The Law of Karma Part 2
As You Sow, So You Reap
If you put a seed in the earth, it sends up a little stem. Then leaves come out of the stem. Then come flowers and fruits. There are...
Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 2, Verses 62-63
‘Brooding on the objects of the senses, man develops attachment to them; from attachment comes desire; from desire (unfulfilled), anger sprouts forth. From anger proceeds delusion; from delusion, confused memory – the loss of...
The Law Of Karma Part 1
What Is Karma?
Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action, and...
Mahabharata Series by Swami Vivekananda Part 2
I told you last night of the peculiar form of the ancient Indian marriage. It was called Svayamvara, that is, the choosing of the husband by the princess. A great gathering of princes...
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Magistrate’s decision is a clear warning against the spread of inter religious disharmony
I refer to a Facebook post by Hon. Priya Manickchand who is our current Minister of Education in which she ostensibly played down the gravity...
Synopsis of the Seven Kandas the Ramayana by Sri Swami Sivananda
In Bala-Kanda the Incarnation of Sri Rama and his childhood life are described. Rama helps Visvamitra by guarding his sacrifice. He slays ogress Tataka and Subahu. He frees...
Bhagavad Geeta: The Truly Scripture Universal for the Attainment of Perfection Part 2/2
It is customary with people to divide human activities into two distinctive types—the spiritual and the temporal, the sacred and the secular. But the Bhagavad Gita makes...
Varna Ashram – Division of Labour is based on action and inner quality
“The fourfold order was designated by Me classifying each by the different distribution of Guna and Karma. (Gita 4:13)
The division of society into four Varnas (Brahmanas, ...
Bhagavad Geeta: The Truly Scripture Universal for the Attainment of Perfection Part 1/2
Certain criteria contribute to make a book universal in its character. The language in which it happens to be couched is not in itself of great consequence....
Origin of Valmiki Ramayana by Sri Swami Sivananda
The Ramayana of Valmiki is perhaps the most ancient and glorious epic in the world. It is known as the Adikavyam—the first poem. Ramayana exercises a great moulding power on the...
