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Love is an essential ingredient in service. In fact, it is the only ingredient. For to love, is to serve. We naturally serve when we love. When we love our children, we serve them. When we love our spouses, we …
We use the word “Grace” very frequently. But what does it really mean and how do we know its existence? Can we actually perceive it? And more importantly, how can we be so sure that we are not imagining it? We …
February 18: the world was blessed twice on this date with the birth of great Masters! First in 1486 when Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born, and 350 years later, in 1836 when Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was born! Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was …
Excerpted from HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji’s Mass Prayer talk on Jan 1, 2015 An important message, and a beautiful blessing in the end for us all! “Mahans (saints) promulgate only the path that is the need of any particular …
Dec 21 to 27, 2014 was a joyous, blissful week in Houston with the Srimad Bhagavata Mahotsava and Grand Madhura Utsav held at Houston Namadwaar. Along with the numerous Houston devotees, over 100 devotees from across the USA came to …
Bhakti is one of the simplest and most elegant paths to reach the Lord. bhaktAyA sulabho bhagavAn, it is said. The Lord gets easily attracted to bhakti! The innumerable life stories of the Lord’s devotees are a solid proof of …
Learnings from Srimad Bhagavatam This is the concluding part of the 10-part series, “Learnings from Srimad Bhagavatam” that was published in this newsletter over the last year. Love is the one element in the world that always brings happiness and …
Swami Shantanandapuri Maharaj, a great saint, attained Mahasamadhi on October 14, 2014. He was a disciple of Swami Purushottamananda Maharaj of Vasishta Guha, who in turn was a disciple of Swami Brahmananda, the great direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. …
Kids’ Corner Navaratri is an important Hindu festival celebrated by Indians all over the world. Over a period of nine nights, the festival marks the celebration of Durga, the Goddess of Power. It usually falls during the months of September …
