Articles on faith

Varshaben Shah, offering seva as the leader of the Phoenix Satsang Centre, a practising Occupational Therapist by profession, and a Brain Gym Licensed Instructor, shares how Pujya Gurudevshri’s impeccable ajnas have propelled her on the spiritual journey. What really is an ajna? Is it a request, advice or instruction? What is its purpose? I had […]

“I am just not good enough, I keep making the same mistakes over and over again. I am a loser.” We often hear ourselves and others making such statements. Pujyashri Gurudev invites us on a journey of deeper understanding, to discover why this happens and how we can benefit from our own experiences The followers […]

O Lord! You came to my doorstep and asked in alms, my old and worn out beliefs. You have blessed me infinitely by taking away from me my barren beliefs and by giving me faith through right thinking. You taught me to accept truth of my Being by understanding and experimenting, and not by mere […]

O Lord! I am seeking my root, my original nature. Lost in the seen, and the world associated with me, I was dragged away by my desires for sense-objects. Aimlessly I wandered in the world for joy, peace and security. Now I am in the quest for,‘who am I?’ My thirst to know my true […]

O Lord! Teach me how to live gracefully in adversities. Teach me how not to lose my smile and cheerfulness while there is chaos everywhere. Teach me how to remain calm in provoking situations. Teach me how to persevere even when the task appears grueling. Teach me how to pick up my necessary lessons when […]

Just as the word flower has no colour, fragrance or softness, the word truth has no happiness, peace, and security in it. Pujya Gurudevshri tells us not to feel satisfied with word-knowledge and encourages us to think, understand and realise truth within ourselves Truth is real only when it is your own experience, not someone […]