Following the Vedic societal rules of righteous living is termed as following dharma . One living such a life stands on following fours pillars * truth (सत्य | satya ) - being truthful in ones everyday dealings. * mercy (दया | dayā ) - compassion towards others misery. * austerity (तप | tapa ) - one leading a life where one does
The Supreme Lord, Omnipotent, Omniscient, All-pervading Lord Ram descended in Tretayug . When He was the ruler of Ayodhya a washerman who criticized Lord Ram. Then what is the big surprise if someone in Kaliyug criticizes us, the ordinary jeev . Yet, we expect at that if others doesn’t shower
There are six Vedic schools of philosophy each of them is called darshan. Collectively these are referred to as Darshan Shastra. Though all six scriptures accept the authority of the Vedas, yet they vary greatly in their ultimate goal. Out of these six three are astik darshan (or theistic) and
Bhagavan Shri Krishna graced the creator Lord Brahma with the knowledge of the Vedas . Then Lord Brahma created the brahmand . Shri Krishna also apprised Lord Brahma that each jeev is born with three types of spiritual debts called tririn (Devanagari: त्रिऋण ISO15919: trir̥ṇa ). Also, Lord Brahma was
Pran means vayu - air. Panch means five. Panch pran (पंचप्राण; paṁcaprāṇa ) are the vital vayu that ensure proper functioning of body. Sthool sharir of the jeev is made up of Panch Mahabhoot . These pran are the vital force to keep the sthool sharir functioning properly. These pran
Yoga is a spiritual science. योगश्चित्तवृत्ति निरोधः yogaścittavr̥tti nirodhaḥ "Yoga is a science to control the mind", as mind is the only source to free us or to bind us. The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word yoga (Devanagari:
The term gyani (Devanagari: ज्ञानी ISO15919: jñānī ) means those who walk on the path of gyan . These people desire to attain Nirakar Brahm . it is commonly known that for attaining any goal one needs to attain knowledge of the goal. Then one pursues that goal. Finally one attains
Seven sages in the Vedic scriptures are collectively referred to as Sapt rishi (Devanagari: सप्तर्षि) ISO15919: saptarṣi ). The Sapta rishi are commended several times in the Vedas and Hindu literature for their tremendous contributions to the world. They are also called manasputtra of the creator Brahma. They possess
The five obstacles of mind, which prevent jeev from going towards the ultimate goal of life, are called Panchklesh (Devanagari: पंचक्लेश ISO15919: paṁcakleśa ). Panch (Devanagari: पंच ISO15919: paṁca ) means five, klesh (Devanagari: क्लेश ISO15919: kleśa ) means obstacle. These five obstacles are described by Sage
The cosmic power of The Supreme God is called Maya shakti (Devanagari: माया शक्ति ISO15919: māyā śakti ). It is also referred to as just * Maya (Devanagari: माया ISO15919: māyā ). * Prakriti (Devanagari: प्रकृति ISO15919: prakr̥ti) It is fully controlled by God. मायां तु प्
Sanskrit word for bliss is anand (Devanagari: आनंद ISO15919: ānaṁda ). Anand is the original name of God because it signifies the true nature of God. In other words bliss is not a characteristic of God. Neither is it one of the attributes of God. Instead anand is God . Just
Brahmand (Devanagari: ब्रह्माण्ड ISO15919: brahmāṇḍa ) means an egg-shaped space that consists of many lok (Devanagari: लोक ISO15919: loka ). Many of these lok support life. The world is amazingly gigantic. Modern science has shown that there are billions of stars in one galaxy and billions