By Vishnu Prakash Nangath (CHAKRA) Simple. Because Hinduism is not a religion; Bhagavad Gita is not a religious scripture. When we say “religion” here, we mean what it means today, and what the world knows by that term – a set of rules and guidelines that must be followed to enter heaven; a piece of […]
First US Congressional Leader to Take Oath on Bhagavad Gita
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) welcomed the inauguration of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the first Hindu elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Gabbard took her oath on the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text, as she joined the 113th Congressional class. Gabbard said the copy she chose for her swearing in ceremony was one […]
The Concept of Idolatry (Murthy Puja) in Hinduism
By Ravi Soni In Hinduism , there are two school of thoughts ,”Adwaita” and “Daita”. Adwaita considers God as one and universal power. In “Daita” ,Vedas and other scriptures consider God in everything. Dwaita also considers that God is in Human being and he has shape same as Human Being. Human likes to see everyone like […]
The Message of Bhagavad Gita
By Prashant Parikh, a student of traditional Vedanta from Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Foreword: In late 2009, just days before I left for USA after vacationing in India, I was given a commentary on the Gita written by Pujya Swami Dayananda ji (Arsha Vidya Gurukulam), by an elderly gent who felt it might be of use to […]
The Bhagavad Geeta and Its Perennial Message
(CHAKRA) The Bhagavad Geeta is one of the highly revered and most read scriptures in the Hindu community with great consecration. It is the essence of all the Vedas in concise where the Lord Krishna delivered this hymn in the battle field to Arjuna when he peevishly declined to fight the battle in the Kurukshetra. […]
Lord Vishnu the Lord of the Universe
(CHAKRA) Lord Vishnu, the Lord of the Universe and a part of “The Trinity” of the Hindu concept of the Highest Universal Energy that pervades the each matter that exists in this visible world. Meditation on who leads us to “Samadhi” which culminates into realisation of the Highest Primordial Energy Self. The ultimate name of […]
Thousands of Youths Participate in Worldwide Bhagavad Gita Reading Program
(CHAKRA) International Gita Society launched it’s a month long program—31 days of Science and Spirituality for the Bhagavad Gita on Gita Jayanti Day “December 5, 20110.” The program was aimed to connect youths to understand the Bhagavad Gita for daily life and to remember world known great Yogis, scientists, philosophers, and literates. Around 500,000 youths joined this program through social […]
Possible Future Expansion of Bhagavad Gita Schools Outside of India
California, USA (CHAKRA) – The International Gita Society (IGS) opened a school for poor Hindu Children named ” Vishwa Niketan” on December 21, 2011 in Subidhat Village of Dinajpur District. The function was started with reciting the Bhagavad Gita slokas. The occasion was graced by the IGS, Bangladesh President Mr. Bishwanath Roy and other local […]
Poetries Based on the Bhagavad Gita
By Prashant Saxena The Confined Soul In the midst of the silent ocean smiles the moon with its charming devotion The sailor asks the sun of the night O’lord guide me to my destination, through this confusion and the momentary blight I hear no more, the voice of the one which connects the drops of […]
The SAI Evolution: A Dharmic Odyssey
By Tina Sadhwani He is never born, and he never dies. He is in Eternity: he is for evermore. Never-born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies… When one sees this Eternity in things that pass away and Infinity in the finite things, then one has […]