How is worshiping the personal aspect of God superior to worshiping the impersonal aspect?"Dharma in Practice" is a series of talks given by world-renowned guru Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya with an emphasis on how to practice the Vedic tradition in today's world.In this episode, Sri Acharyaji explains the superiority of worshiping God via the personalist approach over worshiping His impersonal aspect. This is elucidated via scriptural purport to the Lord Sri Krishna’s supreme teachings in the

VERSE 5 एकान्ते सुखमास्यतां परतरे चेतः समाधीयतां पूर्णात्मा सुसमीक्ष्यतां जगदिदं तद्बाधितं दृश्यताम्‌। प्राक्कर्म प्रविलाप्यतां चितिबलान्नाप्युत्तरैः श्लिष्यतां प्रारब्धं त्विह भुज्यताम् अथ परब्रह्मात्मना स्थीयताम् ‌॥ ५ ॥ ekānte sukhamāsyatāṃ paratare cetaḥ samādhīyatāṃ pūrṇātmā susamīkṣyatāṃ jagadidaṃ tadbādhitaṃ dṛśyatām . prākkarma pravilāpyatāṃ citibalānnāpyuttaraiḥ śliṣyatāṃ prārabdhaṃ tviha bhujyatām atha parabrahmātmanā sthīyatām || 5 || || TRANSLATION 1 || 33 . Sit in meditation in

Join Swami Sarvapriyananda and the late Padma Shri Prof. Robert Thurman as they engage in a dialogue exploring the nature of consciousness through the lenses of Vedanta, Buddhism, and Madhyamika philosophy. A thought-provoking conversation on reality, self, and the deeper questions of human existence.This is a session from the International Conference on Vedanta at Stony Brook University in May 2026, organized by Vedanta Forum (https://www.vedantaforum.org). This dialog moderated by Mukunda

वाक्यार्थश्च विचार्यतां श्रुतिशिरः पक्षः समाश्रीयतां दुस्तर्कात्सुविरम्यतां श्रुतिमतस्तर्कोऽनुसन्धीयताम्‌। ब्रह्मास्मीति विभाव्यताम् अहरहर्गर्वः परित्यज्यतां देहेऽहंमतिरुझ्यतां बुधजनैर्वादः परित्यज्यताम्‌ ॥ ३ ॥ vākyārthaśca vicāryatāṃ śrutiśiraḥpakṣaḥ samāśrīyatāṃ dustarkātsuviramyatāṃ śrutimatastarko'nusandhīyatām . brahmāsmīti vibhāvyatām aharahargarvaḥ parityajyatāṃ dehe'hammatirujjhyatāṃ budhajanairvādaḥ parityajyatām || 3 || || TRANSLATION 1 || 17 . Reflect upon the meaning of the

This talk centers on King Janaka’s awakening as a direct mirror for the listener’s own spiritual life. Paramahansa Yogivah Giri uses the Janaka story to show how worldly achievement, status, and even spiritual busyness all remain unstable when measured against the soul’s deeper reality.The core teaching is simple and repeated throughout: contentment is your true nature, and realization begins when attention turns inward. Desire, ambition, and identification with the body and mind create

Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India: Deep Resistance Against Caste (Oxford University Press, 2026) explores Tamil Buddhism in modern India, focusing on its emergence as a response to caste-based oppression during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Central to this movement was Pandit Iyothee Thass (1845–1914), a pioneering intellectual who reinterpreted India’s Buddhist past to challenge brahminical dominance. Thass reasoned that it was because many Indians followed

Verse 1 and 2 VERSE 1 वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म स्वनुष्ठीयतां तेनेशस्य विधीयताम् अपचितिः काम्ये मतिस्त्यज्यताम्‌। पापौघः परिधूयतां भवसुखे दोषोऽनुसन्धीयतां आत्मेच्छा व्यवसीयतां निजगृहात्तूर्णं विनिर्गम्यताम्‌ ॥ १ ॥ vedo nityamadhīyatāṃ taduditaṃ karma svanuṣṭhīyatāṃ teneśasya vidhīyatām apacitiḥ kāmye matistyajyatām . pāpaughaḥ paridhūyatāṃ bhavasukhe doṣo'nusandhīyatām ātmecchā vyavasīyatāṃ nijagṛhāttūrṇaṃ vinirgamyatām || 1 || TRANSLATION 01 . Study the Vedas daily . 02 . Perform

