real love because it can move in the opposite direction and become aversion at any moment. In other words, attachment is like a mask, behind which aversion is waiting. Today…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Oct 5, 2020Opening the Door to InfinitySwami Amritaswarupananda on Freewill & Our Tiny Piece of Sky — We human beings claim to enjoy a great deal of freedom. Nonetheless, the reality is that we are bound by countless limitations. In most circumstances, our freewill is no more than that of a cow tied to a tree. A disciple once asked his guru, “How much freewill do I…Spirituality4 min readSpirituality4 min read
Aug 25, 2020Rectifying Our Identity CrisisSwami Amritaswarupananda on how fear comes from confusion regarding who we truly are. — Human beings suffer from an identity crisis. Having lost sight of who we truly are, we cover up our true identity with countless things stockpiled from the external world: our name, status, position, educational qualifications, profession… We have constructed a cocoon out of such things and have become lost within…Spirituality5 min readSpirituality5 min read
Aug 2, 2020Spiritual Changes for the Pandemic & BeyondSwami Amritaswarupananda presents nine inner changes humanity must make for true transformation in the wake of COVID-19. — COVID-19 has been an eyeopener, helping us to reflect on our attitudes and actions. Many are making resolves to stop making the same mistakes — resolutions to be more loving, more compassionate and caring to both their fellow human beings as well as to Nature. But in the past century…Spirituality5 min readSpirituality5 min read
Jul 4, 2020A Bridge to Know & Experience GodSwami Amritaswarupananda explains why Guru Purnima is the most sacred day in the Indian calendar. — Religious texts of all faiths present God as the embodiment of compassion, love, selflessness and other noble qualities. But is it possible to speak with God? Can that Divinity be seen, touched, felt and experienced? It can be — in and through the perfected spiritual masters. Permanently established in the…Guru Purnima5 min readGuru Purnima5 min read
