The chosen Deity (Ishta Devata) is not someone that can be determined by weighing the pros and cons, advantages and benefits vis a vis the
One must never give up effort and strive to complete the work to the utmost perfection one is capable of.
However the attitude behind is
Sri Aurobindo did not discard Karmkand but bypasses it. His starting point is the Vedantic philosophy that there is One Reality behind all appearances. He
That earthly life has its burden of suffering is obvious. The difference exists in theories about the cause of suffering. The wise say its root
Normally one would this question only if one believed that there is a Conscious Being or Power that has gone into the making of this
All these three or four major wars took place during the time of the three Avatars who had come to establish dharma consistent with the
In making anything for the first time, we require these four things to happen.
There must be someone who can create, has the potential
It means that All is the Divine Mother. The forms She has built by HER power of limiting Maya are Herself in disguise. The power
There are three kinds of Scriptures. First type do not describe events but spiritual experiences that occur in inner subjective space and often belong to
1) Yes it is the general resistance to the possibility of anything ever changing the earthly life. Almost all the spiritual sects I know deny
The short answer was that Sri Ram was focused on his work which included removing Vali, the brute beast like humanity out of the way.
Partying together and engaging in all kinds of superficial activities together is hardly friendship. At best it is escaping from loneliness, at worst it is
Yagya is a means of interchange between the human and the divine powers. Whatever is given to the Divine, in whatsoever form and name, is
Since your parents are perhaps not supportive of your interests, the first thing necessary is to become financially independent. You should look for a job,
The spoon is a gift of the British to the Indian people. In principle there is nothing wrong in eating with hands provided we keep
The story of Durga is revealed in the Devi Mahatamya of Markandeya Purana as well as the Devi Bhagawat Purana. Traditionally associated with the Victory
I have a simple suggestions for you.
Sit quietly for 10 min everyday and think about the purpose of your life.
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Separation of the Purusha from Prakriti by cultivating and deepening the Sakshi bhav (witness Consciousness) is indeed described as one of the first important steps
