Category Archives: Spirituality
Religion Dictionary Entries
The Dallas Morning News publishes a religion column every week. One of the sections in this column is Religious Dictionary in which the author Tyra Damm explores the religious/ spiritual meaning of religious words in an alphabetical order. Of course … Continue reading
Consciousness Explained
One of the core ideas of Hindu philosophy or spirituality is the concept of consciousness. What is Consciousness? And how does this concsiousness make us different from animals or other living beings in this world? This is ability that gives … Continue reading
Meaning of knowing God!
One of the common questions that Atheists ask believers is “How would you prove the existence of God?” and if one were to answer that god exists in every human being, animal, plant etc it wouldn’t sound convincing. I never … Continue reading
Hinduism under attack: From inside and outside
This has been happening time and again, since the past 2,000 years Hinduism the world’s oldest, all embracing and most peaceful religion has been attacked by fanatic members of other faiths with the intention of destroying it. But thanks to … Continue reading
Cancer cure tested publicly
Cancer has traditionally been considered as an incurable disease but now there is this new drug resveratrol has been speculated to cure cancer since long time. But now there is news on the resveratrol forum, where the community has unitedly … Continue reading
Hinduism’s contributions to modern science – II
I would like to write a little more about people from Hindustan/ India/ Bharat who made enormous contributions to scientific research and thought way back during the BC era. These people have been completely ignored by the modern world dominated … Continue reading
Lecture series on “The essence of Spirituality”
An advertising campaign has been running on Radio Salaam Namaste in Dallas area since the past month about the oncoming visit of Swami Mukundanda, an IIT and IIM alumnus who gave up lucrative corporate career to answer the call of … Continue reading
Vedanta: The heart of Hindu Spirituality
Ever since my early childhood I have always been wondering about various facets of life. One area where I had and continue to have lots of questions is in the realm of spirituality. Being born in a brahmin family I … Continue reading
Nuggets of Wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most important religious texts of Sanatana Dharma aka Hinduism. This is an integral part of the Bhishma Parva of the one of the most revered Hindu epics Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is in … Continue reading
Paintball: A colourful and entertaining sport
One of my favourite games/ sports is paintball. For me paintball is than just a pass time, it is more like a spiritual and mental pursuit where I hone my skills of concentration, focus and agility. Before I continue I … Continue reading