Shaucham Translated By: Yogi Trivedi Published On: 22 Dec 2011
To perform good deeds without expectations reflects purity of action. Pramukh Swami Maharaj (Swamishri) has been performing good deeds for nearly 90 years without expecting anything in return, except the blessings of God.
 

Brahmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 9) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 8 Dec 2011
‘O Arjuna, I explained this everlasting yoga to Vivasvãn, i.e., the Sun’ (Gitã 4.1). Thereafter, it had been spread in the world, but as time went on it gradually diminished and was forgotten.
 

Brahmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 8) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 22 Nov 2011
O Parth, I have explained sãnkhya jnãn, I will now explain the knowledge of yoga. Listen carefully. By this knowledge you will be freed of all bonds’ (Gitã 2.39).
 

Damodar Bhakta of Ahmedabad Written By: Ram Murthy Published On: 8 Nov 2011
The name of that devotee was Damodar. He was a Patidar from Ahmedabad. Since Shri Hari began visiting Ahmedabad, he had become a satsangi.
 

Mirabai A Great Krishna Bhakta Written By: Ram Murthy Published On: 22 Oct 2011
Mirabai is one of the brightest stars in the star-filled spiritual firmament of our country. We are too near history to either add to her greatness or detract from it.
 

Water Is Life (Part 4) Written By: Sadhu Mukundcharandas Published On: 10 Oct 2011
Water in Ayurveda In Ayurveda, the same procedure is known as nasya, except salted water is used. Water is also used in enemas to cleanse the bowels, a procedure known as jal basti, and in swedan, which is a herbal steam bath.
 

Water Is Life (Part 3) Written By: Sadhu Mukundcharandas Published On: 22 Sep 2011
In this third and final article on water, we discuss how water is regarded as sacred by Hindus and how its sacredness is borne out from the day one’s samsara yatra starts at birth to the end at death and even after.
 

Water Is Life (Part 2) Written By: Sadhu Mukundcharandas Published On: 8 Sep 2011
THE BEST BEVERAGE IN THE WORLD 1. Which drink is the perfect nutrient to replace the eight glasses of water that your body loses daily through sweating, exhaling, urination and defecation?
 

Water Is Life (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Mukundcharandas Published On: 25 Aug 2011
Thousands of years ago, the rishi of a famous Ayurveda text named Bhavaprakash stated that “Water is life to creatures” – Jivanam jivinãm jivaha. In Sanskrit, there are 70 synonyms for water. One of them is jivanam – life.
 

The Guru Tradition In Hinduism (Part 2) Written By: Dr. Brian Hutchinson Published On: 8 Aug 2011
THE RELATIONSHIP IN THE EPICS, PURANAS, AND TANTRAS The relationship between teacher and pupil is partly determined by the type of knowledge sought. The law books reflect a basic parental relationship between teacher and student because obedience to the laws is the basic orientation. In the earlier Upanishads, where knowledge of Brahman or knowledge of the Self is the aim, then a more intimate personal association between the guru and devotee comes about. It is the epics, Puranas and the early
 

