Desire – does it bind us or liberate us? Desire – should it be fulfilled or given up? We do a deep dive into these questions in the light of Vedanta and are clear about what to do. In the …
Pujya Swami Dayananda ji, eloquently spoke about the vision of Hinduism – ‘There is no one God or many Gods. There is only God’ This Hindu vision of life – All that is here is Ishvara, is alive in our …
Annapurna, the name means ‘She of abundant food’. Devi Annapoorna is a manifestation of Parvati. Anna (अन्न) means “food” or “grains” and pūrṇa (पूर्ण) means “full, complete and perfect.” Annapurna means the giver of food and nourishment. She is called the mother of the three worlds …
There is a significant saying that while Teerthas or sacred places purify all people, the sacred places and teerthas are more sanctified and divinized by the holy people and saints who grace them with their passing footprints or prolonged presence. …
(From Vedanta – the river of wisdom podcast by Swamini B) To listen – #68 Three necessary blessings The silence of the valley was broken by an animated discussion amongst three friends. These 3 friends called 1, 2 and 3 were …
Sharad Ritu had set in. The nights were filled with the perfume of the jasmines and the season made Krishna remember the promise he had given to the gopis on the day he had taken away their garments on the …
An excerpt from the Bhagavatam – After he was crowned the grandson of Arjuna, King Parikshit lived upto the words of the rishis. He ruled his kingdom just as well as Yudhishthira had been doing. But there was great pain …
Back in the day, when I was studying Vedanta in the gurukulam, a friend shared a story of how she landed in the ashram I told my father – I am going to India for 3 years to study. Father …
Aditi, the mother of Indra and the other gods was very unhappy since her sons had been vanquished by Bali. Once, Kashyapa had been away from the ashrama for a long time. He had been engaged in intense samadhi. When …
That phone call which impacted the lives of the whole family. The sadness of abandonment The harsh words spoken in a rage The neglect experienced in childhood The bullying by school mates, Everyone experiences events in childhood that leave an …