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The saint poet Kabir is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. Born near Benaras or Varanasi, of Muslim parents, in c.1440,...
Shri Adi Shankaracharya or the first Shankara with his remarkable reinterpretations of Hindu scriptures, especially on Upanishads or Vedanta, had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism...
-By P V Vaidyanathan One question that has always tormented many God fearing/God loving, and religious people, from time immemorial is—- why should there be...
– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Every object in the universe is endowed with four characteristics: dharma, karma, prema and gyana. Of these, karma is the most talked about;...
– By Maria Wirth Do you remember the frenzied appeals to the Indian electorate before the elections in May 2014 to vote “secular”? They came from...
– By Swami Satyananda Saraswati, (Sure Ways to Self-Realization) Yoga Nidra is one of the most powerful methods, not only for inducing deep relaxation in a...
– By Patanjali Pranayama has the capacity of freeing the mind from untruthfulness, ignorance and all other painful and unpleasant experiences of the body and mind;...
In Hinduism, the Sun god is worshiped as a symbol of health and immortal life. The Rig Veda declares that “Surya is the Soul, both of...
Yoga means ‘union’ or ‘connection’. In Sanskrit, the word ‘yoga’ is used to signify any form of connection. Yoga is both a state of connection and...
The year was 1665. Diler Khan, Emperor Aurangzeb’s Pathan commander, had laid siege to the gigantic fort of Purandar near Pune. Behind the massive walls were Chhatrapati Shivaji’s soldiers led...
Indian marriages are well renowned around the world for all the rituals and events forming part of the marriage ceremony....
One of the most sensual attires of a woman in India is undoubtedly the sari. It is a long unstitched...
Atithi Devo Bhava, an ancient line taken from the Hindu scriptures and was originally coined to depict a visiting person whose date of...
-By Ojaswita Krishnaa Chaturvedi anskrit is the language of ancient India, the earliest compilation of sound, syllables and written communication...
Baiskhi is also spelled ‘Vaisakhi’, and is a vibrant Festival considered to be an extremely important festival in India. It...
– Shri Gyan Rajhans Navratri or the nine holy days are auspicious days of the lunar calendar according to Hinduism. ...
Vastu Shastra (or short just Vastu) is the Indian science of space and architecture and how we may create spaces...
– Arun Gopinath Hindus believe that the knowledge of medicinal plants is older than history itself, that it was gifted...
Pulastya Maha Muni affirmed to Bhishma that Brahma was Narayana Himself and that in reality he was Eternal. But in...
Karma Yoga is Meditation in Action: “Karma” means action and “yoga” means loving unity of our mind with God. To...