hinduism

NEW DELHI: The latest match-fixing scandal is another chapter in the sorry saga of corruption which has embroiled India. In an attempt to bring back core values to society, management schools are now using ancient texts to bring about a slow change in society. And they are reaching out where it matters first and most [...]

Devidas, a 36-year old temple priest by occupation from the Amaravathi district of Maharashtra, has something similar with these age old feats as he dared to ‘walk a different, difficult terrain’, to reach his destination, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi. He had a vow, a vow to God, to reach Puttaparthi as [...]

Who knows now and who can declare the paths that lead to the God; only their lower habitations are visible, who dwell in regions of supreme mystery. Rig Veda III.54.5 According to the Vedic seers, life on Earth is under the rule of vast cosmic forces that originate from the stars. All that happens locally [...]

Four young American women turn up at a Hindu temple confused with questions about Hinduism but end up even more confused by the looks of it. But the video should be watched because this is very typical with 99 percent of Hindus especially running temples when they try to explain hinduism to non Hindus when [...]

The sexual symbolism of Tantra, like the subject of sexuality in general, has always engaged the human mind. The modern mind seems to be obsessed with it as well. Many people into Tantra, as well as most of the scholars who write on it, seem unable to move beyond the physical suggestions of these symbols [...]

Start of the Hindu Renaissance The nineteenth century witnessed a remarkable and largely unexpected renaissance in Hindu thought, Yoga, Veda and Vedanta that brought back to life and placed in the modern context, the world’s oldest spiritual heritage. An ancient religion that seemed on the verge of extinction was suddenly awake and able to express [...]

The Meaning of Dharma Dharma is perhaps the key term for the great spiritual traditions of India and East Asia, Hindu and Buddhist, whether relative to their understanding of the outer world of nature or the inner realm of consciousness. It is the basis of India’s vast and diverse culture and its deep commitment to [...]

In an atmosphere where every morning, our newspapers greet us with stories of girls being tormented, raped, killed or treated like a doormat in one way or another, trust India’s “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time. One such village in southern Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district is quietly practicing its own, [...]

What is Yoga? Hinduism. Some 5,000 years ago, there were people living in a place which came to be known as the (H)indus river valley. It was these (H)indus that created the religious language known as Sanskrit. The Sanskrit/Hindu word “Yoga” means: “Yuj Atman Brahman ca,” (“To yoke to one’s individual Soul and Soul Source.”) [...]

CHENNAI: Nearly 11 years ago, DMK president M Karunanidhi reportedly made a controversial statement that the term ‘Hindu’ meant ‘thief’. A criminal case filed against him for hurting the sentiments of Hindus by making the statement has now returned to haunt him. On Friday, Justice N Kirubakaran of the Madras high court issued a notice [...]