A devotee is cleaning her mandir, wiping the murti of Durga. Her heart is heavy with loneliness and hopelessness. It is one of those days where she finds everything meaningless. She laments – Devi Ma, I have been doing sadhana …
In this Kali Yuga, we see criminals and the corrupt getting away scot-free without having to pay for their acts of crime. Seems so unfair! And here we are, honest people plodding away at a difficult life. Only through the …
We yearn to feel happy, content and peaceful. We struggle when we experience anger, sadness and fear. Most times, we want these emotions to go away. But then, what you resist, persists. Our emotional landscape reflects these mountains and valleys …
Devotee: approaches the shrine of Bhagavan Ganapati, his shoulders slumped and feeling dejected. O Ganapati, Remover of Obstacles, I come to you with a heavy heart. My life seems fraught with endless challenges and barriers. At every turn, I face …
Where does one hear about legends and stories of Ganesha Deva? Mudgala Purana and Ganesha Purana. Both are considered to be Upapuranas, texts that have been written by Rishis in addition to the major 18 Puranas. In different cosmic ages, …
Rishi Markandeya was blessed with the vision of Sri Krishna in the child form resting on a banyan leaf. Srimad Bhagavatam speaks of this. Once sages Nara and Narayana visited the hermitage of sage Markandeya in the Himalayas. When they …
15th August is special for two reasons, one because it is the day of India’s independence from its colonizer and the other is that it is Pujya Swami Dayananda ji’s birthday. He lived a life of freedom and his vision …
Sant Tulsidas (Great Saints of Bharat from Bhaktavijaya) Bhakta Vijaya is a compilation of stories of 21 great saints from Bharat. Sri Mahipati wrote this in Marathi, a regional language of India in verse form. Mahipati lived from 1715-1790 and …
This month of Shravan generally between July and August according to the Hindu calendar is considered highly auspicious for the worship of Bhagavan Shiva. Worship to Shiva first happens in the heart of a devotee, whose love for Shiva radiates …
Albert Einstein, a physicist and great thinker said about the Gita – When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find …