The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]
Amidst the freezing cold weather, with the temperature wobbling between 0- 5 degrees Celsius and the dense fog outside, everything seems stagnant in the northern part of India. However, below the apparently frozen surface, you […]
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervor & gaiety. Lakhs of people […]
by His Divine Grace B. S. Tirtha Maharaj All major religions teach love of God. Love means reposing one’s affection completely upon a person. Therefore, for real love both the lover and the beloved must […]
CONTINUED FROM ISSUE 4 Death and transmigration of soul Just as a person puts on new garments after discarding the old ones; similarly, the living entity (Spirit, Atma, Jeev, Jeevaatma) acquires new bodies after casting […]
|| 1 || In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool! You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. || 1 || Pause || I am not celibate, nor truthful, […]
Death and transmigration of soul Just as a person puts on new garments after discarding the old ones; similarly, the living entity (Spirit, Atma, Jeev, Jeevaatma) acquires new bodies after casting away the old bodies. […]
Naam Dayv’s Lord and Master has settled my inner conflicts. Drink in the sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one. || 3 || 4 || AASAA: One who recognizes the Supreme Lord God, dislikes […]
CONTD FROM Vol 7 ISSUE 45 || 3 || 2 || 24 || AASAA: I am bothered by my mother-in-law, Maya, and loved by my father-in-law, the Lord. I fear even the name of my […]
The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]
The Gita is a doctrine of universal truth. Its message is universal, sublime, and nonsectarian although it is a part of the scriptural trinity of Sanaatan Dharm, commonly known as Hinduism. The Gita is very […]
Ugram Veeram Maha Vishnum Jwalantam Sarvathomukham | Narasimham Bheshanam Badram Mruthyor Mruthyum Namamyaham || Bow to thee, Lord Narasimha, ferocious, chivalrous, Maha Vishnu, radiant faced, omnipresent, bestower of auspiciousness and remover of birth and death […]
|| 4 || 2 || 11 || AASAA: As many mistakes as the son commits, his mother does not hold them against him in her mind. || 1 || O Lord, I am Your child. […]
Ugram Veeram Maha Vishnum Jwalantam Sarvathomukham | Narasimham Bheshanam Badram Mruthyor Mruthyum Namamyaham || Bow to thee, Lord Narasimha, ferocious, chivalrous, Maha Vishnu, radiant faced, omnipresent, bestower of auspiciousness and remover of birth and death […]
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs. He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya. […]
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” – Buddha “The Noble Eightfold Path” describes the way to the end of suffering, […]
Unto whom should I complain? O Nanak, the One who created the creation – He Himself takes care of it. || 23 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: He Himself fashioned the vessel of the body, and […]
O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life. Renounce your hypocrisy! Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall […]
The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]
Celebrated in autumn on the Ashtami day, the Ahoi festival or Ahoi Ashtami is a fast observed by mothers for the well-being of their sons. The Ahoi Ashtami is usually celebrated in the months of […]
We all know that the pandavas left their kingdom for 13 long years for keeping up their word! Well, for Arjuna going away from the bhogas of a king, for the sake of truth, was […]
CONTD FROM Vol 7 ISSUE 41 Preparing the field of the body, he plants the Seed of the Creator. One knows the Truth only when he receives true instruction. Showing mercy to other beings, he […]
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 7 ISSUE 40 He removes self-conceit from within, and instructs us in the Truth of Truths. || 4 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: All the hours are the milk-maids, and the quarters of […]
Durga Puja – the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India.Apart from being a religious festival for the Hindus, it is also an occasion for reunion and […]
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