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Yajiṋa and Karmaphala (4)

[37] People’s life becomes mechanical, [...] one’s sacrifice is called penance. In the absence of love any service or penance is for show and is therefore fruitless. All ritualistic devotion, sham penance, counting beads etc. are meant [...] Sádhaná on love.

[40] Where action yoga, penance or knowledge is affected with [...] consequences. What is it to you then?

Which Is the Right Path? (1)

[9] Some religions decree that widows will have to undergo penance and accept certain rules and follow [...] (idea). That is the real spirit.

What Is the Way? (6)

[18] There are a group of people who [...] austerities. To practice severe penance, to court physical trouble while taking care of others is called tapah or penance in the scriptures. The ancient sádhakas used to practice such severe penance. They used to sit with their heads [...] used to practice such rigorous penance for twelve years. But is it really [...] sádhakas underwent the long rigours of penance with their heads down and legs [...] no self-satisfaction that their penance had done even the slightest good [...] nothing but sheer foolishness.

Vaedhii Bhakti and Shuddhá Bhakti (1)

[15] [Those who repeat their ista mantra mechanically, or undergo severe penance, or endlessly study the scriptures, [...] Krśńa out of deep devotion to Him.]

Ui to Uluka (Discourse 9) (1)

[2] This is a native Bengali word. [...] at the time that he finished his penance and rose from his seat he had the body of an anthill.

The Secret of Dharma Lies Hidden in the Mind (2)

[12] It has been said that dharmasya [...] rśis (sages) used to practice penance; and secondly one’s existential [...] of humans are lacking in them.

[17] There is oil in the sesame seed, [...] of knowledge through truth and penance, you will clearly realize that [...] existential “I” feeling.

The Place of Women in the Spiritual World (1)

[13] As depicted in many stories, soon [...] Aśt́ávakra was doing penance. There are some hot springs there. [...] Aśt́ávakra Samhitá.

The Pervasive Influence of Shiva (Discourse 4) (2)

[27] In the then India, the mutual relations [...] During the period of the vow of penance that Gaorii (another name for [...] after she became successful in her penance, people requested her, “Now [...] herself in the sacrificial fire.

The Pervasive Influence (2)

[17] Párvatii was the daughter [...] During the period of the vow of penance that Gaorii (another name for [...] after she became successful in her penance, people requested her, “Now [...] herself in the sacrificial fire.

The Path of Salvation (4)

[5] There are some people who perform rigorous penance: they sit in the middle of a ring [...] They believe that this type of penance will lead to the exhaustion of [...] might be the intensity of their penance. But when people undertake penance with cosmic ideation then Parama [...] whatever I have told you to do.”

The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 2 (1)

[72] This Brahma is attainable only through truth, penance, valid knowledge and regular intuitional [...] becomes pure and free from sin.

The Evolution of Human Civilization (1)

[16] Later on, with the further development [...] for which they had to practice penance for lives together in the past. [...] kinds of ailments will be cured.

The Dialogues of Shiva and Párvatii – 1 (1)

[6] [Liberation is not attainable by penance, sacrificial rituals, or hundreds [...] realize, “I am Brahma.”]

Tantra and Sádhaná (1)

[76] That is to say, “One who [...] even the attainment of prolonged penance – to Me, is called máḿsa.”

Spiritual Discourses (3)

[187] The life of a person becomes mechanical [...] one’s own sacrifice is called penance. In the absence of love, service rendered and penance undergone for show only are fruitless. All ritualistic devotion, sham penance, counting of beads, etc. are meant [...] (sádhaná) on love.

Social Values and Human Cardinal Principles (1)

[10] Notions of vice and virtue, codes [...] sometimes the magnitude of their penance may be the cause of their death. [...] one cannot defy the scriptures!

Social Justice for Women (1)

[8] Does the husband tend and nurse [...] induces her to take to lifelong penance, and fast on every ekádashii, [...] ideas guilty of unscrupulousness

Social Justice (1)

[9] If men wish to prevent helpless [...] to undertake rigorous lifelong penance, and to fast on every ekádashii [...] dictates of their consciences?

