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I've been told that one cannot convert to Hinduism; that they must be born into it. Is this true? There are so many different religions out there, each having their own scriptures and teachings. How do I tell which one is correct?

I practice devotional service regularly, but still from time to time, bad things happen to me. When they do, I can't help but blame God. 'Why do You put me through this? I thought You're supposed to relieve my suffering?' I know I shouldn't think this way, but I can't help it. What should I do?

The Vedas declare that man has imperfect senses and a tendency...

"Driven by a virtuous or evil purpose, each living entity performs some work, which has consequences associated with it. After death, the same person steadily reaps all those auspicious and inauspicious results." (Hanuman speaking to Tara, Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 21.2)

"While karma leads to the future development of the body, associating with God enables one to transcend karma. This was the example set by Hanuman, who dedicated all his activities towards pleasing the Supreme Lord. He easily can get liberation whenever he wants, but he chooses to remain on this earth for as...

"I am faithfully engaged in the service of Rama, who is as immovable as a great mountain, as great a lord as Mahendra Indra], and who, like a great ocean, is incapable of being agitated." (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 47.33)

Devoted to Rama is a collection of twenty essays discussing the verses from the Ramayana that cover Sita's initial interaction with Ravana when he approached her in the Dandaka forest in the guise of an ascetic.

"Devoted to one husband, being born into a pure family and having obtained one also, I am incapable of doing such a reproachable act, one that ought not to be done." (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.4-5)

"Poetic Insults" is a collection of fifty-three essays discussing the verses from the Ramayana that cover Sita's rebuke of Ravana when he approached her in the Ashoka grove in Lanka.

"Why is that your cruel, crooked, blackish and yellowish eyes do not fall to the ground while looking at me, O uncivilized one?" (Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 22.18)

"Not Knowing the Value of Life" is a collection of twenty-four essays discussing verses from the Ramayana which deal with Sita's rebuke of Ravana and her hope of again seeing her husband Rama.