Demystifying Tantra-II: Subject Matter of the Tantras
[contextly_sidebar id=”qJSsWkFalJ8Rse5v5Elvj92PcvFc40XB”] In the previous article, we had examined the place of Tantra Śāstra in modern Hinduism, and presented the case that Tantra is an integral component More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- V: Menstruation in Ayurveda
[contextly_sidebar id=”LJxtirgPTnAsKfaPocqbIypSsozofB0L”] In the previous articles, we successively saw how Hinduism associates menstruation with Ashaucha, austerity, self-purification, rest, and sacred More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – VII
[contextly_sidebar id=”gWDsIP0furNpVBtGd0Uk32hcFi3UXXNp”] In the previous article, we looked into life accounts of Rishi Nārada. In this concluding part, let us look into life accounts of few more Rishis. Bhagavān More...
Addition of Yoga to Directive Principles of State Policy: An Open Letter to PM Modi
Dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi, At the outset, I wish to congratulate you for conceiving the idea of International Yoga Day. This important development has undoubtedly created awareness about the utility of Yoga More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – VI
[contextly_sidebar id=”oSbG7qZlkKtPc2odYP8gCJCBmNKWYZwh”] In the previous article, we looked into life accounts of the Rishis: Nachiketa and Yajnavalkya and of Rishikas: Gargi and Maitreyi. Let us now More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- IV: Menstruation from Yogic perspective
[contextly_sidebar id=”3AbXLg3B9pP55VUte2p6kTzo9zMkV3Rp”] In the previous articles, we successively saw how Hinduism associates menstruation with Ashaucha, austerity, self-purification, rest, and sacred More...
Demystifying Tantra- I: Place of Tantra in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”suq3jACzh3hZQ3ZaAs7jVQNoyIuJfdMt”] Mention the word Tantra to an average Indian and he will probably visualize a disheveled person with bloodshot eyes, smoking ganja, a skull in More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- III: Menstruation as a period of Rest and Sacred Celebration
[contextly_sidebar id=”VPgWbHGdiIcOqplS7l6JumUg7q0nXynj”] In the previous two articles, an examination into the facet of Ashaucha and the facet of austerity and self-purification associated with Menstruation More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – V
[contextly_sidebar id=”Y5L77wqqa1Nru6DfChjyp93IqIcWb7ij”] In the previous article, I sketched the life accounts of Rishis like Satyakāma Jabāla, Angirasa, Shukadeva, and Uttanka. Now let us look into More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- II: Menstruation as Austerity and Self-purification
[contextly_sidebar id=”WbA9BfmCnyV3bb3XVkWCyl1odybPYUyq”] In the previous article, an examination into the facet of Ashaucha (impurity) associated with Menstruation was undertaken and it was shown how More...