Why Smoking is Sinful
Saturday May 30, 2009
Harmful habits like consuming tobacco is considered immoral and sinful in Hinduism. Can religion, in any way, help smokers quit the habit? On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day ... Read More
The Sindhu Darshan Festival (June 1-3)
Wednesday May 27, 2009
The Sindhu Darshan festival is a celebration of River Sindhu or Indus - one of the world's longest rivers, which gave 'India' its name. It is held every year from ... Read More
How to Bless Your New Car
Monday May 25, 2009
Hindus bless all items and implements that are used in daily life. Most importantly, any new buy is consecrated before use. When one buys a new car or a home, ... Read More
Madurai: 'Athens of the East'
Thursday May 21, 2009
The southern Indian city of Madurai is famous for its beautiful temples. One of the oldest in the sub-continent, it's more than just another place for pilgrims.
The shrine of ... Read More
Swami Prabhupada: Father of ISKCON
Tuesday May 19, 2009
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the founder of the Hare Krishna Movement (ISKCON) was one of Hinduism's most successful exponents, who traveled extensively across the world in order to spread ... Read More
Sacred Symbols of Hinduism
Sunday May 17, 2009
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami in his book Dancing With Siva writes that the endearing images embodying intuitions of the spirit that adorn Hindu art, architecture and iconography symbols adorn our world ... Read More
How to Kill Pride, Ego & Arrogance
Thursday May 14, 2009
"Hypocrisy, pride, self-conceit, wrath, arrogance and ignorance belong...
to him who is born to the heritage of the demons,” says the Bhagavat
Gita.
While pride harms only the ... Read More
The Spiritual Quest of George Harrison
Monday May 11, 2009
Harrison was perhaps one of the most spiritual of popular musicians of our times. His spiritual quest began in his mid 20s, when he realized for the first time that ... Read More
Happy Birthday, Buddha!
Thursday May 7, 2009
We celebrate Buddha Jayanti - which falls on May 8, 2009 - with this article on Buddha's relation with Hinduism, his reform movements and his refining of Hindu beliefs.
Buddha, as ... Read More
What Tagore's Poetry Tells Us About God
Tuesday May 5, 2009
While many Hindus regard Tagore as the 'god of poetry', what actually makes him unique is his 'poetry of god'. On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's 148th birth anniversary, which ... Read More
Is Hindu Marriage is Sacrosanct?
Sunday May 3, 2009
In Hinduism, man and woman represent the two halves of the divine body. There is no question of superiority or inferiority between them. However, it is a scientific fact that ... Read More