By Yogi Baba Prem Th. D, Yogacharya, Veda Visharada. (@YogiBabaPrem) The once expansive Bharata (India) is shrinking. What was once a great cultural land mass extending possibly from near ancient Persia eastward to Southeast Asia and possibly as far south as various South Pacific islands is literally becoming smaller as a geographic land with the […]
Spiritual Devotion and its Practices
Devotion is the easiest and most accessible among all practices towards achieving the goal of life – Moksha (salvation). However, one should note that there are two types of devotion: Qualified and non-qualified. Much awareness and inclination towards the qualified form of devotion creates misconception. People think that only the qualified form of devotion is […]
Too Bad Hindus Don’t Consider Cupcakes as Sacred, Or They’d Get Lots of Desserts Delivered to Their Temples
India and nations with large Hindu populations have seen a number of their temples attacked, vandalized and destroyed for centuries, but a growing trend of decapitated cow heads and beef (all living animals are considered sacred in Hinduism and meat is widely not allowed on temple premises) are being found left at temples by miscreants wanting […]
To my Guru – Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati
By Malathy Krishnan We call someone our ‘Guru’ when they impart knowledge to us. The word ‘Guru’ also means ‘one who dispels darkness or removes ignorance’. We cannot see in darkness. Ignorance being lack of knowledge is compared to darkness and the one who dispels darkness is called a ‘Guru’. However to me, the meaning of […]
Inquiry Into Vedanta: prArabdhA and Free Will
By Malathy Krishnan A few questions remain unanswered for many of us. Can we get answers for every question we have? We do get answers to some at some point in our life though some remain unanswered till the last breath we take. ‘Destiny is one such aspect on which questions kept occurring to me […]
A Daughter’s Journey in India: Finding Hinduism and Connecting it to Her Childhood (Video)
A video of a daughter’s journey distilling the nectar of the stories and songs she heard as a child. Weaving ancient texts in the fabric of modern life. Rediscovering the land of her childhood, absorbed from her mother, where religion was synonymous with the celebration of life, in all its colours. Journeying from the Himalayas […]
How Spiritual Experience has Transcended Religious Belief in Yoga
Many North Americans and westerners are turning to practices that promote spiritual experience rather than religious beliefs. One such widely practiced phenomenon that contributes to this transition from religious belief to spiritual experience is the practice of Yoga. Amidst this transition there are also many who have taken on Yoga without any religious beliefs preceding […]
Need to Set Right Historical Fallacies for Vedic and Ancient Indian History
Dr.S.Srinivas The efflorescence of human mind first occurred in the Indian sub-continent with the beginning of the Vedic age on the banks of river Saraswathi which has now dried up. Though the exact date of this civilization is rather difficult to determine we can roughly say that it flourished around 5000 B.C. But one thing […]
The Sensible Symbolism of the Lotus Flower in Hinduism and Buddhism
Growth, purity, birth – some of the terms that one correctly hears when learning about the dharmic symbolic importance of the lotus. Flowers are widely used through all religious rituals and practices be it for wedding ceremonies, spiritual decor or many forms of blessings. The lotus stands out among these due to its symbolic significance […]
Top 5 ‘Must Experience’ Hindu Temples You Should Visit Across Asia
By The Chakra team Prambanan Temple, Indonesia Prambanan, temple, located in the lush landscape of Indonesia is the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia. The temple towers depict the Ramayana epic and the temple is dedicated to the three Great Hindu Divinities: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The temples towers, including its highest tower of 47 […]
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