The True Meaning of Bhakti or Devotion
It may be surprising to many to know that the concept of bhakti came to us from Vedic sacrifices and it is deeply associated with
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It may be surprising to many to know that the concept of bhakti came to us from Vedic sacrifices and it is deeply associated with
Worship of a deity is a subject of faith for all of us. We build a temple room in our house and decorate it well.
Most Indian homes have a prayer room or altar. A lamp is lit and the Lord worshipped each day. Other spiritual practices like japa (repetition
हिन्दी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें Though I have lived in India for a long time, there are still issues here that I
“From purity of food follows the purity of the internal organ” ~ Chandogya Upanishad, vii.26.2 Harmful habits like consuming tobacco is considered immoral and sinful in
Namkaran is one of the most important of the 16 Hindu ‘samskaras’ or rituals. In the Vedic traditional, ‘Namkaran’ (Sanskrit ‘nam’ = name; ‘karan’ = create) is
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On 11 September 1893, Swami Vivekananda’s “Sisters and Brothers of America” reset the world’s conversation on faith and fellowship. More than a century later, his call for universal brotherhood, respect for diversity, and service over ritual feels newly urgent. In a polarised, hyper-connected age, Vivekananda offers a practical ethic: expand, don’t contract—build character, seek truth, and serve the weakest first.
Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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