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...
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...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 5/5
Bowing and Sadhana
Developing humility is not merely a means of nation building. In fact it is part of Hindu sadhana or spiritual practice. We bow to develop humility as an aid...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 4
Bowing and its Development
Bowing is a mark of humility. It is the most natural expression one of the most noble emotions of the human heart: the desire to acknowledge and express...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 3
Bowing in the Hindu tradition
Hindus have evolved a great spiritual and cultural trait of bowing before teachers, elders and other reverential persons. This bowing can be seen in many of the Asian...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive—Part 2
Bowing is a most natural expressive result of this latter worldview. But the Lord’s Maya is ativicitraṃ (Supremely amazing). The worldview which is exclusive and contains the seeds of destruction seems...
Bowing: A Hindu View of Divinity All-Pervasive Part 1
On January 9, 2012 the then Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs Kamla Persad Bissessar, bowed and touch the feet of the President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil. This respectful...
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah: To Uphold To Sustain To Integrate Part 3/3
By Pujya Swami Prakashanandaji (Feature address delivered at Varsha Pratipada Sansad, 2025)
TULASIDAS JI
While we speak of truth being to foundation of dharma, there is an interesting doha by...
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah: To Uphold To Sustain To Integrate Part 2/3
By Pujya Swami Prakashanandaji (Feature address delivered at Varsha Pratipada Sansad, 2025)
SATYAM EVE JAYATE
It is little wonder why this line from the Mundaka Upanishad has become so hugely...
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah: To Uphold To Sustain To Integrate Part 1/3
By Pujya Swami Prakashanandaji (Feature address delivered at Varsha Pratipada Sansad, 2025)
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah: He who protects dharma is protected by dharma. Dharma is that which upholds, sustains and...
