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Nilachala Saraswata Sangha (NSS), [citation needed] (Oriya: ନୀଳାଚଳ ସାରସ୍ବତ ସଂଘ; Hindi: नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ) is a religious organization that was founded by Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa Dev exclusively for his household devotees in Odisha on 24 August 1934 at Nilachala Kutir, Puri, India.
His teachings and philosophy are a reinterpretation and synthesis of various strands of Hindu thought, most notably classical yoga and Advaita Vedanta. He blended religion with nationalism, and applied this reinterpretation to various aspect's of education, faith, character building as well as social issues pertaining to India.
Purity is a mind pure and free of evil thoughts and behaviors. [5] Shaucha includes outer purity of body as well as inner purity of mind. [6] It is synonymous with shuddhi (शुद्धि). [7] LePage [clarification needed] states that shaucha in yoga is on many levels, and deepens as an understanding and evolution of self increases. [8]
The Rig Veda links language not only to thought (manas) but also to vision (dhi), a word from which comes Dhyana meaning 'meditation'. [13] In the Yajurveda (29.8), Sarasvati, the Goddess of Speech, is invoked to grant the gift of Dhi, inspired thought, and thought is linked with Vāc; Sarasvati is also known as the river of inspired thought, [14]
Everything that we have ever thought, spoken, done or caused is karma, as is also that which we think, speak or do this very moment. [2] Hindu scriptures divide karma into three kinds: [2] Sanchita is the accumulated karma. It would be impossible to experience and endure all karma in one lifetime.
The Bhagavadgītā, with its syncretism of Samkhya, Yoga, and Upanishadic thought, has also been a significant influence on Vedantic thought. [28] All Vedāntins agree that scripture (śruti) is the only means of knowing (pramāṇa) regarding spiritual matters (which are beyond perception and inference). [29] This is explained by Rāmānuja as ...
Trikaranaśuddhi indicates the purity and unity of (1) manasa (thought), (2) vacha (word/speech), and (3) karmana (deed/action), and a harmony and congruence between them. A spiritual saying of India speaks about the existence of this congruence in great people (" Mahatma "): " Manassekam, Vachassekam, Karmanyekam Mahaatmanam ". [ 3 ]
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic Mahabharata.