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Truth-what it is

August 9, 2009 Basic ideas from Ancient Indian Philosophy-Duel of Brahman and Maya I continue with cultural and philosophical discussions. I want to describe some of the basic ideas from ancient Indian philosophies. I will also describe some...

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Chakras for Beginners

Chakras are energy centers that run from the base of your spine out the top, or crown, of your head. The word chakra is a Sanskrit word, meaning wheel or disc. There are seven major chakras, each a circular wheel of light spinning in your energetic...

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Hinduism: Holy Book of Hinduism? (Hinduism Facts Series)

Hinduism: Holy Book of Hinduism? Do Hindus use one holy book, or many, and what’s in them? Do they consider them “divinely inspired”?

3 comments    hinduism holy books
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THE VEDIC AGE

One of the most confusing and contradictory aspects of Hinduism is its plethora of Gods, rituals and apparently conflicting doctrines. This has been the plank used by critics of Hinduism and which when...

6 comments    hinduism vedic vedas
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Great Golden-Winged Bird – Garuda Mythology

Garuda, a mythical bird, originated from Hindu mythology. A powerful predatory bird, he feeds exclusively on Nagas (serpents or dragon-like divine beings).

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The trio love gods—Kamdeva, cupid and Eros speak invincibility of sex. Part 6

The whole mythological story revolves around two mother’s Rukmani and mayadevi and their son Kama or pradyumna. Kama the son is born out of eternal love between Krishna and Lakshmi.pradyumans is separated from his original mother by demon sambara....

0 comments    hinduism kamadeva
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Understanding Hinduism - get a bird's eye view of Hinduism and all its facets

Hinduism, one of the oldest religions of the world, is a vast religion with multiple facets. In fact it is said that it is not really a religion, but 'Sanatana Dharma' -- the eternal, righteous way. For the less-informed, Hinduism may look too...

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Q&A about Hinduism

The Rig-Veda is considered to be the most important of the Vedas. It contains over 1,000 hymns to the Aryan gods which reveal the basic mythology of the Aryan religion. The Upanishads are the philosophical...

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Lord Ayyappa, God of Sabarimala

Ayyappa, God of Sabarimala, is one of the prominent gods of Hinduism and He is adorned and celebrated as son of Lord Shiva and also of female incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Manikandan, Pulivahanan, Dharmasastha, Sabarinathan, Kanthavasan, Kaliyugavarathan and Hariharan are some of the other names of this God.

35 comments    god hinduism lord shiva
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Where did we come from? Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity

  That is a tough question that every human being asks oneself throughout their life time. Religious and spiritual groups around the world and throughout history try to answer this question for their followers. The following are 3 different...

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