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Spirituality

Spirituality

Spirituality starts where belief ends. When you are content to say that "I don't know", the need to know arises. And with that the questions and the quest. That is the beginning of spirituality. It is a search for the Truth. We share our perspectives and search.

9 Truths on Fate and Destiny that Lord Ram’s Guru Taught Him

9 Truths on Fate and Destiny that Lord Ram’s Guru Taught Him

When Lord Ram was 16, he went through the experience of seeing the pain that exists in the world and how everything is temporary. He had ventured out of the palace to see life as it was for everyone. He went into a bout of depression and contemplation. At that

Why Does Khajuraho Temple Have Sexually Explicit Carvings?

Why Does Khajuraho Temple Have Sexually Explicit Carvings?

Mandana Misra was a householder spiritual Guru of his time who was a student of mimamsa scholar Kumarila Bhatta. He would perform all the rituals of the Vedas and followed the methods detailed in the Vedas. When Adi Shankara went about the country promoting Spiritual way of life, he came

The “Third Eye Awakening” Fraud and the Obnoxious and Abusive Nithyananda Followers

The “Third Eye Awakening” Fraud and the Obnoxious and Abusive Nithyananda Followers

On Aug 3, 2012 while returning from Kailash Yatra I first saw Swami Nithyananda. He was walking back and forth in heavy gold ornaments with his disciple. He would go upto the Nepal-Tibet border near the Friendship Bridge and walk back. Then back again he came and then walked back.

Third Eye and Siddhis: Irresponsible and Ignorant Ways of Nithyananda and Followers!

Third Eye and Siddhis: Irresponsible and Ignorant Ways of Nithyananda and Followers!

Today a friend introduced me to a video, which I had seen sometime back and brushed aside. The video shows Mr. Rajiv Malhotra discussing “Third eye awakening” and Siddhis that some kids in the Ashram of Swami Nithyananda have attained to. Without going into the abilities of Swami Nithyananda as

Breaking Dharma: Vilification of Bhakt, Bhakti and Guru

Breaking Dharma: Vilification of Bhakt, Bhakti and Guru

Over the last few years, the left (and their ideological allies, the Congress and its bedfellows the regional so-called secular parties) – in order to spite their political rivals, the BJP – have used a word pejoratively – “Bhakt”. Which means devotee. A clever ploy to use Dharmic terms in a negative way

Does Yoga have a Religion?

Does Yoga have a Religion?

On International Yoga Day in 2016, in celebrations at the UN, Sadhguru led the celebrations and answered a lot of questions of the dignitaries there. Amongst the things he said some were: * Yoga is technology. Just as gravity is not Christian, Yoga is not Hindu. * Yoga is India’s gift

Hinduism and Yoga: Is Yoga Hindu?

Hinduism and Yoga: Is Yoga Hindu?

If Yoga is Pure Science, Hinduism is the Application. If Yoga is Einstein, Hinduism is Steve Jobs. That is the relationship between the two. Yoga happens when there is no identification. So in that pursuit and seeking, one starts and remains with a clean slate. When the un-identified mind reaches