With news of Dove World Outreach’s “Islam is of the Devil” campaign and “International Burn a Quran Day”, we are called to inquire, “What makes something ‘of the Devil?’”
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Lesson four in our Siksastakam classroom series explains how nama sankirtana is the life of spiritual knowledge, with text from Swami B.V. Tripurari’s Siksastakam commentary. Enter the discussion with comments and questions!
The Indian government is planning to repeal the Section 337 law that criminalizes homosexuality. Section 377 is a 150-year-old law introduced in India by the British, and junked by the UK 40 years ago.
I know someday I will again rise for mangala-arati and chant in the cool morning air. In the meantime, I do what I can do and start where I am. I try to gain strength by thinking about the other devotee mothers spread throughout the globe, struggling as I do to maintain a level of sadhana while being the best mothers they can be.
In this section Brahma concludes the present lesson of this Upanisad by urging everyone to chant the Gopala mantra. The repetition of the words nityam abhyaset is meant to emphasize that one must make this practice a daily function to achieve the desired result.
The interaction of Eastern spirituality and Western science has expanded methods of stress reduction, treatment of chronic disease, psychotherapy and other areas. But that is only part of the story.
Who will protect Vrindavan from the onslaught business schemes, pollution, and general environmental apathy?
A brief and informal discussion of the four Vaishnava sampradayas, spoken by Srila Sridhara Deva Goswami.
When I first saw a Youtube video of the Mayapuris dancing shirtless on stage, for a second I thought I was accidentally streaming the Backstreet Boys.
