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The Origins of Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela derives its name from the immortal “Pot of Nectar” described in ancient Vedic scriptures known as the Puranas. Kumbha in Sanskrit language means “pot or pitcher’. Mela means “festival”. Thus Kumbha Mela literally means festival of the pot. Or in this case a festival celebrating the appearance of the pot of nectar.
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The Twelve Alvars: Bhaktisara
There were twelve Alvars who appeared in South India, not all at the same time, but over a period of several centuries. They established the basis of the Krishna bhakti cult in the Kali-yuga. The appearance of such great devotees in the Kali-yuga is predicted in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
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History of the Ancient Deity of Lord Alarnath
Approximately fourteen miles west of Jagannatha Puri-dhama lies the place known as Brahmagiri or Alarnath (spelled "Alalanath" in most Bengali books). For millions of years it has been a holy place of pilgrimage. The local tradition describes that in Satya-yuga Lord Brahma came and worshipped Lord Narayana here on top of a hill. One day he heard a voice from the sky. Lord Narayana said, "I am very pleased with your worship. Make a four-handed Narayana deity of Me with a shankha, chakra, gada, and padma, a conch shell, disk, club, and lotus.
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Largest Jagannatha Deities in the World Arrive at the Bhaktivedanta Ashram
This month the Bhaktivedanta Ashram was blessed with the arrival of our newly made deities of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra and Sudarshana. For more than one year, work on these deities has been carrying on under the guidance of Puri temple priests, so that every detail of the process was done strictly according to the Puri tradition and the scriptures. The deities were made as exact replicas of the original deities in Puri, incorporating the traditional procedures undertaken for the navakalevara festival (the change of Lord Jagannatha's body held every 12 years in Puri). Work on the deities was carried out in Puri, next to the famous Jagannatha temple, in the courtyard where the Oriya saint Sri Jagannatha Das composed the Oriya Bhagavatam 500 years ago.
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A Life of Devotion (Biography of Sri Gour Govinda Swami)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja made his appearance on September 2nd 1929, in the village of Jagannatha-pura, not far from Jagannatha-puri Dhama, Orissa, India. Sri Braja-bandhu, as His Divine Grace was then known, grew up in the village of Gadai-giri, where he practiced devotional service to Krishna from his early childhood. His grandfather was a paramahamsa, whose only business was to chant Hare Krishna and cry before the Deity of Krishna, known locally as Gopal Jiu. He taught Braja-bandhu how to count by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra on his fingers.
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The Victory of King Bhagyachandra
King Bhagyachandra of Manipur was an ardent follower of Srila Narottama Das Thakur, an exponent of GaudiyaVaisnavism. He was initiated by Srila Ganga Narayana Chakravarti, a disciple of Srila Narottama Das Thakur, who visited Manipur to spread the Bhagavata Culture. Rajarshi Bhagyachandra ascended the throne in 1759, but in 1762 the Burmese, acting in concert with his envious maternal uncle, invaded Manipur, and the king, with his queen and a few attendants, fled to the neighbouring state of Ahom, now known as Assam.
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Philosophy of Dvaita Vedanta
The criterion of reality according to Madhva is that it should be unsuperimposed ('anaropitam') and given as an object of valid knowledge, as existing at some point of time and in some place. These two ideas are complementary and are implicit in Madhva' s definition of Reality ('tattvam') given by him as 'prameyam'. Reality in the ordinary sense of the term may consist in one or more of the three aspects of existence, consciousness and activity.
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Introduction to Ramayana
Ramayana is written by Valmiki - the sage who lived inside an anthill. Unlike Vyasa, who is a great reporter, Valmiki was a very great poet. He had written the story of Ramayana with utmost poetic frenzy and eloquence. There is not a single stanza in Ramayana, where he has not used a figure of speech. His descriptions touch the chord deep in the mind. Hindus believed that it was the first epic ever written and they called it the Adhi Kavya (The first epic) and called Valmiki the Adhi Kavi (The first poet). Unlike the other great Puranas, Ramayana deals with the story of Rama, who is possibly the most ideal human being who ever lived in India. In spite of several thousand years old, his story provides a guide to every individual human being as to how to live an ideal life.
