Vedic wisdom

Covers a wide area of articles and stories based on and about the Vedic scriptures. Links for online reading and downloading books.

Philosophy of effective leadership – Check your list

A quote from Mr Disney caught my attention. He said "When values are clear decisions are easy.”  Profound, isn't it? Decision making is an...

Two million participate in Jagannath Rath yatra in Puri

Jagannath Puri saw an unprecedented assembly of devotees on this Rath yatra day, partly due to the Navakalevara event. A crowd of almost two...

Archaeologists baffled again – 2,000 Tiny Gold Spirals Discovered

It's a golden enigma. Boeslunde is in Zealand, the large island that sits between mainland Denmark and the tip of Sweden. It's a hotbed...

Sriman Kurmarupa prabhu leaves body in Sri Vrindavan dham

There are extremely rare souls on the planet today who can live the way Sriman Kurmarupa prabhu did before leaving his body on 28th...

How to balance Pitta dosha

photo source @Watervagabond In Ayurveda, there are 3 doshas or body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Pitta is the energy of digestion, assimilation, and transformation....

Counter obesity the Ayurveda way

Looking for a best surgery option to look slim, or, at least in shape?  Tired of trying gyms, pills and starvation? The following articles...

Sriman Brahmananda prabhu leaves body

His Grace Brahmananda prabhu, one of the very first disciples of ISKCON's Founder-Acharya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, left his body in Vrindavan dham. Devotees...

Understanding Vata dosha in Ayurveda

In the ancient Ayurvedic text, the Charak Samhita, Charak describes all the etiological factors which contribute to disturbances in the body’s channels (srotas). ...

Ayurvedic Science of Doshic Imbalance

The goal in Ayurveda is to maintain our prakruti, or our inborn physiological constitution.  This is the amount of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha doshas...

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Salute to this King of Elephants – Sri Gajendra

Elephants are gorgeous. Their majestic maneuvers and prideful attributes make them unique. Elephants are always part of our life, be it domestic affairs, economics,...

Key to success in Yoga and Meditation

As yoga awareness increases, more people are joining meditation classes and reading yoga books. It is a fact that yoga and meditation, when conducted...
why fear

The surest way to get rid of any fear, for good

Have you experienced fear at any stage in your life? Do you think fear can make one do certain things and prevent from doing...

Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 6

One particular sloka, or verse, touched the innermost corner of my heart as I began my journey into the interiors of Mayapur's mystical nature...
Modi on GST rollout

GST – Ending endless confusion and deep-rooted corruption?

Finally India has done it. Enough, or more than enough, has been said and done to implement and to obstruct GST rollout in India...