Tag Archives: life

Is it difficult to love God?

Posted on August 8, 2009 by gokulmuthu

When talking about Bhakti, one question people usually ask is, “How can we love God whom we don’t see?” I saw one short movie clip titled “Gubbare” which is one of the ten stories in the movie “Dus Kahaniyaan” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dus_Kahaniyaan. … Continue reading →

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Maintaining purity of perception

Posted on June 22, 2009 by gokulmuthu

This is the answer to a question on a mailing list. When you look at a person, learn to look upon the person not as a physical object but as a person with thoughts, emotions, hopes, disappointments, likes, dislikes, etc. … Continue reading →

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How to Lead a Purposeful Life

Posted on May 24, 2009 by gokulmuthu

I talked to the children of the Summer Camp conducted by Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor, Bangalore (www.ramakrishnamath.in). Here is an outline of the talk. The topic has four significant words. We can understand each of them one by one. Life – … Continue reading →

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Value of Life

Posted on January 12, 2009 by gokulmuthu

Under the premises of Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama, Hubli, I gave a talk in two colleges in Hubli as a part of the National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Jayanti) Celebrations. Here is an outline of the talk. One of my relatives … Continue reading →

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How to overcome lust

Posted on August 8, 2008 by gokulmuthu

A person had asked in a mailing list on how to overcome lust. Here is the reply I posted. You should understand that just like the appendix in the abdomen is a vestigial organ in the body, the sexual urge … Continue reading →

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