We go to Varanasi to take a dip in the Ganges. On the way, we pass numerous small gutters filled with dirt and filth. We are careful not to step into these gutters as we head for the river. When in
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Columns by Devotees
Commentary for the Gita
Mother Meera, in one of her kirtans says,‘Apne mandir me bait baitkargeetha bhagavat vaachoongi’(click here to see the entire kirtan). ‘I shall sit in the temple of my beloved Lord and read
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Food and Mind
In the Mahabharata, we have a situation when Bhishma is on the bed of arrows and Dharmaputra and others are around him. That is when Bhishma imparts the knowledge about all the Dharmas – Daana
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Home in a chariot!
In Bhishma Stuti of Srimad Bhagavatam, there is a beautiful verse which starts, ‘vijayaratha kutumba…’ and Bhishma praises the Lord for protecting the family of Vijaya (Arjuna) all the time, by
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Dharma for Self vs devotees
Brahmastra is considered to be the most powerful ‘astra’ (weapon). In Ramayana, we see that Lord Rama submits Himself to the Brahmastra. Whereas, in the case of Krishna avatar, when Brahmastra
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Bhagavatottama
The Lord is called ‘Aja’ – He doesn’t have a ‘Garbha Vaasa’ (experience of the misery in the womb of a mother). However, for the sake of Parikshit, he resided in the womb of Uttara during
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Power of Sound
In our scriptures, it is said that during the process of creation from the Supreme Brahman, the space (‘Akasha’) came first and sound is the property of the ‘Akasha’. From that came air, and
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Fasting – rationale
It is common belief that when one undertakes fasting, the stomach is emptied and the digestive tract is cleared. However, this is not the only reason for undertaking fasting. One part of the food we
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Why is mind not purified?
Even though we keep doing Nama Japa, we complain that our mind is filled with negative thoughts and so on. Why so? As we progress in our Nama Japa, we should not seek anything else. But our worldly
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Doubts…
Once a devotee approached Bhagavan Ramana and said, ‘Bhagavan, I have a lot of doubts. Many a doubt keep arising in my mind every now and then. What shall I do?’ Bhagavan replied, ‘Doubt the
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Vasanas
In Srimad Bhagavatam, we see that Jadabharata was born as a deer because in his earlier birth, he had so much love to the deer that he petted. Madhava Swami was an attendant of Bhagavan Ramana. He
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Importance of Mahatmas
Once Yogiramsuratkumar of Tiruvannamalai was walking towards his Ashram from His Sudama residence when a procession of a dead body passed through Him. Looking at the crowded procession which was
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