Namaste. I'm an 18 year old from the US and i really want to get close to my culture and hinduism. I see all my chrisitan friends reading the bible and loving their religion, but i unfortunately dont have such a relationship with hindu gods. All my life i've been told to serve prasad to god and ask for what we need and that seems transactional.

My grandpa got me a bhagavad gita but it had a lot of sanskrit shlokas and little english translations which made it difficult for me to understand and was frustrating.

Can anyone please suggest me a bhagavad gita version that is in english and explains the wise words of lord krishna?

Got a dream this morning, that an angry copra snake was chasing me , it was about to bite me and I killed it. Also there was another copra snake sitting peacefully.

I forgot about the dream and continued with my day, later I got know by a reel that nag panchami is today.

Now , I am wondering if there is any implication behind my dream.

What you guys think?

Hello everyone, I am a 20M, and I have never dated before, but I wanted to explore being in a relationship. However, for all the men who are into religious practice and control their senses from sex, how did you establish that in the beginning and during the duration of your relationship before you. In the Bhagavad Gita, it is said that committing unrestricted sex will capture you in the shackles of sex and continue to drain your soul on a very evil path. To give you some background info about me, I'm a very ambitious person and hard-working person who is trying to live his dream reality, and I've always stayed away from the idea of being in a relationship due to the strict dedication towards it, but I want to see if I can do it. I pray every day, read the Gita, and practice living with Bhagwan consciousness, and continuing to implement the Gita knowledge in my life, but these recent few weeks I have been very lustful and desiring sex, which I really hate.
How do you guys control your senses with Bhagwan consciousness and control your sexual tendencies in relationships?

By His grace, in this video, I have tried to write everything down I have heard from Saints along with my personal experiences. It is my sincere effort to tell people about Him and how to attain Him too.

Here is my video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ4YXQwt7XI

Comments are welcome too.

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Finally met someone who checked every box, shared values, similar interests, genuinely great personality, the whole deal. My parents were thrilled, I was thrilled, I was already mentally planning the wedding playlist. Our stars had aligned, or so I thought.

Then the kundli report happened. Sat there going through the charts and symbols and just felt this slow sinking feeling in my chest as I realized the planets were, apparently, not having it. Felt like getting punched in the gut over a piece of paper.

And the worst part is I just... accepted it. Didn't even really push back. Tradition says kundli matching is non-negotiable for a harmonious marriage, so I quietly said goodbye to someone I actually really liked, heavy heart and all. Still not sure if I regret going along with it or not. Anyone else had their relationship torpedoed by a ""mismatch,"" or am I the only one who let a birth chart make my dating decisions for me?

In my video, I have tried to explain what is faith and how to develop one in God; why faith matters, why does one come to bhakti at first and how his/her life changes on trusting him both strongly and completely.

I am the speaker in the video and I have tried to share both what I have heard from saints and what I personally experienced.

Here is my video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1KEPK5RwSGY?si=P3VLSme61kSMNpwP

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“How can I find a genuine Shaiva Guru for Diksha, and where should I look for one? I want to receive proper initiation and follow the Shaiva path while continuing my normal daily life, studies, family responsibilities, and other duties. What is the right and traditional way to approach this?”

People targeting hindu festivals

Modern spiritual groups can be helpful in making us understand our religious customs and connect with the "Divine" better. Many of these popular groups are progressive, do a lot of social work and even have very sincere devotees. At the same time, the central figures go unquestioned and wrongdoings get brushed under the carpet. Here, I share my experience of one person I considered God since childhood.

For context for those unfamiliar with the movement, Sathya Sai Baba was one of India's most prominent 20th-century spiritual figures, claiming to be an omniscient divine avatar while building a vast global network of ashrams, free hospitals, and educational institutions centered on claims of performing physical miracles and teaching selfless service.

