Any prayer in any language or culture is karma, an action. Every action gives results, visible and invisible. Invisible results of helpful karma are called punya while invisible results of harmful karma is called paapa. Karma is three fold – …
We love and thrive on our experiences be it tasting the local cuisine of a new culture, seeing the azure blue waters of the ocean, feeling the cool breeze wash over our body, listening to our carefully curated playlist, smelling …
To know the vision of Vedanta, we worship Bhagavan. Really speaking, we are worshipping Bhagavat-shakti which is also referred to as Devi shakti. Our worship envelopes the entire world which is a manifestation of Bhagavan. Devi Saraswati also known as …
What is a Tirthayatra? Yatra means a journey and the term, ‘tirtha’ occurs frequently in the Rigveda and the Vedic samhitas, with contextual meanings ranging from ‘a way’ to “a ford in the river.” Just as some parts of the …
Research tells us that by end of January the hope, optimism and enthusiasm that magically filled up people’s hearts starts to fade and we are back to our same old, same old lives. Our motivation has waned. Life in the …
In our religious Indian culture, a person who constantly repeats the name of Bhagavan would be looked upon as a devotee. If the person keeps repeating His name the whole day, then that person is perhaps called a tapasvi, But, …
Sriramachandra kripalu bhajaman is a stuti, verses of praise, composed by Goswami Tulsidas ji who invites Sri Rama to reside in our hearts. It was written sometime in the sixteenth century, in a combination of Sanskrit and Braj languages. Sri …
Aditya Hrdayam Stotram is a devotional chant dedicated to Surya Bhagavan and occurs in Srimad Ramayana authored by Adikavi Valmiki. The Ramayana is divided into six volumes (kanda) called Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara and Yuddha. Aditya Hridayam consists of 31 …
It is likely that you have heard this popular story which is attributed to Native American culture. A young boy was sitting next to his grandfather, as they looked out the window. The young boy looked up at him and …
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi often quoted from the Tripura Rahasya which is considered an important teaching of Advaita Vedanta. In this Shiva taught the highest truth to Vishnu who in turn taught Brahma. Later Vishnu incarnated on Earth as Shri …