When the sun is shining it is natural to want to be outdoors. And on days when it is over 85 degrees, standing over a hot stove and cooking several meals a day doesn’t seem very appealing. Yet we do need to eat regular nourishing meals. … Read more
Hindus are used to fasting on Ekadashi tithi (11th day of lunar cycle) to please lord Vishnu. Even in puranas we find many stories relating to the importance of fasting on this particular day only. This day comes when waning or waxing moon is in its … Read more
Health products made of chemicals are better than products made of so-called herbal materials. Manufacturers claim that their shampoo, hair oil etc are purely herbal but lets see the reality. Products that claim to be made from extracts of Amla and Alovera are not completely made … Read more
The two Epics and the Prasthana thraya—the triple foundation of the Vedanta school of philosophical and spiritual system, namely the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras (Vedanta Sutras) and the Bhagavad-Gita—are the perennial sources of ethical and spiritual knowledge and wisdom, inspiring thousands of earnest seekers of truth. The … Read more
Lal Kitab is a mystery in itself. It is written in ancient Urdu without the element of punctuation and sounds Greek to a layman. Poetical verses interpolated with philosophy and hidden nuances of destiny form the core ‘farmaans’ of the book. The authorship is unknown. It … Read more
Vidura’s advice to King Dritarashtra In Vidura Neeti, which occurs in the Udyoga Parva of Mahabharata, Vidura expounds, for the benefit of King Dhritarashtra, the basic principles of morality conducive to happiness here and hereafter. The intelligent man who shuns hypocrisy and delusion, slander and sinful … Read more