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Meaning Of Dreams About God: Dream Interpretation Dictionary
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God Regardless of whether we believe in a God or not, all of us have been exposed to the idea of a supreme and omnipresent bein...
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Meaning Of Dreams About Circle: Dream Interpretation Dictionary
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Circle The circle symbolizes infinity, the circle of life and the eternal unknown. You, the dreamer, may have come to a greater...
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Darkness
Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Darkness
Darkness: See also Night: Unfamiliarity; the darkness or shadows seen by a blind person; deep grief; turmoil; spiritual or supernatura...
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Wood
Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Wood
Wood: Life; temporary; flesh; the human part of the Lord; dependence on the flesh; fleshly appetite; eternal with respect to a living ...
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Moon
Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Moon
Moon: The body of Christ, things that are eternal; God's faithfulness; reign over; used as an object of worship in the occult and unde...
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Kundalini:
Kundalini Dictionary
Kundalini Dictionary
Dictionary over terms related
to kundalini and kundalini awakening. Please note that words in grey like
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Eternal Life:
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Christian Theological Dictionary On Eternal Life
A
Christian theological definition of Eternal life according to CARM - The Christian
Apologetics & Research Ministry:
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Hell:
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Christian Theological Dictionary On Hell
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Christian theological definition of Hell according to CARM - The Christian
Apologetics & Research Ministry:
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Lotus:
Spiritual - Theosophy
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Lotus
Lotus (from Greek lotos) A lily belonging to the genus Nymphaea, an ancient and universal symbol; in India spoken of innumerabl...
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Philosophy Of Dreams: Introduction To Philosophy Of Dreams By Sri Swami Sivananda
The analysis of dreams and their cause by psychoanalysts are defective. They maintain that the cause of dream creation lies in the suppre...
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Annie Besant: Triumph Of Spirit: Annie's Dream
Influenced by Madame Blavatsky, Annie Besant joined the Theosophical Society. Her aim was to found a universal brotherhood where race ...
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Abraxas, Abrasax:
Theosophy Dictionary On Abraxas, Abrasax
Abraxas, Abrasax (Gnostic) Mystical term used by the Gnostics to indicate the supreme entity of our cosmic hierarchy or its manifestat...
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Buddhahood:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Buddhahood
Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai) The state of awakening that a Buddha has attained. The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice and the hig...
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Sadhana:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sadhana
Sadhana - the method one adopts in order to obtain a specific goal is called sadhana. Without sadhana one cannot obtain sadhya, ...
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Saktyavesa-avatara:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Saktyavesa-avatara
Saktyavesa-avatara - an empowered incarnation; a jiva who, due to submission to Bhagavan becomes avesa (empowered) by Him to act power...
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Yugala-kisora:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Yugala-kisora
Yugala-kisora - the divine youthful couple, Sri Sri Radha-Krsna.
(See also:
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Will:
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Will
Will The ensouling creative essence of abstract, eternal motion throughout the kosmos. As an eternal principle it is neither spirit no...
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Space:
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Space
Space Usually the universe as perceived by our physical senses. It is disputed whether space exists apart from objects or is a propert...
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Parabrahman:
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Parabrahman
Parabrahman (Sanskrit) [from para beyond + Brahman (neuter) universal self or spirit] That which is beyond Brahman; the self-en...
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Egg:
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Egg
Egg One of the most comprehensive symbols, equally suggestive in a spiritual, physiological, and cosmological sense. Among other thing...
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Ananda:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Ananda
Ananda - spiritual bliss, ecstasy, joy, happiness; that which Sri Bhagavan relishes through His hladini-sakti (see hladini).
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Prana:
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Prana
Prana (Sanskrit) [from pra before + the verbal root an to breathe, live] In theosophy, the breath of life; the third principle ...
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Lila-avatara:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Lila-avatara
Lila-avatara - Krsna’s lila (pastime) manifestations e.g. Nrsimha,Varaha, Kurma etc.
(See also:
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Scarabeus:
Spiritual Theosophical
Dictionary On
Scarabeus
Scarabeus, In Egypt, the symbol of resurrection, and also of rebirth; of resurrection for the mummy or rather of the highest aspects o...
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Siva:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Siva
Siva - a qualitative expansion of Sri Bhagavan (see Glossary of Names).
(See also:
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Nami:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Nami
Nami - Sri Bhagavan; the person addressed by the name.