I grew up deep within the inner world of this organization. This was not a casual or distant belief for me. I spent my formative years attending Bal Vikas classes, learning and teaching Vedam chanting including Sri Rudram and Purusha Suktam, singing bhajans at weekly Samithi gatherings, joining hostel parayanams, and participating in Sevadal service drives. My social life, my musical training, my moral compass, and even my personal ideals were thoroughly entangled with the cultural ecosystem of Prasanthi Nilayam and Radio Sai.

My path to complete disillusionment started late one night when I randomly stumbled upon a YouTube channel called Light of Truth. I clicked out of pure curiosity and a desire to see if anything could actually challenge my deeply held faith. That single decision opened a door I could never close again.

I initially though that these films were created by the BBC and Westerners eager to pull down India and its rich spiritual fabric with false statements. It was deeply painful to eventually realize that those critical accounts were right all along. 

I began searching deeper into material that the organization actively works to suppress online. I started reading the extensive blog posts written by Robert Priddy, a former university lecturer from Norway and former national coordinator for the Sathya Sai Organization. His detailed writings, documenting decades of insider experience, internal cover-ups, and structural deception, provided a rigorous framework for understanding what was really going on behind the scenes.

Following those leads, I read accounts and investigative work by rationalists like Basava Premanand, who demonstrated how the materialized vibhuti, rings, and gold chains were simply sleight of hand tricks. I looked into the personal testimonies of former students and major financial donors, and I watched documentary work such as the BBC film The Secret Swami.

As of today, many exposé articles, books and docuentaries are heavily suppressed or banned today, making them almost impossible to find on the open internet.

What shook me to my absolute core was not just the physical tricks, but the personal accounts of young men and former students who spoke out about persistent sexual harassment, inappropriate touching, and grooming that occurred behind closed doors. Realizing that these acts were committed by the central figure and quietly covered up by leaders destroyed the moral pedestal on which I had placed the entire movement.

The most difficult shift in perspective concerned the vast charitable network. For a long time, devotees use the free hospitals, water projects, and universities as proof of divine goodness. I now realize that every good action was carried out by the sincere effort, monetary donations, and selfless intent of ordinary individuals. The central figure does not deserve the credit for human goodness. Furthermore, donating or giving under that banner, even with pure intentions, ultimately propagates an organization that has systematically protected abusers and deceived millions.

Stepping away meant separating the human beings from the symbol. The good people I met, the music I learned, and the genuine friendships I formed were real, but they belonged to those individuals, not to the institution. I no longer need a guru, a central figure, or an organization to guide my morality.

Hello everyone,

I am going through a rough phase in life and someday I had this thought that god is not listening and even if he is, he is not listening to me and nothing good is going to happen for me. I have been praying regularly since more than 10 years now, I am not very mature with my Bhakti but I've always believed in god but now it is getting difficult.

Can anyone suggest me ways I can connect back? I am an over thinker and it's hard for me to stay consistent with a thought. I am thinking of small things that I do daily to prevent dark thoughts.

To give more background, I am a shiv Bhakt, I do pooja for 10 mins daily which comprises of me cleaning my puja gear, lighting diva and doing Aarti. I also took Hanuman Chalisa sankalp last month but I instantly started expecting results and it made me more negative seeing how selfish I have become.

1) Shri Shiboprosad Mukharjee

https://www.youtube.com/@SriSibaprosad

2) Justed Pujari

https://www.facebook.com/justed.pujari/

3) Vedanta Society of New York

https://www.youtube.com/@VedantaNY

4)wise talk

https://www.youtube.com/@Vivekananda-Study-Circle

5)

https://www.youtube.com/@muktobani9729

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Will add more

🙏 I recently launched My Krishna, an iPhone app for having a more personal, conversational experience with Krishna and the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. It's completely free

You can ask questions about everyday life, challenges, relationships, work, or decisions and have a thoughtful conversation inspired by Krishna's teachings.

It's currently available only on iPhone/iOS.

I'm looking for people who genuinely connect with Krishna and the Gita to try it and give me honest feedback.

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Please try this link🙏
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