Wisdom

“Arka” is one of the most ancient and prominent names for the Sun. The root of Arka seems to be “Rc” the “R” meaning “to arrive” “to reach” and the letter “C” represents “around” as […]

Once there lived a person called Kailash who was very attached to his home. One day the great sage Narada came to him and said, “Kailash, come with me. I am going to Vaikuntha (the […]

Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango available, from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are most exposed to the sun […]

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.   As the barber started to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and […]

The Legend of Jagannath, Puri is an English documentary aired on Nat Geo. Rajeev Khandelwal takes us to Puri, Odisha to watch the famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. With […]

Back in the third century A.D., The King Ts’ao sent his son, Prince T’ai, to a temple to study under the great master Pan Ku. Because the Prince T’ai was to succeed his father as […]

The Russian government has proposed a law restricting the activities of new religious movements, which according to definition is anything that is not Russian Orthodox or Muslim. The devotees arranged for me to meet Professor […]

The Dainas are a remarkable collection of poetry from Latvia and Lithuania which the people express through music and dance. Apart from their poetic and musical value they are a testimony to a Europe before […]

A crocodile once approached a monkey in a tree and asked the monkey if he wanted to go for a ride on his back. The monkey was very happy to accept this invitation.   However, […]