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If all the land were turned to paper and all the seas turned to ink, and all the forests into pens to write with, they would still not suffice to describe the greatness of the guru. -Kabir but problem is who is guru and how do we find guru. These two are basic questions that crop up in mind...

avidyAm antare vartamAnAH svayaM dhIrAH paNDitaM manyamAnAH jaGghanya mAnAH pariyanti mUDhA andhenaiva nIyamAnA yathA 'ndhAH Abiding in the midst of ignorance, but thinking themselves wise and learned, fools aimlessly go hither and thither, like blind led by the blind. - Atharva Veda...

Even I get curious when i hear about such things not only him thou. It is just amazing that a man from dwapara yuga may be still alive seeing through such big time span. Where he is? how he feels? what's he doing? Is he part of the primitive tribes like in andamans etc.? These type of questions...

In a movie, Mithun Da is having Brain Tumor which, according to the doctors can't be cured and his death is imminent. In one of the fights, Our great Mithun Da is shot in the head. To everybody's surprise , the bullet passes thru his head taking away the tumor along with it and he is cured...

Things You Would Never Know Without Indian movies 1. Hero will show no pain when beaten very badly but will wince when a heroine tries to cleanse his wounds. 2. 2 people can be dancing in the desert and out of nowhere, 100 people will appear from god-knows-where and joins them in the dance...

Surjeet was in the hospital, near death, so the family sent for his friend Aman. As Aman stood beside the bed,Surjeets frail condition grew worse,and he motioned frantically for something to write on. Aman lovingly handed him a pen and piece of paper, and Surjeet used his last ounce of strength...

"What is the Secret of Life?" the student asked. "The Secret of Life is to live wisely" the Teacher answered. "Well, how do you live wisely?" "From experience" "And how do you get this experience?" "By living unwisely.

The "8 steps" of Raja Yoga: These techniques are part of the 8 classic steps or disciplines of the Raja Yoga: 1- The first 2 steps in Raja Yoga, are to avoid sins and to lead a good clean life. 2- The second and third, are to control the body, with breathing exercises...

Four kinds of Yoga, four primary ways of salvation in Hinduism, four possible paths to moksha or salvation. 1- Bhakti Yoga, the way of devotion: It is the most popular god-road in India. Devotion and honor towards a god or gods... 2- Karma Yoga, the way of good works: To carry out...

Bala Ganapati This form depicts Ganesa as a child. The body is red colored. He has four hands carrying in them a plantain, a mango, a jack fruit and a stalk of sugarcane; with a sweet cake in his trunk. Taruna Ganapati This form depicts Ganesa as a young man. He has eight hands carrying in...

Ethical Roots Righteousness is the root of happiness. Wealth is the root of righteousness. The state is the root of wealth. Victory over the senses is the root of the state. Humility is the root of sense control. Worship of elders is the root of humility. Wisdom results from the worship of...

Below is the chart of Sri Krishna's Life Timeline Birth Appearance at midnite of Sravana k8 (July 19/20), year 3228 BC to Devaki taken by Vasudeva from Mathura to Nanda and Yasoda in Gokula Till 3 lived in Gokula killed Putana, Sakatasura, Trinivarta demons 3 - 6 moved to...

For a Hindu everything in life is religion: Family, work, play, walk... you breed religion in India! worshiping in Hinduism usually happens in three different places: At home Inside the temple At a street-side or road-side shrine. At home: Most religious life is at Home: There they have...

Throughout Indian history, temples have exercised an enormous influence on religious and social life, and traditions. Famous Hindu temples such as Somanathpur had enormous wealth and became targets of foreign invasions. The Hindu temple is a place of worship like any other but it has unique...

In Hinduism, the principle of cause and effect that governs the material world is encapsulated in a single word – karma – interlinked to the theory of reincarnation. In the Bhagavad Gita (“Song of God”), Lord Krishna succinctly expounds on the nature of karma to the distraught warrior, Arjuna...

Dharma is an umbrella term used in Hindu scriptures to define right ways of living. At a societal level, these are less about commandments and more about broad principles that allow human beings to live together in joy and harmony. At an individual level, to live in dharma is a way to break...

This is fill in the blanks question as we used to get in our childhood. so please fill in the blanks the two general hindu temple types in india are the __________ and the __________. Thanks

On the eighth day of Navratri, we worship Mata MahaGauri. Mata Parvathi performed severe austerities standing in open in the Himalayas without proper shelter, rest, food or water. As a result Her complexion and body turned dark and rough. When Shri Shiva accepted Her devotion and agreed to marry...

I am a Hindu, I am born in a Hindu father and Hindu mother's house, so I am a Hindu by birth. I have no religious proponents or I have no specific scripture but I have hundreds, thousands of religious and philosophical books. You can not compare the Hindu religion with the current 'Dharmmatt' in...

well quite interesting topic so after reading here and I would like to say that re-carnation is kind of bigger form and Transmigration is form of reincarnation where in soul moves to different form than what it presently had, something like dog can become your family member in next birth or you...