Indulging in Hindu mythology or trying to read Bhagavad Gita literally one can never understand character of Lord Krishna. Born an enlightened one Lord Krishna was not a man god alone like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. He was an avatar of his era (God manifest in human form)… a lethal combination of a man god, an […]
Must we really indulge in mythology? Can we not manage our life without it? From six years of age I have not indulged in even a single book of Hindu mythology. Why? My goal of life always was reaching God in present life. In the initial stages of life I realized that religion had no place in realizing our true […]
We are all born equal as human beings. Yet one becomes a Buddha and the other a beggar. Who is to blame? There is some hidden inherent ingredient in path of human life that we failed to understand. Mesmerized by glare of worldly riches most human beings indulged in materialistic affairs of life. And when we experienced failure, we thought […]
More than color, do we not desire knowing why Lord Krishna is always depicted in dark grayish blue color? Lord Krishna was an avatar of his era (God manifest in human form). Such a stage in human form can only be realized when seeker indulged in welfare of entire mankind from very beginning of life. In doing so, the seeker […]
Bhagavad Gita was not a doctrine or philosophy existing before coming of Lord Krishna. When Arjuna was indecisive, in a dilemma whether or not to fight his cousins Kauravas in the battle of Mahabharata… Lord Krishna delivered a sermon to Arjuna that is termed Bhagavad Gita. The written script Bhagavad Gita was composed by Sage Veda Vyasa. Soon after […]
I was a very shy guy from beginning of life, a total introvert. Even after graduation in civil engineering from the finest institutes of my country I used to keep mum all the time. Deeply engrossed in thoughts of God most of time, I did not care what people said or did. So much so that some guests took it […]
When young and passing by Hindu temples in the morning or evening I used to see lots of girls forming a queue to the Shiva temple. I noticed this for many months and one day hesitatingly asked a girl why she came to the Shiva temple. Her answer flummoxed me. She just stated, only to get a good husband. […]
So we are serious about knowing caste of Lord Shiva, an attribute of God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism). In our search for caste of a godly character we could go to any length. In India the caste system is so prevalent, strong, so deep into our psych that if God Almighty himself came disguised then in no time Indians […]
Yoga… a path following which Jesus became Jesus Christ, Mohammed became Prophet Mohammed and Siddhartha Gautama… Gautama Buddha… overrated? Narendra Modi trying to showcase spiritual wealth of India, getting June 21 declared as International Yoga Day… does this all appear humbug? Yoga is the precept, spirituality the path to reach God in present life. In absence of yoga meditation […]
We should be praying to Brahman (God Almighty) instead of Lord Srikrishna. But can we do that? For commoners, masses it was just not possible to conceptualize God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) in Nirakaar form (having no form). To solve this predicament various sages and saints of yesteryears evolved different forms of gods and goddesses so that mankind at large […]
Before indulgence in meditation, breathing exercises (Pranayama) or yoga we need understanding some basic points on path of pure spirituality. Yoga was no different from meditation. Yoga meditation was the precept, undertaking spiritual journey path towards God Almighty. Indulgence in pranayama was part of spirituality. Through inhaling and exhaling process we tried to reach our soul atman, the spirit within […]
The most scientific religious text in world from times immemorial was sermon of Bhagavad Gita given to mankind by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata between Kauravas and Pandavas. Right from stage of big bang (a scientific precept) to stage of dissolution of cosmos (Pralaya in Hinduism), again a scientific phenomenon… all was explicitly detailed in Bhagavad Gita to […]
Yes, the limitation of intelligence, jnana… wisdom! Can a student of class one decipher books of class 12? Normal human beings used their brain 1-2%, the famous physicist Albert Einstein is stated using his brain 4% and all enlightened ones used their brain 100%. Whatever was stated by Lord Krishna could only be deciphered by an enlightened one whose brain […]
What can be the motive of a student of class one in knowing whether books taught in PhD classes were original or not? Who placed us in the seat of a judge? Before indulgence, we start incomprehensible contemplation in matters spiritual. When six years of age I walked path of absolute truthfulness so much so that if God Almighty […]
All is fair in love and war said Leo Tolstoy. This quote by Leo Tolstoy was based on epic Mahabharata. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna clearly says to save lives of millions, if a few are annihilated then no sin is committed. Chanakya (the most able administrator in the history of entire mankind) to save lives of millions of […]
