Article - Sanyasis: Legendary Tales Of True Sanyasis
Legendary Tales Of True Sanyasis A true sanyasi is one who has no attachments to worldly things. He has no self interest and whatever he...   » Read the article

Article - 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...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanyasi: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Sanyasi (sanyaasi)
sanyasi: sanyasi (sanyaasi). Also sanyasin. Renunciant, mendicant.   (See also: sanyasi , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sa...   » Read the article

Article - Mauna: Silence Please, It's Mauni Amavasya
Mauna: Silence Please, It's Mauni Amavasya Indian tradition emphasises the concept of mauna or silence as an ideal trigger for introspec...   » Read the article

Article - Vedas: Vedas As A Guide To Good Living  
The Vedas contain revelations of the eternal Truth. The culture of a community or a nation is derived from the values that people live...   » Read the article

Article - Sankara And Ramanuja: Double Celebration - Sankara & Ramanuja  
Adi Sankaracharya and Ramanujacharya were great philosophers. Their road maps to the Absolute reflect the essence of Indian spiritual ...   » Read the article

Article - Life And Death: Moksha - Break Free From Fear Of Death
Death perhaps is the only certainty in this world. Yet, the fear of death stalks most people. Literature - western and Indian - regard...   » Read the article

Article - Love And Happiness: Desire Management For A Full Life
There are some people who do little, but make others do a lot. Brahman, the pure Consciousness, too, is actionless - but in Its presen...   » Read the article

Article - Adi Sankaracharya: Sankara's Path Of Self-inquiry  
Adi Sankaracharya's life was dedicated to a quest for spiritual truth. His views on Advaita are best summed up in his own words: Brahm...   » Read the article

Article - Self Knowledge: Ramakrishna's Steps To Self Knowledge  
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's advice to house-holders is: "A little spiritual discipline is necessary in order to know what lies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uma Bharti: Encyclopedia - Uma Bharti
Uma Bharti (born May 3, 1959, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was the first wom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanyasa: Encyclopedia - Sanyasa
Samnyasa (IAST saṃnyāsa, also spelled sannyāsa, Sannyasa) symbolizes the conception of the mystic life in Hinduism where a person is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadhu: Encyclopedia - Sadhu
In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for a renounced ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmacharya: Encyclopedia - Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya is a Sanskrit word. The root "Brahma" signifies The Ultimate Reality or The Unified whole. The root "Char" means To follow o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use
Cannabis has a long history of spiritual use, especially in India, where it has been used by wandering spiritual sadhus for centuries. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System
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Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia - Cremation
Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. This often takes place in a crematorium or crematory. Cremation and burial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sringeri Sharada Peetham: Encyclopedia - Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham is one of the important Hindu Advaita maṭhas. The heads of the maṭha are known as Shankaracharyas. It is...   » 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

