All Schools of Vedanta are seen through the Bhagavad Geeta
The principles enunciated in the Scriptural Trinity go by the name of Vedanta. The word is a compound of Veda and Anta. It means the end or culmination of...
Pitri Paksha inspires gratitude
The period of Pitri Paksha has begun. Pitri Paksha is that fortnight observed in honor of all those who lived before us; molded us; and contributed to our material and spiritual development. In their honor...
HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 7
The Philosophy of Yoga—Part 5
Practice of Kriya-Yoga
Kriya-Yoga purifies the mind, attenuates or thins out the five afflictions, and leads to Samadhi. Tapas (austerity), Svadhyaya (studying and understanding of scriptures) and Isvarapranidhana (worship of God and surrendering the...
The Yogeshwarah that is Sri Krishna
All the eighteen yogas contained in the eighteen chapters may be reduced to four—the Karma Yoga, the Raja Yoga, the Bhakti Yoga and the Jnana Yoga. Tradition holds that spiritual life begins with...
Dejection transitioned to enlightenment: The case of Arjuna
Every science has its twin aspects — theory and practice. Intellectual grasp of a subject is theory; its application is practice. Many a student of Vedanta or any other system of...
HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 6
The Philosophy of Yoga—Part 4
Conditions for Success in Raja Yoga
The Importance of Yama and Niyama
Aspirants who desire to attain God-realisation should practise all the eight limbs of Yoga. On the destruction of the impurities through the practice...
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...
Ganesha Chaturthi: The journey of the Macrocosm into the Microcosm
The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi has begun with its undying and ever refreshing, exuberant and mind blogging festivities directing to the worship and adoration of Bhagavaan Sri Ganesha—one of the...
HINDU PHILOSOPHY—Part 5
The Philosophy of Yoga—Part 3
Asana, Pranayama and Pratyahara
Asana is steady, comfortable posture. Asana or posture is a physical help to concentration. When one obtains mastery over the Asana, he is free from the disturbance of the pairs...
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...
