Category: Devotion

  • The Method of Asking the Guru for Knowledge – 2

    The Method of Asking the Guru for Knowledge – 2

    अपि चेदसि पापेभ्य: सर्वेभ्य: पापकृत्तम: |सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि || 36|| api cardosi paapayoyah sarbay bhyam paapa kruttamahsarbam gnyaana plabenaiba brujinam santarisyasi Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 36 Even if you are the vilest sinner among all sinners, still you can easily cross the ocean of sins with the help of the ship in the…

  • The Method of Asking the Guru for Knowledge – 1

    The Method of Asking the Guru for Knowledge – 1

    तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया |उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिन: || 34|| tad viddhi prani paatyna pari prasnena sevayaaupadekhyanti tay gnyaanam gnyaaninastatwa darshahh Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse34 The disciple should approach the Guru with reverence and sincerity, bow to him, serve him and overcome ego, and ask him questions for knowledge. Thus, the Guru will teach…

  • Guru Purnima – An Ode to the Guru

    Guru Purnima – An Ode to the Guru

    Without the Teacher-Student tradition, progress, civilization, and survival are not possible.

  • The Song of the Soul

    The Song of the Soul

    Om, O Infinite One, lead me from untruth to the truth, lead me from darkness of ignorance to enlightenment of self-realization, lead me from spiritual death to self awareness. May the shining Soul manifest in me.

  • Dama, Daya and Dana

    Dama, Daya and Dana

    Success comes with purity, patience, perseverance and practice.

  • On the Altar of God’s Love

    On the Altar of God’s Love

    A negative approach in thoughts, speech and action is to be shunned. In this regard there is no better guide than The Holy Bhagavad Gita.

  • Guru and Guru Purnima

    Guru and Guru Purnima

    Mahamuni Veda Vyāsa was born on this particular day of Ashada Purima (Mahashadi, Full Moon day of the month of Ashada). It is on this day, he completed writing, editing and compiling the 4 Vedas.

  • Universal Prayers – An Insight

    Universal Prayers – An Insight

    Only by realizing Him one can go beyond the cycle of birth and death. One can go beyond extreme ignorance of the Inner Self. There is no other way to gain Knowledge and Liberation

  • What is Dikshya? (Initiation or Baptism)

    What is Dikshya? (Initiation or Baptism)

    Dikshya or Dikhya means Dik + Darshan to God