“This lady knows the resolve of Rama and the intelligent Lakshmana, so she is not very agitated, like Mother Ganga at the onset of the rainy season.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.4) rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ | na… Read More ›
krishna’s mercy
Not So Worried
“This lady knows the resolve of Rama and the intelligent Lakshmana, so she is not very agitated, like Mother Ganga at the onset of the rainy season.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.4) rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ | na… Read More ›
Govardhana Puja 2012
“Upon hearing their prayer, Krishna could also understand that Indra, being bereft of his sacrificial honor, was pouring down rain that was accompanied by heavy pieces of ice and strong winds, although all this was out of season. Krishna understood… Read More ›
Diwali 2012
“O Sugriva, you are a fifth brother to us four, for a friend is born of affection, while maleficence is the symptom of an enemy.” (Bharata, Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kand, 127.45) tvamasmākaṃ caturṇāṃ vaibhrātā sugrīva pañcamaḥ || sauhārdājjāyate mitramapakāro’rilakṣaṇam |… Read More ›
Something’s Wrong With All You See
“If even the respectable Sita, who is dear to Lakshmana’s elder brother, who was trained well by His superiors, can be struck by distress, then the influence of time is indeed insurmountable.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.3) mānyā guru… Read More ›
Dear to Rama
“If even the respectable Sita, who is dear to Lakshmana’s elder brother, who was trained well by His superiors, can be struck by distress, then the influence of time is indeed insurmountable.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 16.3) mānyā guru… Read More ›
The Power of Austerity
“I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.9) The Vedas describe the material… Read More ›
The Enemy Within
“The Blessed Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material modes of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring, sinful enemy of this world.” (Bhagavad-gita, 3.37) It’s that time… Read More ›
My Wonderful Brain
“The scientist has to attain the knowledge of a thing already existing by means of the wonderful brain made by someone else. A scientist can work with the help of such an awarded brain, but it is not possible for… Read More ›
The Nature of Evidence
“Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both its origin and dissolution.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.6) Question: “Where is the empirical evidence to back up the claims of… Read More ›