The Meaning of Christmas
Dear Friends,
In the Indo-Vedic culture, as in other traditional civilizations, the temporal cycles marking the passage of time are considered particularly important moments.
In Vedic literature…
Philosophy, Psychology, and Spirituality of Yoga
The discipline of Yoga is not merely — or even primarily — the physical and postural exercise widely portrayed in New Age culture; rather, it has profound cultural roots that are often overlooked or…
Cercare la soluzione, non la giustificazione (2)
Di fronte agli ostacoli che incontriamo, ricordiamoci che il lamento, lo sconforto o l'autocommiserazione sono come droghe che creano consolazioni artificiali e di fatto peggiorano le problematiche…
A Glimpse into Dharma
In the Indo-Vedic civilization, "dharma" is the implicit order the Greeks called "kosmos." It is the divine energy that sustains and regulates all that is. Dharma is the cosmo-ethical order, the semp…
Reflections on karmā: nature and functions
The question of karmā, both from eschatological and philosophical perspectives, as well as from psychological and sociological viewpoints, has a series of implications. The concept of "karmā" is po…
ADAyur: a Project of Ayurvedic Didactic Agriculture inspired by Ayurveda
Dear friends, the Institute of Indo-Vedic Studies (Centro Studi Bhaktivedanta APS) and the Fondazione Studi Bhaktivedanta ETS present the “Govardhan Italia” project, realized by the ADAyur (Didacti…
Unity in diversity
Love is a potential faculty of all beings. By practicing love, this faculty develops and becomes an effective capability to love.
Antidote against the ongoing inhumanism
The power of language is the foundation of cultural hegemony, while righteous behavior proves that it is really possible to live in order to attain our spiritual fulfillment.
Reflection on the drama of the current crisis and the future that awaits us
Any catastrophe, no matter if it is past or present, true or invented, natural or artfully caused, individual or collective one, can be successfully faced up like any other event, if we remain free f…