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24th of June, 2007 - 8:42
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Remembering Sri Krishna Caitanya dasa Babaji Maharaja
23rd of June, 2007 - 20:20
The following is a touching excerpt from a text I am working on, Paratattva-sammukhya by Sri Kunjabihari dasa Babaji Maharaja. In the following dedication of the text, the author remembers his beloved siksa-guru, Sri Krishna Caitanya dasa Babaji Maharaja, of whom we have heard little. Despite the lack of biographical information, the depth of the author's feeling speaks volumes on the exalted nature of this mahatma.
Travel Tips to Rural India
23rd of June, 2007 - 15:55
Traveling to rural India is an experience in a great number of ways. To ensure sweet memories, it is a good idea to eliminate some aspects of the overwhelming experience by remembering a number of small but important travel tips.
Introduction to Bhagavad Gita
21st of June, 2007 - 17:39
Bhagavad Gita, ”The Song of God”, is one of the core religious texts of Hinduism. Its 700 verses cover a vast array of religious and philosophical themes in a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna at the battlefield of Kuruksetra.
A Tour of Vrindavan, the Sacred Land of Krishna's Pastimes
21st of June, 2007 - 4:25
Vrindavan, located in northern India a three-hour drive south of New Delhi, is one of the most popular places of pilgrimage in India, the land where Krishna spent his youth, hosting thousands of temples and sights of nature.
How to send a parcel from India
18th of June, 2007 - 19:00
This entry belongs to a series of how-to articles meant to make life easier for people new to all those wonderful Indian complications we would never anticipate. Today's theme is sending a parcel in mail from India to the West: how to pack it, how to ship it, and how to get through the experience alive and in good spirits.
Heat wave subsides
15th of June, 2007 - 10:02
Those of you who've been following up news or discussions at Vilasa Kunja know it's been a bit intense at this end of the world with the extreme heat we've been baked in. The mercury has been hanging at an average of 45 C (113 F), with AccuWeather's Real Feel estimates routinely past 50 and even 60 on some days! Since two days now — god thank! — it's been cooling down.
Dealing with indignations
10th of June, 2007 - 15:38
A recent detour to different corners of the cyberspace has yet again brought before my eyes things long absent from my horizon. The intense online debates between devotees. You know, those with friends and enemies, pharisees and heresies, yes, and the apostate and the witch too for a full cavalcade. My eyes and heart have grown since the days of my last encounters with the such, and a reflection or two are in place.


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Introduction to Bhagavad Gita
Posted: 21st of June, 2007 - 17:39
Bhagavad Gita, literally ”The Song of God”, is a Sanskrit text revered across the plural world of Hinduism as one of the tradition’s essential sacred texts. Over its 700 verses, spread over 18 chapters, Bhagavad Gita — or "the Gita" as it is often called — covers the gist of the three main paths to salvation, namely karma-yoga or the yoga of works, jnana-yoga or the yoga of knowledge, and bhakti-yoga or the yoga of devotion.

The scene of the Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of Kuruksetra amidst the onset of a war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Arjuna, one of the five Pandava brothers, finds himself distraught at the thought of having to face his friends, relatives and teachers on the battlefield and turns to his charioteer, none other than Krishna himself, for council. In the ensuing discussion, Krishna dispels Arjuna’s illusion by thorough answers to his doubts and questions.

Over its eighteen chapters, traditionally divided into eighteen yogas or episodes in connecting with the Supreme, Bhagavad Gita covers the following themes:

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