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Definition of the Supreme ! दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्नानन्त चिन्मात्रमूर्तये । स्वानुभूत्येकमानाय नमश्शान्ताय तेजसे ॥ This is the dhyaana sloka of "Neeti shatakam" (100 verses on morality) of Sri.Bhartrhari. In this he defines the "Supreme power" (God) and salutes to "That" - very interesting definition. (Note that Sri. Bhartrhari lived before Sri. Shankaracharya, Sri. Ramanujacharya, Sri.Madhvacharya, etc.). This definition is quite similar to the Upanishadic explanations of the "Supreme" - however in one single sloka he defined "That". दिक्कालादि अनवच्छिन्न - "That" which is not confined to Space, time, etc. and all other kinds of contexts. अनन्त - "That" which is endless (automatically means beginingless) चिन्मात्रमूर्ति - "That" which has the form of only the consciousness स्वानुभूति-एक-मानाय - "That" which can be measured (perceived) only through one's own virtue of awareness (here the word vir...

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Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG   Sindhu-Saraswati valley civilisation - where Harappan culture thrived - one of the actual seal's photograph 1. Time of the Civilisation is between 6000 BCE to 3500 BCE based on various scientists 2. Over 3000 seals have been found so far from 1sq. inch size to 10-12 inches long 3. Over 2000 sites are identified from Kashmir to Gujarat apart from Mohanjadaro, Harappa, Lothal (throughout the dried up Saraswati river valley) 4. Seals found in Dwaraka excavations have some similarities with Sindhu-Saraswati valley - thus the Sindhu-Saraswati civilisation must be of a different era - not Kali yuga but Dwapara yuga or more than 5116 years old as on today.

Remembering Krishna while working Therefore we have to practice remembering Krishna always, twenty-four hours a day, by chanting His names and moulding our life's activities in such a way that we can remember Him always. How is this possible? The acharyas give the following example. If a married woman is attached to another man, or if a man has an attachment for a women other than his wife, then the attachment is to be considered very strong. One with such an attachment is always thinking of the loved one. The wife who is thinking of her lover is always thinking of meeting him, even while she is carrying out her household chores. In fact she carries out her household work even more carefully so her husband will not suspect her attachment. In the same way as the married woman who is attached to another man is remembering her lover constantly but she is still carrying out her duties in her husband's house, we should constantly remember the supreme lover, Sri Krishna, and at the s...

Originally shared by Srinivasan Kalyanaraman Scientific Proofs of Vedic Life (29:24) Scientific Proofs of Vedic Life Published on  Mar 8, 2012 No foreign gene or DNA has entered the Indian Genepool in the last 60,000 years- American journal of human genetics-2011 & Carbon dating of man made artifacts found in the submerged ...

Thanks for accepting me as member 108. Narada Muni is quoted in Srimad Bhagavatam: adṛṣṭaḿ dṛṣṭavan nańkṣed bhūtaḿ svapnavad anyathā bhūtaḿ bhavad bhaviṣyac ca suptaḿ sarva-raho-rahah ̣ "Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. That is the secret understanding in all Vedic literature." http://vedabase.net/sb/4/29/2b/en

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The Legend of Shiva There is a legend among yogis (meditators) in the Himalayas. It is about an ancient ancient ancient man named Shiva. He was sort of like a Buddha of the past who was determined to find a way of of the material matrix, if you will. So, he meditated intensely (tapas, in Sanskrit) until he found the path to liberation and immortality, beyond time and space. And, according to this one specific path, these yogis say that all avatars that help human kind in some way are "emanations" of Shiva. Shiva, in this belief system, did not create the universe - it is self-existent. Rather, within the universe, he found a paradise, a shangri-la if you will, where you are forever free, at peace and ever blissful, here within the universe, but again, beyond its parameters of time and space. The Sacred Syllable OM  - also spelled AUM - culminates symbolically in the deity of Shiva, as M stands for Maha-Isvara (The Great Lord). Shiva is not a destroyer like many say,. Rather, ...

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Many people have heard of "Dharma," even the term "Sanatana Dharma" has become quite well known. But exactly what is Dharma? And what is Sanatana Dharma? I will attempt to explain in this post. I have extracted and summarized this from the introduction to Bhagavad-gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhuapda. The Sanskrit word sanatana means "eternal" and the word dharma means "occupation." Therefore the term "Sanatana Dharma" can be taken to mean our eternal occupation. The Supreme Lord and His transcendental abode are both sanatana, eternal, as are the living entities, and the combined association of the Supreme Lord and the living entities in the sanatana abode (the spiritual world) is the perfection of human life. Krishna is very kind to the living entities because they are His sons. Krishna declares in the Bhagavad Gita that, "I am the father of all." There are many different types of living entit...

