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...
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...
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...
Resolved – Is Krishna an expansion of Vishnu or is it the other way...
In my childhood I was told that Lord Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. I grew up with that in mind. Most people...
Being positive? Run this self test
Being positive is a buzzword these days. Thanks to the new era when on one hand people are degrading, on the other hand some...
Ayurveda – Ten takeaways for the New Year
It’s almost the new year and we habitually set New Year’s resolutions. Quite often, at least one resolution involves our health. Ayurveda teaches us to...
Narsinh Mehta – The devotee who wrote Vaishnava jana to song
In a truly unique initiative to spread India's ancient wisdom across the world, this year the Indian government came up with an out of...
Will the Statue of Unity bring unity to India?
Towering tribute to a towering leader, the Statue of Unity is a befitting offering to Sri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the leader par excellence whose historical...
Forget the past, forget the pain, but never the lessons – A practical guide
It is said forget the pain but never the lessons you gain. It sounds like a great idea to forget the past and move...
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And here is one more "previously thought" wrong idea. What makes it more interesting is, this time the scientists have come up with a...
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We know Lord Krishna and Krishna Janmastami but not all of us know much about Lord Balarama, or Balaram, the transcendental elder brother of...
Remembering the forgotten Folk freedom fighters
We often hear of folk songs and folk dance. We also talk about folk festivals and folk culture. What we don't usually hear of...
A tiny tribute to my childhood friends – The house sparrows
I vividly remember that chik, chik, chik, chik of those little lovely birds, during early mornings at our home, flying swiftly from one corner...
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...
