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Hold a piece of Palo Santo wood slightly upside down and light the tip until there is a small flame. After 1 minute, blow it out so only smoke is produced. Place it embers-down on an angle in a fi...
Continue ReadingMaha Shivaratri, or the great night of Shiva, is a night of prayers and worship of Lord Shiva. According to various traditions, the night commemorates significant events in Lord Shiva’s life, such ...
Continue Readingbhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya aham evaṁ-vidho ’rjuna jñātuṁ draṣṭuṁ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṁ ca paran-tapa “My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing b...
Continue ReadingAh love. It’s glorious, isn’t it? It must be. After all, we sing about it, long for it, express it and hope we are loved back. This little word – love – it seems, is a really big thing. But what i...
Continue ReadingIn India, a devotional and fragrant tradition originated hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. First, bamboo was sliced into thin pieces and rolled onto irresistibly divine incense pastes. ...
Continue Readingpatraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” Ev...
Continue ReadingMany of us have heard about the Ganga, the famous river in India more commonly known in the West as the Ganges. Many have also seen pictures of thousands of people gathering on her banks during th...
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