Swami Sarvpriyananda discusses the concept of God from the Taittitriya Upanishad, Sholka 2:1. Actually, a better term to use for Hindus is Brahman, instead of…
Speaking from my own experience this talk brought the Mandukya Upanishad alive for me. Turiya, the fourth state, by which all the other three —…
Excerpts of Q&A from the article “What Yoga is and is not” by Prof Bharat Gupt written originally for India Facts. Reproduced with permission. Q:…
Hinduism, a religious tradition of Indian origin, comprising the beliefs and practices of Hindus. The word Hindu is derived from the river Sindhu, or Indus.…
An encyclopedia article should have a definition at the outset, but this requirement presents unique difficulties in the case of Hinduism. This difficulty arises from…
The word religion is now part of global discourse specially as it is carried out through the medium of English. The word, however, is Western…
The word religion as used in the standard form carries three connotations: (1) That a religion is conclusive, that is to say it is the…
There are no celestial beings I know of There is no God either Neither heaven nor hell Neither a preserver, nor an owner of this…