MantraOnNet.com: Rudraksha: The Tears of Shiva

In Bengal, this festival is a great holiday of the year, shared by Christians, Muslims and Hindus alike. It is connected with the autumnal equinox. Nominally, they commemorate the victory of Goddess Durga, wife of Lord Shiva over a buffalo headed demon (Mahisasur). The form under which she is adored is that of an image…

Yantra ? Pandit Bhimsen Joshi The word Yantra, literally meaning mystical diagram, is also associated with Indian yog traditions and esoteric practices of varied religions like Tantra. In this album, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi sings the Yantra ?Vitthal Vitthal? in the form of a continuous chant, clearing the path for entering an enlighted world. He reveres…

Mantra Meditation The ancient mantra lore harnesses subtle sound to confer the rewards of a fruitful like on humanity. The great sages of Hinduism have channelised their spiritual blessings to seekers through powerful mantras. The devotee should invoke the form of the different deities and pray to them by uttering the mantras. When mantra and…

Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of righteousness, whenever there are oppression and chaos in the land, whenever the faith of the people in God wanes, great men or saints appear, from time totim6, to enrich sacred literature, to protect Dharma, to destroy unrighteousness and reawaken the…

Bhagavad Gita – Chapter Two: Contents Of Gita Summarized Text 61 Sanskrit working: English Wording: tani sarvani samyamya yukta asita mat-parah vase hi yasyendriyani tasya prajna pratisthita. English Translation: One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence. Purport: That…

Jainism Jainism, religion of India concentrated largely in Gujarat and Rajasthan, in parts of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), and in the state of Karnataka (Mysore), as well as in the larger cities of the Indian peninsula. The Jains totaled about 3.7 million as the 1990s began, but they exert an influence in the predominantly Hindu community…