Philosophy

PRANA
PRANA
By editor - 19.2 2019 One path to the attainment of liberation (moksa) is through the union of the body and the spirit, most commonly known as yoga. This is a mystical path en route to self-awareness, with the goal to achieve enlightenment. Within its tradition, there are several aspects to...Read more...
Prana and Pranayama
Secrets of the Five Pranas
Mystic Experience and the Name of God
Mystic Experience and the Name of God
By Achyutananda Das - 18.2 2019   Taking into account the many descriptions of Godhead found in ancient books, scriptures and the eternal wisdom heard by disciples from their venerable masters, the Absolute Truth may be defined as follows: He is by Himself and for Himself; He has all...Read more...
What Is Pranayama?
What Is Pranayama?
By editor - 15.2 2019 Pranayama is the fourth limb of Patanjali’s Raja Yoga, which was first outlined in his Yoga Sutras. It is also an important part of Hindu asceticism and a vital part of any yoga practice. Prana is the vital energy (breath) in all of us;...Read more...
Beginning Lessons in Pranayama
Prana and Pranayama
Five most Potent forms of Devotional Service
Five most Potent forms of Devotional Service
By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa GauraVanacari - 15.2 2018 There are two forms of bhakti: cestā-rūpa and bhāva-rūpa bhakti, as distinguished by Rūpa Gosvāmī. Cestā-rūpa -bhakti is the external form of bhakti, the activity you perform with your body and senses. These are the 64 practices of devotional...Read more...
Removing the Scarcity of Pure Devotional Service
Happiness in Devotional Service
KUNDALINI YOGA
KUNDALINI YOGA
By editor - 14.2 2019 Although Tantric literature has gained popularity throughout the world, Kundalini Yoga remains one of the most mysterious subjects within Hinduism. Perhaps this is because it is one of the most radical forms of worship in Hinduism, and to work with Kundalini is to work...Read more...
HATHA YOGA
Kundalini
KARMA YOGA
KARMA YOGA
By editor - 12.2 2019 Karma Yoga is the path of action. It is a means of preparing oneself for the attainment of moska, self-realization, which is the final goal of life in Hindu tradition (Rao 45). The concept of Karma Yoga has long been acknowledged in Hinduism, but it was not...Read more...
REINCARNATION AND KARMA
JNANA YOGA
YOGA AND SHAMANISM
YOGA AND SHAMANISM
By editor - 12.2 2019 Shamanism and Yoga are spiritual practices originally found in Siberia and India, respectively. While Shamanism is practiced in various forms world-wide, traditional Yoga is mainly found in South-East Asia. Although the practices of Shamanism and Yoga share similar...Read more...
Samsara
Samsara
By Praghosa Dasa - 11.2 2019 A common denominator for practically each of the unlimited varieties of material bodies is that the spirit soul dwelling within is to one degree or another attached to the particular body they reside in. In turn most resided in bodies have others who are also...Read more...
THE CONCEPT OF SAMSARA
Remedy to Go Beyond All Sorrow
YAMA AND NIYAMA
YAMA AND NIYAMA
By editor - 6.2 2019  The words yama and niyama take their origin from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras [more specifically sutra 2:29]. They are the first two limbs of the eight-limbed (ashtanga) raja yoga which Patanjali describes [see: Saraswati...Read more...
THE ASANA (POSTURE) IN HATHA-YOGA
Essence of the Yoga Sutras
The Original Teachings of Yoga
The Original Teachings of Yoga
By Dr David Frawley - 6.2 2019 The Original Teachings of Yoga: From Patanjali Back to Hiranyagarbha Many people today look to Patanjali, the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, as the father or founder of the greater system of Yoga. While Patanjali’s work is very important and...Read more...
BHAKTI YOGA AS DESCRIBED BY THE BHAGAVAD GITA
What is Yoga?
HATHA YOGA
HATHA YOGA
By editor - 5.2 2019 The ultimate goal of Hatha-yoga, like all forms of yoga is to transcend the self and realize the ultimate reality (atman)(Feuerstein 38). It is different from other forms of yoga because of its focus on using the body and developing its potential so that when the person...Read more...
THE HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA
5 Differences Between Ashtanga Yoga and Hatha Yoga
Wonder of Creation
Wonder of Creation
By Pran Gopinath Das - 4.2 2019 The universe around us appears to be orderly and symmetrical. The planets rotate perfectly in their orbits. Our bodies possess complex circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems. Even the atoms are highly structured. All this suggests that the universe...Read more...
Srila Prabhupada's Books and Purports
Srila Prabhupada's Books and Purports
By editor - 1.2 2019 (based on a seminar by Ekanath Das, Radhadesh 2000) Books of Srila Prabhupada contain distilled knowledge from commentaries (usually called tikas or bhasyas) of previous Vaisnava acaryas. This makes them unique source of realized knowledge. To know the history and the...Read more...
