Amma: India's Hugging Saint Mother
Friday September 28, 2007
Known globally as India's "hugging saint mother", Ms Amritanandamayi, which literally means "Mother of Absolute Bliss", was born in a poor fishing village in the southern Indian coastal state of ... Read More
Vedic Astro Forecast for October 2007
Wednesday September 26, 2007
Find out what the stars foretell in this Vedic astrology column by renowned Hindu astologer 'Jyotish' Asish Kumar Das. Just select your zodiac sign and read about your forecast for ... Read More
Incredible India@60 begins in New York
Monday September 24, 2007
The focus of the "Incredible India@60" festival is on celebrating a diversity that stems from India's rich religious heritage. While Hinduism is religion for 80% of the people, today India ... Read More
The Swastika: "May Good Prevail"
Friday September 21, 2007
Second in importance only to the Om, the Swastika, a symbol which look like the Nazi emblem, holds a great religious significance for the Hindus. The term 'Swastika' is believed ... Read More
The 8 Limbs & 4 Types of Yoga
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Yoga is much more than Indian aerobics; it is one of the ideals of Hinduism. Devotional meditation upon God is at the very heart of any good yoga practice. If ... Read More
Vishwakarma: Lord of Engineering
Monday September 17, 2007
September 18 is time to worship Lord Vishwakarma - the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. Son of Brahma, he is the mythical draftsman of the whole universe, and ... Read More
Ganesha: Lord of Success
Thursday September 13, 2007
Celebrate Ganesh
Chaturthi, the great annual Ganesha festival (September 15, 2007) with this
exciting collection of Ganesha links:
Ganesha for All
All About
the Elephant-Deity
Top 5 Books ... Read More
Swami Vivekanada's Famous 9/11 Speech
Monday September 10, 2007
The first Hindu monk in America Swami Vivekananda's famous Chicago appearance took place on September 11, 1893, where he spoke about similar threats that led to the terrorists attacks in ... Read More
The Great Ganesha Festival
Monday September 10, 2007
Ganesh Chaturthi, or Vinayak Chaturthi - the great Ganesha festival falls on September 15. But it's much more than a day-long festivity. Learn how people across India celebrate this big ... Read More
Free Hindu eBook Downloads
Friday September 7, 2007
Download some of Swami Sivananda's most popular ebook titles - from 'Gita for Busy People' and '20 Important Spiritual Instructions' to 'Easy Steps to Yoga', 'Success in Life', and more... ... Read More
Ramana Maharishi & the Search for Happiness
Tuesday September 4, 2007
Sri Ramana Maharishi (1879 - 1950) expounded the Vedanta philosophy not through bookish knowledge but through practical experience. He said, "The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of ... Read More