2025 Edition: Volume 46

This issue starts with the editorial “Sri Rama And Humanity” on the luminous example set by Sri Ramachandra of virtuous character and integrity in practice.

You will find a very interesting article — “Chicago Sacred”, by Rebekah Coffman on the Chicago History Museum's initiative to preserve and curate sacred traditions and heritage pertaining to Chicago. This is followed by “Gita In Daily Life” by Swami Aparajitananda on what the Bhagavad Gita teaches us about the importance and practical skill of decision-making.

In addition we bring you the next part of our regular feature “Bhagavata” by Swami Ishatmananda on the Bhagavata Purana, one of the great sacred texts of Hinduism.

Finally, you'll read a thought-provoking article “The Motherly Heart of Janmashtami” on how the traditional Bhakti practice of relating to the Divine as a child automatically evokes the mother-heart in us and how they are related to the unique ideal of the Divine as Mother as shown by Sri Ramakrishna.