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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...

Great Tools To Deal With Criticism

If you're not very good at taking criticism, you might want to work on this skill. There are a few simple yet very powerful...

Learning more about Lord Nrsimha dev on His appearance day

Today is the most auspicious day of Lord Nrsimha dev. All glories to Lord Nrsimha deva, the half man half lion incarnation of Lord...

Earthquake: Another alert from the agents of Nature

Earthquake is not an accident. Let us not shy away from stating that It is more of a well calculated action by the agents...

List of must carry Ayurvedic medicines for a smart traveller

People do travel, and when they do so, there is every possibility that they fall sick, get injured, catch cold, get headache and so...

Understanding a dosha in Ayurveda

One of the most commonly used terms in Ayurveda is “dosha”.  There are varying contexts in which it is currently used, as it can...

Chanakya on How To Grow Children

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen,...

Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 5

Recently a friend disturbed my firmly rooted illusion. He asked some group members to reveal what attracts them the most about Sri Mayapur. A...