Question In Ramayan, Kagbhusandi tells Garud that “nonviolence is the greatest virtue”. Gita begins with Arjun not wanting to fight the war and massacre so many people. But Shri Krishna convinced him to fight. In that war billions of human lives were lost. I have read that the whole world
Question: How can Omnipresent God experience separation (viraha) from His devotee? If He doesn’t feel separation, in the Bhagavad Gita (4.11), why did Shri Krishna tells Arjun, “I reciprocate the sentiments and intensity of my devotees.” This implies that when a devotee cries out of love and longing
Ram Navami is celebrated on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the month of Chaitra. It marks the sacred appearance of Shri Ram in Ayodhya during the Treta Yug. Shri Ram is not merely a king of the past. He is the Father of all souls, who descended
We all strive to attain pure, ever lasting, ever new, ever increasing bliss. The bliss can only be attained by having complete, unwavering faith in God. Our scriptures tell a beautiful story about Dhanna Jat to elaborate this point: Dhanna Jat was a poor uneducated man who lived in a
What is the greatest delusion? Discover Yudhishthira's profound answer to the Yaksha Prashna in the Mahabharata: the human denial of death and the illusion of immortality.
Question We have a deep rooted desire is to be blissful. When we try to find bliss, some saints/scriptures say that we should first give up worldly desires and then worship God. Yet other saints/scriptures say that if we worship God, then the worldly desires will automatically vanquish.
Makar Sankranti is a festival of Harvest. Hindus from all the parts of India celebrate it every year with great cheer and devotion. It is also the day when the Sun-god starts ascending. It is reflected in this Vedic verse, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। tamaso mā jyotirgamaya।
Bhagavan (Devanagari: भगवान्; ISO 15919: bhagavān) means the Personal Form of God who has countless names, forms, attributes and associates. The performer of pastimes, possessing all fully manifested powers. पूर्णतम पुरुषोत्तम ब्रह्म का सरसतम स्वरूप जिस में सब
The Banmala (also known as Vanamala) is the distinctive, knee-length garland worn by Shri Krishna. It is made by stringing together five kinds of flowers and leaves: 1. leaves of holy basil (tulsi), 2. jasmine (kunda), 3. the coral tree flower (mandara), 4. lotus (kamala) and 5. parijata flowers. Parijata