Answers to some questions have such far-reaching implications, they fundamentally change the way we live and, consequently, the world around us. With incisive analysis and methodical reasoning, Swami Swaroopananda pulls back the layers to reveal, in the simplest terms possible, the amazing reality at the heart of our existence and the corresponding potential this holds…
Month: March 2021
Holi by Swami Sivananda
Puranic Stories related to Holi In days of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much havoc. They threatened the lives of many innocent people. One of them was Holika or Putana. She took immense delight in devouring children. Sri Krishna destroyed her and thus saved the little children. Even today, the…
Where to Look for Happiness?
Answers to some questions have such far-reaching implications, they fundamentally change the way we live and, consequently, the world around us. With incisive analysis and methodical reasoning, Swami Swaroopananda pulls back the layers to reveal, in the simplest terms possible, the amazing reality at the heart of our existence and the corresponding potential this holds…
Analogies from the Bhagavad Gita
There is one song that has been popular for centuries and across the seven continents. You will wonder what I am talking about. It has fascinated the poets, the scientists, the philosophers, the statesmen and the saints. Yes, it is the song sung by the Lord, the Bhagavad Gita. “When doubts haunt me, when disappointments…
Shiva by Swami Chinmayananda
Shiva, one of the members of the Hindu Trinity, represents the supreme Reality in its aspect of annihilator, the other two aspects being those of maintainer (Vishnu) and creator (Brahma). Shiva symbolises constructive destruction in the continuous process of creation, preservation, destruction and re-creation. The Annihilator The supreme Reality (Brahman) is described as the substratum…