Meditation in Kashmir Shaivism: The Background Theory
When Shiva wants to realize his Shiva nature nothing can stop you. But one can say, “I want to realize it now. So, why? Why am I not realizing it? What is stopping Shiva?”. Right now, according to the Kashmir Shaivites, "You" the Shiva is playing the role of a spiritual seeker. He just wants to play the role of a seeker who wants to realize!
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Personality traits of Maryada Purushottam Sri Rama under the light of Vaishnavism (Part 1)
Being the God himself, he upheld Dharma on earth protecting the good ones, at the same time, for other's sake sacrificed everything he had the right to possess, from his kingdom to his beloved wife. In his cosmic plan, the way the Lord himself plays between his dilemmas and resolutions stuck between mortal limitations and limited power makes his character more engrossing.
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The wonder of Abhinav Gupta (Part 1)
Abhinavgupta delves deep into the phenomenology of doubt. And, when it comes to Kaali at the beginning of the method of knowing ascertainment, he defines her the as Sanghar Kaali or destructive Kaali. Now you will be surprised by knowing what is this meant by destruction. What is destroyed? At the beginning of knowledge, Abhinavgupta answers that it is doubt which is destroyed.
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Some basic Hindu Samskaras: Signficance of shankha, mauna and sadhu sanga
In a fraction of a second, the most brutal person on the earth turned into a saint. All necessary perfections are achieved to attain the highest goal in life. Like us, Parvatha Muni was also moved by this and the entire event was constantly running in his head while returning. “You are a touchstone by yourself”, appreciated the sage staring at the great Narada Muni’s ever smiling glorious face.
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Is God in Pain? (Part-4)
What sort of thing or entity is God? God is like a son of a barren woman- a total self-contradictory object! He might have His own Dharma or characteristics but they are mutually opposed- a four-angled quadrilateral circle, an extremely hurt but completely painless fellow. Can such a thing exist?
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Book Review on Ramayana Unravelled: Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Valmiki’s Epic by Ami Ganatra
This whole fresh reading of Ramayana makes us fall in love with both Rama and Sita amid Valmiki’s poetic beauty, once again, eradicating all the doubts persisting in our minds till date. The golden age of Rama Rajya was never a myth and it is quite achievable as comprehended by the wisdom of our ancestors. If its ideals are brought forward, it would not be impossible for us to witness the same era of peace and knowledge, once again exhaling everywhere, for which every one of us is in search today.
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Plants and the Great Monotheistic Religions
In Holy Scripture the plant world not only isn’t considered equal to the animal world, is isn’t considered at all. It is left to its fate, probably to either be destroyed by the Flood or to survive it along with other inanimate things. Plants were so unimportant that there was no reason to care about them.
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भारतीय दार्शनिक दृष्टि में समय का विचार
समय एक रेखीय, एकल-दिशात्मक गति नहीं है, जैसे कि एक तीर अतीत से भविष्य की ओर गति करता है। यह "हमारी यांत्रिक दुनिया के एक सुविधाजनक भ्रम से ज्यादा कुछ नहीं है, जो एक जीवंत समय को एक फ्रैक्टल के आंतरिक कर्लिंग विवरण के साथ जोड़ता है।" जब हम अनंत काल की वक्रता में प्रवेश करते हैं, तो हम जीवन की सच्ची आंतरिक लय की परिपूर्णता का अनुभव करते हैं।
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Is God in Pain? (Part-3)
A good teacher, in every ins and outs of his students, is well aware that what errors they can make and in which areas. But, the tutor himself does not make mistakes. So, can we say by this argument that God knows all our pains but Himself never suffers Bearing this argument in mind, Arindam Chakrabarti again makes a dispute that there is still a problem in analyzing the concern of “Is God in pain?” in this way.
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Cave, Cosmos, and Consciousness Connection: The Origin of Sacred Space
India also has many natural caves from north to south and east to west, which early humans used as shelters and living spaces. The emptiness of the cave might have given them the expression of the sky (Aakasha Tattva), and the sky is the origin place for all celestial and non-celestial beings. Later, these caves became an example of another temple’s architectural development as the space in the temple was observed as Garbhagriha.
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