The story of Gajendra Moksha, found in the Srimad Bhagavatam, tells of an elephant king caught by a crocodile and carried into a battle he cannot win through…
Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess associated with knowledge, learning, music, speech, wisdom and the arts. Observed on…
Prasadam is food received as a blessing after it has been lovingly offered to the Divine. In Hindu devotional practice, a simple meal can become an act of…
The mantra “Jay Guru Bijoy Krishna” is a brief devotional expression associated with Sadguru Bijoy Krishna Goswami. Its words carry a sense of reverence,…
Yoga asanas and bhakti can meet in a simple, deeply personal practice. Physical postures prepare the body, regulate the breath and settle restless attention,…
Makar Sankranti marks the Sun’s movement into Makara, the zodiac sign associated with Capricorn. Observed in January, it is one of the most widely recognised…
For many devotees, the Guru is more than a respected teacher remembered during prayer or visited at an ashram. The Guru represents a living direction towards…
Kartik Purnima is the full-moon observance at the end of the Hindu month of Kartika, a period associated with devotion, purity, charity and remembrance of the…
The Ashtavakra Gita is one of the clearest and most uncompromising texts in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. Presented as a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra…
Learning how to deal with distractions during meditation is less about forcing the mind into silence and more about changing the way attention responds.…