Dear Choose Happy Community,Sometimes the deepest pain comes from the people closest to us. And when someone continues behaviors that hurt us, it can feel impossible to find peace. This teaching offers a different kind of freedom: the realization that healing does not always depend on the other person changing first.The moment we choose to stop carrying resentment and reconnect with love, something inside of us begins to soften and open. That doesn’t mean ignoring harmful behavior. It means refusing

Tamil Śiva Temples, Āgamas, and Śivabrāhmaṇas/Ādiśaivas addresses the issue of whether members of all castes can become priests in Tamil Śiva temples. The history of the Śivabrāhmaṇas or Ādiśaivas as priests in Tamil Śiva temples is described using the epigraphic corpus as well as other Śaiva texts in Tamil along with information from the Śaiva studies of the likes of Richard Davis, Alexis Sanderson, Dominic Goodall, and Michael Gollner. Find the open access PDF here Learn more about your ad

Long time friend Peter Stein joins us as the Pandavas announce their return through a royal wedding.The Pandavas exile is finally over, although Duryodhana tries to convince them to stay in exile, the Pandavas are not having it as they celebrate the wedding of Arjuna's son Abhinmayu. The Pandavas allies also discuss how to deliver their stance to Hastinapur to let them know firmly that they want what is owed to them after sticking to the terms of the dice roll 13 years ago. Then, Arjuna and

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture, dating from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, became modern monuments and were assimilated and ordered into public consciousness as spaces for tourism, leisure, and intellectual contemplation during the colonial and early postcolonial eras (1828-1963). It examines the resistance that challenges this ordering, rendering

There are dozens of gods in the Vedic scriptures, and the texts seem to glorify some of them just as highly as Vishnu. For anyone raised in a tradition that insists Narayana is supreme, that is not an abstract problem. Sri Prahlada Dasa carried that question from his teenage years until a single line from the Bhagavad Gita answered it. Canto 2, Chapter 5 is built around exactly this kind of correction. Narada approaches Brahma as the independent creator, using the image of a spider spinning i...

This episode of Dharmic Life on the BAPS Better Living podcast explores Dr. Tony Nader’s book The Power of Caring and why modern society, especially younger generations, faces loneliness, isolation, and numbness through distractions. Joined by co-hosts Kashyap and Dhawal, the discussion engages Dr. Nader, a Harvard and MIT-trained neuroscientist, medical doctor, and leader of the Transcendental Meditation program, on how caring is transformative, rooted in deep spiritual foundation, and...

How is worshiping the personal aspect of God superior to worshiping the impersonal aspect?"Dharma in Practice" is a series of talks given by world-renowned guru Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya with an emphasis on how to practice the Vedic tradition in today's world.In this episode, Sri Acharyaji explains the superiority of worshiping God via the personalist approach over worshiping Him in the impersonal approach. This is elucidated via scriptural purport to the Lord Sri Krishna’s supreme teachings in

Welcome to the session of “Mahabharata: Indian Philosophy of Values,” presented by Swami Tattwamayananda.This program is part of the series: The Foundational Texts of Indian Philosophy.The Mahabharata, one of India’s greatest epics, offers profound insights into dharma, ethical reasoning, spiritual discipline, and the principles that shape inner harmony. In this series, Swamiji examines the epic through the lens of Vedanta, revealing how its timeless teachings can guide modern life, personal

Send us Fan Mail Join host Arti Solanki as she sits down with obesity medicine specialist Dr. Sejal Desai for an insightful conversation about navigating midlife health, hormones, and metabolism with confidence. Why does it suddenly feel like your body has changed overnight in midlife? If your usual diet and exercise routine no longer seems to work, you're not imagining it—and it's not a lack of willpower. In this episode, obesity medicine specialist Dr. Sejal Desai breaks down the science b...

In this satsang, Sri Paramahansa Yogivah Giri speaks plainly about the difference between outer spiritual activity and inner realization. He returns again and again to the same center: the truth of God, Kriya Yoga, and devotion is not found in borrowed opinions, formal labels, or public performance, but in direct experience. He draws a sharp distinction between teaching and guiding. A true guru does not merely give information; he points the seeker inward, toward consciousness, purity, and a living