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Hinduism is a very old religion, very profound in its philosophy and has multiple paths that lead to attaining the highest goal -- God realization or Self realization.
Understanding Hindu God forms
Hinduism actually accepts worshiping and adoring various forms of the One God - called Brahman, Parabrahman or Paramatman. Hinduism recognizes the fact that different people have different tastes, temperaments and capacity of intake in the matter of religion. Hence it offers 'different strokes for different folks'.... That in Hinduism there are 330 million Gods is a misinformation created by non-Hindu (mostly western) scholars. Nothing could be more damning than such a misinterpretation to the religion. According to Hindu Puranas (Holy mythology), there are a category of
extra-terrestrial beings called Devas, whose ... Murugan is hailed as the Lord of Tamils by poets and Tamil cultural exponents who take pride in the uniqueness of Tamil culture. Murugan is a popular deity widely worshiped in Tamil Nadu and also in Kerala, Karnataka and Srilanka.
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The story of Krishna, the enchanging avatar of Vishnu (with pictures)
Some Core philosophies Elaborated
The concepts of Karma and rebirth are two major pillars of Hindu philosophy. Buddhism and Jainism, the two other religions which have their origins in Hinduism too accept the concepts of Karma and rebirth. "Karma" means work or action.... The word "guru" in general means a teacher in Sanskrit. In the generic sense, any teacher, whether the one who teaches worldly knowledge or the one who teaches spiritual wisdom, is a guru. But normally, from the point of Hindu religion, a guru is one who teaches you spiritual knowledge, who initiates you into a spiritual path or who guides you along the path of a spiritual quest.... In Hinduism, Trigunas, a profound concept about the constitution of human mind, is explained. It encompasses Sattwa - purity, Rajas - activeness and Tamas - laziness....
Book Review: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - a single source book on Hinduism
Take a quiz!! Know your personality based on Hindu ancient psychology
Understanding free will and God's will
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by C.V.Rajan WHAT IS MEDITATION?
Meditation is a disciplined practice to attain control of the mind, whose very nature is vacillation, by way of limiting the flow of thoughts, ultimately leading to a state of c...More>
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by C.V.Rajan Prayer is the way of communication with God. In the path of Bhakti (devotion) in Hinduism, prayer is one of the essential and natural acts.
God is omnipresent and omnipotent; He is the creator, the p...More>
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by C.V.Rajan Hinduism simply says unfulfilled desires are the cause of rebirth. Not only desires, but even vasanas (subtle tastes developed in enjoying or suffering worldly pleasures, which get deeply embedded in ...More>
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Not all religious persons are alike - there is a wide difference in class!
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FAQ on Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi, the "hugging Saint"
Moral lessons you can learn from Ramayana
by C.V.Rajan Ramayana is just not a mythological story; it is one of the two "itihas" most widely read and revered by Hindus. Itihas means "thus happened"; Ramayana is considered the true story of Rama, the king o...More>
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by C.V.Rajan "WHAT is this life if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?"
The poet W H Davies' lament reflects in a nutshell the hopeless state to which human life has entangled itself in to. The ...More>
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How to conduct yourself inside a Hindu Temple Whether you are visiting a temple as a devotee or as a tourist, you should know how to conduct yourself at the holy premises. You may be surprised to notice that in reality even many of the devotees of God and the staff of the temple may not be following some of the guidelines here, but that need not be an excuse for you to ignore them.
Step:1 Leave your footwear outside the temple premises.
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