Epistemology of perception
By – Sandeep How do we in the role of the subject perceive an object? What is the state of our consciousness with respect to the object ? This is referred to as the epistemology of perception. In this More...
Master Do we need to worry whom to surrender?
A small Story: A man decided to surrender to a Master. Where could he find a Master? If he were a modern man, he would have gone on the Internet to see what kinds of Masters are available! Of course, in ancient More...
The Socio Political Cultural Milieu for Birth of Jainism
By – Shubhangi Deshpande Jainism has prehistoric origins dating before 3000 BC. The people of the Saraswati River civilisation worshipped the idols of Yogis, figures of the ‘Kayotsarga’ posture, More...
Hindu Sanskaras – Outing, Feeding, Ear Piercing & Tonsuring
Sanskara refers to the diverse rites of passage in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. In Hinduism, the sanskaras vary in number and details according to regional traditions. The Gautama Dharmaśāstras details More...
Dance-drama retells episodes from Lord Krishna’s life
From destroying demons to stealing young maidens’ curd and butter, the well-known and most-loved episodes from the life of Lord Krishna were retold here in the dance-drama. Titled ‘Naatya-Katha: Krshna’, More...
mahī-tala-sparśana-mātra-bhinnam
mahī-tala-sparśana-mātra-bhinnam Meaning: Literally, “earth-surface-touching-only-different”, meaning “Different only in that it is touching the Earth”. Context: This phrase is from Kālidāsa’s More...
How can I excel in Business – Q & A with Paramhamsa Nithyananda
In our series “Q & A with Masters”, we are bringing one another important question that a spiritual person and a business man at same time may face this situation in his life. Paramhamsa Nithyananda, an More...
The Discovery Of Saradamani – Wife of Sri Ramkrishna
After Sri Ramakrishna had the first vision of the Divine Mother, he was consumed with a thirst to have it constantly. He was like a man who had once had access to an invaluable treasure, but which had again been More...
Hindu power – Part – 4
By – Franscois Gautier is the #LightningStrike of @NarendraModi against Kashmiri terrorists in Pakistan-held Kashmir break the jinx, which, for nearly ten centuries has undermined Hindu Power? I have been More...
The Challenge Of Understanding Sheldon Pollock Part 1: How to make sense of Sheldon Pollock?
A generic purva-paksha of a diverse group is not sufficient Imagine there’s a person who assumes that his knowledge of purva-paksha of one specific school of Vedanta is enough to critique all of Vedanta. The superficiality More...