In Hinduism religion all the three Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva (Mahesh) were simply attributes of God Almighty, part of Hindu mythology, nothing more. How does it matter if one attribute was placed above the other? In the entire history of mankind no human being by the name of Brahma or Shiva in physical form ever existed on […]
What do you expect from the head of a nation like India? Just sit back and watch people trying to patent long established traditional knowledge, part of Indian culture and heritage… items like Neem, Haldi or Basmati? To showcase to the world that we are the oldest, the best and would always be… Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India finally […]
Both Hindu Dharma and Science had no relation in practical life. Hindu Dharma relates to journey of our inner self… the reality of our soul atman, the spirit within. Science relates to the physical manifest world. For mankind to exist, to make life on mother earth lively, to earn our bread-and-butter, to keep human beings occupied with karma science was […]
Yoga in Hinduism stood for meditation. Yoga is derived from the root word “yog” which in Hindi means synthesis, the process of yoking. In Hindi two yog two equals four. Ever since souls’ atmans separated from their source God Almighty himself (Brahman in Hinduism) they desire yoking, regaining their lost original pure prime pristine primordial form at the earliest. […]
What was more important… the path or the goal? Decorating my reading space with a big library or the essential scriptures needed to reach God? I opted for the second path. I wanted to reach God in present life. If I indulged in collecting, analyzing, reading the vast paraphernalia of scriptures of Hinduism, I would have never reached God […]
Since formation of cosmos (Brahmaand in Hinduism) nothing other than Brahman (God Almighty) existed in cosmos. Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu as detailed in Bhagavad Gita were only attributes of God Almighty, having nothing to do with reality. Everything in sacred scriptures was symbolic, metaphorical to explain hidden underlying precepts of spirituality. Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva formed […]
Snakes in Hinduism were symbolic of power of kundalini, the coiled Serpentine energy lying dormant in base of spine. In the images of Lord Shiva we find a hooded cobra around his neck all the time. Lord Vishnu is also shown resting on a bed of coils made by multi-hooded Shesha Nag (King of all snakes). Lord Shiva is […]
Shiva Lingam in Hinduism was symbolic. Shiva Lingam represents creative power of cosmos. For life to germinate in cosmic system both male and female were necessitated. If only Shiva exists, it simply means nothing. When it manifests its creative power (Shakti, female power), life comes into existence. The present cosmos (Brahmaand in Hinduism) came into existence about 13.8 billion […]
Who is Radha, the divine consort of Lord Krishna? What does Radha actually personify? In terms of spirituality how do we understand stature of Radha in Hinduism? As everything in scriptures of Hinduism was symbolic, Radha stood for manifest creation, the physical manifest world we termed cosmos (Brahmaand in Hinduism). God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) manifests all his powers […]
In yesteryears some American companies tried to unsuccessfully patent well established Indian names such as Neem, Haldi and Basmati. To showcase to world that Indian philosophy was the best, the oldest and would always remain so… Indian government headed by Narendra Modi indulged in creating so much hype about yoga in international forum that United Nations declared June 21 as […]
Ancient Indians, people who lived in Indian peninsula lived life based on Dharma (righteousness). This practice continues even till today. The world Hinduism was coined by Greeks, Persians who invaded India from West after crossing Sindhu (Indus River). India is still governed by Sanatana Dharma, a dharma that exists from times immemorial. The vast paraphernalia of various cultures, practices and […]
Before coming of religions (even a single religion) existed Dharma (force of righteousness). It was in such times highly evolved sages and saints of yesteryears invoked direct messages from God termed Vedas in Hinduism. Individual sages developed independent treatises, philosophies termed Upanishads. And finally came, Lord Krishna with his sermon of Bhagavad Gita. The Advaita philosophy of Hinduism propagated […]
Remaining optimistic is never by choice it is a necessity of present times. Observe any pessimistic person in this world, we would always find one unhappy from within. What keeps us alive? It is flame of optimism that keeps our passion going on and on. Mother Nature had so much to give that we had to remain optimistic all the […]
Our aim in life could be anything from the material world, the religious or spiritual. Aim in life is always fixed by us. None external could interfere in our life, not even parents, elders, brothers and sisters… relatives or friends. We have been endowed with power of discrimination that distinguishes us from animals. Exercising this power of discrimination we can […]
Follow your passion something that comes from within and you shall remain happy all your life. When we indulged in karma not to our liking, there were lots of heartburns. We all the time felt agitated from within. In a country like India more than 80% youngsters followed goals of life dictated by their parents! That trend is now […]