Vedanta sees clash of Values,not Civilizations
‘Vedanta sees no conflict between material needs and spiritualitybut a balance between the two. What it sees is a clash of values rather than a clash of civilizations. This can be useful for understanding the turbulent world today’-N.S. Rajaram. A striking feature of European and now American society is the conflict between new knowledge More...
Glossary of Terms in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”6dHmdzqYIXQZpsHso7JMq0pgbCwdb8XO”] artha• wealth; motive; cause. It refers to the material objectives and accomplishments of a person.One of the fourpuruṣārthas. ātman• More...
Bodies of Knowledge in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”mCKuywK9fzsj3eOSTTycWAALSNEF2iZy”] Upavedas Upavedas are the secondary (upa) bodies of knowledge (veda). The Vedas are spiritual in nature while the Upavedas are secular. The terms More...
Foundational Texts of Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”0kRA9p0AseV0c8qQz9LfXdoj5KuqVt8f”] The foundational texts of Hinduism have, for centuries, been transmitted by means of an oral tradition – teachers taught this to their disciples, More...
Maharana Pratap: The Braveheart of Mewar
In the context of the Rajasthan Government’s move to declare 20 May as a holiday to commemorate Maharana Pratap Jayanti, it is only pertinent to provide a short biography of this great, proud, and inspirational More...
The Pillars of Indian Culture: Ṛta, Ṛṇa, Dharma
[contextly_sidebar id=”GKZ8KCx2A2eVKheRiAMi2aAWOefgFrnX”] True realization of value takes us closer to the Vedic concept of ṛta. The word ṛta has no equivalent in English but can loosely be translated More...
Classification of Dharma
This is the next part in the IndiaFacts series on Hinduism. Links to the previous parts. Dharma is divided into two groups: sāmānyadharma (general or universal principles) and viśeṣadharma (special or particular More...
Foundations of Hinduism
Link to the first part. In its original and purest form, Hinduism is sanātana dharma, loosely translated as ‘eternal truth’ or ‘timeless religion’ or ‘eternal way of life’ or ‘timeless ethic.’ It More...
Introduction to Hinduism
This is the first part of a new series on Hinduism. Hinduism is the major religion of India with a worldwide following of over a billion people. In its original and purest form, it is a sanātana dharma (loosely More...
Butchers teach the values of Satya and Ahimsa
Sometimes, the best of the lessons are learned and taught, not in classrooms but in times and places where the distinction between life and death is murkiest. Consider the example of the Bhagavad Gita. Who would More...