The Bhakti Shatak is an ocean of divine knowledge where the essence is drawn from many Vedic scriptures including the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Brahma Sutra, and the Bhagwatam. As the title suggests, it contains 100 priceless gems to enable the spiritual aspirant to develop devotional sentiments toward God and make...
The Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas (Allen) offers many programs for people of all ages to give back to the DFW community. One of those is a very inspirational program called RKT Youth Club. The RKT Youth Club is making headway with the Dallas-Fort Worth youngsters. It commenced in an...
Autism Awareness Day at Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas: Options for Education, Care, and Remediation Autism Awareness: What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? It is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by challenges in receptive and expressive communication, social interaction with others, and patterns of behavior and interests that are restricted and repetitive...
A beautiful lady was sitting on a parched land and sobbing. Her children who had surrounded her were asking about the reason for her sorrow. She said that she was unable to breathe, was not going to be able to provide for them because her body had dried up, and...
Origins of Hanuman Chalisa Everyone knows that Goswami Tulsidas ji, the great poet-saint who became known to the masses during the Moghul era in India, not only wrote the Ramcharitmanas in Hindi but also composed the Hanuman Chalisa. The time period in history when Tulsidas ji wrote his devotional works,...
Mahashivratri Leelas of Lord Shiv We have heard countless gems of Vedic wisdom from Swami Mukundananda. One of these infinite gems is about the power that souls have to develop a loving relationship with God. A beautiful thought is that God is Bhakt-Vatsal and Bhakt-Vashya. What this means is that...
The best moments of 2022 at RKT Dallas reflected the deep emotional and spiritual connect that the DFW community and the worldwide devotee congregation has formed with the temple, since it was first inaugurated in 2017. Like the Kalpavriksh, RKT Dallas is the gift that never stops giving. In the...
Swami Mukundananda encourages us to remain true to ourselves and turn a Nelson's eye to what others think or say about us. We spend too much thought and energy trying to gain approval of others. While making decisions, 'What will others think' remains a dominant thought...
My 1-Year Adventure with JKYog Everyone says that life is a journey. I believe life is an adventure – an experience, a desire to grow and to become the better version of oneself. External adventures like trying out a new look or having a new pleasurable worldly experience often gets a...