Once God looked at the earth. He saw so many beings slogging day in and day out, living in distress throughout their lives. His heart melted in compassion. He thought, ‘I should grant liberation to
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Columns by Devotees
Virtue called Compassion
In a small town in South India lived a young man called Govind. Govind was a honest, kind and good hearted person. A holy man who was visiting the town, discoursed in a temple in the town. Being a
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Unity is strength
Only if there is a good understanding between the husband and wife, can the household be a happy one. It is only when the children in a family gel well with their parents that peace and happiness
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The Two Obstacles
Once a wealthy old lady was living by herself in a city. She was a stingy person. She would not heartily give even a rotten apple to a beggar. However, her main aim was to go and stay happily in
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Vinobha is right!’
Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our Nation, established an Ashram on the banks of River Sabarmati, around 1917, and began to live there. He followed a simple lifestyle and practiced egalitarianism.
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Service Personified
Dasya bhakti is one of the many kinds of Bhakti bhava. Dasya bhakti is to look upon the Lord or the Guru as the Master and deem oneself as His servant and serve Him submissively in every way. Hanuman
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Temple for Brahma
Why is there no temple for Brahma? Lord Brahma is nothing but the very form of the Vedas. And the Vedas are nothing but Sound. The best way of worshipping sound is by continuously echoing it and
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Madhura Vani: Humility brings freedom
Even though Airavata, the vehicle of Lord of Devas, is mighty and big it is goaded by the hook in the hands of Lord Indra and suffers constant pain. But an ant, though small moves about freely! With
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Only way out in Kali Yuga
There are ten key Upanishads and a host of other Upanishads. There is an upanishad that talks about the greatness of the Mahamantra “Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare
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The Vedas
The Vedas ‘Ved’ means Knowledge. They are said to be the Divine Knowledge of God. The vedic Mantras are said to pervade the cosmos and are ‘heard’ by the Rishis and given to us. Hence they
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The five people
According to the Shastras, the one who has been responsible for the body, the one who gives ‘upadesa’ of the Gayathri Mantra, the one who feeds, the one who imparts education and the one who
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Fragrance and Vasanas
In Indian tradition, during marriages, the bride and the bride-groom exchange flower garlands. Sri Swamiji beautifully explained the significance behind this! Flowers have Vasana (tamil word for
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