Question: As a student of Religious Studies, I notice that the general focus of scholars in this field is on context, society, institutions, power dynamics, etc. When they read the Gītā, they ask why it emerged based on society, who the author was, what the motive was etc. I feel it is a mistake to

Have you heard the saying, “Love and hate are two sides of the same coin?” Maybe some of you are getting a firsthand experience of this right now.  We always hanker to be with our loved ones, and never seem to get sufficient time because of our busy life. Now, however, by the grace of Corona, we are forced to be with

Question:  Some time ago, there was a plane crash. The pilot was depressed and wanted to kill himself and all the other people on the plane as well.  All these people died together and lost their gross material bodies. Can the jivas in subtle bodies see each other?  Do they have rational faculties to understand

By Tanmaya Krsna Dasa My trip to India this month was rather hectic. I landed in Mumbai, and soon after, dashed off to Indore to meet my aging relatives and many cousins. Less than 24 hours after reaching Indore, I boarded the Hazrat Nizamuddin train to Mathura. I was determined to visit Jiva Institute on

Vrindavan is changing, but so is everything. Change always occurs—in the cells of the body, in our thoughts, and in the world around us. Change is the very nature of manifest things. Only the observer, the core person observing the changes, remains constant: like the fixed center of a rotating wheel.  If not for these

Every spiritual practice is based upon a philosophical principle. Indian schools of thought differ on specifics but share many common principles. One of the most common principles, in fact, the most fundamental principle of all schools, is the concept that, “I am not this body.” It is the first principle Śrī Kṛṣṇa teaches in the