Featured Archives - Yoga, Meditation and Hinduism

Oct242019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Is Islam Ready For Reform?: Arif Mohammad Khan In Conversation With Sanjay Dixit

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In this very interesting conversation, Shri Arif Mohammad Khan and Shri Sanjay Dixit discuss and debate on the desirability and possibility of reforms within Islam. The historical context of falasafa, and ishtehad in the Abbasid Empire, and the influence of Al Ghazali and Ibn Taiymiyyah in killing ishtehad, and finishing off the falasafa school (the Tahqiqis), leading to the current situation are also touched upon. The features of Hanafi Islam (Taqlid), and the general supremacism and intolerance exhibited towards other faiths by all strains of Islam, whether Ahl-e-Hadis (Wahhabi), Barelvi or Deobandi are also discussed. They look at the incompatibility of Time Concepts and Logic Concepts of Islam and Hinduism, and points of reconciliation. https://www.youtube....

Oct182019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Yogic Neuroscience — A Talk By Sh. Adinarayanan

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Recent research in the fields of Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Cognition is aimed at developing a deeper understanding of how the brain works and ways of enhancing human potential. While Neuroscience or Epigenetics looks at things from a third person perspective, Yogic Sciences look at first person experiences. There is a wealth of knowledge available in the Indian tradition and a transdisciplinary approach involving Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Yogic Sciences can help solve modern day problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZZShrd1rg&t=114s About Speaker: - Sh. Adinarayanan, founder, Anaadi Foundation is a Tapasvi and visionary teacher. With a decade of teaching and research experience at Amrita University, he and his wife Smrithi started A...

Oct102019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Sabarimala: Rationalising Skewed Perspectives — A Talk By Anand Prasad

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In this very enlightening talk, Anand Prasad talks about understanding the Supreme Court ruling on Sabarimala. He questions why is it difficult for the court to see the traditional Indian viewpoint? The notion is that a secular State is viewed as a godless state, as against a State that accepts all gods. The court is an institution of rational thought and hence struggles to sanctify an argument in myth. There are multiple schools of Hinduism and they differ from each other. The problem arises when the court applies principles of the bhakti school (or the idea of “faith”) to other schools of Hinduism. For presenting the arguments in review before the Supreme Court, the science of temples need to be understood, the science of energy needs to be understood. It is also important

Oct102019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Saudi Arabia’s First Yoga Acharya Nouf Marwaai In Conversation With Rahul Dewan | #SrijanDialogues

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In this interview with Rahul Dewan, Nouf Marwaai talks about how she has had a long battle with health conditions and how Yoga helped her defeat lupus as well as cancer. Nouf has contributed to making Yoga legal and getting official recognition in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian Government has approved the practice of Yoga as a sports activity, largely due to her efforts. Nouf has a degree in clinical psychology and understands the various mental and physical health issues and how Yoga helps in overcoming these problems. About the Speaker: - Nouf Marwaai started practising Yoga in 1998 because of health issues. She is the first certified Yoga Acharya in Saudi Arabia and the founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018 by the Presi...

Sep252019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

No Child’s Play: How Not To Name Your Child — A Talk By Nityananda Misra

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A lot of parents turn to the Internet these days to pick up Sanskrit names for their children. As it turns out, a lot of name websites deceive parents by inventing non-existent Sanskrit names or giving dubious meanings. This talk with real-life examples is an eye-opener for parents wishing to give a Sanskrit name to their children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3lu7bwRH1g&t=159s About Speaker: - Nityananda Misra is an IIM Bangalore graduate and a finance professional. He is a scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi and a well-known author. He has edited/authored eleven books, including Read More... Transcript: - Good afternoon everybody. So this talk will be especially useful for parents and who are about to become parents or who’s family, hav

Jul252019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

False Science of the Quran

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Source: - @AbdulQa89632919 / Twitter. https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245630463627264 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245636834729984 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245643927343104 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245649354780672 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245654555742209 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245659140079616 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154245664508919809 https://twitter.com/AbdulQa89632919/status/1154313101568704512

Jul232019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

What is Bhasma Snaan and Why Is It Important?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbuh55ccB4 Now we come to very important part of Shaivite. It is Bhasma. We know that bhasma is a very important part of Shaivite traditions, bhasma is sacred to shaivites, loved by shaivites, but what we don’t know is that, Mahadeva has said that bhasma has importance in relieving you of physical diseases ad relieving you of many mental problems. So bhasma snaana is prescribed. Bhasma is prepared from - Can you guess? It’s prepared from cowdung! There are processes given. 4-5 types of Bhasma are described. Most important among them is sacred Kalpa bhasma. Many descriptions are given in agamas, what I’m giving is just a quick summary. By no means exhaustive, just a reference. So Mahadeva has given these descriptions and also in the order of their impo

Jul12019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

History of Yoga (Film)

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Source: - Deepika Kothari / YouTube. https://youtu.be/92J-JPChaeI Full film History of Yoga 96 mins available @ https://www.vishuddhifilms.com/ Film History of yoga 6000 year journey of history & philosophy of Yoga. The first ever authentic & extensively researched film on Yoga from India. Visit us Online at: - https://www.vishuddhifilms.com/ The Film:- The Film “History of Yoga-the Path of my Ancestors” is a 6000 year journey into origin, evolution & development of yoga. Six years of extensive research, filming; contribution of 30 eminent scholars; 35000 kms travel, 137 locations to record from 84 Archaeological sites, 37 Museums, Libraries, Temples & Shrines. The story explores the elements of Yoga in Harappa Civilization, Veda, Jainism, Buddhism, Sufism,

Jun172019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Is Sufism a Message of Peace? – A Talk By Sanjay Dixit

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Source: - @Sanjay_Dixit / Twitter. https://twitter.com/Sanjay_Dixit/status/1139816639975682048

Jun62019 by tatvamaseeNo Comments

Vedic Secrets- Preparing Of Ashtabandam

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Source: - @Ashwinsampathk / Twitter. https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253445529190400 https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253452713992195 https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253455033487360 https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253457306800128 https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253459341033472 https://twitter.com/Ashwinsampathk/status/1136253512042422272