Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
mahasamadhi: Refers to a tomb.   (See also: mahasamadhi , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi The conscious leaving of the body at death and total merging with the Divine.   (See also: Mahasamadhi , New Age ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi: Mahasamadhi. Refers to a tomb.   (See also: Mahasamadhi , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &nbs...   » Read the article

Article - Sharada: A Mystical Union Of Two Evolved Souls  
Sharada's mother, Shyamsundari Devi, had a divine vision of a little girl in a red sari descending from a tree, embracing her by the n...   » Read the article

Article - Sai Baba: Sai Baba's Words Of Mercy, Action, Love  
Shraddha and saburi form the crux of Shirdi Sai Baba's message. By shraddha , he meant absolute faith in the guru, to look upon the te...   » Read the article

Article - Skanda Sashti: Hindu Worship - Skanda Sashti
Skanda Sashti Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the seco...   » Read the article

Article - Sahaja Yoga: The Living Tradition Of Sahaj Marg
Sahaja Yoga: The Living Tradition of Sahaj Marg The Raja Yoga system known as "Sahaj Marg" is still relatively obscure in the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
mahasamadhi: (Sanskrit) "Great enstasy."   The death, or dropping off of the physical body, of a great soul, an event ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinmayananda: Encyclopedia - Chinmayananda
Swami Chinmayananda (स्‍वामी चिन्‍मयानन्‍द) (May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Meno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akhandananda: Encyclopedia - Akhandananda
Swami Akhandananda was the direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna and third president of the Ramakrishna Mission. He was born on 30 Septembe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogi: Encyclopedia - Yogi
Main articles: Yoga, and List of yoga schools, and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhuteshananda: Encyclopedia - Bhuteshananda
Swami Bhuteshananda was born on 8 September 1901 at Somsar in West Bengal. His premonastic name was Vijay Chandra. His father was Purna C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (Bangla: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ, Hindi: स्वामी विवेकानन्द) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami: Encyclopedia - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 - 2001), affectionately known as Gurudeva, was born in Oakland, California on January 5, 1927. He establish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Sivananda: Encyclopedia - Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda Saraswati (स्वामी सीवानन्द सरस्वती) (Sep 8, 1887—Jul 14, 1963), as he is kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Ranganathananda: Encyclopedia - Swami Ranganathananda
Swami Ranganathananda (b. December 15, 1908, Silwan, Trikkur, Kerala, as Shankaran Kutty; d. April 25, 2005, Kolkata) joined the Mysore b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia - Samsara
In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and other related religions, samsara or saṃsāra refers to the concept of reincarnation or rebirth in In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia - Samadhi
Samadhi is a term used in Hindu and Buddhist yogic meditation. Samadhi is also the Hindi word for a cenotaph, a structure commemorating t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adi Shankara: Encyclopedia - Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (Śaṅkara, Shri Shankaracharya, Adhi Shankaracharya, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya; 'the first Shankara' in his lineage), reveren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia - Yoga
Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Mahasamadhi
MAHASAMADHI: The departure of a Self-realized saint from his mortal coil.   (See also: MAHASAMADHI ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi The conscious leaving of the body at death and total merging with the Divine.   (See also: Mahasamadhi , New Age ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi: Mahasamadhi: the departure of a self-realized  saint from his mortal coil.   (See also: Mahasamadhi , Hin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi: Literally "the great union [samadhi]," this refers to a realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi: 1)    A realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death. 2)  A celebration on th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi Day:: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahasamadhi Day:
mahasamadhi day: Anniversary of the transition of a great soul. See: cremation, death, reincarnation, samadhi, transition. (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kadaitswami: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kadaitswami
Kadaitswami: (Tamil) "Marketplace swami." The 159th satguru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. Born ca 1804; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shri Gurudev Mahendranath: Encyclopedia Ii - Shri Gurudev Mahendranath - Biography
Born Lawrence Miles in London, England on April 29, 1911, his interests in the area of spiritual investigation and the Pagan way of life ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kadaitswami: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kadaitswami
Kadaitswami: (Tamil) "Marketplace swami." The 159th satguru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. Born ca 1804; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swami Vivekananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda,: (Sanskrit) "Of blissful discrimination."   Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who was overtaken by an ard...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swami Vivekananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda,: (Sanskrit) "Of blissful discrimination." Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who was overtaken by an ardent love...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Videhamukti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Videhamukti
videhamukti: (Sanskrit) "Disembodied liberation."   Release from reincarnation through nirvikalpa samadhi - the realiz...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jivanmukta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jivanmukta
jivanmukta: (Sanskrit) "Liberated soul."   A being who has attained nirvikalpa samadhi - the realization of the Self, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Death: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Death
death: Death is a rich concept for which there are many words in Sanskrit, such as: mahaprasthana, "great departure;" samadh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Videhamukti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Videhamukti
videhamukti: (Sanskrit) "Disembodied liberation."   Release from reincarnation through nirvikalpa samadhi -  the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Videhamukti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Videhamukti
videhamukti: (Sanskrit) "Disembodied liberation." Release from reincarnation through nirvikalpa samadhi - the realization o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Interaction With Contemporary Giants
Many years after his death, Rabindranath Tagore (a prominent member of the Brahmo Samaj) had said: If you want to know India, study Vivek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Biography
Swami Vivekananda - Birth and Early life. Narendranath Dutta was born in Shimla Pally, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 12 January 1863 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Hinduism
In some types of Hinduism, Saṃsāra is seen as ignorance of the True Self, Brahman, and thus the soul is led to believe in the reality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Interaction With Contemporary Giants
Many years after his death, Rabindranath Tagore (a prominent member of the Brahmo Samaj) had said: If you want to know India, study Vivek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Biography
Historically, in India, emphasis is given to the teachings of saints and insufficient attention is paid to dates and details. In the case...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adi Shankara: Encyclopedia Ii - Adi Shankara - Shankara's Dates
All modern scholars do not agree to the dates in the 8th century, though it has proved controversial to reach agreement on Shankara's pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Ramakrshna's Impact
Born as he was during a social upheaval in Bengal in particular and India in general, Ramakrishna and his movement was an important part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Biography
Swami Vivekananda - Birth and Early life. Narendranath Dutta was born in Shimla Pally, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 12 January 1863 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami: Encyclopedia Ii - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami - A Biography Of Gurudeva By His Saiva Siddhanta Church
A biography written by the monks of the Saiva Siddhanta Church. "We present below a brief biography of the amazing life and misson of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Principles And Philosophy
Vivekananda was a renowned thinker in his own right. One of his most important contributions was to demonstrate how Advaitin thinking is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Religious Perspectives
Ramakrishna - Teachings. Ramakrishna's mystical realization, classified by Hindu tradition as nirvikalpa samadhi (literally, "constant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Vivekananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Swami Vivekananda - Principles And Philosophy
Vivekananda was a renowned thinker in his own right. One of his most important contributions was to demonstrate how Advaitin thinking is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Samadhi - The Hindu Tradition
Samadhi (IPA: [sɑ ma dʰi] is Sanskrit term for the practice which produces complete meditation (among "normal" one). According to Vyasa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Notable Yogis
History is replete with Yogis that have inspired people for many generations. Yogini Meera from the Bhakti tradition, Shankaracharya from...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Yoga Dictionary: Dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology
A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment&quo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions, Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - M
This is a sitemap for topic pages related to Hinduism. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic:  ...   » Read the article