(See also:
Nami , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind
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Puranas:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Puranas
Puranas - the eighteen historical supplements to the Vedas.
(See also:
Puranas , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Bo...
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Madhavi:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Madhavi
Madhavi - a fragrant flower which is white when it blossoms and turns pink during the course of the day; the vine of the madhavi flowe...
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Ananya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Ananya
Ananya - having no other object; undistracted; devoted to only one worhipable Lord, no one else.
(See also:
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Amnaya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Amnaya
Amnaya - the teachings of the Vedas received through guruparampara are known as amnaya.
(See also:
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Yogi:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Yogi
Yogi - one who practices the yoga system with the goal of realization of the Paramatma or of merging into the Lord’s personal bo...
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Bhogi:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Bhogi
Bhogi - one who indulges in material enjoyment without restriction; one who seeks material enjoyment as his life’s aspiration. ...
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Rati:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Rati
Rati - (1) attachment, fondness for. (2) a stage in the development of bhakti which is synonymous with bhava (see bhava-bhakti).
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Apurva:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Apurva
Apurva - unprecedented, extraordinary, unparalleled.
(See also:
Apurva , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind
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Darkness:
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Darkness
Darkness In theosophical philosophy light is not regarded as self-existent, but as primordially the spiritual effect of a spiritual ca...
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Oeaohoo, Oeaihu, Oeaihwu:
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Oeaohoo, Oeaihu, Oeaihwu
Oeaohoo Also Oeaihu, Oeaihwu. A very ancient form of the sacred and mystical holy name as it occurs in the Stanzas of Dzyan. These sev...
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Raga-marga:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Raga-marga
Raga-marga - the path of raga, or spontaneous attachment; see raganuga.
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Dansavat-pranama:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Dansavat-pranama
Dansavat-pranama - prostrated obeisances; literally, falling like a dansa (stick) to offer obeisances.
(See also:
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Aeon, Aeons:
Theosophy Dictionary On Aeon, Aeons
Aeon, Aeons (Latin) Aion (Greek) (from aion time) An age, a period of time; used alone, equivalent to the word logos, but the u...
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Visaya-jnana:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Visaya-jnana
Visaya-jnana - knowledge of material objects, knowledge acquired through the senses.
(See also:
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Dhama:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Dhama
Dhama - a holy place of pilgrimage; the abode of the Lord where He appears and enacts His transcendental pastimes.
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Reincarnation:
New Age
Spiritual Dictionary On Reincarnation
reincarnation The process of the eternal/divine soul being born anew in a physical body after being on astral plane
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Vidyadhari:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Vidyadhari
Vidyadhari - females of the above class of supernatural beings.
(See also:
Vidyadhari , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Diction...
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Genesis:
Spiritual Theosophical
Dictionary On
Genesis
Genesis. The whole of the Book of Genesis down to the death of Joseph, is found to he a hardly altered version of the Cosmogony of the...
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Sandhya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sandhya
Sandhya - evening - the junction of day and night.
(See also:
Sandhya , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind
a...
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Deva:
Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Deva
Deva Lit., "A shining one". An inhabitant of the heavenly realms, which is characterized by long life, joyous surro...
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Bana:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bana (-asura)
Bana (-asura) A thousand-armed demon, son of Bali. He was a favored devotee of Lord Siva’s. When Bana’s daughter Usha hid ...
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Chalice: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Chalice
Chalice - The chalice, or cup represents water and the west. Also a representation of the femenine.
(See also: Chalice , Pag...
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Nitya:
Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Nitya
Nitya:
Nitya. Day or "digit" of the Moon. Eternal. Unchanging.
(See also:
Nitya , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Bo...
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Brahma Viraj:
Spiritual Theosophical
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Brahma Viraj
Brahma Viraj. (Sanskrit) The same: Brahma separating his body into two halves, male and female, creates in them Vach and Viraj. In pla...
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Buddha Nature:
Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Buddha Nature
Buddha Nature The following terms refer to the same thing: Self-Nature, True Nature, Original Nature, Dharma Nature, True Mark, True ...
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Nada:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Nada
nada: (Sanskrit) "Sound; tone, vibration." Metaphysically, the mystic sounds of the Eternal, of which the highest is...
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Maya:
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Maya
Maya (Sanskrit). Illusion ; the cosmic power which renders phenomenal existence and the perceptions thereof possible. In Hindu philoso...
