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THE TANTRAS

By editor - 20.9 2019 The Tantras are a genre of religious literature that shows how to achieve salvation through various esoteric practices, making these texts distinct from other religious literature of India, such as the Vedas or Puranas (Barthakuria 1). Still, ordinary Tantras share some similarity in form to the Puranas, as they theoretically discuss the same five subjects, dealing with the nature of the creation and destruction of the universe, worshipping gods, achieving supernatural powers, and becoming one...Read more...

Tantra and Pancaratra

Jagannath Worship in Manipur

Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda

By Dr. David Frawley - 20.9 2019 YOGA THERAPY OR YOGA CHIKITSA The Sanskrit term for therapy throughout its medical literature is Chikitsa, which literally refers to the application of consciousness (chit) or caring. Yoga Therapy is called Yoga Chikitsa. Yet chikitsa as a...Read more...

Meditation in Yoga and Ayurveda

Agni Ayurveda

The Bhakti Movement: Rama Bhakti, Part 2

BY: SUN STAFF - 20.9 2019 Laksmi Devi and Sri Ramanujacarya A serial presentation of the Bhakti Movement's development in India. Having described in our last segment the personality of Ramananda, a key figure in the 15th Century Bhakta Movement, today we'll look at how this...Read more...

The Bhakti Movement: Rama Bhakti, Part 1

Misconceptions about Advaita

Unfolding the mystery of bhakti-yoga

By A.C.B. SWAMI PRABHUPADA - 20.9 2019 Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) – Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation – SB 2.9: Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version SB 2.9.36 etavad eva jijñasyam tattva-jijñasunatmanah anvaya-vyatirekabhyam yat syat...Read more...

Articles about Bhaktiyoga

Aspects of the Absolute Truth

Srila Prabhupada’s Arrival in America

By Giriraj Swami and Sri Prahlada dasa - 20.9 2019 To commemorate the anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America, we shall sing and discuss the second poem that he wrote on the ship Jaladuta when he arrived in the Boston harbor on September 17, 1965. Poem [translation]: 1...Read more...

“Swamiji at Sea” drama script

Departure of the Jaladuta

SAIVA SIDDHANTA

By editor - 19.9 2019 Saiva Siddhanta is a bhakti (loving devotion) tradition. This system is a dualist (this is somewhat problematic but will be discussed in the section on philosophy) form of Saivism that has ancient roots in north India, though is most popular now in southern...Read more...

Shiva, Parvati, Lingam

Sri Ganesha

How to Eat Healthy

By editor - 19.9 2019 We celebrate the art of everyday cooking as a sacred experience. It’s not just about mixing in spices and veggies. There is something more. It also a science also of healthful living. The Vedas, especially Ayurveda describes in great detail about...Read more...

Honouring Krsna Prasadam

Healthy Living with Ayurveda 1/6

Meditation in Yoga and Ayurveda

By Dr. David Frawley - 19.9 2019 Meditation is the key practice of traditional Yoga and the prime factor behind an authentic Ayurvedic lifestyle. Meditation goes to the root of our consciousness and prana, connecting us to our higher Self and aligning us with the healing and...Read more...

Mystical Experiences in Meditation

Mantra, Concentration and Meditation

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Goloka Vrndavana

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.9 2019 A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 57. Following the passage from Jaiva Dharma presented in the last segment, in this chapter our main character, Vijaya-kumara becomes fully...Read more...

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Ganga

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Godruma

Priti (Love)

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.9 2019 National Museum Collection, India By Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The sweetness of the word "love" Love is a very sweet word. When it is spoken, a very sweet mood arises in the hearts of both the speaker and the listeners. Though few are...Read more...

From Lust to Love - With Krsna’s Mercy

Exploring Love

The Bhakti Movement: Rama Bhakti, Part 1

BY: SUN STAFF - 18.9 2019 Ramananda (1400 – 1476 A.D.) A serial presentation of the Bhakti Movement's development in India. Ramananda was one of the most prominent preachers of Bhakti in northern India in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and is considered one of the main...Read more...

