Hope and Sorrow

Hope is the tong with which Nature holds man and with the hammer of sorrow, she gives him good blows to shape him according to her wish.

Page-15 of the book "Reflections" by Nochur Sri Venkatraman.

The Mind

The mind keeps wandering like a mischievous monkey. The challenge lies in fine-tuning one's faculties to control the mind.

Aspirations

You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.

Ramana Maharishi

Shiva Rathri

May Lord Shiva guide you in your quest for knowledge and peace.

Happy Shiva-Rathri.

Peace

Peace is God. Peace is Mukti. Do not seek any God other than peace. Peace is the highest Bhakti. With the flowers of peace, worship Shiva who is none other than peace.

From page 36 of the book "In the Still Lake of Contemplation" by Sri Nochur Venkatraman.