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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 Tamil regions of India (Prentiss 1996). The goal of this system is ultimately liberation (moksa) from the cycle of rebirth, achieved through the Lord (Siva). Hillary Rodrigues translates Saiva Siddhanta to mean “...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 by Mr. Willion Henri Jan Vandor Stok of Batavia Q: -- Your Holiness, kindly enlighten me...Read more...

Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur biography

Disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati

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 queries put forth by the sage Jaimini. KING ALARK RECEIVES A RING After reaching...Read more...

THE CAKRAS

Does Asana Equal Yoga?

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 is an extensive discussion of Goloka Vrndavana, which has the power to manifest itself anywhere the...Read more...

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Ganga

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Godruma

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 to hate/ they can be taught to love/ for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its...Read more...

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: "Sukadeva Gosvami said: Then, O King, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy,...Read more...

Staying Free Of Kali-yuga’s Dark Influence

We Are In Kaliyuga

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...	The Vedic Conception of Sound By Jahnava Nitai Das - 17.9 2019 Welcome to the seventh issue of Tattva Prakasha. This week our main topic of discussion will be the Vedantic conception of sound. If you are a new...
Mayapur - Capital of Bengal? BY: JAHNAVA NITAI DAS- 16.9 2019 Did you know that Mayapur was once the capital of Bengal, and that the king's palace lies in ruins a short walk from ISKCON Mayapur? Just behind...	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Goloka Vrndavana BY: SUN STAFF - 16.9 2019 The eternal reality of Goloka and Vaikuntha in comparison to the small material reality (mahat-tattva) A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in...
The Merits of Building a Temple BY: SUN STAFF - 16.9 2019 Krishna temple at Lalitpur (Patan), Nepal From the Agni-purana, Chapter 38, Texts 1-50. "Agni said: I will now describe the fruits of making temples for the...	Two Energies Choices By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami - 16.9 2019 Which way does one go in moments of despair? LORD KRSNA HAS TWO ENERGIES, material and spiritual, but they can be used interchangeably if one...

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
Who’s Pulling the Strings	Complaints Of Love
Monkey Safari	HINDUISM AND FEMINISM
Petition: Long term visa for foreign sadhu’s	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Gadigacha
Sudama Puri	Honouring Krsna Prasadam, Part 4
Facing Our Reality, Living With Our Ideals	The Kalki Purana