Found 80 Articles for Religion & Spirituality

Yoga is not just a physical exercise but a way of living. Today yoga is mostly being practiced for physical fitness, stamina, and weight-loss. But it is not just that. Practicing Yoga is actually a path to spiritual knowledge. Yoga facilitates inner peace, self-realization, and mental purification.Yoga has various benefitsThere are different types of Yoga such as Hatha yoga, Tantra yoga, Gyan yoga. Kriya yoga, Raja yoga, Kundalini yoga, Sankhya yoga, Tattwa yoga etc. Each of them has specific benefits, such as Gyan Yoga offers you the path of self-knowledge, while Hatha yoga brings you the data regarding body postures ... Read More

Holi festival is a symbol of celebrating the trust in God that he bestows us with happiness at the end. Holi is a two-day festival, of which the first day is Holika Dahan and the second one is Colour-wali Holi. The day of Holika Dahan is celebrated by burning the effigy of Holika. The significance of this tradition has its roots following a tale from Hindu Mythology.According to Hindu Mythology, there was a demon king called as Hiranyakasyapa who believes himself to be a god. His wife Leelavathi was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu but never argues and disobeys ... Read More

Basant Panchmi or Vasant Panchmi, a very famous festival of India, is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of ‘Magh’. It is a bright day where everybody is elated and worships different gods depending on their preference and beliefs.Goddess SaraswatiMany people worship goddess Saraswati, the Hindu deity of learning, arts and music on this day. It is believed that her birthday falls on this day and thus, people visit temples to worship her. They even wear yellow and/or white clothes symbolic of Saraswati Devi. The festival signifies that knowledge is supreme, and it ... Read More

In Sanskrit, Guru word is made up of two root words Gu and Ru. Gu means darkness, and Ru means remover. Thus, guru stands for the teacher who is the remover of darkness and is the harbinger of enlightenment.What is the Guru Brahma Mantra as?The auspicious mantra recited an chanted on teacher’s day and Guru Purnima is "Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara; Guru Sakshat Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Guravay Namah".Meaning of Guru Brahma MantraGuru Brahma - Guru is Brahma, who is the Lord of Creation, also called as Generator, Guru Vishnu means Guru is Vishnu (Vishnu is the ... Read More

Goddess Durga is one of the most worshipped goddesses of India. She is also identified as Adi Parashakti, Kundalini, Devi, Shakti, Bhavani, Parvati and by various other names.The significance of ‘Mahishasur Mardini’Mahishasur is formed of two words, Mahisha and Asur. Asur is the Danava or Rakhas who represents evil. Goddess Durga kills the Asur and hence gets the name as Mahishasur Mardini.Why was Mahishasur punished for his deeds?He had received a boon from Brahma that his death would happen only at the hands of a woman. Since then, he felt powerful and with all his might, he had started attacking ... Read More

As per Hindu cosmology, the world was created only to get destructed completely and once that happens, this destruction will once again give way to Creation. As per the timeline of gods, especially Pravu Bramha, this takes just the duration of one day and night which in our timeline, would be 40K years. According to Hindu Vedas and scriptures, the universe is made up of four Yugas or epochs which also mean ages or the cycle of time −The Yugas get repeated in a cyclical method that is similar to the rising of tides, the four seasons, or the waxing ... Read More

The golden temple which is also called "Darbar Sahib” or “Harmandar Sahib", and is one of the oldest worship places for the Indian Sikh community. It is located in Amritsar, Punjab. It is one of the prominent heritage sites in India.This temple was built by fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan in 1588. Here are some of the interesting facts about the Golden temple.The entire temple is made up of marble but plated with real Gold. In the 19th century, 100 kg of gold was applied to the inverted lotus-shaped dome and decorative marble was added to the structure.The temple is ... Read More

When you say, 'the West', it's not a single geographical, social, cultural political, historical or economic entity. There are many countries, cultures and languages with their own traditions that make up the West. The West is generally referred to the lands and countries contiguous with the European and North American coasts of the Atlantic Ocean such as the US (United States), Canada, UK (United Kingdom), France, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Spain and Portugal. All these countries are primarily Christian with substantial and growing non-Christian populations who have different cultures and traditions.The answer to your question, therefore, ... Read More

In Hindu tradition, Mundan ceremony refers to a child's first ever haircut. This practice follows the age-old tradition in Hinduism to initiate any new milestone with a ceremony on an auspicious day. For instance, there are ceremonies to celebrate the opening of a new house, new business, new vehicle, new harvest, and so on.All these are in many ways connected the Hindu belief in rebirth and past life. Keep making new beginnings and hope and pray for better compliance with the way of God. It's believed that there have been some shortcomings in our past lives that should be corrected ... Read More

There are a lot of theories about Lord Buddha's hair which is always shown as curly with a topknot. If the Buddhist monks and nuns, from whichever school or denomination or from whichever part of the world they may be, shave their off hair, it surely isn't because they like it as a fashion trend. It's because this is the tradition set by Lord Buddha himself and it has continued just the way He deemed it.Before setting out on the path to a life of abstinence he was a prince named Siddarth whose father ruled a small kingdom called Lumbini, ... Read More