The beauty and importance of the Fourth of the Vedas, i.e., the Atharvaveda, which is composed of five thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven (or more) Mantras in seven hundred and thirty-one Suktas of twenty Kandas (episodes), is in many forms. The Atharvaveda is known as the ‘Chhandaveda’. Ch...
The word Ahimsa (non-violence) literally means the absence of Himsa (violence). In other words, the absence of violence or the exact opposite state of violence is non-violence.What is Himsa –violence? The word Himsa, derived from ‘Hims’ means to strike or assault. Thus, Himsa (violence) is to ...
Manifestation is a process that has been studied and practiced for centuries. It involves bringing your desires and intentions into reality through focused thoughts, actions, and beliefs. The art of manifestation is a powerful tool for creating the life you want. But what does it mean to find your o...
There are two words in the current theme: Ananda –happiness and education. By implication, the topic calls for such an education that paves the way for happiness; in other words, learning to be happy. Happiness, the Ananda in Indian terms, has two foremost synonyms, pleasure, and satisfa...
‘The Shrimadbhagavadgita: Military Leadership and Ethos’, is, in fact, a perspective, the relevance of which is no less in the present than the time of preaching the Gita (about five thousand years ago) by Yogeshwara Shrikrishna Himself. How or why? It is natural that this question arises in one...
“Yachchaapi Sarvabhuutaanaam Biijam Tadahamarjuna/ Na Tadasti Vinaa Yatsyaanmayaa Bhuutam Charaacharam//”, i.e., “I am the generating seed of all living beings, O Arjuna! No creature moving or non-moving can exist without Me.” –The Shrimadbhagavad-Gita (10: 39) God is Omnipresent; the whol...
“Like the Sardar (Patel), Gandhiji never hide anything from me. In this regard, I believe, he was the best man of his era.” –Maniben Vallabhbhai PatelBorn on April 3, 1903 in a Patel-Patidar family of Karamsad village of Kheda district in Gujarat, Maniben Vallabhbhai Patel had the unique combi...
India is a cradle of many geniuses. It is a land of religion and a great place for pilgrimage. Long ago, a great man was born in our country. He was Trailangaswami, (reportedly 27 November 1607– 26 December 1887), whose monastic name was Swami Ganapati Saraswati, He was a&nbs...
“To me God is Truth and Love; God is ethics and morality. God is fearlessness. God is the source of Light and Life and yet He is above and beyond all these. God is conscience. He is even the atheism of the atheist. For in His boundless love God permits the atheist to live. He is the searcher of he...
Human life is considered a unique blessing, which lies in the achievement of awareness about self. He who is not aware about self can neither have peace nor can he foster peaceful co-existence. As per natural phenomenon, man must link his soul with God and body with the physical world for sustenance...
