
A Tribute to Hinduism - Yoga - Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati
... may lead to the union of the human with the divine - all within the self. The aim of yoga is the transformation of human beings from their natural form to a perfected form. The Yogic practices originated in the primordial depths of India's past. From this early period the inner attitudes and discipl ...
... may lead to the union of the human with the divine - all within the self. The aim of yoga is the transformation of human beings from their natural form to a perfected form. The Yogic practices originated in the primordial depths of India's past. From this early period the inner attitudes and discipl ...
Devi: The Great Goddess
... This Devi is Vasudhara, the goddess of wealth and abundance. She is worshiped in Nepal in the Himalaya Mountains by Buddhists, followers of a wise man named Buddha who lived in India over two thousand years ago. Vasudhara has the power to give good things. She has six hands. In four of them, she hol ...
... This Devi is Vasudhara, the goddess of wealth and abundance. She is worshiped in Nepal in the Himalaya Mountains by Buddhists, followers of a wise man named Buddha who lived in India over two thousand years ago. Vasudhara has the power to give good things. She has six hands. In four of them, she hol ...
Mahashivaratri - London Sri Murugan Temple
... Ritual Bath of Shivalinga: Following the rituals prescribed in the Shiva Purana, every three hours, Shivalingam is given a special bath with milk, yoghurt, honey, sandalwood paste and rose water. Puja, meditation and chanting of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ accompany the ritual bath. Following the bath, vermi ...
... Ritual Bath of Shivalinga: Following the rituals prescribed in the Shiva Purana, every three hours, Shivalingam is given a special bath with milk, yoghurt, honey, sandalwood paste and rose water. Puja, meditation and chanting of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ accompany the ritual bath. Following the bath, vermi ...
Danielle Powell Religion in Eastern Cultures Dr. Eric Dale Final
... or control. We learn many things, but this knowledge is not an end in itself. The goal is to find oneness with the absolute ultimate – yoga (spirituality foundation). The Yoga sutras are concerned mainly with mental control; the Sutras explicitly define yoga in Sanskrit as “yogash chitta vritti niro ...
... or control. We learn many things, but this knowledge is not an end in itself. The goal is to find oneness with the absolute ultimate – yoga (spirituality foundation). The Yoga sutras are concerned mainly with mental control; the Sutras explicitly define yoga in Sanskrit as “yogash chitta vritti niro ...
Karma - Hinduism Today
... and today finds itself again in the ascendancy as the subtle and all-encompassing principle which governs man's experiential universe in a way likened to gravity's governance over the physical plane. Like gravity, karma was always there in its fullest potency, even when people did not comprehend it. ...
... and today finds itself again in the ascendancy as the subtle and all-encompassing principle which governs man's experiential universe in a way likened to gravity's governance over the physical plane. Like gravity, karma was always there in its fullest potency, even when people did not comprehend it. ...
memorandum - Hindu American Foundation
... The Hindu Education Foundation submitted a detailed report with numerous suggested edits for each of the programs under consideration for adoption. Those edits approved by the Ad Hoc Committee on October 31, 2005, are listed below. The State Board of Education took action on the 2005 History–Social ...
... The Hindu Education Foundation submitted a detailed report with numerous suggested edits for each of the programs under consideration for adoption. Those edits approved by the Ad Hoc Committee on October 31, 2005, are listed below. The State Board of Education took action on the 2005 History–Social ...
From: prabhu To: cyriljohn@vsnl
... One indication of yoga’s spiritual nature is the way it affects practitioners over time. The International Journal of Yoga published the results of a national survey in Australia.[4] Physical postures (asana) comprised about 60% of the yoga they practiced; 40% was relaxation (savasana), breathing te ...
... One indication of yoga’s spiritual nature is the way it affects practitioners over time. The International Journal of Yoga published the results of a national survey in Australia.[4] Physical postures (asana) comprised about 60% of the yoga they practiced; 40% was relaxation (savasana), breathing te ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS - rnarayanaswami.net
... The real study of Upanishads, say the Upanishads themselves, is not study of themselves but study of that “by which we realize the changeless” (Ref. 2) Upanishads talk of the ‘Ultimate Reality: Brahman’ of the Universe, the ‘Ultimate Reality: Atman’ of the individual person and the connection betwe ...
... The real study of Upanishads, say the Upanishads themselves, is not study of themselves but study of that “by which we realize the changeless” (Ref. 2) Upanishads talk of the ‘Ultimate Reality: Brahman’ of the Universe, the ‘Ultimate Reality: Atman’ of the individual person and the connection betwe ...
the yoga boom: a call for christian discernment part 1: yoga in its
... believed that out of a desire to understand the nature of prakriti they venture into it. As they come into contact with the material world, their pure consciousness generates mind and thought, which are believed to be part of prakriti and not proper attributes of parusha. The parushas’ sensations an ...
... believed that out of a desire to understand the nature of prakriti they venture into it. As they come into contact with the material world, their pure consciousness generates mind and thought, which are believed to be part of prakriti and not proper attributes of parusha. The parushas’ sensations an ...
