Adi Shankaracharya deserves highest veneration
Today we observe Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti or Birth Anniversary. It should or supposed to have been an important day for reflection and gratitude on the immense, sterling and indelible contributions of Bhagavaan Sri Adi Shankarachaarya...
Tuschen Phase 2 Mandir broken into and vandalized
Members of the Sanatan Omkar Mandir located at Tuschen Phase 2 Housing Scheme are now traumatized at the desecration of the Mandir’s altar. The grisly discovery of a shattered Murti was made...
VAMAN AVATAR: A Civilizational and Psychological Repositioning by Bharateeyas—Part 2 By Pujya Swami Prakashanandaji (Feature address delivered at Varsha Pratipada Sansad, 2023)
Bharat repositioning itself economically on the global stage is not our topic. However, this repositioning provides us...
Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Geeta by Swami Chidbhavananda Part 9
Bhagavad Geeta teaches the natural ways of the cosmos
It is possible to come across people who object to the study of the Bhagavad Gita. They hold that the dialogue was...
Chinmaya Mission Guyana Bhagavad Geeta Grand Finale celebrations postponed
Chinmaya Mission Guyana has postponed the highly anticipated Grand Finale of the 108 nights Bhagavad Geeta Jnana Yajna which was scheduled to be held at the Gandhi Youth Organization on Saturday...
The Hindu Ethic of Non-Violence
Mankind’s survival is at risk. Our problems proliferate; our global predicament deepens daily. Humanity is in dire need of spiritual direction and new-found wisdom if it is to endure. Hinduism, for millennia, has been teaching...
Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Geeta by Swami Chidbhavananda Part 8
Who recorded the Bhagavad Geeta?
This dialogue transpired between Sri Krishna and Arjuna right on the battle-field. It was no assembly of learned men intent on intellectual or spiritual pursuit. How...
Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Geeta by Swami Chidbhavananda Part 7
Why preached on the Battlefield?
Vedanta or Self-knowledge is born of Shaanti, peace. The Rishis of yore resided in forest retreats and made calm inquiries into the principles governing life. The...
Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Geeta by Swami Chidbhavananda Part 6
Bhagavad Geeta: Intended for People of Arjuna’s type
Of the five brothers Sri Krishna chose Arjuna in particular for his disciple. There was significance in this act of His. If waging...
Knowing Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda’s inspiring personality was well known both in India and in America during the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth.
The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at...
