A Rare and historic form of Playing Cards in India hundreds of years ago known as Ganjifa inspired by Hindu mythology are making a comeback courtesy Kickstarter, one of the world’s best crowdfunding platform. An initiative taken by Sunish Chabba, resident of Sydney, Australia, to revive the traditional craft of Ganjifa and the card games that […]
When SRF’s Paramahamsa Yogananda Met Ramana Maharishi
The greatest of yogis have descended upon earth to unchain man from eternal suffering. One of them was Paramahamsa Yogananda who wrote the eternal spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi and the other was Ramana Maharishi whose silence instilled in seekers the unspeakable joy of absolute awareness that Hindus who seek liberation identify with easily. […]
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 […]
Guru Purnima Day (Vyas Purnima), aka Teacher’s Day – July 2013
(CHAKRA) Guru Purnima is a festival most commonly celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists around the world, mainly in India. On July 22nd 2013, disciples and students offer worship and pay their respects to their spiritual teachers or educators, who are also referred as Gurus. It falls on the day of full moon, Purnima, which is […]
First Martyr for Human Rights? Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
(CHAKRA) Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers. Sikhism followers remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur on November 24. He was beheaded as he refused to be forced to accept Islam as his religion and now stands as an example of freedom of choosing each one’s religion. Guru […]
June 16th – The Day of Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom
June 16th (according to the Sikh Calender it is also recognized on June 5th) of every year since 1606 has been very special for Sikhs worlwide since they have commemorated the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th Guru and the 1st Sikh Martyr. Before the arrest, torture and Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, the Sikhs had nothing […]
Sathya Sai Baba, the Divine Alchemist
By Tina Sadhwani Sathya Sai Baba represented in a portrait – Sai master of the universe It has been said that at every turning point and every great epoch of the earth’s existence there has often been one extraordinary being standing at the leading edge of light, unravelling the consciousness in which the transcendent descends […]