Encyclopedia - Ashram: Encyclopedia - Ashram
An Ashram (Pronounced 'aashram') in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: A Spiritual Dictionary On Ashram
Ashram: Hermitage, residence for saints and spiritual aspirants. A spiritual school.   (See also: Ashram , Body Mind and Soul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ashram
ashram: monastery, hermitage, place of retreat.   (See also: ashram , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Article - Yogis: Swami Krishna Ashram
Swami Krishna Ashram Swami Krishna Ashram is a living saint at Daroli village, 14 miles below Gangotri, the origin of the Ganges. He has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabarmati Ashram: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabarmati Ashram - Ashram
The ashram now has a museum, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalay. This museum presents a story of the Mahatma's life, in commentary, photographs, a...   » Read the article

Article - Sai Baba: A Pilgrimage
 Sai Baba: A Pilgrimage A Sai Baba devotee meets with Paramahamsa Hariharananda for initiation at the Karar Ashram in Puri, India -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajna: Encyclopedia - Yajna
In Hinduism, Yajna or Yagya यज्ञ(Sanskrit yajñá "worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice") is a Vedic ritual of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia - The Mother
Mirra Alfassa (later Morisset and Richard), known as The Mother (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973), was the spiritual partner of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation: Encyclopedia - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation
The beliefs and practices in the Sathya Sai Organisation, founded by the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba (major article) can be characterized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896–November 14, 1977) was born Abhay Charan De, in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju with the family name Ratnakaram [1], November 23, 1926 or October 4, 1929 is a popular, contro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surya Namaskara: Encyclopedia - Surya Namaskara
Sūrya namaskāra (Salute to the Sun) is a form of sun worship and self vitalization that is reputed to have been handed down from the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bala Sai Baba: Encyclopedia - Bala Sai Baba
Bala Sai Baba is an Indian guru who claims to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba. He has his ashram at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga: Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga
Siddha Yoga is a spiritual group teaching traditional Hindu or yogic practices both in India and in the West. The group has an organizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahalya: Encyclopedia - Ahalya
Ahalya was the wife of the sage Gautama in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The story of Ahalya is mentioned in Valmiki Ramayan 23rd Sarga. The n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bede Griffiths: Encyclopedia - Bede Griffiths
Alan Richard Griffiths (1906-1993) was a British-born mystic who lived in an ashram, called Shantivanam, in south India. He originally st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venkatesa Battar: Encyclopedia - Venkatesa Battar
He was a saint, who lived in Tiruvallur, near Chennai, India. Sri Venkatesa Battar was born in a small village called Sitthamalli,near Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sai Baba: Encyclopedia - Sai Baba
There are several people with the name Sai Baba Sai Baba of Shirdi (approx. 1838-1918), the original turn of the century fakir or guru w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sushil Kumarji: Encyclopedia - Sushil Kumarji
Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj ("Guruji" -- June 15, 1926 - April 22, 1994) was a Jain Acharya. Sushil Kumarji was the honorary president...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matha: Encyclopedia - Matha
A maṭha (also written matha and mutt) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of the Hindu religion. A maṭha is u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puttaparthi: Encyclopedia - Puttaparthi
Puttaparthi is the birth place and abode of Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba. Situated in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, Puttaparthi dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Chinmoy: Encyclopedia - Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy (born 1931), originally Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, is an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher (guru). He was the youngest of se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seva: Encyclopedia - Seva
Seva (Sanskrit: string) is: in Sikhism, volunteer work; selfless service; work offered to God, performed without attachment and with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wardha: Encyclopedia - Wardha
Wardha is a city in Maharashtra, India. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows through the district. Founded in 1866, it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamadhenu: Encyclopedia - Kamadhenu
According to Hindu mythology, Kamadhenu (IPA: /kaməðenu/) was a divine cow who was believed to be the mother of all cows. Like her daug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitefield India: Encyclopedia - Whitefield India
Whitefield is a town near Bangalore in India. It is known for Sathya Sai Baba's ashram called Brindavan. The small village which was a re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auroville: Encyclopedia - Auroville
Auroville is an international township, near Pondicherry in South India, whose sole purpose is to realize human unity in diversity. As of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Yukteswar Giri: Encyclopedia - Sri Yukteswar Giri
Priya Nath Karar, known by his Hindu religious name Sri Yukteswar Giri (May 10, 1855-March 9, 1936), was the guru of Paramahansa Yoganand...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ashram
ASHRAM: A hermitage; monastery.   (See also: ASHRAM ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Ashram
ashram (ashrama) Spiritual commune, household or hermitage   (See also: Ashram , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Ashram
ashram: ashram - a yoga centre or school   (See also: ashram , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Ashram
Ashram: Ashram: a hermitage; monastery.   (See also: Ashram , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashram (aashrama)
ashram: ashram (aashrama). Hermitage or monastery; residence for saints and spiritual aspirants.   (See also: ashram , Hind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabarmati Ashram: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabarmati Ashram - India's Independence Movement
This ashram was the scene of many events in the Indian independence movement. Gandhi made it is home, and on March 12, 1930 he embarked o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Ashram
Ashram: A spiritual settlement or community, a peaceful retreat. A place to meditate or study the philosophy of Yoga.   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ashram
