The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas – 1
Tantric āgamas, considered to be divine revelation, are in dialogical format. In their monistic philosophy, Abhinavagupta and Kṣemarāja exploit this unique aspect of Āgamas and apply it to address the nature of the self that is identical with consciousness as well as the supreme divinity, Śiva. This theological assumption derives from the linguistic More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”USp69R6rru9JsWxzUoYiPKLKiQYxClTE”] Varna Vyavasta in practice Till now, the conceptual framework of Varna Vyavasta and its different elements as explained in the Hindu scriptures More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- I
[contextly_sidebar id=”iOjaVwOmPYxuPyaWTXSjUMJSqP2ef8WU”]‘Varna’ is a much misunderstood concept. It is often equated with the ‘caste’ and the ‘caste system’ and is considered as the root More...
The Rāma Story and Sanskrit in Ancient Xinjiang
Most people do not know that until about a thousand years ago, the Tarim Basin (northwest of Tibet, which is the part of Xinjiang below the Tian Shin Mountains) was Indic in culture and it was a thriving part of More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XIII
Bhagavad Gita – The Name of the Scripture The title of this beloved Hindu scripture literally means “The Divine Song” or the “The Song of the Lord”. This holy book of Hindus presents an eternally relevant More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XII
[contextly_sidebar id=”C7AUaYd2kP2MDY9QePCR6fkddWVJFqYD”] Region-Wise Distribution of Hindu Sages, Saints, Scriptures, Languages and Holy Places # REGION SAINTS, MUNIS, RISHIS, ACHARYAS SCRIPTURES LANGUAGES More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XI
Languages of Hindu Scriptures: Other Languages In addition to Sanskrit and Tamil, many other Indian as well as non-Indian languages were used for composing Hindu scriptures. For e.g., we have a version of the Brahmāṇda More...
Sri Aurobindo and India’s Rebirth- A book by Michel Danino
A book comes along once in a way which hits you hard; and this is one of those. I discovered Swami Vivekananda through his Complete Works at the age of 40, and I kicked myself for having missed it for such a prolonged More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- X
[contextly_sidebar id=”pS1i53O4fkB0nT2nXiYl2Q01imG7yWrv”] Sanskrit: “More Perfect than Greek, More Copius than Latin” Sanskrit was the major language used for liturgy, science, philosophy and literature More...
Book Review: Western Foundations of the Caste System
Western Foundations of the Caste System by Martin Fárek, Dunkin Jalki, Sufiya Pathan, and Prakash Shah has been published by Palgrave Macmillan and is available on Amazon. The Origins of Caste: An Overview of More...