Samyagyayoga: Retrieving the Essence of Yoga
What often however remains untold is the real goal of Yoga: union with Truth. The movement of mind, body and spirit towards the oneness that underlies all of creation, as per ancient Indic thought.
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Sanatana & Hinduism (general)
Nindāstuti: A Dharmic Paradigm of Devotion through Apparent Censure
Nindāstuti is a Dharmic paradigm of devotion through apparent censure! If binaries of any kind, be it of praise and censure or even of language and silence, all constitute the Ultimate Reality and yet the Ultimate Reality is not restricted to any of these, one can express one’s alignment with Brahman using censure and silence too, and not just praise and language!
A Comprehensive Perspective on Modern Strategies to Effectively Stand for Dharma
Not only is Dharma inherently the essence of being human but, with this universal definition, even potentially that of the Universe itself. Standing by and for Dharma is therefore something that underlies our existence and the harmony therein.
Viśiṣṭvividhīkaran: Sanatana Dharma and Qualified Diversification
In this essay, I posit a principle of Qualified Diversification, which looks at the multiplicity manifested in the world around us as relevant and yet subsumed within a greater unity. I feel this operative spiritual and social principle can be a long-lasting basis for unity, harmony, secularism, tolerance and acceptance in the world.
Turiyavaad: An Ideology of Truth and Transcendence in Life, Society and Politics
Dogma and ideological stagnation have percolated through the cracks and crevices of contemporary life, society and politics. There is now a need for freshness, a certain inflow of novelty, to move beyond the glaring inadequacies of western constructs and ideologies.
The Importance of Two-ness
Sri Rajiv Malhotra Note: This article originally appeared in the January 2021 edition of Prabuddha Bharata . In Computer Science, the binary system with only two values (0 and 1) is sufficient to represent immense complexity : including pictures, videos, multimedia, and in fact, everything we can sense or conceptualize. …
A New Earth in the Making
Dr. Madan Lal Goel Author’s Note: This short essay is based on a talk given at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Pensacola, Florida. A New Earth is in the making. Life will be radically different and better in future years than in previous centuries. The globe is being transformed as we …
Understanding the Vedas : Highlighting the Spirituality and Wisdom in the Vedas
R Narayanaswami Book ResourcesWebsite,Facebook,Kindle Message for Portal Readers This book addresses and discusses several aspects of dharma drishti. Firstly, the book emphasizes the dharma aspects as it is about the Vedas, the epistemological texts of Sanatana Dharma and the dharmic life embodied in the Vedas. Second, the “Reverse the gaze” …
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Women & Education: #VedicTruths > #FakeLiberalisms
B S Nihaar अ॒हं रु॒द्रेभि॒र्वसु॑भिश्चराम्य॒हमा॑दि॒त्यैरु॒त वि॒श्वदे॑वैः ।अ॒हं मि॒त्रावरु॑णो॒भा बि॑भर्म्य॒हमिं॑द्रा॒ग्नी अ॒हम॒श्विनो॒भा ॥ ahám rudrébhirvásubhiścarāmyahámādityáirutá viśvádevaiḥ ǀahám mitrā́váruṇobhā́ bibharmyahámindrāgnī́ ahámaśvínobhā́ ǁ अ॒हं सोम॑माह॒नसं॑ बिभर्म्य॒हं त्वष्टा॑रमु॒त पू॒षणं॒ भगं॑ ।अ॒हं द॑धामि॒ द्रवि॑णं ह॒विष्म॑ते सुप्रा॒व्ये॒३॒॑ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ॥ ahám sómamāhanásam bibharmyahám tváṣṭāramutá pūṣáṇam bhágam ǀahám dadhāmi dráviṇam havíṣmate suprāvyé yájamānāya sunvaté ǁ “ I proceed …
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மயிலாப்பூர் இதிகாசம்
முனைவர் சாரதா நாராயணன் மொழிபெயர்பு: திருநின்றவூர் ரவிக்குமார் Author Note: “ThiruMayilai : The Itihasa of Mylapore”, English version of the article is available here. மெட்ராஸ் பிறந்த கதை நீண்ட காலமாக மெட்ராஸ் என்று வழங்கப்பட்டது தமிழகத்தின் தலைநகர். 1996 இல் மாநில அரசு அதன் பெயரை சென்னை என்று மாற்றியது. இந்த நகரம் பாரம்பரிய உணவு வகைகளுக்கும் பரதநாட்டியத்திற்கும் பட்டுத்துணிகளுக்கும் புகழ்பெற்றது. ஆங்கிலேயர்களின் …
ThiruMayilai : The Itihasa of Mylapore
Sharda Narayanan Author Note: ” மயிலாப்பூர் இதிகாசம், Tamil version of the article is available here. For a long time Madras was known as the capital of Tamil Nadu, the city of traditional food, Bharatanatyam and silks, until it became Chennai, with the State Government changing its name in 1996. While …
Nachinarkkiniyar: Etic,Emic & both. #ThamizhTruths
Author: Thai. Ra. Subbu. Editorial Note: Thai Ra Subbu , on the “swadeshi” tradition of deep scholarship. The boundaries of insider (emic) and outsider (etic) , do not exist for a true scholar. The true scholar is one who transforms and transcends these artificial boundaries. True scholarship is one that …
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Hinduism Through Its Scriptures-7 – Mutual Respect
Author: Ananth Sethuraman. Read the earlier parts in this Series by Shri Ananth here Introduction edX is a provider of massive open online courses [Ref 1]. It was founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the courses that edX offers is titled Hinduism Through Its Scriptures …
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#DharmicEngineering, Inspiration from Yoga
