Adversity, The DelivererA story from Hanuman Ansh illustrates a timeless lesson: adversity demands action, not surrender. Drawing on the Aitareya Brahmana’s “Chara...
Art of inquiryAncient Indian traditions fostered a culture of deep inquiry, celebrating figures like Nachiketa and Gargi, who embodied fearless questioni...
- Most valuable relationship
We are all related to the supreme Lord Krishna, the controller of the universe. This connection grants us a special identity, which we shou...
- Celebrating Krishn
The celebration of Janmashtami signifies the enchanting midnight arrival of Krishn on Ashtami in the Bhadrapad month. Festivities like Dahi...
- Krishn's bliss
The passage contrasts human suffering in the material world with the eternal bliss of God in Vaikunth. It presents the soul as seeking unio...
- Devotion and purity
Krishn manifests as a pristine vision in the heart of a devoted soul. This clarity of spirit enables the believer to connect with the inner...
The present is powerIn the Bhagavad Gita, Krishn advises Arjun to concentrate on the present moment amidst the Kurukshetra battlefield, emphasizing that the pa...
- The Gita as guru
The Bhagavad Gita features Krishn as Arjun's Guru. The Kurukshetra war involves Arjun's internal conflict. Krishn guides Arjun to fulfill h...
- Duty above everything
Arjun faced a moral dilemma before the Kurukshetra war. He hesitated to fight his relatives. Krishn guided Arjun on his duty as a warrior. ...
- Arjun's decision
Before the Mahabharat war, Krishn offered a peaceful resolution by requesting Duryodhan to return Indraprastha or give five villages to the...
Two roles of KrishnIn his Parthasarathi role, Krishn said that although everything in this world is sweet, people have to taste that supreme sweetness through...
- Passionate and erotic
Jayadeva's Gita Govindam is an erotic and poetic account of the love between Krishn and the gopis. The physical depictions of ras lila repr...
Krishn is a BuddhaKrishn says in the Gita to Arjun, ‘Fight, but fight with absolute surrender to God. Krishn says, ‘Drop the ego and then leave it to God. If...
- Love and Mischief
The birth in which knowledge, love and mischief all come together is considered as the birth or incarnation of Krishn. So, on Krishn's birt...
No ground for grievingLetting go is the best mindset to nurture. There is no reason to harbour phobias and limitations, either. As most of them are the creation ...
Beacon of lightKrishn's life personified karma yog that he preached to Arjun before the commencement of the battle at Kurukshetra. He demonstrated through...
Krishn EnergyThe entire world is filled with the blissful energy of Krishn. The Krishn-shakti is desire-less. The negative energy that is contrary to Kr...