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Charms: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Charms
Charms - An amulet or talisman that has been chamged by saying an incantation oover it and instilling it with energy for a specific pu...
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Ashwattha:
Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Ashwattha
Ashwattha: The pipal (sacred fig) tree, the eternal tree of life whose roots are in heaven. The "world tree" in the sense of...
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Airavata:
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Airavata (Sanskrit) (from iravat moisture-possessing from ira drink, food) Son of Iravati; a vast elephant produced at the chur...
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Discrimination:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Discrimination
discrimination: Viveka. Act or ability to distinguish or perceive differences. In spirituality, the ability to distinguish bet...
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Aroueris:
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Aroueris
Aroueris (Ancient Greek). The god Harsiesi, who was the elder Horus. He had a temple at Ambos. if we bear in mind the definition of th...
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Skandha, Skhanda:
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Skandha, Skhanda
Skandha or Skhanda (Sanskrit). Lit., "bundles", or groups of attributes; everything finite, inapplicable to the eternal and...
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Diakka:
Spiritual Theosophical
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Diakka
Diakka. Called by Occultists and Theosophists "spooks" and "shells", i.e., phantoms from Kama Loka. A word invente...
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Consecration: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Consecration
Consecration - Make holy. Imbuing sacred symbols with the power of the four elements.
(See also: Consecration , Pagan, Wicca...
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Talisman: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Talisman
Talisman - An object that has been magickally charged in order to bring something to the bearer.
(See also: Talisman , Pagan...
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Hinduism And Sanskrit Dictionary
A dictionary with common spiritual words from Hinduism and Sanskrit. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...
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Brahman:
Spiritual - Theosophy
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Brahman
Brahman (Sanskrit) (from brih to expand) Sometimes Brahma or Brahm. The one reality, "the impersonal, supreme and uncogniz...
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Cleansing: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Cleansing
Cleansing - The act of removing any negative energies, vibrations or images from and object or places.
(See also: Cleansing ...
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Upadhi:
Spiritual - Theosophy
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Upadhi
Upadhi (Sanskrit) Limitation, peculiarity, disguise, vehicle; in theosophy, " 'that which stands forth following a model or patte...
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Personal Growth: On
Lessons, Creating Our Reality, Limitation, And Eternal Suffering
We are here to learn. We have created all our
experiences for that purpose only: to learn, understand, and recognize
ourselves in all tha...
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Christmas: Imitation Of Christ, Peace On Earth - - About Christmas
Christmas symbolises peace and goodwill towards all; that is why ceasefires are inspired by Christmas. It also means that we should re...
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Heaven And Hell:
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Heaven And Hell
Heaven and Hell In Christian theology, the abodes of Deity and the celestial hierarchy on the one hand, and of Satan and his fallen an...
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Peace Of Mind: The Solution For Eternal Peace
The computer era has popularised the term "solution". All metros now display advertisements and posters that offer a variety...
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Dharma: The
Eternal Rules Of Dharma
The Eternal Rules Of Dharma
If this world were advaitic or
monistic, there would be only one reality. But since it is not so, there is a...
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Peace Of Mind: Para Vidya, Path To Eternal Bliss
Para vidya alone can show us the path to eternal bliss. Mundane knowledge, which produces 'intellectualism"cannot confer wisdom o...
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Adi Granth: Eleventh And Eternal Guru Granth Sahib
A striking feature of the Adi Granth - popularly called the Guru Granth Sahib - is its distinctly lilting literary flavour, eloquently...
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Sati: Two Kinds Of Values: Eternal & Transitory
Recently, 65-year-old Kuttu Bai of Madhya Pradesh immolated herself on her husband’s pyre, sending shock waves across the countr...
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Sanyasi: Grihastha Vs Sanyas - The
Eternal Dilemma
Grihastha vs Sanyas - The Eternal
Dilemma
Once, a king asked his guru: Who is
superior, a sanyasi or a householder? In response, the
gur...
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Surya Sahastranam: Surya, The Eternal
Healer
The Hindu scriptures present the Sun as the
most potent god. There are only five Puranic gods and the Sun is one of them
but the images o...
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Consciousness: What Is Consciousness?
What raises us above other known sentient beings is our ability to be conscious of our own consciousness. But what does this mean, scient...
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Soul After Death: What Does The Gita Say On Life After Death
The Blessed Lord said: “Many births have been left behind by Me and by thee, O Arjuna, I know them all, but thou knowest not thine, O Par...
