Sri Krishna undertook to carry the Divine Light unto Arjuna
In all situations Sri Krishna was the friend, philosopher and guide of Arjuna, He had even given away his sister Subhadra in marriage to his friend. Finally when the...
Krishna and Arjuna are inseparable
In days of yore there were two Rishis known as Narayana and Nara. Tradition has it that towards the end of the Dwapara Yuga these sages incarnated themselves as Sri Krishna and Arjuna. In...
Sri Krishna remained established in His Supreme Self at all times
Among the saviours of mankind there is an exemplary trait which is common to all. Their life embodies the message they bring to mankind. Their precept is primarily through...
Sri Krishna: The epitome of absolute glory and greatness
All traditions assert that God is great. Lord Sri Krishna graphically demonstrates that Greatness. In the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krishna gives Arjuna a glimpse of His awe-inspiring greatness by displaying...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 3
Bowing in the Hindu tradition
Hindus have evolved a great spiritual and cultural trait of bowing before teachers, elders and other reverential persons. This bowing can be seen in many of the Asian...
HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 3
The Philosophy of Yoga—Part 1
Prostrations to Sri Patanjali Maharshi, the exponent of the Raja Yoga system of philosophy, the first systematiser of the Yoga school, whose ‘Yoga Sutras’ is the basic text.
The word Yoga comes from...
THE SHAD-DARSHANAS—HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 2
The Orthodox and the Heterodox Systems of Indian Philosophy
The six systems of Indian philosophy or the Shad-Darshanas are the six orthodox systems of philosophy. They are the six ways of looking at the Truth. They are...
TULASIDASA: THE POET, REFORMER AND DEVOTEE PAR EXCELLENT
Today we observe Tulasidasa Jayanti—the birth of the poet, Hindu reformer, devotee, philosopher and most celebrated synthesizer of Hindu thought of recent.
Tulasidasa is regarded as the greatest Ramaite poet. He was...
SOORYA NARAYANA: THE LIGHT DIVINE
At the Summer Solstice, Makara Samkranti, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. Many ancient cultures marked this date as significant, and the concept of Sun Worship is nearly as old as...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 2
Bowing is a most natural expressive result of this latter worldview. But the Lord’s Maya is ativicitraṃ (Supremely amazing). The worldview which is exclusive and contains the seeds of destruction seems...
