Professors of philosophy in India refer to a verse from the Padma Purana that reveals the hidden identity of Shankaracharya: “‘The Mayavada philosophy’, Shiva informed his wife Parvati, ‘is covered Buddhism. In the form of a brahmana in the kali-yuga I teach this imagined philosophy.’” read more

With the ascetic tendency in general, monasticism in particular is found by no means only in the Christian church, but in other religions, both before and after Christ, especially in the East. read more

What is the significance of sannyasa ? In Gaudiya Vaisnavism there are many important philosophical points to understand properly. read more

Loudly chant the Holy Name of Krsna and never forget the two most valuable
things Lord Caitanya taught Srila Sanatana Gosvami: phalgu and yukta, 'real and apparent renunciation' and baddha and mukta, 'freed and enslaved.' Never mistake one for the other, or think them to be the same. read more

In this work, the Buddha describes the many kinds of happiness that can be experienced through sustained practice. read more

In this work, the Buddha visits a sick ward, and offers advice to the monks on how to approach death with mindfulness. read more

In the Dasadhamma Sutta, the Buddha identifies "ten things" (dasa dhamma) that renunciates (pabbajita) should reflect on often. read more

Om is known and recognized widely in most all spiritual cultures of Eastern philosophy from the Buddhists of Tibet, to the Vedantist of Banaras, to the Theosophists of Los Angles... read more

According to the Vedic pramana (sruti, Puranas, Mahabharata, and Srimad-Bhagavatam) Sri Caitanya is none other than Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has descended in Kali-yuga in the guise of a devotee. read more