Srila Prabhupada – A Bharat Ratna Or Vishva Ratna?
Nations take pride in praising and promoting their heroes. While some great personalities are loved and adored only by their own countrymen or a...
The biggest danger faced by seniors in spiritual life
Spiritual life is a progressive activity. As we grow we realize its value better. Being seniors by age or by experience in spiritual life...
Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 10
As months after months and years after years pass by, I keep wondering if my appreciation for and attachment to Sri Mayapur Dham has...
Simply Thinking, High Living? Godless Civilizations
We as devotees know that Lord Krishna owns everything in the universe including this planet, however there are many who want to act as...
Another reason why Lord Nrsimha killed Hiranyakashipu
Most of you may have read and heard why Lord Nrsimha Deva killed the great demon Hiranyakashipu. The well known reason is, the demon...
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We will miss you, O Purushottam month!
Purushottam month has just gone. It has gone away from us to return after three years. It came to bless us and left after...
Mythology is a wrong word for Vedas and Puranas
It's almost like an established tradition today that the super-science and the mind-boggling stories of historical value found in the ancient Vedic texts, called...
Aliens? What the ancient Vedas say about extraterrestrial life
In his famous book, “Chariots of the Gods?” Erich von Däniken raises the hypothesis that members of an advanced civilization had visited our planet...
Time according to the Vedas is not what you think!
We normally imagine time as a line that started at some point and stretches indefinitely. This affects even our language, with words such as...
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Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 11
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Did you know this about Akshaya Tritiya?
Generally known as a Hindu auspicious day, akshaya tritiya holds a much greater significance for the entire human society. Due to this, many great...
Knowing more about Sri Krishna on Janmastami day
Did you ever ask yourself why, if Krishna was born only some 5000 years ago, His Name appears in the Vedas and Puranas, which...
Why my heart went out to them this Diwali
As I was walking towards the temple to attend a special Diwali function, I noticed something unusual for this day. Diwali is known for...
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