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Obstacles to Surrender

Obstacles to Surrender

The topic of surrender has been explained in various scriptures and was most recently covered in our blog titled “What does it mean to Surrender?” The surrender of the Gopis of Braj was such that even Shree Krishna longed for their footdust! How can we get any where close to...

Knowledge and Wisdom – Bhagavad Gita

Knowledge and Wisdom – Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita, a treasure trove of spiritual knowledge, is one of the most widely translated books around the world. It forms a portion of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharat, written by Sage Vyasa and captures the instruction of Shri Krishna to Arjun on the battle field of Kurukshetra....

Akrura’s Meeting with Sri Krishna

Akrura’s Meeting with Sri Krishna With his heart full of excitement and anticipation, Akrura arrived in his chariot in Vrindavan to meet his darling Sri Krishna for the very first time.  Even though Akrura was Krishna’s uncle by virtue of being Vasudeva’s cousin, he considered himself to...

Ramayana – Why did Sati test Lord Rama?

The Ramayana, first written by Sage Valmiki, has withstood the test of time and proven itself one of the greatest epics ever written. The Ram Katha(story) appears as a series of dialogues – between Maharishi Yagyavalkya and Maharishi Bharadwaj, between Lord Shiv and Parvati, and finally between Kag Bhushundi and...

A Gopi’s Love for Shri Krishna

A Gopi’s Love for Shri Krishna

A Gopi’s Love for Shri Krishna Sharad Poornima is celebrated on the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin. It was on this day that the Gopis of Vrindavan earned the grace of Lord Krishna by overlooking society’s disdain on them and offered their unalloyed...

What does it mean to Surrender?

What does it mean to Surrender?

Surrender is a key concept prescribed by all religions. Why? What is so important about it that all religions unanimously discuss it? And how exactly does one surrender? Is it a physical ritual to be done daily or twice a day? Can we do 10% just as we are taught...

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