Tag: Krishna

  • Sex and Spirituality

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    The Times of India, delves into the attitude toward sex and spirituality in many Indian traditions.  I post this on the heels of the Catholic Pope finally acknowledging that celibacy in the Catholic Church is only a tradition, not dogma.  I’ve long held, as does this article, that celibacy is against man’s natural instinct and…

  • Janmashtami Holds Special Place Among All Hindu Festivals

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    Sanchita Chowdhur posts about the special place Janmashtami holds among all Hindu festivals: Janmashtami or the birthday of Lord Krishna has a huge spiritual significance in Hinduism. As the legend goes, Lord Krishna was born in the darkness of night, inside a cell of a jail where His parents were locked up by his cruel…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    In honor of New Delhi’s recently held Bhakti poetry presentation, I am devoting this week’s Sunday Prayer to three legendary poets, Tulsidas, Surdas and Kabir Das: The great Bhakti movement swept through Central and Northern India during the 14-17th centuries.  It was initiated by a loosely associated group of teachers or sants. Ramananda, Ravids, Srimanta Sankardeva,…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    Krishna Awakes Krishna awake, for the day has dawned: large, deep and lotus-like, your eyes are as in the love-shaped lake a pair of swans even a million Kamadevas cannot vie with the bewitching beauty of your face; the sun rises in the east, a crimson ball the night is going and the moonlight pales…