Ashram Hindu equivalent of a monastery, a community where devotees live with or around a guru who is their spiritual teacher   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Ashram
Ashram: state or stage of life   (See also: Ashram , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Ashram
ashram: hermitage, retreat or place of quiet and solitude, often in a forest, where a hindu sage lives alone or with his disciples ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Ashram
Ashram: Ashram (Ashrama). Home of a person or group who lead a spiritual life. Usually for a Guru and Chelas.   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Ashram
Ashram: The dwelling place of a Guru or saint; a monastic retreat site where seekers engage in spiritual practices and study the sacr...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  ashram: Sanskrit Dictionary On  ashram
 Ashram: a yoga centre or school   (See also:  Ashram , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo Ashram - The Early Ashram
In the early history of the ashram there was a regular routine. At 6:15 every morning The Mother appeared on the ashram balcony to initia...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram, Ashrama: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Ashram, Ashrama
Ashram, ashrama: home of a person or group who lead a spiritual life. Usually for a guru and Chelas.   (See also: Ashram, as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram-vasis: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashram-vasis (aashrama-vaasis)
ashram-vasis: ashram-vasis (aashrama-vaasis). Residents of ashrams, hermitages, or monasteries.   (See also: ashram-vasis ,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - The Mother Of The Ashram
On the 24 November 1926 (Siddhi Day) Sri Aurobindo reported himself to have had an important experience in which he realised the Overment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalady: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalady - Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram
The Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram not far from the Sri Krishna temple, has a spacious prayer hall and a beautiful shrine modelled on the Sri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Arrival In India And The Ashram
Madeleine Slade arrived in the port city of Bombay in 1925, and was taken by friends to the house of the great Indian statesman Dadabhai ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Miracles, Claims, And Ashrams
SSB's popularity and the donations by followers have enabled Sathya Sai Baba and his organizations to build an increasingly large ashram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Miracles Claims And Ashrams
SSB's popularity and the donations by followers have enabled Sathya Sai Baba and his organizations to build an increasingly large ashram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Miracles Claims And Ashrams
SSB's popularity and the donations by followers have enabled Sathya Sai Baba and his organizations to build an increasingly large ashram ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation - Ashrams In India And The Person Of Sathya Sai Baba
Beliefs and practices in the Sathya Sai Organisation - Youth stories. Followers believe that SSB was born on 23 November 1926, as descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Experience In Nationalist Activities
Mirabehn lived in India during a most eventful period in which she saw in 1927 the Simon Commission facing black flags everywhere, the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Life After Gandhi's Death
On 30 January 1948 came the news of Bapu's assassination. It was simply stunning. Mirabehn stood silent and still. A ­vast emotion held ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Early Life
Madeleine Slade was born in 1892. She has not given the date of her birth in her autobiography. Her father was a British naval officer, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirabehn: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirabehn - Introduction To Gandhi
Madeleine Slade was first introduced to Mahatma Gandhi when she met with Romain Rolland, who had just completed a small book on the man. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Auroville
In the 1960s, it was The Mother’s dream to create a place where humanity could seek the Divine without having to dredge for food and sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Early Life
Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation - Important Teachings
Sathya Sai Baba (SSB) preaches love and the unity of all religions. He says that all religions lead to God and that followers should cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Beliefs And Practices In The Sathya Sai Organisation - Activities In Local Sathya Sai Baba Groups
Across the globe local Sathya Sai Baba groups assemble to sing bhajans (devotional songs). Baba says that concentration on the name of Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Difficulties Facing The Biographer
There are a number of different narratives interwoven in Mirra's life, most dramatically the transformation of a girl from a non-religiou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat - Indian Customs Around Prem Rawat
Some ex-students are frustrated that Rawat has never taken the trouble to go through the whole list of Hindu concepts which he expressed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Important Disciples
The Mother could not be said to have successors (although sometimes there have been such claims). But following the Mother's passing, a n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Meeting Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo remained in "material and spiritual correspondence" with the Richards for the next four years (Das 1978, p.121) . On 7 Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - The Physical Transformation
Sri Aurobindo said that in the Mother he found surrender to the Divine down to physical body itself, the cells of the body (not merely th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Encyclopedia Ii - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Prabhupada's Respect For The World Religions
Prabhupada considered Jesus, Muhammed, and Moses to be empowered representatives of God. He considered them as pioneers of the same essen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Organizations
Sathya Sai Baba is the figurehead to a number of educational institutions and charitable hospitals, most notably the Sri Sathya Sai Insti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Encyclopedia Ii - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Mission To The West
Prabhupada sailed to New York City in 1965. By July of 1966, he brought Hare Krishna to the West, founding the International Society for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Encyclopedia Ii - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Mission To The West
Prabhupada sailed to New York City in 1965. By July of 1966, he brought Hare Krishna to the West, founding the International Society for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Encyclopedia Ii - A.c. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Reactions To Prabhupada's Passing
Prabhupada spent much of the last decade of his life setting up the institution of ISKCON. As the charismatic leader, Prabhupada's person...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Organizations
