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Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

By Ambi
September 2, 2010
Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

Everything in this universe, except for the Supreme Lord, has to follow rules and perform the prescribed duties. But Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that though he is not bound by any rules, he still executes his duties so as to set an example to all the souls. BG 3.22: O son of Pṛthā,...
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Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

By Ambi
August 3, 2010
Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

I tried to complete this article thrice before, but somehow or the other it didn’t turn up in a way I wanted. I have rewritten this article thrice. And yet I am not satisfied with the outcome. It just makes me wonder if my current disposition is so bad, because of all the traveling...
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Practical Spirituality – Introduction

By Ambi
June 22, 2010
Practical Spirituality – Introduction

(Fair warning: This series of article was born after some pretty nasty incidents that were reported in the news over the last couple of months. This would be of the very direct and no-holds barred kind of series. By the way, all opinions expressed in the articles are mine and my own.) I am sure...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

By Ambi
November 5, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita In my previous article, I had concluded stating that if we want our understanding of the Bhagavad Gita to be perfect, one must understand it as Arjuna understood it. We now begin our journey through the vast ocean of knowledge that is the...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita

By Ambi
November 3, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita If you ask anyone, ‘what is happiness?’ I am sure that the answers that you would get from most people would be similar. Good health, nice family, enough money, time to enjoy the little pleasures of this world, love, peace… it is not hard...
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