Your Virtual How-To
Kit Box
- How
to Meditate
Meditation increases the ability to concentrate and enhance memory power. It brings in a sense of inner peace and tranquility, and makes you appealing in nature. Meditation is also thought to tap the hidden potentials of an individual.
- How
to be an Ideal Hindu
Being an ideal Hindu simply implies living a righteous life by obeying the two basic tenets of Karma, ie, doing one's duty and Dharma, ie, believing in what is right in order to attain salvation from this world.
- How
to Set Up Your Puja Room
Every Hindu household has a place held sacrosanct where the family deity and gods is housed. The worshipper sets the puja ingredients meticulously to his/her satisfaction. It is also good to have a personal nook for praying or meditating.
- How
to Embark on a Pilgrimage
Going on a pilgrimage is considered not only auspicious (for it is believed to cleanse one's sins) but it can also be reinvigorating to the mind. It lets us purge the monotony generated by our humdrum existence so we can begin life afresh.
- How
to Do Surya-namaskar or Sun Salutation Yoga
'Surya-namaskar' or Sun Salutation, a Vedic ritual solemnized in the early morning, combines seven different postures. Surya or Sun, the life generator is invoked by this Yogic exercise - an easy way to keep fit.
- How
to Select a Personal Astrologer
Life is too precious to be spent as an experimental guinea pig. So stop hopping from one astrologer to another and look for one who can give you advice that is practical and certain and not shrouded in fantasy and polite niceties.
- How
to Exercise Breath Control or Pranayama
Pranayama is a simple exercise that controls the involuntary continuous action of inhaling and exhaling by arresting and regulating the process of breathing. It has a great beneficial effect upon the physical self and mental health.
- How
to Apply Mehndi or Make Henna 'Tattoo'
The art of making tattoo-like intricate designs on the palms with henna is a special adornment for Hindu weddings as it is said to bring good fortune. Besides beautifying the hands it also has a cooling effect upon the nerve endings.
