Thursday, May 8, 2025

Buddha Jayanti - Vesak 12-05-2025




Buddha Purnima, is observed worldwide
to honour Gautam Buddha's
Birth, Enlightenment, and Demise.

 by Venerable Thubten Chodron
  • Upon waking up.
  • Finding time to meditate each day.
  • Morning meditation.
  • Practicing Dharma at the workplace.
  • Cultivating mindfulness.
  • Being mindful of living in an interdependent world.
  • Being mindful of our actions.
  • Offering our food.
  • Reviewing the day.
  • Our life becomes meaningful.



The Four Essential Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna




Samjnana Sukta (Rgveda X.191.2-4)

Walk together in harmony, speak in harmony.
Let your minds be of one accord,
As the gods of old, being of one mind,
Accepted the share of sacrifice (so may you share your belongings).

May your counsel be common, your assembly united,
Common the mind, and the thoughts of these united.
A common purpose do I lay before you,
And worship with your common oblation.

Let your aims be common,
And your hearts of one accord,
And all of you be of one mind,
As you may live well together.


Reference: Hymns from the Vedas by A. C. Bose







mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham
na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre
na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vaayuhu
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,
I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,
I am not space, not earth, not fire, water or wind,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu
na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah
na vak pani-padam na chopastha payu
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I am not the breath, nor the five elements,
I am not matter, nor the 5 sheaths of consciousness
Nor am I the speech, the hands, or the feet,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau
na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha
na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

There is no like or dislike in me, no greed or delusion,
I know not pride or jealousy,
I have no duty, no desire for wealth, lust or liberation,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham
na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah
aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain,
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,
I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha
pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo
vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam
na cha sangatham naiva muktir na meyaha
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,
I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,
I am neither attached, neither free nor captive,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

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