This magical song devoted to Lord Krishna is paired with scenes from the animated movie of Krishna. The song Manmohana Mora Krishna is sung by Indian singer Jitesh Lakhwani. The beautiful and colourful scenes in the video clip will surely give you termporary solitude and peace. Krishna is a deity, worshipped across many traditions of […]
When SRF’s Paramahamsa Yogananda Met Ramana Maharishi
The greatest of yogis have descended upon earth to unchain man from eternal suffering. One of them was Paramahamsa Yogananda who wrote the eternal spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi and the other was Ramana Maharishi whose silence instilled in seekers the unspeakable joy of absolute awareness that Hindus who seek liberation identify with easily. […]
Spiritual Devotion and its Practices
Devotion is the easiest and most accessible among all practices towards achieving the goal of life – Moksha (salvation). However, one should note that there are two types of devotion: Qualified and non-qualified. Much awareness and inclination towards the qualified form of devotion creates misconception. People think that only the qualified form of devotion is […]
A Daughter’s Journey in India: Finding Hinduism and Connecting it to Her Childhood (Video)
A video of a daughter’s journey distilling the nectar of the stories and songs she heard as a child. Weaving ancient texts in the fabric of modern life. Rediscovering the land of her childhood, absorbed from her mother, where religion was synonymous with the celebration of life, in all its colours. Journeying from the Himalayas […]
How Spiritual Experience has Transcended Religious Belief in Yoga
Many North Americans and westerners are turning to practices that promote spiritual experience rather than religious beliefs. One such widely practiced phenomenon that contributes to this transition from religious belief to spiritual experience is the practice of Yoga. Amidst this transition there are also many who have taken on Yoga without any religious beliefs preceding […]
75 Year Old Spiritual Holy Man Lives with Fire – The Story of the Fire Yogi
Meet Shri Rambhauswami of Thanjavur, India. He stands a mere 5 foot 3 and weighs no more than 43 kilos. The 75 year old pandit has been performing feats of unbelievable proportions since the mid 1970s. Below is a summary of his activities. Guru: His Holiness Sri Rama Nandendra Saraswati Swamiji (1890-1989) Mandate: The Fire […]
The Vedic View of the Universe – Macrocosm (Part 1)
(CHAKRA) hariH Om. Before the variegated world of names and forms, there was only consciousness in its unmanifest state. This was the ‘being’- brahman. mAyA shakti is the potential of Brahman to manifest as the universe. Just as you cannot separate heat from the fire, wet-ness from the water, or sunlight from the sun, similarly, you […]
In Dharmic Spirituality, Liberation and Redemption are Important
In spirituality, liberation and redemption from this world is a very important topic. Among all the religions of this world, the principal aim is God-realization, gaining salvation, and eventually entering the kingdom of Lord. The Saints tell that this objective has to be achieved in this life, here and now. The real devotee experiences the […]
Purusharthas: The Four Goals of Life
Hinduism has traditionally regarded four basic aims of life. These are called “Purusharthas”, and are as follows: 1. Kama (pleasure and desire) 2. Artha (material wellbeing and wealth acquisition) 3. Dharma (righteousness, duty and order) 4. Moksha (spiritual liberation, union with the Supreme) This article gives an overview and further insight into the Four Purusharthas. Fulfilling […]
Hindu Spirituality Versus Monotheism
It is an intuition ingrained in the Hindu psyche to inhabit our entire environment – celestial, physical, vegetable, animal, and human – with innumerable Gods and Goddesses. Some of these divinities are installed in temples as icons, and worshipped with well-defined rituals. Some others are worshipped as and where they are invoked. Hindu shastras, saints […]