Hindu Spirituality

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Hi everyone! I recently made the decision to convert to Hinduism. I have identified as agnostic for several years because I was disappointed by the hypocrisy of many mainstream religions (as defined by your average white American I should say) and that disappointment hit a record high over the las

This is a webinar this Saturday by Indic Academy that I think will be of interest to many of you. Their previous webinars on related topics have generally been good. Event Description: "Jnana Sadhana consists of 3 steps in Vedanta. Shravana (Listening), Manana (Reflection), Nididhyasa (Contemplati

hi all, I recently started creating videos to share short stories of our epics. im currently experimenting with the content and am looking for feedback. I would appreciate if any interested members can let me know whats working and whats not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9pifytnx0c&t=16

Bhakti (devotion) in Sanatan Dharma is an essential element. There are 9 stages of Bhakti. But even before you start, it is important to cleanse the organs and the senses with which you will practice. Just like utensils must be clean before making the food, tools of our body must be clean before pr

Mantra or any holy name of a god is a vibration, Just like in the radio we adjust the frequency to listen a particular radio station for entertainment similarly we use mantra or holy names to adjust our frequency to attain Supreme Bliss. Just like there is a particular frequency on which there is a

The earliest textual attestation of ‘dharmaśāstra’ and more: An analysis of chronology in ‘A Dharma Reader’ https://twitter.com/subhash_kak/status/1332407204549439488?s=20 Abstract: Which is the earliest extant textual attestation of the word ‘dharmaśāstra’? Is the birth of the Dharmaśāstra genr

I am an English speaker with very minimal Sanskrit knowledge (like the bare bones that I have picked up through Hindu studies). I am looking for a really good non-abridged translation of the Mahabharata. Any recommendations? Thanks. Om shanti shanti shanti.

A. From the spiritual perspective • A dictum in Dharma says, ‘He who sees with open eyes the destruction of Dharma becomes great sinner, while he who strives to protect Dharma, becomes deserving of Mukti (Liberation)’. • He who protects Dharma, is protected by Dharma (God). • The God who dwel

1. If what we reap are the results of what we sow - what were the karmic seeds which manifested as invasion and desecration of our culture? Was it the common people - soldiers/ informants/ businessmen/ slave traders etc of those times who co-operated with the invaders that are now facing civilizati

There are lots of Ram mandirs but there is not a single Goddess Sita Mandir in India that I know of. Please explain.

Bhagavad Gita means the ‘song of God’ and is the discourse given by Krishna, the charioteer, to Arjuna, the archer, on the eve of the battle at Kurukshetra. While Gita popularly refers only to Bhagavad Gita, there are many other ‘Gitas’ in Indian literature such as: 1.Anu Gita 2.Ashtavakra Gita 3.Av

I had always thought of myself as spiritual but not religious (SBNR). Growing up, I attended a Lutheran church and was taught gnostic teachings at home by my mother. I did not believe in what the church was preaching, yet I continued to attend with my parents as I was merely a child. I first heard

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Hello, I spoke to a renowned Dr. about a viscous, sweet, fluid coming from my gums, teeth and mouth and the Dr. told me to contact a Hindu Temple. Has Anyone ever heard of Amrita coming out of one's mouth/teeth, upper and lower Teeth?

I consider myself an Advaita Vedantist and ultimately Hindu, but I'm not raised Hindu and don't have a great understanding of Hindu worship. My main Hindu knowledge comes through a long practice of Buddhism and shorter study of Sikhi and Advaita Vedanta. I pray to Brahman and Krishna but don't have

★What then is the message of the Gita and what its working value, its spiritual utility to the human mind of the present day after the long ages that have elapsed since it was written and the great subsequent transformations of thought and experience? The human mind moves always forward, alters i

Gangotri is a small town & one of the Char Dham Sites located in Uttarakhand. Also known as an abode of Ganga. The word Gangotri is a combination of two words that describe the event i.e. Ganga + Uttari, which roughly translates into Ganga descending. According to Valmiki Ramayana १-४३-२६- तत्र ऋषि

An old Sannyasi and his half a dozen disciples lived in an ashram at the foot of a hill in a village. The villagers, mostly farmers and labourers would pay occasional visits to the ashram and sit there, listening attentively to the recital of prayers and stotras. They would carry with them some fru