The Guru Tradition In Hinduism (Part 1) Written By: Dr. Brian Hutchinson Published On: 26 Jul 2011
THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE RELATIONSHIP IN HINDUISM In its general sense the term guru has been applied to any person, even one’s father, who is in a position to provide some aspect of the education of the individual in Hindu society (McMullen, 1976:13). A more specific meaning applies in the case of the traditional family guru to whom a boy would be given for training in the Vedic lore once he had reached the age of twelve.
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 7) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 8 Jul 2011
Krishna tells Arjun, ‘अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिघनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना॥’ – ‘Avyaktãdeeni bhootãni vyaktamadhyãni bhãrata, avyaktanidhanãnyeva tatra kã paridevanã’ – ‘O Arjun! All beings were unmanifest before they were born. They are manifest only in the middle, or so long as they live. When they die, they become unmanifest once again. What is the cause then for grief?’ (Gita 2.28).
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 6) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 27 Jun 2011
FOR ONE WHO IS BORN, DEATH IS INEVITABLE Bhagwan Shri Krishna tells Arjun, ‘जातस्य हि घ्रुवो मृत्युर्घ्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च । तस्माद्‌ अपरिहार्येर्थे न त्वं शोचितुम्‌ अर्हसि ॥’ – ‘Jãtasya hi dhruvo mrutyur dhruvam janma mrutasya cha; Tasmãd aparihãryerthe na tvam shochitum arhasi’ – ‘For one who is born, death is inevitable. And for one who has died, birth too is inevitable. This fact is unavoidable, and thus it does not call for your sorrow’ (Gita 2.27).
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 5) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 10 Jun 2011
THE FORM OF THE ATMA Shri Krishna Bhagwan says, ‘न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे॥’ – ‘Na jãyate mriyate vã kadãchinnãyam bhootvã bhavitã vã na bhooyaha, ajo nityaha shãshvato’yam purãno na hanyate hanyamãne shareere.’
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 4) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 25 May 2011
Why is there no end to our miseries? Why can we not experience everlasting happiness? The answer is simple – a lack of some basic understanding.
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 3) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 9 May 2011
Krishna, with a grin on his face, said to Arjuna, ‘अशोत्व्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्र्च भाषसे। गतासूनगतासूंश्र्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः॥’–‘Ashochyãnanvashochastvam pragnãvãdãnshcha bhãshase, gatãsoonagatãsoonshcha nãnushochanti panditãhã.’
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 2) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 23 Apr 2011
‘NA YOTSYE’ – I WILL NOT FIGHT Sanjay then describes what Arjuna did after taking Shri Krishna’s refuge: ‘एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परंतप। न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णी´ बभूव ह॥’ – ‘Evamuktvã Hrusheekesham Gudãkeshaha paramtapa, na yotsya iti Govindamuktvã tooshneem babhoova ha.’
 

Brãhmi Sthiti Yoga (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 11 Apr 2011
Arjuna’s surrender is loyal to Krishna alone. He says, ‘नहि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद्‌ यत्व्छोकम्‌’ – ‘Nahi prapashyãmi mamãpanudyãd yachchhokam’
 

Two Chambers Within Us… (Part 2) Published On: 25 Mar 2011
When one is sitting in a boat it is alright when the boat is in water. But what if there is water inside the boat? Similarly, one may go anywhere in the world, but the world should not get inside oneself.
 

Two Chambers Within Us… (Part 1) Published On: 22 Feb 2011
The lyrics of a kirtan say, “There are two chambers within us. In one resides God and in the other lies evil.”
 

Principles of Satsang: (Part 2) Samp, Suhradbhav and Ekta Published On: 22 Feb 2011
The lyrics of a kirtan say, “There are two chambers within us. In one resides God and in the other lies evil.”
 

Principles of Satsang: (Part 1) Samp, Suhradbhav and Ekta Published On: 8 Feb 2011
A recent well-known survey revealed that the English, Welsh and Scottish people in England eat individually ten kilogrammes of chocolate every year. Their cravings for the mouth-watering, cacao tree derivative amounts to the consumption of about four billion kilogrammes of chocolate each year.
 

Arjuna in the Eyes of Krishna (Part 2) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 28 Jan 2011
HOW HAS THIS COME OF YOU, ARJUNA? Shri Krishna Bhagwan said to Arjuna, ‘कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्‌। अनार्यजुष्टम्‌ अस्वर्ग्यम्‌ अकीíतकरम्‌ अर्जुन॥’ – ‘Kutastvã kashmalamidam vishame samupasthitam, anãryajushtam asvargyam akeertikaram Arjuna’ –
 

Arjuna in the Eyes of Krishna (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Bhadreshdas, Ph. D., D.Litt.Translated By: Sadhu Paramvivekdas Published On: 10 Jan 2011
On the outset of the second adhyãy, Sanjaya says to Dhritarãshtra, ‘तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्‌। विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मघुसूदनः॥’– ‘Tam tathã krupayãvishtamashrupoornãkulekshanam, visheedantamidam vãkyamuvãcha madhusoodanaha.’ –