Family & Relationships Books

Entre a infinidade de relações na vida, aquela entre um Guru e um discípulo é a mais sagrada e única. No livro "Guru e Discípulo", Gnani Purush ( personificação do Autoconhecimento) Dada Bhagwan fornece uma visão da natureza da relação Guru-discípulo e oferece respostas profundas a perguntas como: "Quais são as definições de guru e discípulo? Como um Guru é necessário na... more...

PREFACE The study of social hygiene means the study of those things which concern the welfare of human beings living in societies. There can, therefore, be no study more widely important or more generally interesting. I fear, however, that by many persons social hygiene is vaguely regarded either as a mere extension of sanitary science, or else as an effort to set up an intolerable bureaucracy to... more...

La salpicaduras que vamos dejando en la vida diaria deben de ser limpiadas ¿Por qué vamos a echar todo a perder con tanto conflicto? Los conflictos no nos valen de nada. La gente se lleva por las señales de tráfico, que son normas estrictas de circulación. No van por ahí conduciendo según su propia interpretación o ¿no es así? Precisamente por seguir estas normas, se evitan muchos accidentes.... more...

Wie kann Frieden herrschen? Um Frieden zu schaffen, musst du Dharma (Religion, Pflichten, moralischer Verhaltenskodex) verstehen. Du solltest allen zu Hause sagen: "Wir sind nicht die Feinde des anderen; niemand sollte Streit mit dem anderen haben. Es gibt keinen Grund, Meinungsverschiedenheiten zu haben. Lasst uns das, was wir haben, miteinander teilen,und lasst uns glücklich sein." So solltet... more...

Making the House a Home We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come. This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds. Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months. Mother and I started this... more...

Those seeking to lead a spiritual life may become curious as to what is ahimsa (non violence), and inspired to practice it. But understanding how to live in non violence is not as simple as it seems, and practicing no violence in daily life can quickly become bewildering. To someone just beginning to cultivate non-violence, daily interactions might even begin to feel like the very definition of... more...

INTRODUCTORY WOMAN'S CARNIVAL "To the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet."—Prov. xxvii. 7. The sudden collapse of the war left us in a daze. After the years of inhuman strain it was hard to ease off tension to the almost forgotten conditions of peace. I recall that ever to be remembered day, November 11th, 1918—Victory Day. In the early hours before noon I was in London, and my... more...

There are times in life when we must endure suffering due to no fault on our part – or so it seems. In painful circumstances, we naturally question, “Why me? Am I wrong? It’s not my fault!” Such situations may feel like the very definition of suffering. In the book “Fault is of the Sufferer”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan provides spiritual solutions to common and... more...

Chapter I.—What Is The Christian Home? Section I.—Home In The Sphere Of Nature. "My home! the spirit of its love is breathing   In every wind that plays across my track, From its white walls the very tendrils wreathing   Seem with soft links to draw the wanderer back. There am I loved—there prayed for!—there my mother   Sits by the hearth with meekly thoughtful eye, There my young... more...

Among the myriad of relationships in life, the one between a Guru and disciple is most sacred and unique. In the book “Guru and Disciple”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan provides insight into the nature of the Guru-disciple relationship and offers in-depth answers to questions like: “What are definitions of Guru, and disciple? How is a Guru necessary in spiritual... more...