Good Money, Bad Money
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI My satguru, the venerable Sage Yogaswami, discriminated between good money and bad money and taught us […]
Sacred Pilgrimage
Five duties, called pancha kriya, form the traditional minimal practices expected of every Hindu: upasana (worship); utsava (holy days); dharma
Vegetarianism: Roots of Righteousness
BY SWAMI PRAGYANAND Sanatana Dharma, today known as Hindu Dharma, the eternal religion, is an integration of nature and scientific
Coming of Age, From Lass to Lady
By Devananda Tandavan Here are three important milestones which we reach in our lifetimes–childhood, from birth to age 16 (kapha),
Time In and Time Out: Two Sides of Discipline
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The late, most revered Sri La Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram, near Chennai, once said he was
Your True Companion: The Self Within
BY SWAMI CHIDVILASANANDA With great respect, with great love, I weLcome you with all my heart. In the sacred text
Meditation Can Be More Than You Bargained for
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Desperate states of mind are disturbing many people these days. They are caught in emotional turmoil
Yoga in Daily Life: Perfect Way to God
By Paramahamsa Swami Maheshwarananda Divine consciousness that is eternal, omniscient and omnipresent and resides in each and every particle of
Sacred Symbols
We rarely think about it, but symbols are everywhere around us–potent, poignant images, visual markers for something vitally meaningful to
Media’s Madness in Sex and Violence
BY SHYAM KUMARI AGARWAL Does liberty mean the licence to debase oneself and in the process undo the social fabric?