From the Sages: Song of the Sannyasin
Swami Vivekananda’s thirteen-verse poem is an ascetic’s creed and a compelling reminder of the supreme spiritual path BY SWAMI VIVEKANANDA […]
Crow Lessons on Life and Immortality
The tale of an eagle near life’s end seeking advice from a long-lived crow; and Alexander the Great’s quest for
What Is the Primal Cause?
From the Upanishads Reflections on the subtle origins of existence, resident within us all The following is a translation of
A Palace of Tamil Devotional Poetry
Discover this unique Sri Lankan shrine with 108 Sivalingams paying homage to the 658 holy hymns of Saint Manikkavasagar’s renowned
The Magical Realm of Our Sleep
A Hindu view of sleep and dreams, with insights from rishis and experts in ayurveda and modern medical science By
From the Upanishads: Lord Yama Illustrates the Absolute
The God of Death reveals the mysteries of the one true Self in all. The following is a translation of
Insight: Seven Bhakti Saints Of North India
From uncounted spiritual poets, we examine the life, language and works of a few By Lakshmi Chandrashekar Subramanian Before we
Minister’s Message: On the Importance of Spirituality
Understanding the self and understanding our social and spiritual obligations are the keys to success both in the temporal and
From the Kularnava Tantra
An elucidation upon the impermanence and bondage of earthly life and the compelling need for the soul to find and
From the Vedas: Knowers of Brahman
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad Describes the One All-Pervading Being The following is an excerpt from the Yajurveda’s Shvetashvatara Upanishad, section 3, 7-21, describing