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Golwalkar Mission of Hindu Rashtra

Way to Attain Brahman by Practice Yoga

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युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मष: | सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते || 28|| yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣhaḥ sukhena brahma-sansparśham atyantaṁ sukham aśhnute   Thus the yogi free from evil, practising yoga (union with Atma) always, attains easily the highest bliss resulting from contact with Brahman (The Bhagwad Gita 6/6). Commentary: Several people ask “What is the easiest way to attain Brahman ?” The Lord answers the question here. Two practices should be followed. (1) The mind should be free from evil thoughts and tendencies. (2) It should be brought to dwell in Atma by Dhyana Yoga.
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Mahatms Gandhi Visit to RSS Comp

Mahatms Gandhi Visit to RSS Comp Gandhiji himself was pleasantly surprised to witness this rare phenomenon at a Sangh camp in Wardha in 1934. The camp was attended by over, 1,500 Swayam sevaks, all put up in barracks and tents just nearby by Gandhiji’s ashram. Seeing the camp humming with the activities of several hundreds of young men, he desired to visit it. Accordingly, Wardha District Sanghchalak welcomed Gandhiji to the camp. Gandhiji saw all the arrangements for residence, mess, etc., in the camp. Then he enquired, “How many Harijans are here?” Our Sanghchalak replied, “I do not know, for I have never enquired.”  After making persistent enquiries directly with the Swayam Sevaks Gandhiji came to know that there were persons from all castes, including Harijans, carrying on all the camp programmes together, right from eating to playing, in a spirit of joy and harmony, without even being conscious of their castes. He was simply amazed.  This experience had left such a deep ...
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The Jabala Upanishad (The Essence of Self-Knowledge

 The Jabala Upanishad  (The Essence of Self-Knowledge) If he is too ill (to observe renunciation), then he may practise the renunciation only mentally and by words. The Jabala Upanishad, one of the 22 Samanya Upanishads attached to the Shukla Yajurveda, holds a special place, providing a unique perspective on self-knowledge and the path of spiritual inquiry. The Upanishad has six chapters. Sage Yajnavalkya answers questions in the first five chapter, wherein the questions are posed by Brihaspati, Atri, students of Brahman-Atman, King Janaka and by Atri again and the last chapter lists the names of famous sages who were model sannyasis (renunciates). The first three chapters are devoted to defining the place where the seat of all beings and ultimate reality (Brahman) resides and the next three chapters relate to renunciation. Its precise origins and authorship remain uncertain, but it is believed to have been composed between the 8th and 16th centuries AD.  The Upanishad e...
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