Hinduism travels from Truth to Truth
Hinduism recognizes that Religions originated at different times and places in answer to the circumstances and needs of the people. The Mahabharata says: “As the waters of various streams, having their sources at different...
VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM—Part 2
Reality of Aapan Jaat—Tribalism
Tribalism is not adherence to one’s tribe. That is fine. Tribalism is adherence to one’s tribe without allowing a place for other tribes. It is the marginalization, trivialization or subjugation of the other...
Excellence and integrity sow the seeds for blessings
“Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for excellence; and, of those striving for excellence, some rare one reaches the goal.”—Bhagavad Geeta 7:3
A person of excellence and integrity goes the extra...
Austerity of the tongue
A King once told one of his servants to bring him the best meat from the market. The servant brought him a Tongue. The next day the King told the servant to bring him the...
VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM—Part 1
The President of Chinmaya Mission suggested that we speak on the phrase “वसुधैव कु टुम्बकं .” It means that the whole earth is one family. Please pay attention to the word “earth” (vasudha). It is not merely...
Durga of the Vedas
The origin of Durga worship is said to be in Bengal. Her worship is now universal. Interestingly, there is a Rig Veda mantra which speaks of the Goddess welcoming the world with Her open arms.
“She...
The Promises of the Lord are unbroken
In Sanskrit a Promise is called pratijnaa. A Promise is defined as a vow and a declaration. It is an assurance that one will or will not do or undertake a certain action. Example, you make a...
Darshanam – Seeing the Sacred
Darshanam means “seeing”. It refers especially to ‘religious seeing.’ When we Hindus go to the Temple, we do so more for darshana. We go to “see” the Image of God present in the sanctum of the Temple – be it...
HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 3
The Philosophy of Yoga—Part 1
Prostrations to Sri Patanjali Maharshi, the exponent of the Raja Yoga system of philosophy, the first systematiser of the Yoga school, whose ‘Yoga Sutras’ is the basic text.
The word Yoga comes from...
THE SHAD-DARSHANAS—HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 2
The Orthodox and the Heterodox Systems of Indian Philosophy
The six systems of Indian philosophy or the Shad-Darshanas are the six orthodox systems of philosophy. They are the six ways of looking at the Truth. They are...
