About Love of God
A Knowledge Resource for Indian Spirituality, Sacred Texts, Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Traditions
Love of God is an independent knowledge resource dedicated to making India's spiritual traditions, sacred literature, yoga systems, meditation practices, saints, teachers and sacred places easier to explore and understand.
Our purpose is to bring together reliable information about spiritual traditions while helping readers distinguish between scriptural teachings, traditional interpretations, historical information, institutional teachings and contemporary perspectives.
The site covers subjects including the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, meditation, Vedanta, Vaishnava traditions, saints and spiritual teachers, and sacred places such as Vrindavan.
Our aim is not to promote a single spiritual path, but to provide a structured resource through which readers can investigate different traditions, teachings and practices.
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Our Editorial Philosophy
Spiritual subjects often contain multiple interpretations, traditions and schools of thought.
We therefore try to present information with appropriate context.
Where a statement represents a particular tradition, we identify that tradition rather than presenting a sectarian interpretation as an uncontested historical fact.
For example, when discussing the theological understanding of Krishna, Radha, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shiva, Shakti, the Self or other spiritual concepts, we distinguish between:
- what a scripture states;
- how a particular sampradaya or tradition interprets the scripture;
- what a particular teacher or institution teaches;
- historical or academic interpretations; and
- our own explanatory summaries.
This distinction is especially important when different Hindu traditions understand the same scripture or spiritual concept differently.
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Our Sources
We prioritize primary and authoritative sources wherever they are available.
Depending on the subject, sources may include:
Primary scriptures
- Bhagavad Gita
- Srimad Bhagavatam
- Upanishads
- Mahabharata
- Ramayana
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Chaitanya Charitamrita
- Chaitanya Bhagavata
- other recognized Sanskrit and Indic spiritual texts
Traditional commentaries
Where relevant, we consult recognized commentaries and explanations belonging to the appropriate spiritual tradition.
Institutional and official sources
For contemporary teachers, organizations and spiritual institutions, we prefer official websites, publications and statements when establishing information about their teachings, activities, books or organizations.
Books and published works
Books, translations, biographies and scholarly publications may be used where appropriate.
Historical and academic sources
For historical claims, dates, biographies and matters of academic interpretation, we seek reliable historical or scholarly sources where available.
First-hand and original material
Where available, original interviews, photographs, observations, recordings and other first-hand material may be used to provide additional context.
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How We Handle Scriptural Information
Scriptural content requires particular care because translations and interpretations can differ.
Where practical, scripture-related pages distinguish between:
Original Sanskrit or source text
Transliteration
Translation
Word-by-word meaning
Traditional commentary
Explanatory interpretation
This allows readers to understand which part comes directly from the scripture and which part represents interpretation or explanation.
Translations may differ between editions and traditions. We therefore identify the relevant translation or commentary whenever possible rather than implying that one interpretation is universally accepted.
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How We Handle Spiritual Teachers
Love of God contains information about saints, gurus, spiritual teachers, authors and contemporary spiritual figures.
A profile may include information such as:
- biography;
- lineage or spiritual tradition;
- teachings;
- practices;
- books;
- organizations;
- ashrams or centers;
- official websites;
- significant works;
- quotations and teachings;
- related spiritual concepts.
We distinguish information about a teacher from our own assessment of that teacher.
Where a claim concerns a teacher's own teachings, we prefer to attribute the claim to the teacher, their published works or their official organization.
We do not intend a profile on Love of God to imply endorsement, initiation, certification or affiliation unless such a relationship is explicitly stated.
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Tradition, Belief and Historical Fact
Religious and spiritual traditions contain theological claims that cannot always be evaluated in the same way as historical facts.
We therefore try to use appropriate attribution.
For example:
"According to Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition..."
or:
"The Bhagavad Gita describes..."
or:
"According to the teachings of [teacher]..."
rather than presenting a tradition-specific theological interpretation as an established historical fact.
When historical evidence is uncertain or traditions differ, we aim to acknowledge the uncertainty or disagreement.
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Our Approach to Accuracy
We strive to provide accurate and useful information, but spiritual literature spans thousands of years, numerous languages, schools of philosophy and diverse traditions.
Errors can therefore occur.
We welcome corrections, additional sources and well-supported factual clarifications.
When a factual error is identified and verified, we aim to correct the relevant content.
Where a correction materially changes the meaning of a page, we may update the page and revise its source or attribution information.
