Late last night just before winding down to sleep, I thought I’d take on the challenge in drawing a Sri Chakra (and god knows why, as I’m totally artistically challenged, not even doodling!), and ended up doing just that. Constructed the outline using Inkscape, then color-filled, and texturized using Gimp. Color combination is not as [...]
Introduction There is a considerable bias in the media when it comes to Hindus, particularly in Western countries. The media is very sensitive when in it comes to their coverage of Christians, Muslims, or African-Americans. Perhaps because these groups will not meekly stand by and take any misrepresentation of their culture. They will mobilize in [...]
There is no shortage of Jesus’s or Buddha’s in Hindu culture. India has produced scores of them over its several thousand year old history, who in turn have contributed scores of illuminating spiritual texts — so many, and so varied, that you can pick and chose, mix and match, to whichever ones match your temperament [...]
The month of Margazhi (Dec. 16 – Jan 14) – is Sri Krishna’s favorite month. Of the entire year, this month is celebrated with bhajans, recitations, and performances in just about all temples and music academies (Carnatic, instrumental, vocal, dance – Bharathanatyam, etc.). Of particular note is the Marghazi Festival in Chennai in which hundreds [...]
Detachment or rather the self-control, which is a precursor to detachment, has its rewards. These videos say it all:…As interesting and funny as it is, it is never ceases to amaze me how Western civilization takes the tiniest of things and puts a marketing spin on it. If Indians had the same mindset, they’d be [...]
While Deepavali is popularly known as the “festival of lights”, the most significant spiritual meaning is “the awareness of the inner light”. Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. The celebration of Deepavali as the “victory [...]
(this Tamil translation of Ayurveda article done by Velmurugan G) முன்னுரை நமது உடலில் அனைத்து நோய்களையும் எதிர்க்கும் ஆற்றல் உள்ளுறவே அமையபெற்றுள்ளது என்பதே ஆயுர்வேத சிகிச்சையின் அடிப்படையாகும். மேலும் மருந்துகள் யாவும் இயற்கையிலே அமையப்பெற்றுள்ளது. ஆயுர்வேத சிகிச்சை ஒர் முழுமையான முறையாகும். ஆகவே ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனின் உடல் மற்றும் மன நிலையைபொறுத்து சிகிச்சை வேறுப்படும். ஆனால் மேற்கத்திய மருத்துவ முறையோ அறைகுறை அறிவை கொண்டு செய்யப்படுகிறது. இவை நோயின் மூலத்தை கண்டறிந்து அழிப்பதை [...]
Introduction Addressing all 5 elements of Ayurveda’s Pancha Bhoota is important to activate the body’s internal mechanism to heal itself. I cannot emphasis this more, all five elements must be addressed. Please first read the brief summary of Pancha Bhoota in the article on principles of Ayurveda. Earth Element Balanced Diet. Our body is composed [...]
Introduction Ayurveda (ayur=life, veda=knowledge) is based on the philosophy that the body has a tremendous capacity to heal itself, and that the medicine that body needs is found, in its most potent form, right here in Nature. Ayurveda deals with the disease holistically, and believes that disease is an imbalance in ones doshas (the energies [...]
People drain more power reacting to others, or to their environment. A person is left with no power for transformation or proactive change. Such a person is powerless. But when a person halts the process of draining powers through such reactions, then he or she begins to gather power. Existence of gathered power is evident [...]