From the Editor’s Desk The invincible power of faith paves the way for an inspiration-filled journey. Faith is the decision of the intellect based on technically sound knowledge that eventually leads to God-realization. While difficult to describe, with blessings from our Guru, we attempt to explain the meaning of...
From the Editor’s Desk Krishna Leelas constitute the basis for increasing devotional sentiments for God. In this Janmashtami special edition of Samarpan, we cover lesser-known leelas of God spanning the four cities associated with His avatarkaal including Gokul, Mathura, Kurukshetra, and Dwarka. These leelas enable us to gain further...
From the Editor’s Desk No living being can ever be in a state of inaction, not even when asleep. When not engaged in overt physical action, the material mind bound by the three gunas (i.e., sattva, rajas, and tamas), contemplates something at all times. Given that inactivity is...
From the Editor’s Desk The role of a mentor in life cannot be understated because mentorship is an individualized process based on the needs and goals of a mentee. Many world-famous individuals were mentored by either famous personalities or those who became famous on account of their mentees’ accomplishments....
From the Editor’s Desk The practice of surrender has been conceptualized differently by different professionals, however, the most devotional of all perspectives have been propagated by the Bhakti Saints. According to the Vedas, surrender is a state of consciousness where the body, mind, intellect, senses of knowledge, and senses...
From the Editor’s Desk Lamenting the past is a trap that many of us fall into especially if certain events may have devastated our lives or relationships. However, we have learned from Swami Mukundananda that lamentation serves no purpose. Instead, if we learn important life lessons from painful experiences,...
From the Editor’s Desk All of Hanuman ji’s divine qualities and character strengths have been beautifully described by saints in various scriptures, mantras, devotional hymns, and commentaries. As material souls, we can learn innumerable life lessons from Hanuman ji. His character strengths and virtuous qualities are definitely inspiring...
From the Editor’s Desk Kirtan is the loud chanting of the holy names, forms, pastimes, virtues, abodes, and saints of God. The power of kirtan cannot be underestimated. Kirtan enables souls to attach their restless minds to God when distracted by worldly affairs, especially during devotional practice or sadhana....
From the Editor’s Desk People who expect tangible things from God in response to their appeals for relief from worldly miseries, may not recognize the graces bestowed in unexpected ways. Graces are invisible gifts that we may fail to recognize, especially without any visual images of what they constitute....