May I take Your Order, Sir ? by Syamananda Dasa

Dec 15, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-12 (Indian)

As you take your seat with your family or friends in a restaurant, you expect to hear the above question. You may then ask for the menu card, or if you know exactly what you want you may proceed to tell the waiter what he is supposed to do. Many of us think of a... read more

A New Interpretation by Syamananda Dasa

Nov 12, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-11 (Indian)

Did you know that the Mahabharata and the Ramayana were an integral part of the Indian education system until the British introduced their own way of “educating” Indians? Noted historian and political thinker Dharampal has extensively researched this... read more

The Truth behind False Ego by Syamananda Dasa

Sep 12, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-09 (Indian)

We all know how many of the world’s problems could be solved if the warring parties could resolve their ego problem. Caligula, Nero, Genghis Khan, Hitler, Napoleon and a few names from our Vedic history like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu and sisupala are all prime... read more

Rain Rain (Don’t) Go Away by Syamananda Dasa

Aug 12, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-08 (Indian)

It was in the last week of April that I started day dreaming. I dreamt of a sky laden with rain clouds and rain just pouring. As I reside in Mumbai, there is only one way that the city recognizes that it has really rained: when all the trains and buses stop plying. I... read more

Who Wrote the Bhagavad-gita ? by Syamananda Dasa

Jul 11, 2014 | From the Editor, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-11 Number-07 (Indian)

A few days ago I received a request from a friend to respond to allegations made by one Meghnad Desai in his book on the Gita entitled “Who Wrote the Bhagavad Gita”? The author is an ethnic Indian born in the UK and is a member of the House of Lords apart... read more