Yoga practice and intention In Hinduism, Yoga is considered to be
... Upanisads, the older practises of offering sacrifices and ceremonies to appease external gods gives way instead to a new understanding that man can, by means of an inner sacrifice, become one with the Supreme Being (referred to as Brāhman or Māhātman) -- through moral culture, restraint and trainin ...
... Upanisads, the older practises of offering sacrifices and ceremonies to appease external gods gives way instead to a new understanding that man can, by means of an inner sacrifice, become one with the Supreme Being (referred to as Brāhman or Māhātman) -- through moral culture, restraint and trainin ...
Measurements of Ancient Time Periods
... Manu, who Indian tradition says composed the LAWS OF MANU, the famous text on social law. In all there have already been seven Manus in the current kalpa, each one leading off his designated age, including the Manu who began the age we live in today, who is known as Vaivasvata. There will be seven m ...
... Manu, who Indian tradition says composed the LAWS OF MANU, the famous text on social law. In all there have already been seven Manus in the current kalpa, each one leading off his designated age, including the Manu who began the age we live in today, who is known as Vaivasvata. There will be seven m ...
Shiva - the Ascetic God
... with a lower base supporting the whole structure. The three parts are believed to represent the Hindu Trinity, with the lower base symbolizing Brahma, the circular or octagonal base representing Vishnu and the upper protruding part representing Shiva which suggests that Shiva also encompasses the th ...
... with a lower base supporting the whole structure. The three parts are believed to represent the Hindu Trinity, with the lower base symbolizing Brahma, the circular or octagonal base representing Vishnu and the upper protruding part representing Shiva which suggests that Shiva also encompasses the th ...
Awareness as the Ultimate Reality of God
... we sense within them are subjective spaces – the spaces of awareness within which we are aware of things and without which we could be aware of nothing. We exist in awareness – inner and outer – in the same way that the elements of our outer and inner world can only be experienced in spaces – inner ...
... we sense within them are subjective spaces – the spaces of awareness within which we are aware of things and without which we could be aware of nothing. We exist in awareness – inner and outer – in the same way that the elements of our outer and inner world can only be experienced in spaces – inner ...
Worship of Nada Brahman
... nectar of raga and get edified. To him, ragas are not mere groups of notes but have an ethos and to those who do sangita upasana, ‘they assume the most pleasing forms and dance before them with their anklets jingling’ ("Sripapriya"). Role of Bhakti The question might be asked why if sound (Nada) alo ...
... nectar of raga and get edified. To him, ragas are not mere groups of notes but have an ethos and to those who do sangita upasana, ‘they assume the most pleasing forms and dance before them with their anklets jingling’ ("Sripapriya"). Role of Bhakti The question might be asked why if sound (Nada) alo ...
Yoga‟s Spiritual Roots
... The word Hindu and Hinduism was not always found in classical writings of India. They cannot be traced back to classical Indian languages of Sanskrit or Tamil. (Steven Rosen). The word Hindu is Persian, Iranian root for Sindhu, a word that means river. As the word evolved it came to refer specifical ...
... The word Hindu and Hinduism was not always found in classical writings of India. They cannot be traced back to classical Indian languages of Sanskrit or Tamil. (Steven Rosen). The word Hindu is Persian, Iranian root for Sindhu, a word that means river. As the word evolved it came to refer specifical ...
The Rama Story of Brij Narain Chakbast
... above-mentioned poems of Chakbast. They were more clear-headed than some present-day critics who see ghosts everywhere; they knew that communalism did not consist in praising certain features in oneís own religious beliefs. (Kaif 1986, 36) ...
... above-mentioned poems of Chakbast. They were more clear-headed than some present-day critics who see ghosts everywhere; they knew that communalism did not consist in praising certain features in oneís own religious beliefs. (Kaif 1986, 36) ...
padayatra - Dr. AV Srinivasan
... Please remove your shoes upon arrival at the reception area (Parbati Hall); they may be left in the Coat Room at the entrance. No smoking is allowed; no drugs; no alcohol, no meat products (meat, fish, eggs, poultry, etc.) may be consumed or brought onto the Temple premises. Please, no loud noise, b ...
... Please remove your shoes upon arrival at the reception area (Parbati Hall); they may be left in the Coat Room at the entrance. No smoking is allowed; no drugs; no alcohol, no meat products (meat, fish, eggs, poultry, etc.) may be consumed or brought onto the Temple premises. Please, no loud noise, b ...
A Misconception about the Nature of Self in
... the beginning, when there was neither existence nor non-existence, and sums up with a cryptic remark that perhaps we would never know the how and why of the world's coming to be! This hymn may well capture the earliest expression of a sceptical tendency in regard to the ultimate questions on the nat ...
... the beginning, when there was neither existence nor non-existence, and sums up with a cryptic remark that perhaps we would never know the how and why of the world's coming to be! This hymn may well capture the earliest expression of a sceptical tendency in regard to the ultimate questions on the nat ...
