Shri Ganesha Stotram or Sankata Nashana Ganapati Stotram is a powerful prayer to Lord Ganesha. It occurs in the Narada Purana. Rishi Narada is a devotee of Bhagavan Vishnu. Rishi Narada has also written the Narada Bhakti Sutras, a profound …
Young unmarried people in their twenties are often asked the very Indian phrase ‘ When are you going to settle down’?. They shrug their shoulders and say, ‘Give me some time’. If one persists in the conversation with them, they …
Bruised and battered, the ego went to bed in a heap of self-betrayal, lies and agony. The ego thought that Vedanta would offer some answers but all attempts at reading and watching spiritual videos had not helped. And as the …
Question from a listener – Can you speak about a spiritual lull/ stagnation that sets in many a times. Sometimes there is time and optimal circumstances on hand, but the mind just does not cooperate to sit down to study, …
Toward the end of the18th Chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā (Verse 67), Bhagavan Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna, This teaching given to you should never be imparted to the one who does not perform tapas, religious austerities, nor to the one who …
15th August is a day of double celebration. The first is that India got independence and the second is that it is my beloved guru Pujya Swami Dayananda ji’s birth anniversary. He taught us that we were always free and …
The pronoun ‘I’ is referred to twice in the sentence. If ‘I’ am God and why should ‘I’ pray? Can ‘I’ be both the person and God simultaneously? Yes and No. No, meaning God and the person are not the …
This is a common question. It is like the pot who was aspiring to be clay saying that, ‘I know I am clay but how to apply this knowledge in my life.’ Familiarity with words used in Vedanta is often …
Before we answer this, we have to check if the question is valid. This question has two parts – First, did God create injustice and suffering. If yes, then how to accept it? As news stream through the internet every …
The devotee is ardently praying for more bhakti and not mukti, freedom. When Bhagavan Krishna appears before her, we hear the dialogue that follows. Shree Krishna sharanam mama..(singing) Tears were streaming down her face as her heart swelled with devotion. …