pBy Dr. Frank Morales, Ph.D. br/(Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya)/p p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"The number of Hindus currently living in our world is truly br/impressive. According to reliable sources, there are as many as a br/staggering one-billion Hindus in the world today. There are as many br/as three-million Hindus living in the U.S. alone. Indeed, if you br/found yourself drawn to reading this column, you are yourself most br/likely one of this teeming number of self-identified Hindus. While Read more [...]
pMOSCOW: An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia's Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia./p pThe idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to VII-X century AD. Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk region was a highly populated city 1700 years ago, much older than Kiev, so far believed to be the mother of all Russian cities. br/!--more--/p p"We may consider it incredible, but we have ground to Read more [...]
A great trading city teeming with different communities that existed together and enjoyed civic infrastructure like a water supply and drains; a manufacturing center where textiles that were exported around the world were made. It's not a description of 19th century Mumbai, but of cities like Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in the Indus valley as early as 4th millennium BC, said Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, associate professor in anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, at a lecture in the Chhatrapati Read more [...]
pNew York: For the first time since its inception in 1864, the Assembly of the US state of Nevada will open with a Hindu prayer on March 19, reflecting the growing influence of Indian-Americans in the political arena./p pDirector of Public Affairs of Hindu Temple of Northern Nevada Rajan Zed will read a prayer for the success of the session. br/!--more--/p pZed says that he yet has to choose a prayer he will recite but he is thinking something from Rig Veda, the oldest scripture of the world./p Read more [...]
pa href="http://hinduism.about.com/od/ayurveda/a/tulsibenefits.htm"http://hinduism.about.com/od/ayurveda/a/tulsibenefits.htm/a br/15 Benefits of the Holy Basil (Tulsi) br/- MP Bhattathiry br/(Retd. Chief Technical Examiner to the Govt. of br/Kerala, India)/p pThe tulsi or holy basil is an important symbol in the br/Hindu religious tradition and is worshipped in the br/morning and evening by Hindus at large. The holy basil br/is also a herbal remedy for a lot of common ailments. br/Here're top fifteen Read more [...]
pThe Dynamics of Disease./p pJagannath Chatterjee/p pIt is good to know about the dynamics of disease as even a little of this knowledge can save one from great calamities. First let us tackle the basic question, why is disease dynamic? This is because life force or vital force or Prana Shakti, whatever you call it, is the most dynamic force on earth and thus has to be influenced by a opposite dynamic force of similar magnitude for it to become deranged and sick. br/ br/Genetic engineers who Read more [...]
pstrongA:/strong The cow represents the giving nature of life to every Hindu. Honoring this gentle animal, who gives more than she takes, we honor all creatures./p pstrongLonger answer:/strong Hindus regard all living- creatures as sacredâ€"mammals, fishes, birds and more. We acknowledge this reverence for life in our special affection for the cow. At festivals we decorate and honor her, but we do not worship her in the sense that we worship the Deity. To the Hindu, the cow symbolizes all other Read more [...]
pstrongA:/strong Karma is the universal principle of cause and effect. Our actions, both good and bad, come back to us in the future, helping us to learn from life's lessons and become better people./p pstrongLonger answer:/strong Karma is one of the natural laws of the mind, just as gravity is a law of matter. Just as God created gravity to bring order to the physical world, He created karma as a divine system of justice that is self-governing and infinitely fair. It automatically creates the appropriate Read more [...]
Yes, we believe the soul is immortal and takes birth time and time again. Through this process, we have experiences, learn lessons and evolve spiritually. Finally we graduate from physical birth. Longer answer:Carnate means "of flesh," and reincarnate means to "reenter the flesh." Yes, Hindus believe in reincarnation. To us, it explains the natural way the soul evolves from immaturity to spiritual illumination. Life and death are realities for all of us. Hinduism believes that the soul is immortal, Read more [...]