Trust is the first thing we surrender—and the last thing we learn to rebuild.
From Eden’s broken trust to today’s trust deficit in governments, banks, media, and technology: nine dialogues on betrayal, entropy, and the possibility of resurrection through mahāviśvāsam.
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In God We Trust: The Mother of All Trust Deficits — and the Death and Resurrection of Trust
Is “In God We Trust” a prayer—or a confession?
We print trust on currency, promise it in elections, demand it from banks, courts, doctors, journalists, and algorithms—then watch it thin beneath the winds of betrayal, spin, and institutional failure.
Beginning tomorrow: “In God We Trust: The Mother of All Trust Deficits—and the Death and Resurrection of Trust.”
Nine dialogues between two students of a Vedic university in South India—Ānanda, the restless sceptic, and Madhava, the contemplative Vedāntin—move from Eden’s first broken trust to the modern crisis of credibility, media, democracy, and institutional entropy.
At the centre lies a Sri Vaishnava question: when every earthly refuge trembles, can the soul find its final shelter in mahāviśvāsam—unshakeable trust in the Lord’s grace?
Nine days. Nine dialogues. One question: can Trust rise again?
Narayana! Narayana! Narayana!
My first book published in 2016 — “The Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava” — is still resonating almost a decade since its launch! I hope it will still be read in 2036!
“YAJÑEŚA: The Life and Times of Mukkur Sri Lakshminarasimhachariar” by M. K. Sudarshan is now available globally !
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CBWA9zqnA/?mibextid=wwXIfr “YAJÑEŚA: The Life and Times of Mukkur Sri Lakshminarasimhachariar” by M. K. Sudarshan. [Blue Rose Publishers, India/ UK] This book is now available globally ! Subject: Global DistributionHello Author, Hope you are doing great!Congratulations! Your book is now available globally. Spread the word today amongst your friends and family! Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Yajñeśa-यज्ञेश-Lakshmi-Narasimha-Chariar/dp/9378259014/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZD9P7E46PGAX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jgxI6mctIhS5c6P1V-nnkA.vod42emrykhHFrIInsU55bZXC6Vq9fZMvDsg5ovpyGU&dib_tag=se&keywords=9789378259012&qid=1792388270&s=books&sprefix=9788167446909%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C333&sr=1-1 Amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9378259014/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UNA2XTJ043EX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jgxI6mctIhS5c6P1V-nnkA.Xtut97T83379RdlTywHu9KiZDf0jLzxMnBQS0EInn1U&dib_tag=se&keywords=9789378259012&qid=1792388275&s=books&sprefix=9789378259012%2Cstripbooks%2C238&sr=1-1 Amazon.itContinue reading ““YAJÑEŚA: The Life and Times of Mukkur Sri Lakshminarasimhachariar” by M. K. Sudarshan is now available globally !”
Medhā Sūktam: The Goddess Who Makes Speech Sacred
In the auspicious fortnight of Navarathri and on the sacred day of observance of the Mahasamadhi Day of Her Holiness Sathguru Gnananda Saraswathi, the VishnuMohan Foundation held a special religious event at the Ashram of Sri Sriharidas Swami-ji by conducting Vedic Homam and Devi Puja. The event was attended by a large gathering of Swami-Ji’s devotees who participated in the Guru puja, Devi puja and Homam.
At the kind invitation of Sri Sriharidas Swami-ji and with His Blessings, I delivered a talk on the occasion on “MEDHA SUKTAM”. The full transcript of the talk is reproduced here.
Beyond the Sanctum: Preserving Sanatana in an Age of Too Many Temples
Beyond the Sanctum: Preserving Sanatana in an Age of Too Many Temples
Temples and consecrated murtis have long been at the heart of Hindu devotion. But when temple-building becomes a measure of faith, do we risk forgetting what the murti was meant to awaken?
Nammazhvar begins the Tiruvaymozhi not by pointing to a shrine, but by telling the mind to rise: “O my mind, worship the radiant feet that end sorrow.”
This essay is not a case against archa murthy aradhana. It is a quiet plea to restore balance: to honour the visible Divine, while remembering that the highest sanctuary is consciousness itself.
The ‘Samarpanam’ of “YAJÑEŚA” to Sri “Yajñamurthy” at the Yajñavatika near the precincts of Sri Mattapallinathan Temple
The ‘Samarpanam’ of “YAJÑEŚA” to Sri “Yajñamurthy” at the temple of Sri Mattapallinathan.
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“What is Faith?”: The Last Straw — Decentered Minds and the Shore of Salvation
by M.K. Sudarshan October 6, 2026: Chennai, India Faith is not a composite of human faculties like thought, emotion, or principle; it is an existential posture that begins precisely where the mind, intellect, and cerebration completely run out. We often treat faith as if it were a psychological Swiss Army knife—a neat combination of human faculties.Continue reading ““What is Faith?”: The Last Straw — Decentered Minds and the Shore of Salvation”
“செக்ஷன் 29 பதிவேடு”: தமிழ்நாடு கோவில் அரசு நிர்வாகம் புதைத்து வைக்கும் ஆவணம்
தமிழ்நாட்டுக் கோவில்கள் வழிபாட்டிடங்கள் மட்டுமல்ல. அவை நிலங்கள், நகைகள், சிலைகள், ஆவணங்கள், வருவாய், மற்றும் நூற்றாண்டுகளாக நிலவி வரும் பொது நம்பிக்கையின் களஞ்சியங்கள். இந்து சமய அறநிலையத் துறை (HR&CE) இவற்றை பாதுகாப்பாளராக நிர்வகிப்பதாகக் கூறுகிறது. ஆனால் ஒரு பாதுகாப்பாளர் முதலில் தான் என்ன வைத்திருக்கிறார் என்பதை அறிந்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
The “Section 29 Register” of the Tamil Nadu HR&CE Act: the “smoking gun” that must remain buried?
Tamil Nadu’s temples are not merely places of worship. They are repositories of land, jewellery, sculpture, manuscripts, ritual tradition, and centuries of public trust.
The State, through the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, claims to be their custodian. If that claim is to mean anything, the first requirement is elementary: the custodian must know what it holds.