To handle suffering well we need to discipline our spiritual life. When we have a regulated life and we chant, hear and study scriptures, we get nourished and we are…
02
Jun
Like Prahalad we need to accept inconvenience of suffering. We can’t circumvent this rule if we want to make any tangible advancement. Of course, our tests and challenges will be…
01
Jun
The Prahalad- Narasimhadev pastimes teaches us, besides other lessons, the reality of suffering and pain. Just like Prahalad was tortured by his own father, often it’s our near and dear…
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May
Shurpanaka, the sister of Ravana, created ruckus in Ravana’s assembly. She wailed, rolled on the ground, beat her chest and chastised her brother repeatedly for not protecting his citizens and…
17
May
Ram had come to exile with his wife Sita, said Akampana. She has unparalleled beauty and Ram loves her madly. If Ravana were to somehow seperate Ram from his beloved…
16
May
Ram’s fierce fighting stunned the Rakshasas- He killed 14,000 of them, including the fiercest trio of Trishira, Dushana and Khara. None of them had ever faced defeat in a battle…
10
May
Enjoying the pleasant evening breeze on the terrace of our ancestral house, we sat in silence. Occasionally my mother spoke about a squirrel that rushed through the trunk of a…
15
Apr
While reading the 74th chapter of Aranya Khand of Ramayana (as a preparation for the upcoming Ramanavami), I discovered two principles of successful life – PATIENCE and DISCIPLINE. And recently…
