The Boxing Day is celebrated as a public holiday or bank holiday in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada, United Kingdom and several countries in Commonwealth of Nations with Christian people. In South Africa this holiday is known as the Day of Goodwill. Boxing Day History The Boxing Day originated in England in the midst of 19th century under the …

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after …

Ching Ming is a Chinese rite marking the beginning of spring that is focused on ancestor worship. On this day, people visit gravesites and make offerings to the souls of their deceased relatives. In English, we call it a Ching Ming Festival, Grave-Sweeping Day, Clear and Bright Festival. Ching Ming is held on the 106th day after winter solstice, and …

With at least seven major faiths and a large agricultural population, India seems to celebrate one festival or another every day in the year. In addition, each seasonal change – such as the coming of spring, the monsoon and the harvests – is celebrated. Yet another factor here is the strength of the bonds of familial affection and concern. Festivals …

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 [The Three Qualities of Material Nature] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English Again I shall declare to you this supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained the supreme perfection. Purport From the Seventh Chapter to the end of the Twelfth Chapter, Sri Krishna in detail reveals the …

Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 [The Individual and the Ultimate Consiousness] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English O my dear Krishna, I wish to know about prakrti [nature], purusa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the end of knowledge. The Blessed Lord then said: This body, O son of …

Bhakti Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 [The Path of Devotion] Arjun Said > Shaloka: 1 English Which is considered to be more perfect, those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested? Purport Krishna has now explained about the personal, the impersonal and the universal and has described all kinds of devotees …

Vibhuti Vistara Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 [The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English My dear friend, mighty-armed Arjuna, listen again to My supreme word, which I shall impart to you for your benefit and which will give you great joy. Purport The word paramam is explained thus by Parasara Muni: one who is full …

Abhyasa Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 [The Science of Self Realization] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic: not he who lights no fire and performs no work. Purport In this chapter …

Jnana Yoga-Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 [Approaching the Ultimate Truth] Krishna Said > Shaloka: 1 English I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku. Purport Herein we find the history of the Bhagavad-gita traced from a remote time when it …