For most people who complain about relationship problems, their romantic, relationship or marriage is not the real problem but the expectations from that relationship or marriage are a problem. People expect the partner to be a confidante, lover, best friend, …
It is common unfortunately to hear of negotiations with pandits to reduce the number of rituals in a wedding or to shorten the procedure. Vivaha is an important samskara by which a person enters the second stage of life – …
The bare walls, empty corners, the corner table, the long corridors, the entrance to our homes, the neutral colored sofas come alive with the traditional crafts of India. These may be handicrafts made of bamboo, metalwork, wood work, paintings on …
‘When fire and camphor are brought together, is there any black remnant left? Tuka says, you and I are one light’ This meaning is just one of the beautiful abhangas (devotional verses composed to sing), infused with love for Vitthala. …
The rich and colorful tapestry of Bharatiya culture is interwoven with episodes from Ramayana and Mahabharata, our Itihaasas which our dance, music and art also reflect. Every time we watch, perform or recount the episodes, we find one more thing …
We are here because they were here before us and for us. Yet, we owe them our lives. Pitr-s include one ‘s parents whether they are here or if they have moved on, grandparents and other ancestors. We have a …
‘I want my children to be happy, confident, successful and live a life of values’ – this is what most parents say when asked ‘What do you want for your children? If we unpack this what we are really saying …
Learn and teach Sanskrit shloka chanting and arrange physical/virtual group chanting sessions and regularly pray collectively. Hold Shankara bhashya, Upanishad and Gita parayanams (chanting-recitation)Learning the Shastra has primarily been an oral tradition. Through the unbroken lineage of guru-shisya Parampara, mantras …
Learn and teach Sanskrit to children and adults (conversation, grammar). Any language is a carrier of meaning of the culture, reflects our ways of living, our vision of reality and a way to connect to the other. Much is lost …
Learn, visit and share glories of our temples and temple towns. Go on tirthayatra to temples and kshetras. Kula in Sanskrit means a family which includes many generations and Kuladevata or Kuladevi is the family deity. Most Hindu families are …