Hymns from atharva veda

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This, the 42nd volume of the the Sacred Books of the East, is an anthology of representative hymns from the Arthrva-veda, the fourth Veda. This selection is grouped thematically, so the hymns are not in numeric order.
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This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of [...]

What is devotion?

SIVANANDA DAILY READING

WHAT IS DEVOTION?
Make use of this precious human birth for the achievement of this
supreme purpose – God-realisation. Pray to the Lord to make you
desireless. But have one strong desire and let it be for attaining
self-realisation. Through a life of devotion, service, purification,
charity, sadhana (spiritual practice) and meditation attain the
highest self-realisation and dwell in [...]

Thought for the day

Without Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Right conduct), Shanti (Peace) and Prema (Love), the accumulation of knowledge is a barren achievement. Without them, all Karma (actions), even acts of charity and Seva (serving others) are ineffective. Without them, positions of authority to which one is raised become positions of persecution. Without these values, no good act or [...]

Hindu thought on the beginning and end of universe

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Visit to Vanamali Devi

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My favorite part of our audience was her answer to this question, and her follow-up answer:
“Would you tell us something about your life story?”
Her response: “I’m trying to forget this body [in other words, transcend the ego], and you ask me to talk about it?” Everyone laughed.
And there was a follow-up question:
“How do you [...]

Mukkuruni Vinayaka Shrine

From the “Lost treasures of Chidambaram“
Possibly the most interesting photo from the collection is the one of the Mukkuruni Vinayaka temple in south-west corner of the fourth prakara. The photo presents us with a gem of Early Chola architecture with the West Gopuram or gateway of the Nataraja temple in the background. This shrine no [...]

Living tradition of the Sphinx of India

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In people’s minds the sphinx is mostly connected with the ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt. But many depictions are also found in Mesopotamia and other parts of the Near East, and around the Mediterranean. Sphinxes are also found in medieval churches, and were popular with neo-classical architects and sculptors. [...]

Veda and Vedic literature in human physiology

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In the 400-year history of modern science, no event has matched the recent discovery by Raja Raam, the first ruler of the Global Country of World Peace, in either scope or significance.
Working under Maharishi’s guidance, Raja Raam has found that the forty branches of Veda and the Vedic Literature, which [...]

Holistic Quantum Relativity

HQR was founded with family and friends at IntentBlog under the auspices of The Philanthropia.  The project’s genesis lies in the first thirty Socratic Dialogues which are reproduced for the record.  By all means contribute your further thoughts, observations and views.
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