Spiritual Enlightenment: What Is It

Spiritual Enlightenment: What Is It
By Stephen Knapp
There are many explanations of what is enlightenment out there on the internet, or youtube.com, and many are rather unclear or nebulous or even misleading, often appearing to come from someone who is not truly or deeply experienced. Because of this, I have been motivated to try and offer [...]

Beyond Vegetarianism

Beyond Vegetarianism
 By Stephen Knapp
            On the spiritual path those who are the most inclined to lead a peaceful existence that respects the value of all life often adopt the vegetarian lifestyle. For some people this is a very big step. This is in accordance with the yogic principle of ahimsa, which is to observe nonviolence [...]

Interfaith Marriages: What Young Dharmists Should Know

Interfaith Marriages:
What Young Dharmists Should Know
By Dr. Dilip Amin, Ph. D.
            
            Introduction by Stephen Knapp. I want to thank Dr. Dilip Amin for putting this thoughtful information together. Interfaith marriages are becoming an increasingly important topic among Dharmic parents. Personally, when it comes to interfaith marriages, I have seen only a few of them [...]

Why Study the Vedic Path

Why Study the Vedic Path
By Stephen Knapp
History is like a puzzle, when you put enough pieces together it provides a key to unlocking the truth of our past, where we came from, and who and what we really are. The main purpose of this book is to help restore world unity by taking another look [...]

Why is There Suffering

Why is There Suffering?
by Stephen Knapp
 
It is natural that at some point in our lives we ask, “Why is there suffering?” Or “Why am I not happy?” “Why can’t we simply go on with life and not undergo so many trials and tribulations? Why can’t God make a universe or world where there is no [...]

Why I Became a Hindu / a Krishna Bhakta

Why I Became a Hindu / a Krishna Bhakta
By Stephen Knapp
 
            When I go to India one of the most common questions I get is why did I become a Hindu, or what attracted me so much to India and its culture. Many people wonder why, if I’m born in the opulence and decadence of [...]

Why Be Vegetarian

Why Be Vegetarian
By Stephen Knapp
 
      On the spiritual path, there are several reasons why a person is recommended to be vegetarian. One primary reason is that we need to see the spiritual nature within all living beings, and that includes the animals and other creatures as well. Universal brotherhood means nonviolence to both humans and [...]

The Whole World is One Family

The Whole World is One Family
By Stephen Knapp
 
            The title may sound like some fantasy, or a overly utopian idea, but actually this is the premise of the Vedic teachings. That is why there is the saying in Sanskrit, Vasudhaiv Kutumbikam, “the world is one family”. Certainly we can see that the whole world is populated [...]

Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture

Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture
By Stephen Knapp
 
       Many times there seems to be some confusion or lack of clarity on whether the Vedic path condones or condemns the eating of meat. Often times I hear Indians and followers of the Vedic path explain that meat eating is all right, that the Vedic shastras do not condemn [...]

The Vedic Description of the Soul

The Vedic Description of the Soul
By Stephen Knapp
 
            Who am I? What am I? Am I the body, mind or something more? These are the age old questions that every philosopher throughout the ages has tried to grasp and understand. After all, how will you know what to do in life if you do not [...]