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A Letter from the Foundation —…

To you — who stirred the pot at the food…

Why We Serve — The Simplest…

People sometimes ask me: why does Divine Care Foundation exist?…

Dadi and the Leftover Food —…

Let me tell you about a woman whose name no…

The Temple Was Always a Community…

People think of the temple as a place of personal…

What the Blind Man Gave the…

There is a teaching story from the tradition that I…

Human Values Are Not Rules —…

In every ancient civilization, the fundamental human values — truth,…

Gratitude Is Not a Feeling —…

Most people experience gratitude as a feeling that arises when…

Women Who Held Civilization Together —…

History remembers the warriors. The philosophers. The kings. History rarely…

The River That Does Not Hoard…

There is a river near Rishikesh that I have sat…

The Guru’s Lesson on Service —…

The Guru Granth Sahib — the living Guru of the…

Nature Is Not a Resource —…

The Rigveda addresses rivers by name. Saraswati. Sindhu. Ganga. Yamuna.…

Blind Does Not Mean Unable —…

In the Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra is blind. But the text never…

The Bhagavata Purana on Compassion —…

The Bhagavata Purana — one of the most beloved texts…

Narayan Sewa — To Serve the…

In every traditional Indian home, the meal is preceded by…

Yudhishthira’s Dog — Nobody Gets Left…

At the very end of the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira and his…

The Story of Karna — Generosity…

In the Mahabharata, Karna is one of the most heartbreaking…

Karma Yoga — The Path of…

Let me settle something that confuses many people who are…

Dhanvantari — Healing Is a Sacred…

The ocean churned — the Samudra Manthan — and from…

Annapurna — The Goddess Who Fed…

There is a beautiful story about Shiva and Parvati. One…

Lakshmi — Why the Goddess of…

Lakshmi is often misunderstood. People think she represents material wealth…

Saraswati — The Knowledge That Belongs…

Saraswati sits on a white lotus. She plays the veena.…

The Divine Feminine as Protector —…

Every year we celebrate Navratri — nine nights of the…

Mata Amritanandamayi — The Arms That…

There is a woman in Kerala who has embraced —…

Baba Amte — The Leper Colony…

In 1949, a young lawyer named Murlidhar Devidas Amte —…

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa — He Who Saw…

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa sat in the Dakshineswar Kali temple and saw…

Vivekananda Said — See God in…

Swami Vivekananda was twenty-nine years old when he stood at…

Draupadi’s Cry and Krishna’s Response —…

In the Mahabharata, when Draupadi is being humiliated in the…

The Mahabharata Tells Us — Dharma…

In the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira is asked by Yama disguised as…

Arjuna’s Doubt Was About Service Too

People think Arjuna’s crisis on the battlefield of Kurukshetra was…

Loka Sangraha — Holding the World…

In Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna makes an…

Seva as Sadhana — Why Service…

There are people who believe spiritual life and practical life…

Nishkama Seva — Service Without the…

Most service has a shadow. The shadow is the subtle…

The Gita on Service — Ishvara…

Krishna speaks to Arjuna from the middle of a war.…

Chandogya Upanishad — The World in…

In the Chandogya Upanishad, a young man named Shvetaketu comes…

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata

At the very end of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the Creator…

The Upanishad in the Kitchen —…

The Taittiriya Upanishad contains a teaching that stopped me completely…

Daan in the Vedas — The…

The Rigveda says something about giving that I have never…

Prithvi Sukta — The Earth Is…

In the Atharvaveda, there is a hymn called the Prithvi…

The Rishis Who Left the Forest…

People imagine the Vedic rishis as men who retreated into…

Atithi Devo Bhava — The Guest…

Three words. One of the most radical teachings the world…

Yajna — The Ancient Science of…

The Vedas describe a world held together by yajna. Not…

The Vedas Knew — Service Is…

Beta, let me ask you something simple. When you breathe…

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