This
writing elucidates the devotional theme that we can remember God in His
entirety only by incorporating surrender and selflessness in our prayer
as opposed to a list of what we need in life.
Bhakti
yoga is the path for attaining realization through love and surrender
to the Personal God. This article aims at dispelling some common
misconceptions about Bhakti that keep bothering it every now and then.
In popular Sanatana Dharma, the Ramayana is key to understanding the
principles of spiritual living. Lord Hanuman, a legendary character for
some, is a form of God for countless Hindus. This article gives a short
introduction to Hanuman’s divine play on earth and explores the most
widely recited chapter of the Ramayana – the Sundar Kand.
In Hindu philosophy, Nature binds all eternal souls to the material
world through Her three modes – goodness, passion, and darkness. This
writing, in commoner’s language, explains what these modes are and how
they influence us in everyday life.
These
notes inform the student of Tabla (Indian percussion) on three kinds of
improvisation: the prakaar, the mukhda, and the tihai. Some examples
for teentala, a sixteen-beat rhythmic cycle, are included.
These
notes provide elementary level information on the characteristics of a
Raga. Because it is easier to learn music using an example, a melodious
Raga, Vrindavani Sarang, has been used to illustrate the basics.