Smell and Microvita – Excerpt C (3)

[9] Whatever can be attained through [...] meditation or prolonged ordinary penance. When spiritual aspirants develop [...] Puruśa, it is also a type of penance. This is called “incantation” [...] bondages, that is also a kind of penance, and is called “dhyána [...] is a mere drop of cosmic grace.

Sin, Crime and Law (1)

[6] Atipátaka or sin of a serious nature requires a severe penance for expiation. For instance, if [...] from the core or his or her heart.

Shráddha Ceremony (1)

[16] (1) The period of mourning should [...] unnecessary mortification or ostentatious penance.

Shiva in the Song of Shiva (Discourse 19) (1)

[27] Shiva the great intellectual, great yogi, great tapasvii [one who performs penance], the most glorious one, whose [...] for the development of others.

Shiva's Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 16) (1)

[37] Rigorous penance does not lead to the least spiritual [...] the polestar of one’s life.

Shivas Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 13) (10)

[3] [Liberation is not attainable by penance, sacrificial rituals and hundreds [...] realize, “I am Brahma.”]

[20] Though the root verb of the word tapah [penance] is the same, tapah is also used [...] one’s body and mind become heated.

[24] So we see that generating heat is not always beneficial or noble. When someone does rigorous penance, for instance, with hands upraised [...] pain in the arms of those who do penance with head downwards and legs upwards [...] state? When some practise rigorous penance sitting in the centre of a circle [...] and minds? Thus these types of penance are detrimental to health, what to speak of the attainment of liberation!

[25] Those who think that rigorous penance will gain the affection of Parama [...] manáḿsi jánat́am.”

[26] Parama Puruśa certainly [...] rigorous austerity or ostentatious penance. Nor is the world being maintained [...] every feeling with sweet harmony.

[29] Indeed, there is reference to tapah [...] rightly said, “Fruitless penance never leads to liberation.”

[43] The word bhrt is derived from the [...] can aspire to salvation by severe penance. But one cannot attain liberation [...] upavása will bring virtue.

Shiva's Teachings – 1 (continued) (Discourse 11) (3)

[16] That is why it has been said that [...] think that he will be able to do penance in Himalayan caves with his legs [...] never be fulfilled. His prolonged penance in the caves will all end in nothing. [...] what Parama Puruśa wants.

[17] The penance of sannyásiis or householders [...] renunciation and in their spiritual life.

Sati and Widowhood – Excerpt B (1)

[1] This is not dharma – we should [...] that widows will have to undergo penance and accept certain rules and follow [...] persecuted, it is a negation of dharma.

Sádhaná (1)

[12] Then Prakrti undertook the practice [...] Parvati; she then underwent tremendous penance to get Shiva as her husband, while [...] no concern at all for Prakrti.

Ráŕh – 6. (1)

[4] Both Vardhaman Mahavir and Buddha [...] Magadh. Buddha preached compassion, penance and karma sannyása [setting [...] Later he passed away in Kushinagar.

Ráŕh – 16. (1)

[4] The common people accepted this [...] purification [in mourning or as a penance], which had once applied only [...] [nobility] system on Ráŕh.

Párvatii, Consort of Shiva – Excerpt A (2)

[3] Párvatii was the daughter [...] would improve. During the period of penance that Gaorii (another name for [...] after she became successful in her penance, people requested her, “Now [...] herself in the sacrificial fire.

Párthasárathi Krśńa and Pariprashna (Discourse 24) (1)

[23] Párvatii asked Shiva, “When [...] sádhaná, intense tapasyá [penance], for many lives, through tremendous [...] mokśa [salvation].”

Mysticism and Spirituality (2)

[25] The third kind of pátaka is mahápátaka. There is no penance that will atone for mahápátaka, either.