Sathya Sai Baba is the figurehead to a number of educational institutions and charitable hospitals, most notably the Sri Sathya Sai Insti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Opposition, Controversy, And Allegations
Main article Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba Because of SSB's extraordinary claims, his popularity, and his reputation as a prolific ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Opposition Controversy And Allegations
Main article Allegations against Sathya Sai Baba Because of SSB's extraordinary claims, his popularity, and his reputation as a prolific ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalady: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalady - Adi Sankara's Shrine
Adi Sankara's shrine at Kalady run by the Sringeri Math is a large, partly open structure situated right on the northern bank of the rive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalady: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalady - Around Kalady
Kerala Sanskrit University is located at Kaldy. Manickamangalam temple, one km north of Kaladi, dedicated to Bhagavathi or Goddess Durga,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat - The Knowledge Process And The Teaching Of The Techniques
The manner in which Prem Rawat has gone about teaching the techniques of Knowledge has significantly changed from 1970 to the present. P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat - The Message
Past teachings of Prem Rawat - Early days: less emphasis on the message and more emphasis on Knowledge. Supporters say that today, Prem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - History And Origins
See Main article History and origins of the Sathya Sai Baba movement Sathya Narayana Raju Ratnakaram was born in or near the poor and iso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Teachings
Sathya Sai Baba preaches love and the unity of all religions and assert that people who follow him do not need to give up their original ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Past Teachings Of Prem Rawat - The Teachings
Past teachings of Prem Rawat - Conditions for the practice of Knowledge to bear fruit. Since the 1970s, Prem Rawat has emphasized a num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Teachings
Sathya Sai Baba preaches love and the unity of all world religions and assert that people who follow him do not need to give up their ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sathya Sai Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sathya Sai Baba - Teachings
Sathya Sai Baba preaches love and the unity of all world religions and assert that people who follow him do not need to give up their ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meher Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Meher Baba - Followers Of Meher Baba
Meher Baba traveled around the world several times, attracting followers on all continents. Although he sometimes participated in large p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meher Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Meher Baba - Meher Baba's Life
The events of Meher Baba's life are well documented. Typically he lived and travelled in company with the circle of his closest disciples...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chela: A Spiritual Dictionary On Chela
Chela: A sanskrit word referring to a student on the spiritual path. or a spiritual aspirant in an Ashram.   (See also: Chela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meher Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Meher Baba - Cosmology
His cosmology, which has echoes of Sufism and Vedanta, as well as Christian mysticism is summarized in the 1954 book, GOD SPEAKS, much of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thamasa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Thamasa (thamasaa)
Thamasa: Thamasa (Thamasaa). River that flows into the Ganga; Valmiki's ashram was on it.   (See also: Thamasa , Hinduism, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asrama: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Asrama
Asrama (Sanskrit). A sacred building, a monastery or hermitage for ascetic purposes. Every sect in India has its Ashrams.   (Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dehradun: Encyclopedia Ii - Dehradun - History
It is believed that in the Vedic times, the Garhwal Mandal, of which Dehradun is a part, was known as the Kedar Khand. Legend has it that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dehradun: Encyclopedia Ii - Dehradun - History
It is believed that in the Vedic times, the Garhwal Mandal, of which Dehradun is a part, was known as the Kedar Khand. Legend has it that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attempts To Assassinate Mahatma Gandhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Attempts To Assassinate Mahatma Gandhi - Third Attempt
The third attempt was also a demonstration. However people who testified before Kapoor Comission referred it as an attempt to murder. Mah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Quarrel With Vasishta
On one of his exploits, when he was still a kshatriya, he and his soldiers took rest in the ashram of rishi Vasishta. There, his whole ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attempts To Assassinate Mahatma Gandhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Attempts To Assassinate Mahatma Gandhi - Third Attempt
The third attempt was also a demonstration. However people who testified before Kapoor Comission referred it as an attempt to murder. Mah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasya: Encyclopedia Ii - Tapasya - Modern Tapasvins
Modern Hindu mendicants pursue their respective tapasyas - meditation and study of religion in ashrams across India and the world. Many h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinoba Bhave: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinoba Bhave - Later Life And Death
Vinoba spent the later part of his life at his ashram in Paunar, Maharashtra. He controversially backed the Indian Emergency imposed by P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - The Mother
His closest collaborator in his yoga, Mirra Richard, was known as The Mother. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - The Mother
His closest collaborator in his yoga, Mirra Richard, was known as The Mother. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salt Satyagraha: Encyclopedia Ii - Salt Satyagraha - The March
In an effort to amend the salt tax without breaking the law, on March 2, 1930 Gandhi wrote to the Viceroy, Lord Irwin: "If my letter make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of The Imitation Of Christ: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of The Imitation Of Christ - Generalate
After the reunion to the Catholic Church, the Generalate of the Order of the Imitation of Christ was at Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedavati: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedavati - Dedication To Vishnu
Her father wants his child to have Lord Vishnu for a husband. He thus rejects many powerful kings and celestial beings who sought his dau...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: One of India's greatest yogis and spiritual writers, he was at first involved in the Indian freedom movement, but...   » Read the article