Spirituality – Religion

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE || 1 || Pause || The Lord Himself, the Life of the World, is the Giver. He Himself forgives, and unites us with Himself. What are these poor beings and creatures? […]

contined from vol 8 issue 41 Words of brother’s deep devotion Rama heard with grateful heart, And with Sita and with Lakshman for the woods prepared to part: Part we then from loving kinsmen, arms […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 42 || 1 || So what should I say to this crazy mind, which is affectionately attached to them? The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of […]

How to Illuminate Your Inner Self Deepavali or Diwali means “a row of lights”. It falls on the last two days of the dark half of the Hindu month of Kartik. Mythical Origins of Diwali […]

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia,Nepal,Mauritius, Myanmar,Singapore,Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago,Britain, Indonesia,Japan,Thailand, Africa,Australia and the US among the Hindus across the world. Diwali celebrations in Britain The Indians are […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 41 || 2 || 21 || 85 || SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord abides in my mind and body. Everyone congratulates me on my victory. This is the glorious greatness […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 40 || 4 || 4 || 54 || SORAT’H, FIFTH I found the Guru, the ocean of peace, and all my doubts were dispelled. || 1 || This is the […]

contined from vol 8 issue 37 Listen, Sita, unto Bharat speak no heedless angry word, He is monarch of Kosala and of Raghu’s race is lord, Crownéd kings our willing service and our faithful duty […]

the fast of Karwa Chauth is of particular importance to all Hindu married women in India. They believe that the festival ensures prosperity, longevity and well-being of their husbands. The origin of this festival was […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 38 || 2 || 10 || 38 || SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL: The Perfect Guru has revealed His power, and compassion has welled up in every heart. Blending me with Himself, […]

Goddess Lakshmi means Good Luck to Hindus. The word ‘Lakshmi’ is derived from the Sanskrit word “Laksya”, meaning ‘aim’ or ‘goal’, and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. Lakshmi […]

Every year during the lunar month of Ashwin or Kartik (September-October), Hindus observe ten days of ceremonies, rituals, fasts and feasts in honor of the supreme mother goddess. It begins with the fast of “Navaratri”, […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 37 The Transcendent Lord is totally permeating and pervading everywhere; where would He come from, and where would He go? || 2 || One whose mind is filled with the […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 36 || 3 || My Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and all my affairs have been resolved. The glorious greatness of Guru Nanak is manifest, throughout all the […]

contined from vol 8 issue 36 Like a traveller in the jungle crossed by serpent in his path! Reft of sense appeared the monarch, crushed beneath a load of pain, Heaving oft a sigh of […]

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE How can one’s pre-ordained destiny be erased? It is written in accordance with the Lord’s Will. Without the Name of the Lord, no one can be saved. Through the Guru’s Teachings, […]

continued from previous issue Coldly spake the Queen Kaikeyi: “If thy royal heart repent, Break thy word and plighted promise, let thy royal faith be rent, Ever known for truth and virtue, speak to peers […]

continued from previous issue Through the chamber of confection, where each viand wooed the taste, Every object in profusion as in regions of the blest, Through Kaikeyi’s inner closet lighted with a softened sheen, Walked […]

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE || 7 || Go and ask the travellers, how to walk on the Path as His slave. They know the Lord to be their King, and at the Door to His […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 35 || 2 || O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; worship the Naam, night and day, and recite the Naam. Listen to the Teachings of the […]

contined from vol 8 issue 35 These are Queen Kaikeyi’s wishes, these are boons for which I pray, I would see my son anointed, Rama banished on this day!” THE KING’S LAMENT Is this torturing […]

contined from vol 8 issue 33 Queen Kausalya’s bosom rankles with a woman’s secret smart, Let her not with woman’s vengeance turn upon her prouder foe, And as crownéd Rama’s mother venge her in Kaikeyi’s […]

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE || 8 || 2 || SIREE RAAG, FIRST MEHL: O Lord, You are Your Own Glorious Praise. You Yourself speak it; You Yourself hear it and contemplate it. You Yourself are […]

continued from previous issue For a gladness stirs thy bosom when thy greatest woo is nigh! Who that hath a woman’s wisdom, who that is a prudent wife. Smiles in joy when prouder rival triumphs […]

Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the major festivals celebrated in India with great enthusiasm and devotion. The festival marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha; the Lord of knowledge, wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. The festival […]