In the Vaishnava sampradaya there are two popular arguments – ‘markata kishora nyaaya’ and ‘marjara kishora nyaya’. ‘Markata kishora nyaya’ refers to the behaviour of a baby monkey. A
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Nibbles
Atonements for sins
The fifth canto explains the names of 28 different hells and the numerous types of punishments meted out in these hells. It also explains the corresponding type of hell the sinner shall reach based
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Top 5 Questions
Which is the best question? What is the way to get Krishna’s grace? Which is the best answer to this question? Chanting the Maha mantra always… Which day is the auspicious day in one’s
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The easiest Sadhana
One of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi’s most ardent devotees, TK Sundaresa Iyer explains his first darshan of his beloved Guru when he was 12 years old. It is the year 1908, Bhagavan is still in
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Veena and Yoga
The musical instrument Veena is related to divinity. Playing the Veena is a Moksha sadhana. The Veena derives its shape only from the figure of a Man – his rear (‘brishtam’), spinal cord,
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‘Pambatti’ Siddhas
‘The Pambatti Siddha’s are a clan of people often mistaken to be living with snakes and adept in charming snakes (by virtue of their name -’Pambatti’ in Tamil means ’snake charmer’) They
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Supreme Offering
What is the supreme offering? In Srimad Bhagavatam, Maha Bali is ready to offer anything to the Lord who came in the form of a Vamana. He readily surrendered all his possessions. The Lord refused.
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A note from a Sadhak’s diary
When I meditated for a while and was slowly coming out of meditation, the mind immediately looks for the duration of meditation and tends to be complacent with the duration, to end the meditation
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Lessons from Viswamitra’s life – I
Our Scriptures narrate the life of the great Sage Viswamitra. In it, we find that he performed intense spiritual austerities (’tapas’) but his progress was marred three times. At first, he lost
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The journey in Sadhana
Once Ma Devaki, Yogiramsuratkumar’s disciple was forlorn and dejected because of some happenings around her. She was weeping and asked Yogiji, ‘Bhagavan! I came here for peace and to attain
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Attachment
Once a devotee of Bhagavan Ramana came to the ashram clad in ochre robes and was expecting some response from Bhagavan. Bhagavan as usual chose to remain silent. Unable to control himself, the
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Perseverance
Once a devotee who had been initiated by Sri Swamiji visited after a long gap. Sri Swamiji asked him upon seeing him, “I have initiated you already into a specific mantra. But you have not been
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