Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, is a revered spiritual leader known for his clear, profound Vedanta teachings. His wisdom guides many towards self-discovery and inner peace, making complex concepts accessible and inspiring globally. In this series, Swamiji distills the learnings from the Bhagavad Geeta and explains it in a way that allows everyone to enjoy the essence of the Geeta.

Engages with the life and ideas of the twelfth-century Shaiva mystic and philosopher-poet Allama Prabhu.In his last, profoundly innovative work Allama Prabhu and the Shaiva Imagination, D. R. Nagaraj (1954-1998) engages with the twelfth-century Shaiva mystic and philosopher-poet Allama Prabhu, whose enigmatic writings have perplexed many and thus resisted analysis. Nagaraj situates Allama in three intellectual contexts: the medieval philosophical world built around the worship of Shiva; the

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Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 30Every story we have told today has one figure in common. He waited for a hungry boy at his door. He came in person, out of respect, for a good man in a forest. He walked a road with a woman behind him, and gave her back her husband. He was tricked, honoured, and defied. And in the oldest text of the Indian tradition, he is something even stranger.Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 18 first.Source note. Label: scripture. The verses are

Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 29The forest was very quiet when she came back. Savitri ran through the trees, the way she had come, until she reached the place where her husband's body lay. She knelt down. She lifted his head onto her lap, just as she had before. And Satyavan opened his eyes.Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 12 first.Source note. Label: scripture and tradition. The ending, that Satyavan wakes, that they return at night, that Dyumatsena regains his sight,

“In spite of achieving the power to control in all directions and in spite of enjoying all types of dear sense gratification as much as possible, Hiranyakashipu was dissatisfied because instead of controlling his senses he remained their servant.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.4.19)

ನಮ್ಮ ಮೆದುಳು ಈ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟ ಯಂತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದು. ಅದನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಕೋಟ್ಯಂತರ ವರ್ಷಗಳನ್ನೇ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಈಗ ಅದೇ ನಿಮಗೆ ಮುಳುವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಣಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆಯೇ? ಆನಂದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಯಂತ್ರ ತೊಳಲಾಟಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆಯೇ? ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಏನು? ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿಡಿಯೋ ನೋಡಿ.‘ಇನ್ನರ್ ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರಿಂಗ್ ಆನ್ ಲೈನ್’ ಅನ್ನು ಸವಾಲಿನ ಸಮಯಕಾಗಿ 50%ಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯ. ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು : http://kannada.sadhguru.org/ieo COVID ಯೋಧರಿಗೆ ಉಚಿತ! English video: •Video ’ಕಾವೇರಿ ಕೂಗು’ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇಣಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿ:

Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 28A father is offered a choice that no parent should have to make. He has prayed for years for a son. The god Shiva appears and says: I will grant your wish. But there are two kinds of son. One will be good, learned, and devout, and will live only sixteen years. The other will be dull and cruel, and will live a long life. Which do you choose?Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 27 first.Source note. Label: purana and tradition. The legend of

Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 27He stopped, turned around, and looked at her. She was still there. Barefoot, dust on her robe, her hair loose from the long walk. She was following him. And Death, who has never in the history of the world been followed by a living person, said: Savitri. Go back.Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 26 first.Source note. Label: scripture. This story is from the Mahabharata, Vana Parva, the Savitri Upakhyana, Ganguli numbering around sections

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Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 26Three days before, she stopped eating. She stood, the story says, day and night, in a vow, while her husband and his parents watched her with worry. No one knew why. She had never asked for anything. She had served them, all year, in silence. And now, without explanation, she was fasting and keeping vigil, as though preparing for a battle.Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 25 first.Source note. Label: scripture. This story is from the

Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 25A princess is told, by one of the wisest sages in the world, that the man she loves will die in exactly one year. She does not weep. She does not argue. She does not change her mind. She says: I have chosen. I will not choose again.Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 24 first.Source note. Label: scripture. This story is from the Mahabharata, Vana Parva, the Pativrata Mahatmya section, the Savitri Upakhyana, told by Markandeya to

When something is wrong and we say nothing, our own inner light begins to fade. But speaking up only heals when it comes from a place of love. Raghunath and Kaustubha draw on an old Quaker insight: love endures and overcomes, while hatred destroys, starting with the one who carries it. Online comment threads can drag out our lower nature and cloud our spiritual clarity, and posting is cheap. The more meaningful, illuminating path is not only to speak truth to power, but to live it. Srimad Bhagavatam

Srila Prabhupada circled the globe 14 times on lecture tours, bringing the teachings of Lord Krishna to thousands of people on six continents. Men and women from all backgrounds and walks of life came forward to accept his message, and with their help, Srila Prabhupada established ISKCON centers and projects throughout the world. Under his inspiration, Krishna devotees established temples, rural communities, educational institutions, and started what would become the world’s largest vegetarian food

What if wellness isn't something you buy or achieve, but whatever truly helps you feel well? This episode of Wellness Reimagined questions the "shoulds" that turn self-care into another performance.Rally News founder Sam Brooks shares why a practice that works for one person may drain another, how intentional media habits lower everyday anxiety, and why the goal matters more than the routine.About the Guest:Sam Brooks is the founder of Rally News, a positive news aggregator built as an alternative

Recorded 29th November 2024In this recording, we explore verse 7 and the accompanying commentary on Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī’s Vilāpa-kusumāñjali. The discussion touches upon the most confidential topics of Bhakti-yoga: Why Kṛṣṇa Appeared as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: Kṛṣṇa had three unfulfilled desires—to understand the depth of Rādhikā's love (Mahābhāva), Her emotions, and Her golden complexion. Just as one cannot know the weight of a burden without carrying it, Śyāmasundara took Her mood

Recorded 28th November 2024Welcome to a deep exploration of Verse 7 by Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, accompanied by the commentary of Ananta Dāsa Bābājī.This discourse addresses core themes of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy and the confidential moods of loving devotion.The Intense Fire of Separation (Viraha): A contemplation on the internal burning of separation and the "language of the heart" that expresses itself only in solitude.The Condition of Complete Surrender ("First Become

Recorded 27th November 2024Discover the deeper spiritual essence of Vrindavan, divine love, and internal heart transformation.In this profound satsang recorded in Vrindavan, the speaker explores the true meaning of Radha not merely as a name but as the personification of divine love that elevates our consciousness from the sensory level (Muladhara) to the heart (Anahata).Key topics covered in this video: The Esoteric Meaning of Radha: Understanding divine love as an upward flow of spiritual energy,

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Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 24How do you know what is right? Not what is legal, or what is expected, or what your family thinks. What is truly right, when the rules run out, and the books disagree, and every clever person has a different opinion. This is Dharma Katha, Season One, Pitru Paksha. Episode twenty-four, the last of our fourth day. It is a short one. In the last episode we stood at the lake of the Yaksha, and heard Yudhishthira answer the most famous questions in the