by Shri Swami Sivananda Holi also means “sacrifice.” Burn all the impurities of the mind, such as egoism, vanity, and lust, through the fire of devotion and knowledge. Ignite cosmic love, mercy, generosity, selflessness, truthfulness, and purity. In days of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much havoc, threatening the lives of many innocent people. One of them was Holika or Putana. She took immense delight in devouring children. Sri Krishna…
Advaita and Vishishtadvaita have no connection at all. Advaita is implicit atheism. Advaita is called “Prachanna Bauddham” (hidden Buddhism). Advaita is based only on a personal interpretation of Abheda-sruti. In Advaita, Brahman is the only knowledge-self reality and is without any attributes. The three types of differences, namely difference in individuality, difference in types, and differences in its integral parts, are not in Brahman. Nothing other than this Brahman is reality. Though Brahman is eternally free ...
Lord Vishnu, in his incarnation as the Boar (Varaha avatar), had killed Hiranyaksha. The devas (demi-gods) celebrated with great joy in the kingdom of Heaven, unaware that their rejoicing was to be short-lived. Hiranyakashipu, the elder brother of Hiranyaksha, was seething with rage and vowed to avenge his brother’s death. He turned to the other asuras (demons) and ordered them to destroy all good people on earth. The orders were to disturb all prayers, extinguish ...
Once a Guru and disciple relationship is established, it goes well beyond the physical body. This bond extends into the spiritual world and can continue through different cycles of life and death in the human form. Every man has been sent to this earth with equal powers. It is their interests and childhood experiences that ignite their passion, channeling this power towards pursuing a goal or developing a talent. An individual could be an expert…
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