Why & How to Pray
Friday June 29, 2007
The scriptures indicate that there are 7 techniques of praying that can lead you to success. But before that, you must know the 12 reasons of why you should pray. A prayer has two ... Read More
How Hinduism Can Help You Cope With Pain
Monday June 25, 2007
An American medical doctor takes the teachings of Hindu philosophy and the Bhagavad-Gita and applies it to her practice of helping patients cope with chronic pain. Read on to find ... Read More
Shani Dev: The Dreaded Deity
Friday June 22, 2007
Shani Dev is one of the popular deities that the Hindus pray to ward off evil and remove obstacles. They are under fear of evil from his planet - Saturn. ... Read More
The Holy Rudraksha: Super Seed
Wednesday June 20, 2007
The seed of the Rudraksha tree (Elaeocarpus granitrus) holds a very special place in Hinduism, and is credited to possess mystical and divine properties. Necklaces made of Rudraksha beads are ... Read More
Top 10 Books on the Bhagavad Gita
Monday June 18, 2007
The Bhagavad Gita is universally regarded as the single most influential philosophical text in Hinduism that provides an ultimate guide to self-realization. It is said to free you from all ... Read More
A Place for Puja & Prayer
Friday June 15, 2007
It's good to have a personal nook for praying or meditating. Every Hindu household has a sacrosanct place for the family deities. If you’re interested in setting up your own ... Read More
Himalayas: The God-Souled Mountains
Wednesday June 13, 2007
Giri-raj or the "King of Mountains", as the Himalayas is often called, is also a deity by itself in the Hindu pantheon. It is a pilgrim's paradise and a ... Read More
What is Vedic Astrology?
Monday June 11, 2007
It's the mother of all astrology, and it helps us understand our karma. According to this system you are not the Sun Sign you always thought you were. Vedic Astrologer ... Read More
Amarnath Yatra 2007
Saturday June 9, 2007
Thousands of Hindus have registered for the annual Amarnath
pilgrimage to Kashmir,
despite threats of terrorism.
Each year tens of thousands of Hindus from around the world ... Read More
Gurus of the Beatles
Wednesday June 6, 2007
Forty years ago, in June of 1967, the Beatles released "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - arguably the greatest rock/pop album of all time. On the front cover, scattered ... Read More
The Mystery of Om
Monday June 4, 2007
For millennia, mystics have recounted their experience of this energy, which is said to manifest in our hearing awareness as a humming vibration around and within everything else. This sacred ... Read More
Mehendi Magic!
Friday June 1, 2007
Mehendi (Lawsonia inermis) is a small tropical shrub, whose leaves when dried and ground into a paste, give out a rusty-red pigment, suitable for making intricate designs on the palms ... Read More