מוקהלינגה ﻣوﺧﺎﻟﯾﻧﺟﺎ - www.BahaiStudies.net
... earrings and a necklace and have the crescent moon on The iconography and making of the mukhalinga is pre- his head and the third eye on the forehead.[5] The faces of scribed in the Agamas and the Tantras.[1] These sculp- Shiva are carved generally from the ear onwards, emergtured lingas fall under ...
... earrings and a necklace and have the crescent moon on The iconography and making of the mukhalinga is pre- his head and the third eye on the forehead.[5] The faces of scribed in the Agamas and the Tantras.[1] These sculp- Shiva are carved generally from the ear onwards, emergtured lingas fall under ...
The Hindu Buddha and the Buddhist Visnu
... stuff of the puranas, and Visnu's avatars, or his "descents" into the realm of human beings, are his most well known attribute and method for intervening. The myths and doctrine of Visnu's avatars are reflective of two important traits of Hindu Vaisn a v a perspective. The first trait consists of Vi ...
... stuff of the puranas, and Visnu's avatars, or his "descents" into the realm of human beings, are his most well known attribute and method for intervening. The myths and doctrine of Visnu's avatars are reflective of two important traits of Hindu Vaisn a v a perspective. The first trait consists of Vi ...
Lakshmi - www.BahaiStudies.net
... the material world or energy, called the aparam Prakriti, in which she is called Mother Earth. Sridevi is the spiritual world or energy, called the Prakriti. Most people are mistaken that they are separate beings although they are one, that is, Lakshmi. Lakshmi is the power of Vishnu. Mahalakshmi's ...
... the material world or energy, called the aparam Prakriti, in which she is called Mother Earth. Sridevi is the spiritual world or energy, called the Prakriti. Most people are mistaken that they are separate beings although they are one, that is, Lakshmi. Lakshmi is the power of Vishnu. Mahalakshmi's ...
Session 4 – Yoga and TM
... Yoga (as we think of it) is an eight step process called Ashtanga Yoga (Astanga means “Eight step in Sanskrit”) By doing the eight steps, a person can “stop the world and get off” This is described in the Sanskrit phrase “Cittevritta-Mrodha” (The stoppage of the mental and physical) The first steps ...
... Yoga (as we think of it) is an eight step process called Ashtanga Yoga (Astanga means “Eight step in Sanskrit”) By doing the eight steps, a person can “stop the world and get off” This is described in the Sanskrit phrase “Cittevritta-Mrodha” (The stoppage of the mental and physical) The first steps ...
Vishnu
... This nature and benevolence to men were Vishnu’s en- Supreme God. But in the Vaishnava canon, in differduring attributes. As the triple-strider he is known as ent ages, with Vishnu in different avatars, his relationship Trivikrama and as Urukrama, for the strides were wide. with the asuras or demons, ...
... This nature and benevolence to men were Vishnu’s en- Supreme God. But in the Vaishnava canon, in differduring attributes. As the triple-strider he is known as ent ages, with Vishnu in different avatars, his relationship Trivikrama and as Urukrama, for the strides were wide. with the asuras or demons, ...
The Vedic Religion
... born again and again so as to experience the consequences of one’s good and bad actions. “Do good.” “Do not do evil,” such are the ex ...
... born again and again so as to experience the consequences of one’s good and bad actions. “Do good.” “Do not do evil,” such are the ex ...
Sacred Symbols - Hinduism Today
... as in olden times, religious symbols derive from the world around us. The sun appears in motifs across cultures from Mexico to Mongolia, including the Hindu swastika and the wheel of the sun, honored by Buddhists as the eight-spoked dharma wheel. Hinduism has amassed a vast range of icons from thou ...
... as in olden times, religious symbols derive from the world around us. The sun appears in motifs across cultures from Mexico to Mongolia, including the Hindu swastika and the wheel of the sun, honored by Buddhists as the eight-spoked dharma wheel. Hinduism has amassed a vast range of icons from thou ...
Hindu deities

Hinduism is the dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. It comprises three major traditions, Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism, whose followers considered Shiva, Vishnu, Radha and Shakti (also called as Devi) to be the supreme deity respectively. Most of the other deities were either related to them or different forms (incarnations) of these deities. Hinduism has been called the ""oldest religion"" in the world, and many practitioners refer to Hinduism as ""the eternal law"". (Sanātana Dharma). Given below is a list of the chief Hindu deities followed by a list of Hindu deities (including demi-gods). Among them Radha is the biggest goddess.Within Hinduism, a large number of personal gods (Ishvaras) are worshipped as murtis. These beings are significantly powerful entities known as devas. Initially the Hindu pantheon of Gods included a limited set of deities and many new sects have since formed acknowledging living priests as deities. The exact nature of belief in regard to each deity varies between differing Hindu denominations and philosophies. Often these beings are depicted in humanoid or partially humanoid forms, complete with a set of unique and complex iconography in each case.The devas are expansions of Brahman into various forms, each with a certain quality.