It can seem as though the word “yoga” has become synonymous with contortionist poses, usually performed by fit, nondisabled, white bodies in utopian locales — but that is far from the full picture of ...

Tracing the roots back to the ancient scriptures of Vedic literature, if not older, bhakti, a religio-psychological phenomenon, has always been an important core of the social and spiritual life of ...

In the Prahlada Charitra, as narrated in the Srimad Bhagavata, the young prince reports to his father what he learnt during ...

Kali Yuga is fraught with evil and it is difficult for people to practise worship and adopt a pious way of life. Vyasa wrote the Bhagavata Purana with the aim of providing the people of Kali Yuga with ...

What is bhakti? How can it be defined? Sankara Bhagavadpada gives an example to explain bhakti. Suppose there is a newly wed couple. When the husband is away at work, the young wife waits eagerly for ...