SRILA PRABHUPADA BOOKS
Leters from Srila Prabhupada
Samyama or “perfect discipline”
Samyama or “perfect discipline”
By editor - 1.2 2019 Samyama or “perfect discipline” is the collective and seamless integration or fusion of the three practices of dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (contemplative absorption) (see Miller 46).  The...Read more...
JNANA YOGA
DHYANA (MEDITATION)
How to keep one’s relationship with Vrndavana
How to keep one’s relationship with Vrndavana
By HH Kadamba Kanana Swami - 1.2 2019   1.) First let us analyze what our relationship is with Vrndavana and then see how we can develop it. Lord Caitanya explained that these are the five most important aspects in devotional service, which if even a little bit performed, can quickly...Read more...
Vrndavana – Land of No Return
Vrindavana town and temples
DHYANA (MEDITATION)
DHYANA (MEDITATION)
By editor - 31.1 2019 Yoga is a very influential and important aspect of the Hindu tradition. There are very many different forms of yoga, some that focus more on strength, and other’s that are predominantly for the mind, and its control. The word yoga stems from the root yujir,...Read more...
Mystical Experiences in Meditation
SAMADHI (CONTEMPLATIVE ABSORPTION)
IS God a Person or Energy?
IS God a Person or Energy?
By editor - 31.1 2019 Excerpt from the Bhagavad-Gita As it Is 7.7: Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute TEXT 7 mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya mayi sarvam idam protam sutre mani-gana iva SYNONYMS mattah—beyond Myself; parataram—superior; na—not;...Read more...
The Science of Knowing God
A genuine alternative to modern misconceptions of God
SAMADHI (CONTEMPLATIVE ABSORPTION)
SAMADHI (CONTEMPLATIVE ABSORPTION)
By editor - 25.1 2019 Samadhi, or contemplative absorption, is the highest state of mental concentration thought possible by Hindus while still existing in the cycle of samsara, and is achieved through yogic meditation. Samadhi is a state undisturbed by all emotions and thoughts...Read more...
YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA
Mystical Experiences in Meditation
AHIMSA
AHIMSA
By editor - 25.1 2019 AHIMSA (THE CONCEPT OF NON-HARMING IN HINDUISM) Ahimsa, which literally translates as “non-violence” or “non-injury”, refers to non-violence towards both human and non-human beings physically, mentally, and spiritually (Ghosh 13).  The...Read more...
JAINISM
Ahimsa and the Elevation of All Life
YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA
YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA
By editor - 23.1 2019 THE BHAGAVAD GITA, KRSNA, THE YOGAS OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA THE BHAGAVAD GITA (A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY)   The Bhagavad Gita remains, to this day, one of the most influential books of the Hindu religion, estimated to originate as far back as...Read more...
Bhagavad Gita transl. diferent autors
40 YEARS LATER… Remembering the Bhagavad-Gita
The Ancient Yoga of the Sun
The Ancient Yoga of the Sun
By David Frawley - 23.1 2019 What if the most powerful force for energizing all Yoga practices were as obvious and visible as the Sun? The fact is that it is. The Sun, properly understood not merely as an outer but as an inner energy source, reflects the supreme light of Yoga both in...Read more...
The Ancient Solar Yoga
The Science of Knowing God
THE SAMKHYA
THE SAMKHYA
By editor - 22.1 2019 THE SAMKHYA KARIKA Samkhya is one of the earliest philosophical systems, or orthodoxdarsana born of the Hindu tradition. The word samkhya itself is translated directly as “enumeration” or “calculation,” thought to be referring to...Read more...
Six Systems of Vedic Philosophy
Shankara, the Great Yogi
Kirtana-Yoga and the Maha-mantra
Kirtana-Yoga and the Maha-mantra
By Satyaraja Dasa - 21.1 2019 Kirtana is a simple and effective way to commune with God. The word kirtana means “praise” or “glory” and is the name given to glorification of God in song, especially in call-and-response style. There are different categories of...Read more...
Maha-Mantra Could Help Anxiety
The Hare Krsna Mantra
SATI AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
SATI AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
By editor - 18.1 2019 Introduction In many religious traditions marriage is arguably one of the most sacred institutions on which two people can unite.In the Hindu tradition, a woman’s devotion to her husband is seen as essential and is very important to the marriage itself.However,...Read more...
The Hare Krsna Mantra
The Hare Krsna Mantra
By HH Satsvarupa dasa Goswami - 17.1 2019 When His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada frst arrived in America in the midst ol the cultural turmoil of the sixties, he quickly captured the hearts and minds of the New York hippies and the San Francisco flower children with the...Read more...
History of Kirtan in ISKCON
The Transcendental Effects of the Holy Name
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