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Hinduism: Why Do Hindu Women Wear
The Dot On The Forehead?
Hinduism: Why do Hindu women wear
the dot on the forehead?
Not
only women, but Hindu men also wear a dot on the forehead, indicating the...
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Purva Mimamsa: Hindu Philosophy - The Purva Mimamsa
Purva Mimamsa or
Karma-Mimamsa is an enquiry into the earlier portion of the Vedas, an enquiry
into the ritual of the Vedas or that porti...
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Peace Of Mind: Eternal Game Of Hide-and-seek
I've nursed a deep desire since childhood to see truth, face-to-face. I knew that truth would remain elusive unless I learnt to recogn...
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Bhagavata Purana: Bhagavata Purana's Eternal Krishna
The Bhagavata Purana and other works tell us stories of how the divine is always trying to break away from its divine fetters. When yo...
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Seven Immortals: The Seven Eternal Values
In the Indian tradition there are seven immortals: Aswathama, Bali, Vyas, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya and Parashuram. They symbol...
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Consciousness: The Dual
Nature Of Our Consciousness
The Dual Nature Of Our
Consciousness
All things that have consciousness may be divided into
two categories - those that move and others ...
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Work As A Spiritual Practice: Seeing The Eternal In The Temporal
Have you ever faced a challenge at work and felt stuck in finding a solution? Or, felt alone in your work with no one to support you i...
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Chakra Balancing: Balancing And Charging The Chakras
Balancing
and Charging the Chakras
The
energy of your body will not be balanced and free flowing if you do not have
good emotional...
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Dharma: Fundamentals Of Dharma
The Samanya
Dharmas must be practised by all, irrespective of distinctions of Varna and
Asrama, creed or colour. Goodness is not the prop...
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Buddha
Buddha (Sanskrit, Pali, others: literally Awakened One, from the root: √budh, "to awaken") is a title used in Buddhism for anyone who h...
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Big Bang Theory: Big Bang Theory In Ancient India
Long before modern science came up with the idea of the Big Bang, India’s Sphota Vada said just what the Big Bang model says - t...
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Vaiseshika: Hindu
Philosophy - The Vaiseshika
The Vaiseshika
system takes its name from Visesha or particularity which is the characteristic differentia of
things. The aphorisms of Ka...
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Love And Happiness: A Bouquet Of Thoughts For Weekend Cheer
A flower, a thing of beauty, brings joy - but not forever. Soon, it withers and dies. Its transience helps us to understand the value ...
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Cosmic Consciousness: What Is Cosmic Consciousness?
Cosmic Consciousness was coined by the Canadian psychologist Richard M. Bucke, in his book “Cosmic Consciousness” 1902. He describes Cosm...
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Kriya Yoga: The Path Of Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga: The Path of Kriya Yoga
The Kriya Path is: Attaining eternal
Tranquility by practice of Pranayam and continuing meditations o...
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Lokas Or Planes: Asurya Loka
There is no such thing as eternal damnation or eternal hell-fire for the sinners. It cannot be. It is a theory that has long been explode...
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Spiritual Growth: How To Spend Your Holidays
In the whirlpool of fleeting sensual
pleasures you have forgotten the purpose of life and goal. You live more for
the body than for the s...
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Samsara: How To Break The Bond Of Samsara
The chains that tie you to this wheel of Samsara or Bhava-Chakra or round of births and deaths, are your desires. So long as you desire o...
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Dvaita: Encyclopedia - Dvaita
Samkhya
Nyaya
Vaisheshika
Yoga
Purva Mimamsa
Advaita Vedanta
Vishishtadvaita
Dvaita
Carvaka
Jain
Buddhist
Logic
Dvaita, a school of Ved...
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Conquest Of Death: How Yoga Is A Way Of Conquering Death
All are terribly afraid of death. No one wants to die. Even intellectual persons who have grasped the idea that the Soul is Immortal and ...
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Peace Of Mind: What Do You Really Want?
How many of us fritter away the gift of the present moment by wondering when our lives will finally take off? What do you think will d...
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Dharma: Samanya Dharma
Samanya Dharma
is the general Dharma or law for all men. Varnasrama Dharmas are special
Dharmas which are to be practised by particular c...
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Dharma: Religion And Dharma Are Not
Synonymous
Religion and Dharma Are Not
Synonymous
Dharma and religion
are not the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably for want of an app...
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