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Learning to chant with the heart

Learning to chant with the heart

I have been chanting God’s names for a long time, but mostly inattentively. It is not that I did so intentionally, but it used to happen helplessly....

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Ahankar: The greatest barrier between man and God

Ahankar: The greatest barrier between man and God

We should all be peaceful, ‘sukhi’ (happy), and satisfied. Unfortunately, we fail to achieve this dream state. Aren’t we small, truly helpless,...

27.05.2026 20

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Many excuses for not accepting God

My aged mother, living in one of the six states that went to the Assembly polls, was unsure whether she would cast her ballot this time because of...

20.05.2026 30

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Rebelling against God leads to a sorry end

Imagine about a young boy from a rich family landing in jail due to a traffic offence. The jailor is sympathic and explains to the boy the Jail Code....

13.05.2026 30

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How devotion leads to experiencing God

In order to experience God, we must learn some facts about God and His relationship with us. God has three main roles vis-à-vis us. The first is the...

06.05.2026 30

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What has God planned for us?

These are the basic facts. There is one God; there has been one, and there will continue to be one God eternally. The same is true about us...

28.04.2026 30

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Pleasures and comforts but no peace

Pleasure is defined as a short-lived sensory experience requiring efforts, while comfort is a soothing state of ease and rest. Lots of people live...

21.04.2026 40

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A devotee’s perspective on death

Let us first understand what death actually is. Death is when a soul leaves its material body. Lord Krishna describes death in the Bhagavad Gita as a...

15.04.2026 30

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Understanding ego through the Bhagavad Gita

Let us first understand what ego is. Who will know about it? God, of course, who has created it. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna states that a soul...

08.04.2026 30

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Seeking forgiveness for life’s trials

01.04.2026 20

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In times of global conflict, turn to faith not fear

People all over the world are getting quite disturbed. Lives are being lost, precious resources are being squandered and supply lines are getting...

25.03.2026 50

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Svabhava: The nature that shapes who we are

What do we normally remember about someone? It is mostly how he behaved towards us — kindly, warmly, angrily, etc. Looks, etc, become a faint...

17.03.2026 40

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Facing trouble with faith, reason, and resolve

12.02.2026 30

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Why worldly greatness fails and only love of God endures

03.02.2026 30

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Falling in love with the divine through a single image

28.01.2026 30

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Why does creation continue for so long?

21.01.2026 50

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The limits of the mind and the liberation beyond it

16.01.2026 40

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When dreams disturb us: Finding peace through faith

07.01.2026 40

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Conquering the self as taught in the Bhagavad Gita

Very few people realise a profound truth: our greatest enemy is not outside us, but within. This is not a modern psychological insight, nor a personal...

25.12.2025 40

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Why we fail at control: The Gita on surrender

We all wish to be in control, yet we fail repeatedly — and often miserably. The simple reason is that control never truly rests in our hands. Lord...

16.12.2025 30

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The one true purpose of life: Taking shelter of God

12.12.2025 20

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Why we fail at control: The Gita on surrender

08.12.2025 30

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Choosing Divine Shelter: Trap of Self-Dependence

30.11.2025 30

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Tamoguna reveals darkness hidden within us

20.11.2025 20

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The Bhagavad-Gita reveals God’s active presence

13.11.2025 20

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In liminal light grace speaks through unseen breath

29.10.2025 20

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Why divine mercy shapes every human journey

24.10.2025 20

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Make good use of your good ‘Karmaphalas’

15.10.2025 30

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Conscience: The forgotten language of divinity

07.10.2025 30

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The divine willpower beyond human strength

02.10.2025 30

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From blame to blessing: Making fault-finding useful

It is almost second nature to notice faults in others. We spend hours talking or thinking about people’s shortcomings. On social media, the loudest...

25.09.2025 40

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Free will exists within God’s supreme will

19.09.2025 40

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Prayer heals wounds, wounds heal through faith

15.09.2025 40

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The Power of Prayer: One Step Towards God

10.09.2025 30

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Krishna’s wisdom: Beyond honour and dishonour

05.09.2025 40

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How the Gita explains God’s will

19.08.2025 30

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Living the Gita’s Wisdom to Please God

30.07.2025 30

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A journey from worldly chaos to divine clarity

23.07.2025 40

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The role of spiritual sense in common sense

10.07.2025 30

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God is everything: A journey from belief to realisation

04.07.2025 30

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The cosmic law behind creation

19.06.2025 40

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Understanding Karma, and divine control through Gita

08.06.2025 40

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A common man’s journey to God and self-mastery

29.05.2025 30

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Finding shelter in God amid spiritual confusion

23.05.2025 30

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The Power of surrender and divine involvement

14.05.2025 40

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Why only God can truly liberate us

09.05.2025 40

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Finding God consciousness in a distracted world

16.04.2025 30

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Watch out for an overinflated human ego

11.04.2025 30

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God is very merciful, unbelivably so

28.03.2025 30

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Our innate desire to be controller

25.03.2025 30

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