Rasa Leela — Bhagavan is Love
A Joyous Bhakti Anudina to all! Joyous because that is the best greeting, Bhakti means to depend, to depend on the Higher as the more we depend, the less selfish we are, and Anudina as this is not just one day…
Category Vedanta in Bhagavata
Gopi Gita
When Bhagavan Shiva was drinking the Kalakuta, the most poisonous substance in creation, He closed his eyes and contemplated. In his contemplation, he came to feel Bhagavan Narayana living in his heart. So he couldn’t let that poison reach his…
Desiring Bhagavan
Yesterday, January 30, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated decades ago, and his dying words were Hey Ram. How is it that as one is dying, one is smiling and remembering an icon of Joy? We cannot relate to that even when…
Divine Love
Why was Bhagavan Krshna born in bondage? He was born in prison with His parents locked up. He did this to release us from our meta-physical bondage. We are not physically bound, but our bondage is more serious — our dependency…
Do not be afraid, I am here for you
When Bhagavan Brahma had hidden all the cows and children and Bhagavan Krshna became all the cows and children, and when Bhagavan Brahma came to see all these new cows and new children, what he saw was thousands of Bhagavan…
Living in the Divine
Vedanta in Bhagavata — the word Veda means science, and Anta is inside. Bhagavata means the one who is most virtuous. So the science of knowing inside of ourselves, gives us the potential to be most virtuous. Vedanta in Bhagavata…
Sweetness of Bhagavan
When the Amrita had come out of the Kshira Sagara or the Churning of the Milky ocean, what Devi Mohini was doing was, looking at the Asuras while offering the nectar to the Suras. What this shows is that the…
Japa in Practice
Paradukham sheetalam: para — others, dukha — sorrow, sheetala — cool. This saying implies that we get heated up over our own sorrows, but are not affected by others sorrows. We are always asking others for articles or advice. We would shock ourselves if we were…
Living with Divinity
Our personalities can be classified based on the framework below – Those who are liberated Those who want to be liberated Those who Do Not want to be liberated For all the three personalities, Srimad Bhagavata is fulfilling who we…
Acknowledge Generously
How do we know we are studying Vedanta in Bhagavata? How would we gauge that we are actually becoming more like Bhagavan Krshna? When we feel less belongs to us, starting with less articles which becomes training for less circumstances,…