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The most beautiful and deepest experience a man can have is the sense of the mysterious. It is the underlying principle of religion as well...
~ By Maria Wirth Religious fundamentalists are on the rise and that is bad for our societies. Most people will agree on this. Yet few examine...
~ Udaylal Pai An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey – it would take nearly...
In India, this is called as Karna(ear) Vedha(piercing) ((Sanskrit: कर्णवेध) and is one of the Shodasha Samskaras (16 ceremonies) performed on a human between birth and death. Ear...
~ By Stephen Knapp The typical Indian mentality and the path of Hinduism, or the Vedic path of spiritual progress, is one of great individuality and...
“According to the Mahabhasya of Patanjali, there were 21 Shakhas of Rigveda, 9 of Atharvaveda, 101 of Yajurveda (86 of Krishna Yajurveda and 15 of Shukla...
There is an active movement going on today in which orthodox members of the Sikh community are working to protect the sanatana heritage from which their Sikh religion...
~ Swami Vivekananda, 26th September, 1893 I am not a Buddhist, as you have heard, and yet I am. If China, or Japan, or Ceylon follow the teachings of the Great...
Vibhuti (Sanskrit : vibhūti ; Tamil : Thiruneeru ) is a word that has several meanings in Hinduism. Generally, it is used to denote the sacred...
BY STEPHEN KNAPP Starting from India and heading to the west, this area had strong contacts with ancient India from many years ago, and is said to...
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...