Vedanta in Practice
A Micro-Blog from Swami Vimokshananda – earlier at Durban, Singapore and Dublin – now at Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India – "A private diary for public consumption!"
Author: svp
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The fist time I had chance to go by road to Johannesburg was to attend the Guru Purnima celebration at our Lenasia branch on 2nd August, 2008. It was a memorable occasion as I was not alone. The car was ably driven by Sunil, the Chairperson of Pietermaritzburg Subcentre and accompanied by a group of…
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The following is a short report on the Hinduism Conference held at Glencoe Town Hall on Sunday 7th September, 2008. About 250 delegates from mostly Northern Natal region participated. Kumari Reantha Pillay, a student-devotee from Durban recounts here of the Conference. On Sunday 7 September from 9h00 to 12h00, a Conference on Hinduism was held at…
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Top Posts for all days ending 2008-10-09 (Summarized) All Time Title Views Sri Rama and his Sweet Name 842 Hanuman – the curse and the cure 473 Slide-shows 441 Guru’s Grace 401 Milk of kindness 369 Satyam Shivam Sundaram ! 328 Charming Celebration of Krishna Ashtami 320 Celebrations in South Africa 310 Temple for…
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||Om hrim vighneshwaraaya namaha|| Today we observe Sri Ganesh Chaturthi. The wonderful Bengali song, “Giri Ganesha aamaar shubhokaari” ends with this line “Suresha kumaar Ganesha aamaar | taader naa dekhile jhore noyona baari ” is being sung in the beginning of Durga Puja. “Ganesha be my auspicious. Ganesha is mine, Kartik, the son of Shiva…
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A big Thank you! Today this blog, by the grace of Holy Trio, has exceeded 10,000 hits! A big THANK YOU to all devotees, friends and other interested people who made this possible within seven months. The varied comments that the posts are eliciting from diverse people – from school students to senior citizens…