"The love of Radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between the devoted mortal and the Divine Radha's yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul's longing for spiritual awakening." Every aspect of Krishna and His deeds is pregnant with deep mystical symbolism indicatiRead More >>

Puranas and Puranic Gods have been objects of ridicule and criticism all these years. And especially charges leveled against Lord Krishna are many and varied. (Some typical questions asked by students are answered here by Swami Chinmayananda.) Puranic literature is never to be read as a history oRead More >>

Deepavali is, the Celebration of Lights. In the tradition of almost all the countries of the world, we have a corresponding celebration. In the modern times, instead of the religious Festival of Lights, we have the celebrations of the Republic Day, the Independence Day, etc., where the main factor Read More >>

The term "Avatar" in Sanskrit means "fallen". The Infinite fallen from its supreme state into an apparent state of finitude is ''avatar". In fact, as the entire universe is but an expression of the Infinite Reality, everyone of us — every inert thing and every sentient being is an avatar just as eRead More >>