Returning Again and Again Until You Get it Right
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The twin beliefs of karma and reincarnation are among Hinduism’s many jewels of knowledge. Others include […]
Home Sanctuary
What is the center of your home? The kitchen, the workshop, the living room or den? The ancients designated a
Stars of Suicide
BY CHAKRAPANI ULLAL, Los ANGELES The extinction of the Heaven’s Gate group at the urging of Marshall Applewhite was not the
This Suicide Got No One to Heaven
BY SWAMI BRAHMAVIDYANANDA SARASWATI For the media to associate the lunacy of Heaven’s Gate suicides with Eastern beliefs is the
Meditation: the Key Is Preparation
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Meditation is a long journey, a pilgrimage into the mind itself. Generally, we become aware that
Puja: With Honor, Offer Everything
BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR Honoring is a sign of divine love. That honoring is called puja. The ceremony of
Love Letter From God
BY LAVINA MELWANI, NEW YORK The year was 1925 and Pandurang Shastri Athavale was all of five years old. Wrapping
Two Powers: Gratitude and Appreciation
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Much of life today is based on depreciation and denigration of public leaders, groups, governments, religions,
Silence is Golden . . .
Many think of silence simplistically, as just the absence of noise, or not speaking words. But silence, like life itself,
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),