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Corrections and Editorial Feedback
If you identify:
- a factual error;
- an incorrect quotation;
- an incorrect scripture reference;
- a translation problem;
- an attribution problem;
- a broken or inappropriate source;
- a misleading statement; or
- outdated information,
please contact us with the relevant page and supporting information.
Where possible, provide the primary source, book, scripture reference, publication or official source supporting the proposed correction.
Contact: [[email protected]]
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Editorial Independence
Love of God seeks to provide useful spiritual information independently of the individual teachers, organizations and traditions described on the site.
Listing a teacher, organization, book, website, ashram or spiritual tradition does not by itself constitute endorsement.
Likewise, the presence of multiple traditions on the site does not mean that their theological positions are identical.
Our objective is to help readers explore and understand these traditions with appropriate context.
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How We Treat Different Traditions
Indian spirituality contains many philosophical and devotional traditions.
Love of God seeks to represent this diversity respectfully.
Depending on the subject, content may discuss:
- Vaishnavism;
- Shaivism;
- Shaktism;
- Vedanta;
- Yoga traditions;
- Bhakti traditions;
- Advaita;
- Dvaita;
- Vishishtadvaita;
- Gaudiya Vaishnavism;
- Buddhist traditions;
- Jain traditions;
- contemporary spiritual movements; and
- other related schools and practices.
Where traditions disagree, we aim to identify the relevant viewpoint rather than artificially presenting a single answer.
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Original Content and Editorial Contribution
Love of God is intended to be more than a directory of external links.
Our editorial contribution includes:
- organizing spiritual knowledge into accessible topic structures;
- connecting related scriptures, teachers, practices and concepts;
- explaining terminology;
- providing contextual summaries;
- comparing different approaches;
- creating structured guides;
- identifying relationships between spiritual concepts;
- directing readers toward primary and authoritative sources; and
- developing original explanatory material where appropriate.
Our goal is to help readers move from a simple search for information toward deeper study.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence
Technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used as an editorial assistance tool for activities such as organization, research assistance, formatting, translation assistance or content analysis.
AI-generated or AI-assisted material is not treated as an authority in itself.
Important factual claims, scripture references, quotations, historical information and source attributions should be reviewed against appropriate sources before publication.
The responsibility for published material remains with the Love of God editorial process.
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Our Standard for AI-Readable Knowledge
We structure important information so that both human readers and modern search systems can understand its context.
Where appropriate, pages identify:
- the subject being discussed;
- the relevant scripture or source;
- the tradition associated with a teaching;
- the person or organization associated with a statement;
- the difference between quotation and interpretation;
- related concepts;
- primary and secondary sources; and
- relevant dates or historical context.
This structure is intended to improve clarity, discoverability and source attribution without compromising the human readability of the material.
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Editorial Principles
We follow these principles:
1. Accuracy before volume
We prefer useful, well-supported information over publishing large quantities of thin material.
2. Primary sources whenever possible
When a primary source exists, we try to identify it.
3. Attribution
Teachings and interpretations should be attributed to the relevant scripture, tradition, teacher or institution.
4. Context
We try to explain the context in which a teaching or statement belongs.
5. Transparency
Readers should be able to understand where information comes from.
6. Respect for traditions
We describe spiritual traditions respectfully, including differences between them.
7. Separation of fact and interpretation
Historical facts, scriptural statements, theological beliefs and editorial explanations should not be unnecessarily conflated.
8. Continuous correction
Content can be improved when better sources or corrections become available.
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About the People Behind Love of God
Love of God is developed as a long-term knowledge resource for people interested in spirituality, sacred literature and the world's contemplative traditions.
Founder / Editor: [Brahman]
Editorial Team: [Brahman]
Location / Organization: [Earth]
Contact: [[email protected]]
Website: [https://www.LoveofGod.co.in]
Additional information about the people responsible for the publication and editorial process will be provided here so that readers can understand who is responsible for the material published on this site.
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Contact Us
For editorial questions, corrections, source recommendations, copyright matters or factual concerns:
Editorial email: [[email protected]]
General contact: [[email protected]]
We welcome well-supported corrections and recommendations for primary or authoritative sources.
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A Note to Readers
Spiritual knowledge is not limited to a single book, teacher or tradition.
Love of God is intended to serve as a starting point for exploration and study. Readers are encouraged to consult the original scriptures, recognized commentaries, teachers and institutions associated with the traditions discussed here.
Where different traditions offer different interpretations, we believe readers benefit from seeing those differences clearly.
Our objective is simple: make spiritual knowledge easier to discover, understand, compare and study—while respecting the traditions from which that knowledge comes.