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HINDUISM: Idol worship

India, June 14 -- Idol worship helps the mind to ideal worship. An idol is a symbol for the human mind to adore and the intellect to idealise. All major religions in the world have idols. Greeks,Roma... Read More


HINDUISM: When giving feels like receiving

India, June 7 -- When love desires the return of love it is not love, it is commerce. By definition love only wants to give, because that feels like receiving.! The identification in love is so Compl... Read More


HINDUISM: Fire Symbol of Lord

India, May 31 -- Havans, yagnyas, wedding rituals and other ceremonies generally use a lighted fire pit as the holy altar of the Lord. It is worshipped and offerings are made to it. Symbolic of the Lo... Read More


HINDUISM: In the spirit of the Gita

India, May 24 -- Brigadier Harishchandra Singh, an 80-year-old, retired armoured corps officer made me sit up and feel so proud of our Kshatriya traditions. The spirit of the Gita, of being ever ready... Read More


HINDUISM: The stupid me Part I

India, May 17 -- Thoughts, emotions and dreams have no reality. Have you seen anger, love or hate walking on the Ganges bank? We allow them to rise in our own minds. We give them life. If there is eve... Read More


HINDUISM: On chanting the scriptures

India, May 10 -- It was a warm sunny morning on the 9th September 1986. We all sat huddled at the Ram temple in Siddhabari, where Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji had just presided over a religious... Read More


HINDUISM: The one who rose to heaven

India, May 3 -- Once upon a time there were two friends. Both of them were spiritually-minded, they would read and understand scriptures and would try to delve deep into the realm. Once, they travelle... Read More