Q: Guruji, it is true that God is present every moment but why do we feel sometimes separation or duality? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: That’s a game!

Devotion is abiding in your own nature; like the sweetness cannot leave sugar, the coolness cannot leave ice; the nature to flow does not leave water right! Similarly devotion is your nature it won’t leave you. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Ram Charitmanas written by Goswami Tulsidas is very much a part of the oral tradition in India. This is a beautiful rendition of the end of Kishkindha Kand and the whole of Sunder Kand by Shri Ashwinkumar Pathak ji. English transcript is also

Bhajan Lyrics ये तो प्रेम की बात है ऊद्धव, बंदगी तेरे बस की नहीं है यहां सर दे के होते हैं सौदे, आशिकी इतनी सस्ती नहीं है प्रेम वालों ने कब वक्त पूछा उनकी पूजा में, सुन ले ऐ उद्धव यहां दम दम में होती है पूजा सर झुकाने की फुर्सत

ढूंढत ढूंढत हारि परयो ‘रसखानि’ बतायो न लोग लुगायन। देख्यो कहां वह कुंज कुटीर में बैठो पलोटन राधिका पायन॥ This sawaiya verse illustrates poet Raskhan’s search for nirgun and sagun Brahman.

छाई कछू हरू आई शरीर में नीर में आई कछू गरुआई। नागरी की नित की जो सधी साई गागरी आज उठ न उठाई॥

When Radha was annoyed with Krishna, Krishna bowed at her feet requesting her for truce. He didn’t really know how to please her. Neither did Radha really know how to show anger, observes the poet.

Kanak Bhawan in Ayodhya is the palace of Sri Sita Ram. It was gifted to Sita by Kaikaeyi to welcome the bride home in Ayodhya.