Many Jaya Jaya Sankara to Smt. Sunitha Madhavan for sharing this divine incident. Many thanks to Smt. Anu Sriram for translating this article. Rama Rama We propose Periayva superimposes ! Our son’s wedding had been fixed. We decided to go… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – We all need to take a cue from our Periyava on the immense respect he had for Sastras and his reverence towards Mother Cow. Also, in this hour of crisis we should lend… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – A small and very touching incident shared by Shri Mahalingam and translated by Shri R. Sridhar, our volunteer. The only way to stop this is, we all come together and save more cows… Read More ›
Many Jaya Jaya Sankara to Kamakoti Sandesa for the share. I did not listen to this interview but see some impressive comments in the youtube feedback. More Sathsangam 🙂 Rama Rama
Many Jaya Jaya Sankara to Shri Prabhu for the share. Rama Rama Source: Moments of a lifetime Author: Sambra Krishnamurthy In 1976, at Belgaum Airport (Sambra) where I was working, a decision was taken by all the staff in the… Read More ›
Thanks to Sri Bhaskaran for the FB share My wife had a severe health problem. The doctor’s opinion was to do a major operation and that too immediately. I admitted her in a popular nursing home in Tiruchy. The surgery… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – How can a complex philosophy explained in lay men’s language that too with a tinge of humour? Sri Periyava shows how in this lovely incident. Many Jaya Jaya Sankara to Shri. Harish Krishnan… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – For the past few weeks Adiyen has been posting this excellent interview by Sri Periyava in parts for us to read and comprehend since it is a lengthy one. Below is the… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – The final part of this fabulous interview. Really touching in the end. Rama Rama Q.: May I ask Your Holiness one more question? What is the essential difference between the Western conception of God… Read More ›
Q.: Has Your Holiness read Arthur Koestler’s banned book, The Lotus and the Robot? H.H.: Yes. I read it before it was banned. Now it is my turn. Let me ask you a question. What do you think of this… Read More ›
Q.: I presume that Your Holiness reads newspapers. What is your attitude towards the Sino-Indian border dispute? Do you think that we should negotiate with China on the basis of the Colombo proposals? H.H.: Of course I read newspapers. Rather,… Read More ›
Q.: What are Your Holiness’s views on the language question? H.H.: You are already familiar with them, are you not? I am an advocate of Sanskrit and English. None of the modern Indian languages—and I know most of them— I… Read More ›
Q.: I take it that Your Holiness does not approve of films which depict stories based on our Puranas. Am I right? H.H.: When I insist that our movies should not deal even with social themes, the question of our… Read More ›
Q.: What is Your Holiness’s assessment of the impact of films on the morals of the masses? H.H.: Like nuclear power, the cinema can be put both to constructive and destructive uses. I welcome it as an art form, and… Read More ›
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – Without any demonstration Sri Periyava shows he is Sarvagyanan and Sarva Vyaapi in this newsletter from Sri Pradosha Mama Gruham. Doesn’t the above picture pretty much resemble Periyava with a flute on hand… Read More ›
Q: What is Your Holiness’s opinion about the present tendency among the temple trustees to desecrate temples in the name renovation? By painting gopurams and whitewashing the stone pillars, rich in sculptural detail, they are not prolonging the life of… Read More ›
Q.: Do you think there will be another World War? What are your suggestions regarding the perseveration of peace? How can the ever-deepening racial and religious antagonisms (White vs. Black, Arab vs. Jew, Hindu vs. Muslim, etc.) be checked? H.H.:… Read More ›
Q.: What will be according to Your Holiness, the impact of the recent spectacular achievements of science on man’s faith in religion? H.H.: Science and spirituality are coming closer together. Today the scientist maintains that all matter can be reduced… Read More ›
Q.: What is the place of rituals in the religious life of an individual? Do they, for example, has any influence in the sense of right and wrong? Is it imperative that he believe in God in order to be… Read More ›
Q.: What is the method by which the present lost generation of Hindus can be reclaimed in terms of religion? HH.: What is most important is the raising of the moral standards of the people. In the absence of an… Read More ›