
Difference Between Spiritual Life and Religion
There is a big difference between spiritual life and religion. Sanatana dharma or Hinduism is not a religious practice. The differences between spiritual life and
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There is a big difference between spiritual life and religion. Sanatana dharma or Hinduism is not a religious practice. The differences between spiritual life and

A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes

Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity, is linked with number eight. It looks like his favourite or his devotees’ favourite number is 8. Saivite

The tulsi mala or a rosary made from the holy Tulsi plant, is a beautiful thing to possess and wear. Hindus see the tulsi mala

Pancha-Klesas : All external actions involve some sins, for it is difficult to work in the world and avoid taking the lives of insects. All

Our body is itself a temple of Gods. The soul is of the form of Iswara. One should not go to temple in impure condition.

Bhadrapada begins today in North India, opening a lunar month that moves from the midnight

The 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — where each stands, its sacred story, and how to make the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga pilgrimage in person or in spirit this Shravan.

The Rudrabhishek is the abhishekam said to please Lord Shiva fastest. What it is, the meaning of each sacred substance, the Sri Rudram, and how it is performed at home this Shravan.

Shravan runs July 30–Aug 27 in 2026, with four Sawan Somwars (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24). Why the whole month belongs to Mahadeva — the churning of the ocean, the poison He drank, and how to keep the Sawan vrat.

Thiruvonam 2026 falls on Wednesday, August 26 — the crown of Kerala’s ten-day festival. The Bhagavata story of King Mahabali and the Vamana avatar, and why Onam is a homecoming, not a defeat.
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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