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 […]
The biggest invisible constraint in our life was our ego (Aham in Hinduism). Though we did not recognize it occasionally but for those who desired absolute success in life, our ego was the biggest hurdle in life! Not for those who manifested worldly riches by tweaking rights of others. For people with a bloated ego, there never was any […]
The purpose of life never directly relates to family. It was always made outside of it. Siddhartha Gautama even though had a child and wife, just touched the feet of his wife and child and vanished like a breeze never to come back. That was not how we burnt our karma on path of pure spirituality. It was a wrong […]
Well, that was absolutely normal. In the initial stages of spiritual pursuit when I indulged in path of self enquiry lying in shavasna pose of yoga, I most of time fell dead asleep after about 15 to 20 minutes of indulgence in path of contemplation, logical reasoning. As my journey of spirituality progressed ahead I developed more and more […]
Can someone as worldly as Radhe Maa know anything about spirituality? Can she follow path undertaken by Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa or Maharishi Ramana to reach God in her lifetime? Even religious preceptors did not run after material riches or worldly wealth as Radhe Maa! If we desire knowing anything about spirituality, our indulgence in teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa […]
What saith Swami Vivekananda about Gautama Buddha is corroborated by Lord Krishna in teachings of Bhagavad Gita! Becoming a Buddha… a bodhi, a Jina… a Mahavira means gaining enlightenment and finally salvation moksha. As per Bhagavad Gita and also Swami Vivekananda any human being can reach enlightenment stage of life. Every single human being on mother earth had the divinity […]
Now that elections are over, one thing in Indian politics has been firmly established. BJP as today is not the same it earlier used to be (erstwhile Jan Sangh). Narendra Modi at the helm of BJP is the best possible for entire India. We could never get a better Prime Minister than Narendra Modi in present times. But […]
As of date human form is the highest manifest stage in cosmic life cycle. The purpose of human life was simple… reaching our true inner self. In laymen terms it simply means we as a soul atman gaining absolute purity forever. Human beings have been endowed with special power of discrimination that distinguishes us from animals. Exercising this power […]
Bookish knowledge (intelligence) and experience are two sides of the same coin. Some human beings never got the opportunity to gain formal schooling or any sort of education in life. Yet, their accomplishments sometimes dwarfed accomplishments of so-called intelligent, knowledgeable people. Bill Gates, architect of Microsoft Corporation is one of them. There are numerous examples of such people in […]
The scriptures of Hinduism religion differed from Christianity or Islamic Dharma. In Christianity till date only Jesus Christ reached stage of enlightenment. In Islamic Dharma also only Prophet Mohammed reached stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana). Same was the case with Buddhism where only Gautama Buddha gained enlightenment. Hinduism and also Jainism were distinct from above practices, religions. Hinduism religion […]
How did we identify self… with our ego or true inner self? As a manifest physical human being we were directly governed by our ego (Aham in Hinduism). In absence of ego, no human being on mother earth would indulge in karma. It is our ego that prompts from within to indulge in various stages of karma based on our […]
What happens when children see a joker in a circus? They are pretty excited watching him perform different fun activities. But the real life of a joker was different. Most human beings in present manifest world were attracted towards embellishments of present ephemeral world rather than reality within. Lord Krishna and his childhood pranks were only symbolic, having nothing to […]
There were two facets to present human life. After death of present body our soul atman manifests a new body based on residual balance of karma at the time of death. Only if matching parents are not available on mother earth the soul atman hibernates in heaven or hell (swarga or naraka). Sooner matching parents become available; the hibernating soul […]
To understand precepts of Hinduism our belief in world of souls’ atmans was necessitated. Amoeba (single cell formation), the first manifestation by a soul atman can exist in human body. For an amoeba the entire human body was not less than a cosmos (Brahmaand in Hinduism). For an amoeba residing in intestines God was like an endless tunnel. For […]
Have we ever witnessed God Almighty or its manifest attributes air, water, fire promoting self on mother earth. Do Bill Gates or Tatas in India need promoting self. The foundation pillars need not advertise ever. Hinduism religion always called a way of life was the foundation stone on which stood every single religion of world. Any human being world over […]
Bhagavad Gita never says Lord Krishna is supreme God. The sermon of Bhagavad Gita was given by Lord Krishna to Pandava prince Arjuna in the battle of Mahabharata. Bhagavad Gita eulogizes power of truth but only truth. Everything in Bhagavad Gita was symbolic. Lord Krishna has been equated to soul atman existing within human body. In a way Lord Krishna […]
The concept of transmutation of sexual energy termed celibacy (Brahmacharya Vrata) is best detailed by Napoleon Hill in his famous books “Think and Grow Rich” and “Law of Success“. Napoleon Hill talks about tangible wealth most of time. Truly, by transmuting and channelizing sexual energy towards the only goal of life human beings can gain absolute success in life. Practice […]
The concept of God is not a creation of mankind. From the very beginning of life when mankind came into existence people believed in something they called God. In Hinduism God is also called by other names such as Brahman, Sanatana Purusha, Karta, Bhagwan, Allah and khuda, Narayan, Hari, Parmatman, Prabhu and Ishwar etc. As the belief, accordingly the manifestation […]
Better than book is a commentary and for beginners commentary on Bhagavad Gita by Jayadayal Goyandka and Swami Ramsukhdas were the best available in India. At a later stage one could indulge in commentary by Adi Shankaracharya. All these commentaries were available from Gita press, Gorakhpur, India, a highly subsidized publication centre. Most of the publications of Gita press […]
As detailed in Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita the journey of a soul atman on mother earth consisted of 8.4 million types of bodies, a journey roughly equivalent of 96.4 million earthly years. A soul atman initially manifests form of amoeba (single cell formation), the first manifestation in cosmic life cycle. It further evolves into multi-cell formation, then insect life, […]
Born in Jain religion I followed teachings of Bhagavad Gita right from six years of age. In Jainism speaking about Lord Krishna is blasphemy. As per Jaina traditions our elders always said, Krishna presently existed in hell. Such a belief rendered Jainism to a minority status in present times. Lord Krishna came above thousand years earlier to Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara […]
In the so-called Hinduism religion, which should aptly be called Sanatana Dharma, always termed a way of life… there were two paths to follow, one path of religion and the other path of spirituality. Travelers of material path mostly indulged in path of religion (path of rituals). Those who desired reaching God in present life followed path of spirituality, […]