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Sacred of the Sacred

January 9th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff

The tirtha is not a bathing place, it is a threshold from time to eternity, from the confines of space to the spiritual, from rite and ritual to reality itself

You Are In Your Body

January 2nd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff

It is true that “we are not the body”, but it is also true that “we are in the body.” Everyone knows that they are not their car, but everybody takes care of their car

Glimpses of the Bhagavatam with Swami Padmanabha – Canto 3, Part 1

December 30th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

Sacrifice, Wisdom and Love in the World’s Religions

December 23rd, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

There are two expressions of religious life: a religious orientation and an experiential orientation. While the former is intended to lead to the latter, many practitioners get waylaid along the way

Glimpses of the Bhagavatam with Swami Padmanabha – Canto 2, Part 4

December 19th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

A World of Transcendental Service

December 16th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

The Srimad Bhagavatam said that we can­not be suc­cess­ful through our own endeav­or. It is only pos­sible through the sadhus’ grace and the grace of Sri Gurudeva

Beginningless Ignorance and Endless Love

December 12th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

By Swami B.V. Tripurari In the Hindu worldview, the world of our mental, sensual, and intellectual experience is something that &hellip

From Selfishness to Selfless Love of God in Bhagavad-gita’s First Verse

December 5th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

Krsna and Arjuna discuss dharma from a number of angles, ranging from conventional concepts of dharma, such as karma kanda and varnasrama dharma, to the ultimate dharma, which is love of God, Krsna prema

Only Truth Can Dispel Ignorance

November 28th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva-Goswami Maharaja explains the dif­fer­ence between empirical and revealed know­ledge, and demon­strates that only the com­bin­a­tion &hellip

Beyond Atmarama (Part 2): Gaura-lila, the Highest Reach of the Atmarama Verse

November 21st, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

We worship a weak God because we worship love above God, as he himself does. This is a very special type of love, and thus, a very special type of God

Beyond Atmarama (Part 1): The Highest Reach of Divine Dissatisfaction

November 14th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

In Vraja, at home, the godhood of Bhagavan becomes buried under layers and layers of intimacy. The Para Brahman becomes a plaything in the hands of his devotees, a puppet in the context of what we may call svarupa-saktyananda

It Is All For the Best

November 11th, 2019 | by Harmonist staff

If I do not find peace in my life, then the cause is within me, not outside