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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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महामृत्युञ्जयमन्त्रः ‘The Great Conqueror of Death’ mantra

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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

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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

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Gayatri Mantra (गायत्री मन्त्र:)

Gayatri Mantra (गायत्री मन्त्र:), is the most powerful vedic mantra, it is a prayer of gratitude to the Divine. In Vedic tradition Mantra (मन्त्र) and Tantra (तन्त्र) are the two tools available for enlightenment, both contain the same ending “Tra”, … Continue reading

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