Why is Lord Ganapati first worshipped before any pooja or task?
1. Origin and meaning Gana (गण) + pati (पति)= Ganapati. Pati is the nurturer. The various meanings of the wo...

Why should birthday be celebrated as per Hindu lunar calendar?
Birthday 1. Spiritual meaning ‘Celebrating a birthday is actually expressing gratitude to God for the opportunity to do sadhana (spiritual p...

Triangular Green Fluorite
TRIANGULAR GREEN FLORITE Code : Green Florite is a very beautiful Gemstone. Green in colour it is an excellent substitute of Emerald and a Gem S...

SRI PUNDRIK GOSWAMI JI MAHARAJ
Introduction The Supreme Lord Krishna combined with Srimati Radha Rani and incarnated as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to confer bhakti to all beings....

Vaishnavachraya Chandan Goswami
Sri Gopal Bhatta Goswami When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited South India on His tour of the holy places, He visited the Sri Rangam Temple. In...

New Book On Hindu Nationalism
Title: Lies, Lies and More Lies ISBN: 978-0-595-43549-4 ISBN (10): 0595435491 LCCN: 2007904121 Publisher: iUniverse Publication date: June 2...

Karma Yoga
KARMA YOGA* Ramakrishna Ashram Vedanta Center Phoenix, Arizona 85281 www.vedanta-phoenix.org “Just do your own Karma ardently l...

DEV DHARAM – A SCIENCE GROUNDED RELIGION
The Dev Samaj, a unique religious movement, was founded in 1887 by the Most Worshipful Master Bhagwan Dev Atma. The fundamental object of Dev Sa...

Praying? You Know How?
Many of you, I'm sure, are confused about the underlying philosophy of prayer. Consequently, often your prayers are not answered. Here, I attempt...

Gauri Shankar Rudraksha
Gauri Shanker Rudraksha, as per Shiva Maha Purana, is a Rudraksha that looks as if two rudraaksha are joined together one smaller than the other ...

Meditation - Technique & Benefits
Meditation - Technique & Benefits Steps in Meditation: 1. Sit in a comfortable position with your head bend backward and back not touching an...

SHRI SATYANARAYANA KATHA
SHRI SATYANARAYANA KATHA INTRODUCTION Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita (Ch4.9) " Janma Karmacha may divyam yevam yo veththi tha-thwathah...

Vedic Astrology Lesson 40
Vedic Astrology Lesson 40 Mathematical Astrology III Astronomy & Maths are inseparable f...

why people can not find god?
Most of the times, almost of all devotees, worshippers and ordinary people get a doubt if at all God exists? If he is there, why he is not seen, nor h...

An Ascetic Returns Home
A young ascetic sitting in meditation under a tree was splattered by the droppings of a bird. He looked up angrily at the culprit and such was the ...

Rudraksha - A technical analysis
Rudraksha, used in the traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine, may be in for a different treatment soon. Rudraksha, the seed of the tree known as...

Cosmic Cow
The cow is a mother to mankind whom we should love,respect and protect. Her milk is the life blood for many species, including humans. Her dung provi...

What is Vedic Astrology?
What is Vedic Astrology? Vedic Astrology is the study of positions of heavenly bodies like Sun, Moon, Mars etc. with respect to the zodiac and...

Reincarnation and Beyond
In August of 1976, Srila Prabhupada spent a few weeks at Bhaktivedanta Manor, fifteen miles north of London. During that time Mike Robinson of Lo...

Navaratri Festival
Navaratri http://www.amritapuri.org/cultural/bharat/dussehra.htm Among the popular festivals celebrated in India, Navaratri is among the longest. ...

Sri Krishna Janamastami on 6th sept 2004
The festival of Krishna Janamastami is the celebration of Lord Krishna's birthday. Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is an unique c...

Teachings of Upanishads
INTRODUCTION Upanisads are known as Vedanta, i.e., ending or the concluding portions of the Vedas. They represent culmination of Vedic teach...

The Ratha-Yatra Festival at Jagannatha Puri
The Ratha-Yatra Festival at Jagannatha Puri Jagannatha Puri, a town of 75,000, is one of the most important pilgrimage centers and one of the...

LORD GURUVAYURAPPAN REMOVED THE DISEASE
Srimad Narayaneeyam is a devotional hymn consisting of 1036 verses written in the 16th century by a scholar-devotee=poet by name Melpathur Narayana ...

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayapur in the town of Nadia just after sun...

Jyotish, Science of Vedic Astrology
Jyotisha The Science of Hindu (Vedic) Astrology By Yogacharya Bharat Jyotisha from India is the most time-tested and oldest system of ast...

GITA AND MANAGEMENT
BHAGAVAD GITA AND MANAGEMENT Introduction Management has become a part and parcel in everyday life, be it at home, office, factory, Gov...

GAYATRI MAHA MANTRA
EXPERIENCE THE FRUIT OF GAYATRI MEDITATION The Gayatri Mantra (Rig Veda (III, 62, 10 an ancinet Hindu sacred book said to be more than 50...

Essence of hinduism
THE ESSENCE OF HINDU SCRIPTURES. 1. Please know that God is within you. 2 God is infinite love and peace. 3. God is the eternal light ...

CELIBACY -BRAHMACHARYA
Brahmacharya ( Celibacy) The importance of “Brahmacharya” is clearly explained in Yejurveda. In this modern life very few only understa...