Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Story of Brahma and Ganga

~~OM~~ And there is a great story about that. And it just happened the other night, it was Kartik Purnima. And Kartik Purnima, there was a rasa leela, and Shiva […]

Story of Ghantakarna

~~OM~~ And I’d like to tell a story about Ghantakarna. This is a little bit different in illustration, but Ghantakarna loved Vishnu, and he always wanted to worship Vishnu. Vishnu […]

Shankachuda and Tulsi

~~OM~~ Here is a story about the demon king, Shankachuda, and Tulsi. Shankachuda was cursed in his previous life by Radha, to be reborn as an asura. Upon turning of age, […]

Story of Brahma Calling Yoga Nidra

~~OM~~ And now remember that Brahma was sitting in the lotus in Vishnu’s navel. Vishnu was asleep. And Too much and Too little said, “Hey, that looks like a nice […]

Story of Markandeya Muni

~~OM~~ “As the son of Mrikanda, Markandeya, found imperishable life, may we be reunited with life and blessed with a hundred autumns.” Remember the story of Mrikanda Rishi? He was […]

Story of Gautam Muni and Ahalya Devi

~~OM~~ So remember the story of Ahalya – Indra looked down from heaven and saw, Ahalya, who was the wife of Gautam Muni, who’s the most beautiful of all the […]

Why Ring the Bell During Worship?

Q: Why does the Shanti mantra bring so much noise both inside and outside? Like ringing a bell during the Shanti mantra. A: You know, Dilip, the bell is despised […]

Story of How Ravana Kidnapped Sita

~~OM~~ So remember when Ravana wanted to steal away Sita – He had Marich assume the form of a golden deer and walked the deer to the ashram. Sita said, […]

The Power of Purification

~~OM~~ Q: The pure and impure reside in all objects. This sounds more like an acceptance of qualities of impurity. Why purify ourselves in sadhana instead of accepting the impure […]

Story of Gautam Muni and the Pot

~~OM~~ I’m going to tell you a story about a time where there was a great drought in all of India. Everyone was wanting for water. Except for Gautam Muni. […]