Category: Civilization
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Closed Eyes Vedanta vs Open Eyes Samkhya
You might have often been told by your parents or elders not to question the existence of God or the validity of scriptures. In many modern households faith is often equated with silence and piety is measured by how quickly one accepts dogma without a murmur of doubt.
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Not Mysticism, Mythology but Phenomenology
We often encounter two opposing groups of people who speak in contradictions when discussing Indian philosophies, where one side dismisses the entire Indian tradition as mere mythology.
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Rta, Dharma and Not So Easy Quantum Physics Made Easy
People often mistranslate Dharma as a “religion.” This is, to put it mildly, completely wrong. It’s a linguistic and philosophical blunder that’s caused centuries of confusion. Religion is a framework of belief, usually in a deity or deities… Dharma is something else entirely. In fact, the highest court of justice in India, the Supreme Court,…
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Societal Consciousness-Vaishnavi Shakti
The story goes that in Vaikuntha, both Lakshmi and Saraswati were consorts of Lord Narayana (Vishnu). They were both divine, powerful, and essential to him.
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Ramayana and, Mahabharata Are Not Just Myths
The Ramayana and Mahabharata are two of the most important epics in Indian culture. They are not just stories, but also contain a wealth of knowledge about history, philosophy, proto-science, and creative tales. History The Ramayana and Mahabharata are believed to be based on real events that took place thousands of years ago. The Ramayana…
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Sikhism, Conceptual Substructures
The Punjabi word ‘Sikh’ means ‘disciple’. Those who identify themselves as Sikhs are the followers of Akal Purakh (Timeless Being). India’s youngest expanding Indigenous tradition, almost 25 million people worldwide, emerged more than five hundred years ago. The fascinating fact about Sikhism is that even though they are nearly 2 percent of the nation, their…
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Few aspects of Hinduism that no one will tell you about.
Hinduism as a civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the oldest civilizations in the world takes its name from the Sindhu River/Indus which is nothing but Hinduism. Do you know Pasupati Seal was found in the 1928–29 Archaeological Survey of India excavations of the Indus Valley Civilisation? There are many other pieces of evidence…
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To analyze the effect of visualization of Tantric Buddhism on the cognitive behavior of a tantric practitioner.
Abstract Neurotheology is an interdisciplinary field of research that aims to explore the question of how religion and god are perceived and experienced by the human brain and mind. Such an investigation has become possible due to recent scientific developments in social and cognitive neuroscience and the psychology of religions. This emerging field of research…
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Astrology; myths and 3 best logical reasons
Astrology is a pseudoscience that doesn’t have substantial facts to establish it as a Science. However, astronomy and mathematics used in astrology are simply awing. We get to know about the planetary motions and complex conjunctions simplified. Traditionally, there are varieties of techniques used in astrology depending upon the role of planet or star, or…
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4 Varnashrama Dharma, origins and best duties, in Indian Society
Varnashrama Dharma is one of the key concepts in Hinduism. It is the division of one’s lifetime based on duties. There are four Varnashrama Dharma namely, Brahmacharya Ashrama, Grihastha Ashrama, Vanaprashta Ashrama, and Sanyasa Ashrama. Commonly considered time scale for each Ashrama 25 years. It is in such a way that for Brahmacharya Ashrama the…