The life of all other [beings] is for material enjoyment, but human life is for higher pursuits, for something subtle, something higher, something more elevated. There are certain propensities which are common both for human beings and animals, but the old idea of logicians that the human is a rational [animal] is not supported by us. We say the human is not a rational animal. If we say the human is a rational animal, then [...]

VASANTERI ÁGAMANE DHARÁ NAVA SÁJE SEJECHE JIIVANA JAGAT RASE RÁGE RÚPE BHARE CHE OGO RÚPAKÁR SUMUKHE ESE NAYANA MELE MADHURA HESE DÁNŔÁO TAVA MOHANA VESHE DHARÁ DÁO DHARAŃII MÁJHE LIILÁ JÁNO TUMI HE RÁJÁDHIRÁJ PRIITI BHARÁ TABU KENO KÁNDÁO JE ÁJ SALÁJ HRDAYE ESO HE NILÁJ CHANDE NÁCE   Translation from Original Bengali Spring has come decorating the earth in a new splendour. The world has been filled with movements, shapes and melodies. O Creator [...]

Holi is a festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life. Some families hold ceremonies, but is more a time for fun. It is a colourful festival, with dancing, singing and throwing of powder paint and coloured water and  also known as the "festival of colours". “You must bring about a revolutionary change in the flow of your judgment and thought, and see how, after overcoming your fascination with external colour, your mind becomes tinged [...]