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Romantic, selfless, blissful love
Sharad Purnima celebrates ecstatic divine love, and several stories in the Bhagavata illustrate this. Shiva, roused from meditation on hearing Krishna's flute, rushes to Vrindavan where Vrinda Devi stalls him saying that Raasa is meant…
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Over confidence can kill you, Bill!
The title of this article has a fun side. People who could understand it, will laugh. Others, just ignore the name used 'Bill'. We know that self-confidence is the very key if you venture on any goal, and more important if it is a…
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Winning streak comes with effort
India won so many gold and other medals at the recently held Asian Games, much to the delight of sports enthusiasts and fans. When we watch athletes or hockey players who successfully won championship titles we marvel at their talent and…
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Money management
Few people would consider themselves a success if they had little or no money even though figures like Jesus, Buddha, and Socrates ventured very different ideas on the subject. The ability to manage money, allocate assets, and increase…
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The funny side of Karma
Karma has no menu, you get served what you deserve!
Whether or not you believe in Karma as a spiritual or humanistic idea, it's worth considering how you behave as you go about your life, and whether or not that behavior might be bringing…
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Introduction to Vedanta
Vedanta (Upanisads) is the last word in search of the truth about the individual Jiva, this Jagat and the creator. The Vision of Vedanta has kept Indian society alive for the past five thousand years. Vedanta represents the doctrine of…
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Introduction to Vedanta
Indian philosophy is generally discussed in terms of six major orthodox (Astika) schools, and three major heterodox (Nastika) schools. These words normally convey a division into theists and atheists. However, this is not the meaning…
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Does third eye open at the time of death?
The third eye is connected to our intuitive powers. Hindus acknowledge it and pay respect to it daily by wearing a bindi or tilak at the exact spot where this invisible third eye is located. But apparently, it also has a lot to do with…
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Conscious Dreaming
Dream analysis cannot help you to become enlightened, but dream witnessing can certainly help you. That is the difference between psychology and religion: psychology analyses dreams; religion watches them and helps you to become aware of…
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Rabia waited for the right moment
Rabia, the great Sufi mystic, lived a remarkable life. Throughout her life, her Love for God, poverty and self-denial were her constant companions. She did not possess much more than a broken jug, a rush mat and a brick which she used as a…
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