Time and universe
via Time and universe ‘That which is above the sky, that which is beneath the earth, that which is between these two, sky and earth that which the people call … Continue reading
Navdurga- in Hindi
शुप्रभातं मम आत्मिय स्वजनं ….. प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी, तृतीयं चंद्रघण्टेति कुष्माण्डेती चतुर्थकम।। पंचम स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठमं कात्यायनीति च। सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टम।। नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गा प्रकीर्तिता। १:- देवी … Continue reading
Universe and You, all one
तत् त्वम् असि or तत्त्वमसि – Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7. . In Avadhuta Gita, it is written: (Chapter 1 / Verse 25) “तत्त्वमस- यादिवाक्य- न स्वात्मा हि प्रतिपादित। नेति नेति श्रुतिर्ब्- … Continue reading
Demystifying Tantra śāstras
Tantra is an integral component of Hinduism at a structural level just as hydrogen atoms are an integral component of a water molecule (H2O). The word Tantra to an average Indian … Continue reading
Indian Mythological Inventions
Indian Mythological Inventions The resilience of ancient decades has blown away, still many of us consider the golden age of “once upon a time’ as a very significant period in … Continue reading
Multiverse Existence : In Indian Context
My dear Arjuna, O son of Prtha, behold now My opulences, hundreds of thousands of varied divine forms, multicolored like the sea. – Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 5. We … Continue reading
The Beginning and the End of human life
How does the great mystery of life from birth till death unfolds in our lives? How do we get this body, what does life in mother’s womb really look like, … Continue reading
WHAT ARE THE VEDIC TEXTS
WHAT ARE THE VEDIC TEXTS They started with Shruti. Shruti literally means “That which is heard”. For long periods of time there was no Vedic literature. It was a vocal … Continue reading
THE TEN AVATARAS OF LORD VISHNU
THE TEN AVATARAS OF LORD VISHNU By Stephen Knapp An avatara is an incarnation of God. Whenever God descends to earth in any form then He is an avatara. An … Continue reading
Animal Sacrifice in Ancient India-Not Truth, half knowledge
Animal sacrifice, called bhuta yajna in Sanskrit is widely practised in Nepal,Bali and certain remote parts of India as part of Hindu rituals.. Most of these practises are associated in … Continue reading