Author: Adarsh Gouda. Be it designing new-to-market products, developing a novel technology or faced with an unprecedented product or system failure, as engineers, we all often find ourselves knee-deep into the absurdity of such problems that question our competence. We are dumbfounded, feel helpless, maybe even hopeless and completely lost. …
Hindu Temple Management : The Way Ahead
As the entire world struggles with Covid 19, our nation is fighting this terrible pandemic with a clear vision and firm steps. Along with performing their normal duties and other activities, all states have rallied to contribute their maximum efforts. Individuals, volunteer organisations and other institutions have come together to support the government in this war- like effort…
Why Some Groups Are Reluctant To Close Their Place Of Worship During The CoVid-19 Pandemic
It has been almost four months since the first case of CoVid-19 was detected as per the official sources in Beijing, China[1]. However, unofficially it has been well over six months since the outbreak of the deadly virus. As on date, almost the whole world is in
#Covid19Dharma: What Can The Ramayana Teach Us?
With Ramayana and Mahabharata back in the mainstream through our beloved national channel Doordarshan, there is a widespread resurgence in the discussion of values and morals upheld by these two great Itihasas of India and their correlation to current day
Religion is Adharma – 2: Understanding Dharma
In the previous part, we had delved into the concept known popularly as religion. We had analyzed the characteristics of God, Prophets and Holy Books. We had then shown some of the common features of Islam and Christianity, and we had provided a generic
A Swamiji and A Beggar – A Deep Dive Into Christianity’s Ways
Editorial Note: Relevant as ever, Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s views on conversion. The article below features a case study, reiterating Swamiji’s call to end conversion. Hindus just never seem to wake up. The Mauritius Declaration was signed in 2018. Despite the
Hinduism: The Ultimate Antifragile – 2
(Original version published here in 2012) Read First Part Here. The Bandhu Principle How does Integral Unity make Hinduism antifragile? For that we turn to the Bandhu principle, which is described in ‘Being Different’ as follows: “Bandhu is a concept used to explain
Hinduism: The Ultimate Antifragile – 1
(Original version published here in 2012) Author’s Note: This post is not intended to be viewed as a ‘celebration’ by the Hindu society of ‘succeeding in surviving continually for a very long time’. Barely surviving is not a cause for high-fives. Indeed, as Rajiv Malhotra
Who Speaks for Hinduism? A Critique of the special issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Originally written by Rajiv Malhotra nearly two decades ago, the essay is a showcase of incisive analysis. The arguments made and the questions raised are as relevant now as they were then. Nothing much seems to have changed in the kurukshetra. The recent
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – 6: Adhikara and Feminist Narratives
Introduction edX is a provider of massive open online courses [Ref 1]. It was founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the courses that edX offers is titled Hinduism Through Its Scriptures [Ref 2]. The course covers some
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – 5: Adhyatma as Mind Science
Introduction edX is a provider of massive open online courses [Ref 1]. It was founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the courses that edX offers is titled Hinduism Through Its Scriptures [Ref 2]. The course covers some
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – 4: Integral Unity
Introduction edX is a provider of massive open online courses [Ref 1]. It was founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the courses that edX offers is titled Hinduism Through Its Scriptures [Ref 2]. The course covers some
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – 3: Essential Practice
The course mentioned that some dēvata-s who are mentioned in a prominent manner in the Vedas are not prominent to ordinary Hindus today. A student wrote in his homework that this fact is awkward —it is awkward that the Aryans worshiped gods
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures – 2: Scripture
The title of the course contains the word “scriptures”. As the course proceeds, we learn that the referents of “scriptures” are the Vēda-s, the Upaniṣad-s, the Manusmr̥ti, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata, the Gītā, the Purāṇa-s and the Bhakti poems.
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures -1: Personhood
edX is a provider of massive open online courses [Ref 1]. It was founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the courses that edX offers is titled Hinduism Through Its Scriptures [Ref 2]. The course covers some concepts from the angle of Western Indology, rather than the angle of adhyātma.
Soul Is Anitya, Atma Is Not
According to Cambridge dictionary, soul is “the spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died”. The word is classified under the category “Souls, spirits & ghosts” and some of the common synonyms and related words associated with soul are: astral plane[i], aura, ectoplasm