‘Japa’ is a repetition of a word or chant during the practice of meditation. The letter ‘pa’ stands for that which removes or destroys all impurities and the letter ‘ja’ stands for that which puts an end to the cycle …
Based on the shastra, we developed the ‘zero’, the base-ten decimal system, now in global use, and crucial trigonometry and algebra formulae as well as many astronomical discoveries. Mathematical thought was intertwined with linguistics. Rishi Panini ‘s rules for Sanskrit …
It is common unfortunately to hear of negotiations with pandits to reduce the number of rituals in a wedding or to shorten the procedure. Vivaha is an important samskara by which a person enters the second stage of life – …
Performing your responsibility ensures that the other’s rights are met.Earlier, if you asked a person in the morning, where he was going, he would say I am going for ‘duty’. As children, we would giggle at ‘duty.’ Later I understood …
Know that responsibility is taken, not given The greatness of Bharat is because of the great people who know that responsibility is always taken, not given. They do their duty towards their families, societies, communities and their nation that leads …
To sip the water of Jnana-Ganga, we need a ghat, a flight of stairs or a place from where you can access the flowing waters easily. Each teacher of Vedanta is like a ghat who drank long and deep from …
‘When fire and camphor are brought together, is there any black remnant left? Tuka says, you and I are one light’ This meaning is just one of the beautiful abhangas (devotional verses composed to sing), infused with love for Vitthala. …
Learn and teach Sanskrit to children and adults (conversation, grammar). Any language is a carrier of meaning of the culture, reflects our ways of living, our vision of reality and a way to connect to the other. Much is lost …
A random quote, a book, a video popping up in your feed, a friend recommending that you ‘must-try’ out a class/course/camp/podcast or just seeing the remarkable transformation of a friend or relative into a cheerful, loving and objective person – …
How do we learn about the glorious vision and the ways of living about Sanatana Dharma? Through living in the culture, through our families particularly elders (vrddha-vyavahaara), through our gurus, the mathas we are affiliated to, the media and the …