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Cow is revered and worshiped in Bharatam for 1000s of years. In Rig Veda a dedicated hymn called गोसूक्तम् is in the worship of Cow. The word Cow itself is from Sanskrit "Go" /गोः. Cow is the most intelligent creature of all living beings even more intelligent than human being. We relate intelligence to smartness but in truth the significance of word means very quickly adopting, acquiring the necessary skills to live and be supportive of the environment. Thus Cow is the most intelligent - other intelligent animals like Elephant, Monkey, Crow, Mule, Dog, Snake, Camel, etc. were also mentioned in our Shastras, yet still Cow is very special. Why ? Just in 24 hours the grass /dry fodder is converted into milk - a magic food rich in all aspects of nutrition. Wait, whether milk and milk products are healthy ? - To answer this question one has to go deeper. Surface level answers have always created confusion. Yes milk products are healthy, not just healthy but equivalent to life for...

Originally shared by Hindu Awakening Guru’s mission is to show a disciple his own real form – Spiritual story A female tiger attacked a herd of lambs. She was pregnant. While jumping (on the herd) she delivered and after sometime she died. Her cub started growing up with the herd of lambs. Like lambs even this cub started eating grass. The cub bleated like lambs do. Slowly the cub grew up to be a young tiger. One day a tiger, from the jungle attacked the herd. This tiger was very surprised to see a grass-eating tiger amidst lambs. He caught hold of the tiger. The young tiger started bleating, like a lamb. The tiger from jungle dragged him to a lake close by. Then he said to him, ‘see your reflection in the water. You can see your face in the water. Observe carefully, you look exactly like me. Take this piece of meat and eat it.’ After saying this, tiger from jungle forcefully stuffed a piece of meat into the young tiger’s mouth. Initially the grass-eating tiger was not ready to eat mea...

The English word "religion" is a little different from sanatana-dharma. Religion conveys the idea of faith, and faith may change. One may have faith in a particular process, and he may change this faith and adopt another, but sanatana-dharma referrs to that activity which cannot be changed. For instance liquidity can not be taken from water, nor can heat be taken from fire. Similarly the eternal function of the eternal living entity cannot be taken from the living entity. Sanatana-dharma is eternally integral with the living entity. When we speak of sanatana-dharma, then, we must take it forgranted that it has no beginning or end. That which has neither beginning or end cannot be sectarian, for it cannot be limited by any boundaries. Yet those belonging to some sectarian faith will wrongly consider that sanatana-dharma is also sectarian, but if we go deeply into the matter and consider it in the light of modern science, it is possible for us to see that sanatana-dharma is the...

Originally shared by Hindu Awakening Significance of Worshiping 'Shriram' — ekvachani, ekbaani, ekpatni Once the stage of worship of the Divine Principle or Deity according to one's religion (that of the family Deity for Hindus) is completed, the spiritual practice (worship) of Shriram is useful for many seekers. It helps one to go from many to one. This is because of Shriram's attributes of being true to His word, devoted to only one wife and attaining His target with just one arrow. Ritualistic Worship (pūjā) : Since Shriram is an incarnation of Shrivishnu, He too is worshipped like Shrivishnu in sixteen steps (Shodashopachārpūja). The leaves of the sacred and medicinal plant called tulsī, found in India, are essential for His worship. Tulsi has the ability to attract the subtlest pure particles (pavitraks) of Shrivishnu. It is even better if one can use Lotus flowers for the worship. A sweet delicacy made from milk and rice or vermicelli (kheer) or a sweet delicacy m...

Originally shared by I love My India !! Devanagari Name - स्कन्दमाता   Stuti - या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ स्कन्दमाता रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नम:।। Origin - When Goddess Parvati became the mother of Lord Skanda (also known as Lord Kartikeya), Mata Parvati was known as Goddess Skandamata.  Navratri Worship - Goddess Skandamata is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri.  Governing Planet - It is believed that the planet Budha is governed by Goddess Skandamata.  Iconography - Goddess Skandamata mounts on the ferocious lion. She carries baby Murugan in her lap. Lord Murugan is also known as Kartikeya and brother of Lord Ganesha. Goddess Skandamata is depicted with four hands. She carries lotus flowers in her upper two hands. She holds baby Murugan in one of her right hand and keeps the other right hand in Abhaya Mudra. She sits on lotus flower and because of that Skandamata is also known as Goddess Padmasana.  Details - The complexion of Goddess Skandamata is Shu...

Bhagavad Gita: The body is a machine, just like a motor car is a machine. I am within this body as the driver is within the motor car. Now the motor car has many needs. It needs gas, it needs oil, it needs to have it’s tires pumped up and so on. But if one forgets the driver in the car and simply concentrates on the machine and the needs of the machine the driver will not be satisfied. He will be sitting in the car starving. Because the food of the driver is different from the food of the car. You can not feed the driver gas. His food is different. So we are the driver of this body. This body has so many needs, but these bodily needs are different from our needs, we are the driver of the body, the soul within the body, “the ghost in the machine…†Therefore Krishna recommends in the Bhagavad Gita that we satisfy the bodily needs only as much as necessary to maintain the body in a healthy condition and spend the rest of our time and energy in spiritual activities which help us to ...