Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Satsangs offers an online company of learned and teachings through talks and question-answers, "to get a better perception of life and make our priorities clearer." The site is a voluntary offerings from Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, "a center for learning the knowledge imparted by the Rishis," in Saylorsburg, PA, US. It was founded by Shri Swami Dayananda. Many audio-mp3 and text-PDF files of the scholarly speeches on varied topics by Gurukulam Swamis (Dayananda, Viditatmananda, Tattvavidananda, Pratyagbodhananda) are available. The files are categorized by speakers, topics, dates with details on the duration/length and file size. The topics include, just to list a few among many, Alertness, Detachment, Devotion, Hindu Dharma, Intelligent Living, Karma Yoga, Knowledge, Love, Purpose Of Life, Self Acceptance, Vairagya, Values, Vedanta, Yoga, and scriptural texts such as Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, Bhaja Govindam, Brahmasutra, Durga Suktam, Ksetrajna Bhashyam, Uddhava Gita, Vedanta Dindima et cetera.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
"Just be Happy, मौज में रहो ", Swami Anubhavananda is busy "spreading wisdom that unites and integrates people of the world" through his talks, meetings, and the site behappyinc.org. Read his A-Z "Just be happy" mantra. For example, "Xpect nothing if you want to be happy, You have to be happy, none can make you happy." Small sample Audio clips of some of his talks in Hindi and English, available on the site, are
- Beyond Cause And Effect Sydney 2006
- Bhagwat Kahanian (Hindi)_Pune 2006
- Bhaj Govindam_Melbourne 2006
- Drig Drishya
- Gita Ka Sangeet (Hindi)_Hubli 2006
- Happiness The Foundation Of Life_Sydney 2006
- Happy Tips_Boston 2006
- How To Be Calm In The Chaotic World_Singapore 2006
- HRD Is Happy Relation Development_Pretoria 2006
- Inner Strength Q&As_LA 2006
- Ishavasya Happy Retreat_South Africa 2006
- Kaivalya Upanishad_Auckland 2006
- Living Gita In Daily Life - Atlanta 2006
- Living Happily & Leaving Happily_Singapore 2006
- Poornamadah Poornamidam (Hindi)_Bidar 2006 MP3
- Ramayana Upset Vs Setup_Durban 2006
- The Exit Policy_South Africa 2006
- We And Stress_ Chicago 2006
- Yajnavalkya On The Self_Melbourne 2006
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Bhaktivedanta VedaBase Network at vedabase.net covers wide variety of scriptures related to Vaishnav bhakti. Each book has original text in Sanskrit, word meaning/synopsis, translation, and detailed commentary mostly by the well-known A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Śrīla Prabhupāda,
- Bhagavad-gītā As It Is
- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
- Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta
- Teachings of Lord Caitanya
- Nectar of Devotion
- The Nectar of Instruction
- The Topmost Yoga System
- The Krishna Book
- Teachings of Lord Kapila
- Teachings of Queen Kuntī
- Śrī Brahma-saṃhitā
- Śrī Īśopaniṣad
- Mukunda-mālā-stotra
- Nārada Bhakti Sūtra
- Śrī Śikṣaṣtaka
Articles related to Sanskrit
- Killing Sanskrit – the voice of Hinduism by Chanchal Malviya at blogs.ivarta.com
- The Hoax Called Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: I - Hitopadesha, II - Panchatantra and kauTilya, III - Upanishad and Poetics, written by Sarvesh Tiwari at blogs.ivarta.com.
- Sanskrit: The Mother of All Languages , articles at The Vedic Foundation, compiled from, “The True History and the Religion of India” by Swami Prakashanand Saraswati.
- Srijanagatha, सृजनगाथा
- संस्कृत पत्रकारिता की दुनिया, लेखक : आचार्य डॉ.महेशचंद्र शर्मा, भिलाई World of Sanskrit Journalism by Dr. Maheshchandra Sharma
- आषाढस्य प्रथम दिवसे, लेखक : डॉ. शोभाकांत झा
- भाषा-शिक्षण हो जीवंत, जागृत और प्रचलित, लेखिका : सुषम बेदी
- संस्कृत विषयक लेख सूची - विकिपीडिया Articles related to Sanskrit linked from Wikipedia