madhusudan naidu

In this account by Madhusudan Naidu we see Swami ending up gifting sarees of different designs to a pair of sisters. Initially, he had wanted to gift them identical sarees. However, Swami utilises this opportunity to reveal the concept of Divine intervention. He says that when a man commits a mistake it is an opportunity for God. He does not want His creations to stray away from Him. So even when we err in our activities, God sees it as an opportunity to intervene on our behalf and bring us back into the fold of His eternal love. True to the saying that Love lives by giving, Swami has been busy giving something or the other to the devotees, staff and students during this Kodai retreat. Shawls or cameras, diaries or money for marketing (as He calls ‘shopping’), His hands never cease to distribute tangible tokens of His love. madhusudan naidu So also, on Mother's Day, after hosting a special lunch for all the mothers in honour of motherhood, He distributed sarees to the mo...

Madhusudan Naidu takes us to a conversation between Swami and a couple of scientists. Swami quizzes the scientists about the different types of knowledge. He beautifully distinguishes between the modes through which science and spirituality operate. Swami reminds the scientists that there should never be scope for 'the impossible' in science. He brings out the fact that science itself is a journey in search of the Truth. He speaks about the human mind and its four dimensions while teaching about the characteristics of the universal consciousness. Swami encourages science with the faith that it will ultimately reach the universal consciousness. madhusudan naidu muddenahalli Two scientists walked into the interview room to discuss a project that they were working on. As soon as they entered, Swami commented, "Oh, Jnanis (men of wisdom) are walking in." "What kind of Jnanis are you, Vijnani or Prajnani?" He playfully enquired. "What is the differen...

In this account, Madhusudan Naidu takes us to a conversation between Swami and Sri Narasimha Murthy. Swami speaks about one of the greatest concepts of Indian philosophy - Dharma. He says that the entire cosmos is bound by the laws of Dharma. Every object whether animate or inanimate follows its Dharma and seeks to fulfil its duty to the universe. The only exception to this is a man. Swami says that even God is bound by the laws of Dharma. He adds that love is the greatest of all Dharma and uses analogies to convey the fact that Dharma always triumphs. One morning, when Sri Narasimha Murthy submitted to Swami as to how something happened out of turn that helped the Institutions in a big way and attributed it to Swami’s timely intervention and called it ‘Swami’s doing’, Swami explained, “I don’t do anything, I am only a witness. It is the universal law of Dharma (righteous duty) that governs everything madhusudan naidu . ‘Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha’. Dharma protects those who pr...

T The event discussed in this story occurs while Swami is at Kodaikanal, attending the spiritual summer retreat Madhusudan Naidu . Observing a piece of writing on the windshield of a bus Swami is led into giving his disciples an important lesson. He declares that there is an error in the writing and teaches his followers the secret of happiness - making others happy. This leads Madhusudan Naidu to remember an earlier incident where Swami had advised him to be selfless in his prayer. Both these incidents highlight the fact that God bestows happiness upon those who seek to make others happy. During the Kodaikanal spiritual summer retreat of May 2016, Swami went out for a leisure trip around the hill station when He saw the bus that was carrying some of the students. On top of the windshield of the bus was written, “Be happy. Make others happy.” Madhusudan Naidu After coming back, Swami said that the statement on the bus was wrong and He asked everyone as to what was wro...