AllArticleQuestions and Answers The Puranas have no historical account since there is no archaeological or other evidence to prove the existence of the Ten Avataras or other stories in the Puranas. There is one school of thought that the Puranas were written to espouse Hindu religious values since at that time other religions such as Buddhism, Jainism and later Islam were trying to convert Hindus. To prevent this, the Bhakti Movement started and along with devotional songs, Puranas and bhashyas to Vedantic philosophies were written to bring new energy to Hindu concepts and prevent people from conversion and the influence of other religions. Is this understanding of the Puranic Age and its significance in protecting and preserving Hinduism correct?Questions and AnswersWhile no one is able to state with absolute authenticity the dates when the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita were actually written by Veda Vyasa, it is said that the Mahabharata war probably took place around 3500 BC and Bhagavad Gita was written by Veda Vyasa around 450 BC to 200 AD. Since this is a big gap of 2000 years, how can we be sure that we are reading the original versions and that other authors have not added their interpretation or views to them?Questions and AnswersI am facing a lot of hurdles in getting married. Can praying to Lord Krishna sincerely help me fulfil my desire? My friends say that Lord Krishna gives only Bhakti but He does not fulfil material desires. They are asking me to pray to Lord Shiva or Goddess Parvati instead. But I love Lord Krishna very much. What shall I do?Questions and AnswersWhat is the problem with live-in relationships? Don’t you think that living with someone and getting to know him or her before marriage is much better than ending up in divorce later?Questions and AnswersI and my girlfriend both love each other deeply and have decided to get married once we settle down properly in our respective careers. Since we are already committed to marriage in the future, is there any fault in getting physically involved with each other now to express our love? Don’t you think that if we are mentally wedded to each other, marriage is just a formality which will, in any way, happen in the future?Questions and AnswersI am a college student. Sometime back, I fell in love with a girl in my class and proposed to her but she declined saying that she considered me “just a friend.” However, she said that she doesn’t have any problem in continuing with me as a friend. But I am heartbroken and extremely depressed; I cannot concentrate on my studies anymore as I cannot imagine life without her. I don’t want to live anymore and want to end my life by committing suicide. Do you think I will get some solace by continuing with her as a friend? But then, the problem is the more I see her, the more my feelings for her increase. I am in a mess. Please advise me.Questions and AnswersI love my parents dearly and they also love me dearly but one day, when they will die, I will be left alone and heartbroken. Then why did God create such relationships? How can a great thing as love be treated so cheap?Questions and AnswersWhat is the requirement for God in our lives since our lives are shaped according to the karma or actions which we perform? If we do good karma we get good results and if we do bad karma, we get bad results. Then, what is the role of God in all this? I think that people manufactured the concept of God just to drive society towards good karma under the fear of a higher, very powerful controller waiting to punish those who do anything wrong and for clinging on for mental strength and solace during hard times.Questions and AnswersIf somebody called God actually created me then why did he also create death for me? Usually, a mother or father who gives birth to a child will never want it to die; on the contrary, she or he will be more than ready to give her or his life, if required, to save the child? Also, a painter or sculptor, who paints or sculpts a painting or a sculpture, does not do so to later destroy it. I am confused. Please explain.Questions and AnswersWhen I look up at the sky at night from my rooftop and see so many stars, I often think how this amazing world came into being? Did it happen all by itself? Was it always there or was it actually created by some very superior force or being?Questions and AnswersReal Knowledge Missing From Modern EducationArticle, SpritualityWhy do some people enjoy themselves and others suffer in this world?Questions and AnswersEvolving From The Physical To The Spiritual StageArticle, SpritualityYour Plan or His Plan?ArticleBefore You Give Charity Be CarefulArticleThe Key to World PeaceArticle, SpritualityMind: The Deadliest TerroristArticle, SpritualityFighting Against Invincible OddsArticle, SpritualityHankering for Love or Lust?Article, SpritualityTo Whom Do We Actually Belong?Article, Sprituality Load More
The Puranas have no historical account since there is no archaeological or other evidence to prove the existence of the Ten Avataras or other stories in the Puranas. There is one school of thought that the Puranas were written to espouse Hindu religious values since at that time other religions such as Buddhism, Jainism and later Islam were trying to convert Hindus. To prevent this, the Bhakti Movement started and along with devotional songs, Puranas and bhashyas to Vedantic philosophies were written to bring new energy to Hindu concepts and prevent people from conversion and the influence of other religions. Is this understanding of the Puranic Age and its significance in protecting and preserving Hinduism correct?Questions and Answers
While no one is able to state with absolute authenticity the dates when the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita were actually written by Veda Vyasa, it is said that the Mahabharata war probably took place around 3500 BC and Bhagavad Gita was written by Veda Vyasa around 450 BC to 200 AD. Since this is a big gap of 2000 years, how can we be sure that we are reading the original versions and that other authors have not added their interpretation or views to them?Questions and Answers
I am facing a lot of hurdles in getting married. Can praying to Lord Krishna sincerely help me fulfil my desire? My friends say that Lord Krishna gives only Bhakti but He does not fulfil material desires. They are asking me to pray to Lord Shiva or Goddess Parvati instead. But I love Lord Krishna very much. What shall I do?Questions and Answers
What is the problem with live-in relationships? Don’t you think that living with someone and getting to know him or her before marriage is much better than ending up in divorce later?Questions and Answers
I and my girlfriend both love each other deeply and have decided to get married once we settle down properly in our respective careers. Since we are already committed to marriage in the future, is there any fault in getting physically involved with each other now to express our love? Don’t you think that if we are mentally wedded to each other, marriage is just a formality which will, in any way, happen in the future?Questions and Answers
I am a college student. Sometime back, I fell in love with a girl in my class and proposed to her but she declined saying that she considered me “just a friend.” However, she said that she doesn’t have any problem in continuing with me as a friend. But I am heartbroken and extremely depressed; I cannot concentrate on my studies anymore as I cannot imagine life without her. I don’t want to live anymore and want to end my life by committing suicide. Do you think I will get some solace by continuing with her as a friend? But then, the problem is the more I see her, the more my feelings for her increase. I am in a mess. Please advise me.Questions and Answers
I love my parents dearly and they also love me dearly but one day, when they will die, I will be left alone and heartbroken. Then why did God create such relationships? How can a great thing as love be treated so cheap?Questions and Answers
What is the requirement for God in our lives since our lives are shaped according to the karma or actions which we perform? If we do good karma we get good results and if we do bad karma, we get bad results. Then, what is the role of God in all this? I think that people manufactured the concept of God just to drive society towards good karma under the fear of a higher, very powerful controller waiting to punish those who do anything wrong and for clinging on for mental strength and solace during hard times.Questions and Answers
If somebody called God actually created me then why did he also create death for me? Usually, a mother or father who gives birth to a child will never want it to die; on the contrary, she or he will be more than ready to give her or his life, if required, to save the child? Also, a painter or sculptor, who paints or sculpts a painting or a sculpture, does not do so to later destroy it. I am confused. Please explain.Questions and Answers
When I look up at the sky at night from my rooftop and see so many stars, I often think how this amazing world came into being? Did it happen all by itself? Was it always there or was it actually created by some very superior force or being?Questions and Answers
