Vigyan Bhairav, a Scripture of Kashmiri Shaivism
Vigyan Bhairav is a unique scripture of Kashmiri Shaivism. Only a Yogi or an intellectual can provide the essence of it. The gist of this book is that all this is consciousness and has arisen from...
View ArticleCharacteristics of an Intelligent Man
A small child walking with his father goes on inquiring constantly. He asks his father so many odd things, and the father has to satisfy him with proper answers. When I was a young father in my...
View ArticleDo not live in imagined future
If you want to be a happier, less-stressed person, there is no better place to start than with becoming aware of “anticipatory thinking,” or an imagined future. Essentially, this type of thinking...
View ArticleBritish Library & Mumbai museum digitally ‘reunite’ Ramayana
Hindus have commended British Library London and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Mumbai for “reuniting” Mewar Ramayana, digitizing it and making it available online. Said to be...
View ArticleHow different parts of the body are connected to the particular Devas (Gods)?
Each part of the body is connected to a particular Deva. They say, ‘Prajanane Brahma tishtatu’, meaning Lord Brahma resides in the genitals (the seat of procreation in the body). Then, it is said,...
View ArticleBhakti & Swachchatha: Devotion leads to a life of Purity
The methods to develop devotion which have been made available to mankind by sages and saints are many, such as visiting temples, offering of worship, meditation, chanting names and reposing confidence...
View ArticleDharma holds Key to an integrated life
Human life represents progress from malignity to — excellence not a static, cyclic reputation of biological necessities. It is an advancement from the transient to the permanent, from ignorance to...
View ArticlePower of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
The following story illustrates how the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, although seemingly an ordinary sound, is not the same as other sounds. Out of His love for us, God manifests Himself as His holy name....
View ArticleGanesha & Mooshika: How did Mouse became the vehicle of Lord Ganesha?
Ganesha & Mooshika: How did Mouse became the vehicle of Lord Ganesha? What is the story behind the mouse becoming the vehicle of Lord Ganesha? In the royal meeting of God Indra there was a...
View ArticleImportance of Amla Tree for Ekadashi Vrata
Importance of Amla Tree for Ekadashi Vrata. Amla is a very nutritious fruit and great religious significance has been attached to it. Amla fruit is very dear to Lord Vishnu and its use on the...
View ArticleKubera Katha, Story: How Kubera became God of Wealth?
Kubera was the eldest son of the sage Vishrava. Vishrava had two wives. The fist wife give birth to Kubera. The second wife was a rakshasa (demon) woman and gave birth to Ravana, Kumbhakarna and...
View ArticleStory of Demon Namuchi & Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy
Here is the story of demon Namuchi and Mangalagiri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. The Lord that has established himself on the hill is in the form of Narasimha (man-lion) which Lord Vishnu assumed...
View ArticleKiratamurti, Lord Shiva as Hunter (Shiva Presented Pashupathastra to Arjuna)
Kiratamurti is the form of Lord Shiva where he appears as the hunter in the epic of Mahabharata. The cause behind this form of Kiratamurthi is to present Arjuna the most powerful weapon called...
View ArticleAksharabhyasam 2014 Muhurthams, Auspicious days for Vidyarambham, Best dates...
Aksharabhyasam, Vidyarambham or Akshara Sweekaram (Akshara Srikaram, Ezhuthiniruthu), is a Hindu rituals observed for initiating children into education and the world of alphabets. ‘Om Hari Sri...
View ArticleUgadi Pachchadi or Ugadhi Pachadi, Ugadi Special Recipe
The important ritual and tradition of Ugadi is eating a special recipe called ‘Ugadi Pachchadi (a special chutney recipe). Ugadi Pacchhadi represents the Shadruchis (six essences of life). Ugadi...
View ArticleUgadi (Yugadi), Telugu & Kannada New Year
Ugadi (Yugadi) is the Telugu New year and Kannada New year. Ugadi means the beginning of an era. Hindus in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka celebrate their New Year as Ugadi. In Andhra Pradesh and...
View ArticleArdhanareeshwara Temple, Srisailam
Ardhanareeshwara Temple inside the Srisailam Bhramarambika Mallikarjunaswamy Temple is a sub temple in this complex. In fact, it is not a temple but an idol installed in the open place. This idol is in...
View ArticleRatnagiriswarar Temple, Marugal, Nagapattinam
Sri Ratnagiriswarar temple is located in the village named Marugal, in the district of Nagapattinam, in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. The main deity of this temple is Ratnagiriswarar –...
View ArticleUgadi 2014 celebrations in Dwaraka Tirumala Temple – Ugadhi Utsavalu at...
Dwaraka Tirumala Venkateshwara swamy temple located in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh is popularly known as Chinna Tirupati (Little Tirumala Tirupati). Ugadi is celebrated with utmost gaiety...
View ArticleThink Positive, but what to do when Mind turns Negative ?
Everyone says ‘Think Positive’, but what to do when our mind turns negative? This is a doubt raised by a devotee in Satsang of Sri Sri Ravishankar, Founder of Art of Living. Here is the reply from...
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