Hinduism

You think of mukti as liberation, but in the spiritual path mukti means not liberation but merger. Just as the water of the river...

past life karma In religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, the concept of karma comes up quite frequently. They believe that our past actions influence...

Although far from being the cause of the highest number of deaths in the world (far from the rates of deaths from abortions and...

Success in any sphere of life is impossible without concentration. There are several stories in Hinduism extolling the importance of concentration. In this particular...

A collection of teachings on ego by Sri Ramakrishna, Ego alone the cause of bondage Sir, why are we bound like this? Why don’t we...

In the process of realizing the self, the role of the mind is vital. It is also very difficult to understand the mind. Therefore,...

Is this mind permanent, or temporary? – Yoga Vasishta Answers In one aspect, it is permanent and in the other, it is temporary. What is...

Here is a list of vahanas or vehicles of Hindu Gods. Acording to Hindu mythology, each Hindu deity has a particular animal-vehicle or vahana...

There is an interesting story that connects Sage Vasistha and Sage Vishwamitra. Both these sages had difference of opinion and this often resulted in...

Brahman projected this universe—first cosmic, then organic—at various levels of evolution. However, he was not satisfied with all these animals, serpents, fishes, trees, etc....