Spirituality and the Modern Family

I am blessed to be involved in a study of Gita with very intelligent and sincere participants. As we studied chapter three, one of them asked these questions: Q: Buddha renounced his family, kingdom etc and went away to get enlightenment. Was he running away from Karma Yoga? Adi Shankaracharya left home at 8 yrs….

A Simple Gita – My New Book: Bhagavad Gita in simple terms

A Simple Gita The Bhagavad-Gita – with all its depth and detail – in simple, succinct, straightforward terms. Available in paperback, kindle and pdf here: http://www.vicdicara.com/gita

Astrological Caste System?

I just want to quickly say that you cannot declare what someone’s “varna” is by looking at their horoscope! Especially not by simply looking at the Nakshatra of their moon. If you want to get some idea of where they most likely are on the spectrum of various varnas, for the purpose of selecting an ideal career…

Bhagavad Gita, Plain and Simple – My Translation

Would You like to Learn Bhagavad Gita? I would love to share with you what I have learned of it. Elephant [Yoga] Journal is doing a serial publication of my translation of the Gita, called Bhagavad-Gita, Plain and Simple. Today they published Chapter 1: Desparate Depression of a Great Yogi. Please read it here: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/09/desperate-depression-of-a-great-yogi-vic-dicara/ Your comments…

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami on Astrology

Astronomical calculations of stellar influences upon a living being are not suppositions, but are factual, as confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Every living being is controlled by the laws of nature at every minute, just as a citizen is controlled by the influence of the state. The state laws are grossly observed, but the laws of material…

When Will The World End?

When will the world end? How long will it last? What happens after that??? These questions are always on the minds of thoughtful human beings. As a result we always prematurely ascribe dramatic importance to events like planetary alignments in the ’80s, the “rapture” in the ’90s, the “y2k” at the turn of the millenium,…

The Zodiac, Godhead, and You

The universe is a mirror. It reflects the truth of your soul. The most active area of the universe, from our point of view on Earth, is the Zodiac, through which all the planets move and thus mark the unfolding of divine, universal time. The zodiac is a circle. Circles have no beginning and no…

True Humility = True Omniscence

I have a new colleague named Veno. She recently said to me, “Humility has nothing to do of course with one’s outer bravado or modesty… it is just one’s attitude to divine.” This was in the course of her saying that humility was the first and foremost thing required by a truly qualified astrologer. I…