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Assuming Responsibility of Being Guru
He whose only teaching is humility greater than that of a blade of grass, said "By My command being Guru save this land!" In this instance Mahaprabhu Himself has given the command. His command being 'Perform the duty of the Guru, even as I do it Myself. Also convey this command to whom-so-ever you chance to meet.' Chaitanyadeva says, 'Tell them these very words viz, by My command being Guru save this land. Deliver the people from their foolishness.'
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Buddhism and Mayavada
By examining all kinds of aitihyams or various traditions and historical instructions, we will find many similarities between Shankara's philosophy and Buddha's. Nevertheless, if we only substantiate Shankara's philosophy as covered Buddhism through history and tradition, we will simply bring on the protests of the mayavadis or impersonalists. Just to remove such objections and satisfy our own objective ends we are culling through both Shankara's siddhanta and Buddha's siddanta to show they are in agreement.
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What is Mayavada?
According to mayavadi philosophers, vedanta refers to the sariraka commentary of Shankaracharya. When impersonal philosophers refer to vedanta and the Upanishads, they are actually referring to the commentaries of Shankaracharya, the greatest teacher of mayavadi philosophy. After Shankaracharya came Sadananda-yogi, who claimed that the vedanta and Upanishads should be understood through the commentaries of Shankaracharya. Factually this is not so. There are many commenatries on vedanta and the Upanishads made by the vaishnava acharyas, and these are preferred to those of Shankaracharya. However, the mayavadi philosophers influenced by Shankaracharya do not attribute any importance to the vaishnava understandings.
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The difference between Brahmavada and Mayavada
Those who are tattva-vit understand that the Absolute Truth has three nondual features, namely Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. The mayavadis on the other hand say that the Absolute Truth is Brahman alone, and that Bhagavan is simply Brahman covered by illusion. Therefore they are known as the maya-vadis, because they believe Brahman gets covered by illusion.
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Consciousness, the Real Force
Consciousness is the symptom of the spirit soul. The soul is ‘conscious’. The vedic term for defining soul is 'sat’ (eternal existence ), ‘cit’ (fully conscious), and ananda (full of pleasure). This consciousness pervades our whole existence, namely physic and psychic.
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Vedic Physical Anatomy and Reiki
When consciousness identifies with matter, that identity transforms into three features, namely powers that evolve matter (dravya sakti), knowledge of material creation (kriyasakti), and guiding intelligence (jnana sakti). Devoid of ones real identify as part and parcel of the Divine Pleasure Potency, the consciousness gets conditioned by these three modes of material nature.
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Introduction to Vedic Reiki
dhanvantaris ca bhagavan svayam eva kirtir namananrnam puru rajam nija asu hanti yajne ca bhagavan amrtayur avavaraundha ayusya vedam anasasty avatirya loke "Bhagavan Dhanvantari very quickly cures the diseases simply by His fame, awarding long life to the devas sharing in sacrifices. He inaugurated the medical science in this world."
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Avatar - Categories of Incarnations
The expansions of Krishna who come to the material creation are called avatars or incarnations. This means ‘one who descends from the spiritual realm’. From the innumerable planets in the spiritual sky, some expansions of the Lord descend into the universes.
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Avatar - the Science of the Lord's Descent
Lord Krishna says: There are others, who are purified and cultured souls, who by understanding my different forms as myself, as one personality in various forms and features, worship me according to their spiritual understanding and convictions following the rules of worship as given in the Vedas.
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General Principles of Ayurveda
Three Main Principles of Ayurveda: - Do not over eat.
- Always eat a standard quantity.
- Always eat at fixed times.
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Principles of Breath in Ayurveda
The movement of energy from one hemisphere to the other occurs simultaneously with the changer of breath from one nostril to the other. When the right nostril dominates, the left hemisphere dominates; when the left nostril dominates, so does the right hemisphere. When both nostrils operate, both hemispheres operate in unison.
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Life Sciences from the Bhagavata Purana (Ayurveda)
The body is a symbol of diseases. The disease may differ from one variety to another, but disease must be there just as there is birth and death for everyone. So by the grace of the Personality of Godhead, diseases of body and mind are cured. Not only are diseases of the body and mind cured, but also the soul is relieved of the constant repetition of birth and death.
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