In course of the spiritual path, many seekers who take shelter of Srila Prabhupada in their initial days of spiritual journey, often meet with ‘devotees’ from different sampradaya or mood, and get this doubt that remains mostly unanswered. It is a bold, straight-forward, and very important discussion for those who want to be attached further […]
Jhanava Maiya – Biography, Potency, Marriage with Nityananda Prabhu, Merciful Pastimes
Sri Jhanava Ishwari Devi, whom devotees also adore with the name Jhanava Maiya (Mother Jhanava) is the wife of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. Eternal Position As described in Gaura Ganoddesa Dipika (Verse 66), and later mentioned by Srila Prabhupada in Chaitanya Charitamrta (Adi, Chapter 11, Verse 21) she is the expansion of Ananga Manjari, the younger sister […]
Does God exist? (An intellectual analysis for the scientific community)
Today phones have become cordless. Communication has become wireless. Cooking has become fireless. Key has become keyless. Food has become fatless. Sugar has become sweet less. Arguments have become baseless. Feelings have become heartless. Relationships have become meaningless. Politics has become shameless. Education has become worthless. Youth have become jobless. Salary has become less and less. Needs […]
Different types of karma & how each of them act to shape our lives
Many letters came to Arthur Ashe, the world number one tennis player and Wimbledon Champion after he was detected with terminal cancer. In one of the letter, a fan asked him, “Why did God do this to you?” Do you know how he responded to that letter? He told, “Every year 500 million people learn […]
One God or many gods?
In this article, we will try to discuss from a scriptural perspective about a very interesting subject – Is there one God or many gods? The Vedic Scriptures mention that there are 33 crore demigods!! Sounds insane. Right? So many gods? But did you read the word demi-god? We will come to it later. So, […]
Three Modes of Material Nature (Triguna)
The modes of material nature are called as triguna. Krishna enlightens Arjuna about this in detail in Chapter 14 of Bhagavad Gita. The three modes acts on all of us and impels us to act differently in our physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual behaviour. Satvik or Mode of Goodness: When one acts in peace, serenity, harmony and knowledge, […]
Why Sanatan Dharma is against killing cows? [Scientific & In-depth Analysis]
The cow dung (gobar) cake has better antiseptic properties than the antiseptic cream that are available in the market. It is generally seen that the walls in huts of villages are coated with cow dung. This coating of cow dung filters and removes out the UV radiations and keeps the temperature cooler in summer season, and […]
How our rich Vedic Indian history was discarded and how Vedic scriptures have answers for everything?
Well, the basis of Indian society was Vedic until the time Mughal invaders came to India around the 13th century. And then also, the Vedic base was followed until Britishers came to India by the late 18th century. This is very well described in the book “Pride of India: A Glimpse Into India’s Scientific Heritage.” […]
The difference between humans and animals? What makes humans special?
A verse from Mahabharata describes the intricate details on what makes this human birth special. This means that there are four things that are common between human and animals. They are: Eating Sleeping Defending Mating Both human and animals eat, sleep, defend and mate (reproduce). Just that humans do it in a more sophisticated way. […]
The chase for happiness
Happiness is very elusive – Different people have a different interpretation of what true happiness is! For some, happiness is new gadgets, for some, it is relationships while some have a penchant for food and similarly, the list goes on. I won’t sound preachy with all that kind of motivational stuff because this is not […]