[30] It is, therefore, naive to lose [...] sádhaná and undergo the prescribed penance. There is no reason to fear. This [...] awakened, there is no reason to fear.

Lord Krśńa's Unique Approach (1)

[14] To save the world from the evil [...] Personality of his time, was doing penance for the advent of Mahásambhúti. [...] spiritual power from the Lord.

Light Comes (3)

[89] Someone may think that he will be able to do penance in Himalayan caves with his legs [...] never be fulfilled. His prolonged penance in the caves will all end in nothing. [...] 3 )

[91] The penance of sannyásiis or householders [...] joy and laughter of all beings.

Kut́a to Kut́t́ima (Discourse 28) (1)

[58] They are hard-working people. [...] minutes. This seems to be the austere penance of the deep night.

Kulaka to Kulottha (Discourse 33) (1)

[103] Kula + ut – [...] reintegrate into society through penance or acquisition of social power, are called kulottha .

Kámbal to Kárańa (Discourse 22) (1)

[28] So the hill springs and those [...] Viśńu descended to earth due to the penance of Bhagiiratha. Everyone was afraid [...] water then divided into four parts:

In the Land of Hat́t́amálá Part 2 (1)

[220] “Your Majesty,” said Kablakanta, “men and women do penance life after life to get to the [...] grasshoppers and intestine chutney.”

Integral and Non-Integral Outlook (1)

[5] Qualified spiritual teachers are [...] and having undergone such severe penance, we still haven’t been blessed [...] cannot be attained by such people.

Instinct and Devotion (1)

[13] Again, if some scriptures say, “You will have to do penance if you cross the ocean,” [...] is what the scriptures enjoin.

Ideation on Brahma (4)

[19] Oil lies hidden in sesame seeds. [...] regular spiritual practice and penance you will find the Supreme Entity, [...] squeeze all impurities from the mind.

[25] Araneśu. Arańi means [...] adhering to truth and performing penance, the fire of meditation will ignite [...] only be realized through truth and penance, and when one has a one-pointed [...] embracing a life of truth and regular penance. Those who try to know the Supreme [...] human intellect explain what He is.

How to Unite Human Society (1)

[57] Many people today advocate the [...] moon, they start their religious penance. But what will happen to those [...] rationality will defeat fanaticism.

How an Ideal Person Should Live (16)

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From Matriarchy to Patriarchy – Excerpt A (1)

[3] In Puranic society [around 500-1300 [...] attained male bodies by dint of their penance for many lives together could [...] vermilion-daubed wooden boxes, these lines:

Fight Against All Dogmas – Excerpt A (1)

[1] Notions of vice and virtue, codes [...] sometimes the magnitude of their penance maybe the cause of their death. [...] one cannot defy the scriptures!

Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B (1)

[24] Siddha. The best and most useful [...] are not attainable by ordinary penance, but they may be attained due [...] powers of Parama Puruśa.

Devotion – the Only Path (2)

[5] Devotees feel alike whether in [...] abhorrence for work. While doing hard penance the minds of such people will [...] about the hardship faced during the penance. Upavása (fasting) means [...] not with Parama Puruśa.

Cosmic Attraction and Spiritual Cult (1)

[31] Devotion can only be attained through rigorous penance, through action and knowledge [...] [“attributional devotion”].

Capitalism in Three Spheres (1)

[13] Besides the physical and intellectual [...] the mountains and perform arduous penance to fulfil their longing for spiritual [...] spiritual practices, which is:

Bhakti and Krpá (1)

[39] Every human being is entitled to [...] latent devotion by dint of hard penance, and with the bonds of profound [...] attain the greatest fulfilment.

A Guide to Human Conduct (2)

[99] Tapah means to practise penance to reach the goal. To practise [...] purpose behind the practice of penance and that is to shoulder sorrows [...] grief and to give them comforts.

Acala to Atha (Discourse 2) (1)

[59] “Everyone asked, ‘My [...] acquired from seven lifetimes of penance. Now give me my knighthood as [...] sugar cane field’.”