Significance of celebrating Krishna Janmashtami

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Krishna’s birth on Ashtami, the eighth day of a lunar fortnight or the half moon is significant, as …

All human beings are good!

There is a verse by Kabir: "I went to find a bad person in the universe, and I found none." All human beings are good! There are negative tendencies i…

Qualities of a Great Teacher

The Guru or the teacher always wishes for the student to win. And a good student wishes for the victory of the teacher. This is a very strange and uni…

Krishna- The embodiment of Ananda

Krishna means the most attractive - the Self. He is the very life force in every living being. Krishna's blue body indicates the infinity within, like…

Truth is contradictory

Truth is contradictory; if it is not contradictory, then it is not truth. The Bhagavad Gita is full of contradictions. You can understand it only if y…

Life Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita caters to the entire range of human evolution. It stands for poise and equanimity and for performing one’s designated duty. There ar…

Significance of Sharad Poornima

This fortnight is the period of the Divine and we do puja every day. Today is the concluding day and also Sharad Poornima/Kojagiri Poornima. Each poor…

Lord Krishna – Birth of knowledge, love and mischief

Lord Krishna’s birthday is approaching and people are getting ready to celebrate his birthday. Lord Krishna said, ‘I am never born and I never die. I …

The Story of Radha and The Parrot

This story is written by Bhanu Narasimhan, Sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Radha had no messages to send to Krishna. What was the need for …

Lord Krishna’s Devi Worship and It’s Significance

Lord Krishna used to worship Devi (Mother Divine). This is mentioned in the Durga Saptashati(a series of 700 verses in praise of the Mother Divine, fro…