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हिन्दू सनातन धर्म – तिलक (Tilak) या तिलक-चिह्न
हिन्दू सनातन धर्म में तिलक (Tilak) या तिलक-चिह्न का विशेष महत्व है। तिलक केवल सजावट नहीं बल्कि यह आध्यात्मिक, धार्मिक और दार्शनिक पहचान भी दर्शाता है। अलग-अलग सम्प्रदाय, परम्पराएँ और देवताओं की उपासना पद्धति के अनुसार तिलक के कई प्रकार … Continue reading
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Tagged तिलक, Hindu, Sanatan Dharma, Sanatana Dharma, Sanskrit, Shiv, Shiva, Tilak
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Book Review – Snow by Orhan Pamuk
A great story of an elusive love and heartbreak against a political backdrop in modern day Turkey by the great story teller. An exiled poet Ka returns back to his hometown of Kars to investigate the suicide by young girls … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Literature, Love, Religion
Tagged Islam, Love, Orhan Pamuk, Turkey, Turks
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Book Review – How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy by Julian Baggini
How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy by Julian Baggini5 of 5 stars View all my reviews The world is shrinking fast and most of us are in the throes of multiculturalism interacting with neighbours, work … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Philosophy, Religion
Tagged Buddhism, Confucius, Islam, Rishi, Sanatan Dharma, Sanatana Dharma, Sanskrit
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Months of the year and The Hindu Calendar
The Hindu dating systems follows one of the two popular models, the विक्रम सम्वत् which originated in 58BCE or the शाक सम्वत् which originated in 78 CE. (सम्वत् means year ). Prior to these an even more ancient system was … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Sanskrit
Tagged Hindu, Hindutva, Sanatan Dharma, Sanatana Dharma
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Book Review – Stranger to History by Aatish Taseer
Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey through Islamic LandsAatish Taseer5 of 5 stars Aatish Taseer was conceived of a whirlwind affair between a Pakistani Muslim politician and an Indian Sikh Journalist. And life can never be simple born … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, People, Religion
Tagged Aatish Taseer, Fear, Freedom, Islam, Pakistan, Power
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Book Review – Stages of Meditation by Dalai Lama XIV
Stages of Meditation by Dalai Lama XIV 5 of 5 stars This book records the commentary on Kamalashila’s “Stages of Meditation” as rendered by His Holiness Dalai Lama to his close followers in Manali 1989. Acharya Kamalashila was a great … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Religion
Tagged Buddha, Buddhism, DalaiLama, Discrimination, Freedom, Ignorance, Kamalashila, Knowledge, Meditation, Philosophy
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‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ event an academic assault on Hinduism
Hinduism has long been under the assault by western academia since the dawn of the colonial era of European supremacism — Read on http://www.firstpost.com/india/dismantling-global-hindutva-event-an-academic-assault-on-hinduism-9946511.html
4 Degrees of Human Speech
As the information age gains momentum, the most primitive level–the spoken and written word–is drowning out the higher, subtle tongues.— Read on yogainternational.com/article/view/4-degrees-of-human-speech According to the Vedas, there are four degrees of human speech. As the information age gathers momentum, … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Religion
Tagged Hindu, Knowledge, Rishi, Sanatana Dharma, Sanskrit, Vedas
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Book Review – Ancient India: Its Language and Religions by Hermann Oldenberg
Ancient India: Its Language and Religionsby Hermann Oldenberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars A good book to understand the history of Sanskrit studies in West. How it started and which personalities made clear inroads into that field is all detailed … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, News & Politics, Religion, Sanskrit
Tagged Buddha, Grammer, Language, Sanatana Dharma, Sanskrit, Vedas
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