Few epics have captured the imagination of the world in the way Ramayana and Mahabharata have. They have seen many retellings over the last 1000+ years in India and outside. In particular, the last 200…
Darsana – The Six Systems of Āstika (आस्तिक ) Philosophy ChinmayaMission Dallas Forthworth What is Darsana The six scriptures of the Hindus are: (i) Srutis, (ii) Smritis, (iii) Itihasas, (iv) Puranas, (v) Agamas, and (vi)…
The Vedas were composed somewhere around 2000 BC, while writing in India began more than 2,500 years later. So how was this crazy feat of passing on this massive amount of information, without even the…
Very interesting – Can you guess what is common between all these prominent temples. 1. Kedarnath 2. Kalahashti 3. Ekambaranatha- Kanchi 4. Thiruvanamalai 5. Thiruvanaikaval 6. Chidambaram Nataraja 7. Rameshwaram 8. Kaleshwaram N-India If your…
7 mysteries Revealed about Shiva 🌺1~ Why Snake? Snakes are a symbol of awareness. You can’t be asleep with a snake around your neck! 🌼2 ~Why Ashes? To remind you of the impermanence of life;…
Lord Nataraja is a representation of Lord Shiva. Nataraja’s dance activates dormant vital energy (Kundalini Shakti) and becomes an act of creation, symbolized by the upper right hand holding a drum, and destruction, represented by…
What exactly is karma? Is God female? And other answers to questions about Hinduism. by Sheetal Shah Copied from http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/04/17/10-things-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-hinduism/36564 1. Hinduism’s core principle is pluralism. Hindus acknowledge the potential existence of multiple, legitimate religious…
1. Joining Both Palms Together To Greet In Hindu culture, people greet each other by joining their palms – termed as “Namaskar.” The general reason behind this tradition is that greeting by joining both the…
“Some act till they meet obstacles, others act in spite of obstacles, and conquer them; but some act not, fearing the possibility of some obstacles that might arise en route.” The very word OBSTACLE indicates…
You cannot become something which you eternally are, which you have not been, at any time of eternity. Liberation, which is the Realisation of the Self, is not a result of any action, for if…