Colloquies With Foreigners BY: SUN STAFF - 18.9 2019 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, originally published in The Harmonist (Sree Sajjanatoshani), December 26, 1935. Interview of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta...	King Alark's Queries about Yoga BY: SUN STAFF - 18.9 2019 Yogic Austerities Lithograph by Forbes, c. 1812 A summary of the pastimes of King Alark, from the Markandeya Purana, in which the sage Markandeya answers...
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Goloka Vrndavana BY: SUN STAFF - 18.5 2019 A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 56. In chapter thirty-one of Jaiva Dharma there...	Why do we hate? By Syamananda Dasa - 18.9 2019 “No one is born hating another because of the color of his skin/ his background/ or his religion. People must learn to hate/ and if they can learn...
The Terrors of Kali-yuga BY: SUN STAFF - 17.9 2019 Veda Vyasa Envisions Kali Yuga A brief description of the hellish conditions at the close of Kali-yuga, from Srimad Bhagavatam, 12th Canto, Chapter 2 Summary:...	Iron in the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata BY: SUN STAFF - 17.9 2019 Fig. 1: The Bow in the Eight-wheel Box Evidence in support of the existence of iron from Vedic texts -- an analysis by Prof. Anand M. Sharan. The meaning of the...
How Free Are We? By Navin Jani - 17.9 2019 Prescience and the Vedic Literature One aspect of the Vedic culture—knowledge of the future—may seem at first glance to contradict free will,...	Finding Perfect Joy Finding Perfect Joy – A Lesson from St. Francis By Radhanath Swami - 17.9 2019 In Italy, near the city of Perugia, is the place called Assisi, the birth place of a very popular saint...

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Mayapur - Capital of Bengal?	Monkey Safari
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Goloka Vrndavana	Petition: Long term visa for foreign sadhu’s
The Merits of Building a Temple	Sudama Puri
Two Energies Choices	Facing Our Reality, Living With Our Ideals
Rainmakers, Big and Small	Staying Free Of Kali-yuga’s Dark Influence
UNDERSTAND WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT?	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Gauda-bhumi
THE CAKRAS	Sri-Sri Radha-Krishna Are Everywhere in the World
Visvarupa-mahotsava and Srila Prabhupada’s Sannyasa	How Radharani Appeared as the Daughter of King Vrshabhanu
Srila Prabhupada talks about his sannyasa initiation	Srila Prabhupada’s Presentation of Srimati Radharani
Kirtan in the World Religions	Radha-Prema Makes Krsna Mad
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Godruma	In Search of Siddhas
The Return of Gobind Dev Temple at Vrindavan	Sri Ganesha
Puri king urges ISKCON not to hold Rath Yatra on unspecified days	Vedic dharma
Haridasa Thakura’s Disappearance Day	Radhastami
Did Paramadvaiti Rape His Disciple? – “It’s Quite Possible”	Sri Radhastami
Why relationship between Radha and Krishna is supremely pure	Moscow Mantra Fest
Vedic Planetarium Opening	THE SACRED LOTUS SYMBOL
Women and Lust	CIDAMBARAM TEMPLE
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance Day	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Gauda-bhumi
Is Jiva Gosvami’s philosophy the same as Sri Caitanya’s?	A Study for Sri Chaitanya's Birthplace
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Godruma	KUCHIPUDI DANCE TRADITION
Vishnupur as the New Vrindavan	AHIMSA
Glorious Tests	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Ganga
11 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Lord Vamanadeva	Belief in Reincarnation
The Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva	The Sampradaya of Sri Caitanya
KUNDALINI YOGA	Honouring Krsna Prasadam, Part 5
Russian Sadhu Sanga Festival	Sridhama Mayapur
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Gauda-bhumi	The Supreme Personality of Godhead at Hapamuni
The Gopinath Temple of Remuna	The City of Nine Gates