Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Can faith (Bhakti) and knowledge (Gnāna) coexist?

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Humans are essentially creatures of emotion. How much so ever the rational intellect may try to convince one of the futility of emotions, t...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Being and Becoming: The Hindu philosophy of living

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Civilizations and cultures all over the world, including the Egyptians, Babylonians, Mayans, Chinese and Indians, have celebrated the winte...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

God images in Hindu Religion - Part 2

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(Continuing from the previous post God Images in Hindu Religion ) Ganesha of the purāna is an interesting story. One day, Pārvathi De...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

God images in Hindu Religion

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As you may know, there are many festivals in the Hindu traditions that happen almost through the entire year. A good number of them happen...
Friday, August 14, 2015

Sānskrit - The language of heavens (and people too!)

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How does one learn to communicate? Development of communication skills during early childhood continues to be a subject of research in spit...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Origins of Temple Worship in Hindu Religion

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Those of us living in the United States would remember the year 2015 for being   the   harshest winter in our recent memory. The cold air f...
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Buddhism and Bhagawad Gita: The Age of Universal Religions

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If you have followed the announcement of Nobel prize for Sciences, there is a curious phenomenon that you may have observed. Many a times, ...