Dictionary - Tridandi: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Tridandi
Tridandi (Sanskrit). The name generally given to a class or sect of Sanyasis who constantly keep in the hand a kind of club (danda) br...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sannyasi: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Sannyasi
Sannyasi Sannyasi (also Sanyasi; Sannyasinii for female gender): a Hindu religious mendicant or Ascetic. The origin is from Sanskrit '...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadhu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadhu - Sadhus In Indian Society
Sadhus are often sanyasi, or renunciates, who have left behind all material and sexual attachments and live in caves, forests and temples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manoj Kumar: Encyclopedia Ii - Manoj Kumar - Later Career
The mid-1970s saw Manoj star in three hit movies. Roti Kapda Aur Makan (1974) was a social commentary featuring Zeenat Aman that won him ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dervish: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dervish
Dervish. A Mussulman - Turkish or Persian - ascetic. A nomadic and wandering monk. Dervishes, however, sometimes live in communities. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hema Malini: Encyclopedia Ii - Hema Malini - Personal Life
After a long and controversial affair, she married the actor Dharmendra in 1980, as his second wife. (The marriage is now coming under so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Iyer Women
Iyer women are noted for their culture and tradition. Proud of their culture, they are uncompromising in their stand. If the Iyers have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmacharya: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmacharya - Usage
This word in one common usuage generally denotes a particular phase of life (first 20-25 years of Life). Ancient Hindu culture divides th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadhu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadhu - Becoming A Sadhu
Becoming a sadhu is a path followed by few. It is supposed to be the fourth phase of a Hindu’s life, after studies, being a father and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mata Amritanandamayi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mata Amritanandamayi - Miracles
Many of Amritanandamayi's followers believe in her powers to perform miracles. For instance, she mentioned in an interview [3] given to T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dnyaneshwar: Encyclopedia Ii - Dnyaneshwar - Family Background
Dnyaneshwar, was the second of the four children of Vitthalpant and Rukminibai Kulkarni, a pious couple from the village Apegaon near Pai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mata Amritanandamayi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mata Amritanandamayi - Rise To Fame
Her devotees claim that she had many mystical experiences as a child. Since 1981, she has been teaching spiritual aspirants all over the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadhu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadhu - Sadhu Sects
Sadhus are not unified in their practices. Some live in the mountains alone for years at a time, eating only a few bananas. Others walk a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadhu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadhu - The Sadhu Life
The ruggedness of the sadhu life deters many from following the sadhu path. Such practices as the obligatory early morning bath in the co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hema Malini: Encyclopedia Ii - Hema Malini - Career
She debuted in a 1968 film Sapnon ka Saudagar, playing a young teen opposite the ageing superstar Raj Kapoor. She became one of the top s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Jati
Mixed in with the Varna caste system was the Jati sub-caste system. The Jati was effectively a system similar to guilds, and was associat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mata Amritanandamayi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mata Amritanandamayi - Humanitarian Activities
Mata Amritanandamayi Math executes various charitable and humanitarian projects. Examples include a program to build 100,000 homes for th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dnyaneshwar: Encyclopedia Ii - Dnyaneshwar - Great Works At Young Age
The eldest, Nivrutti, joined the nath sect and became Nivruttinath. He also become the guru of Dnyaneshwar. He, at the age of fourteen, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Spiritual Use - Hindu Use
Cannabis is believed to have been used in India as early as 1000 B.C.E.. In mainstream, lay religious usage, it is usually taken in liqui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Transition In Caste
There is the Upanishadic story of a boy who went to a guru to learn the Hindu scriptures. His guru asked him what his caste was. Consulti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Spiritual Use - Muslim Use
Generally in orthodox Islam, the use of cannabis is deemed to be khamr, and therefore haraam (forbidden). As with most orthodoxies, both ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Caste In Hindu Texts
The notion of Varna as an endogamous human types system for social harmoney rather than economic class system was first attested in the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Origins Of The System
Indian caste system - Aryan invasion. According to this theory, the caste system began with the arrival of the Aryans in India. The Ary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Quotes About Caste
The late Swami Krishnananda, the successor to Swami Sivananda and former head of Divine Life Society, noted the following about caste in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uma Bharti: Encyclopedia Ii - Uma Bharti - Discourses And Disputes
Born May 3, 1959 At age 5, started giving religious discourses By 16, she attained fame for discourses on the Ramayana She began travelli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Traditional Iyer Ethics
Iyers were extremely orthodox a century ago. They followed Dharma shastra texts of Manusmriti Apastamba and Baudhayana. 1.A traditional I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Iyers Today
In addition to their earlier occupations, Iyers today have diversified into a variety of fields—their strengths particularly evident in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Spiritual Use - Judeo-christian Use
The holy anointing oil mentioned in various sacred Hebrew texts contained, among other ingredients, an herb known as kaneh-bosm (fragrant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Spiritual Use - Sikh Use
The Sikh religion developed in the Punjab in Mughal times. The common use of bhang in religious festivals by Hindus carried over into Sik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Modern Perceptions Of Caste
The caste system was first exposed to the modern Western world during the Portuguese occupation and rule of India. Later other European n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of India - History
At the beginning of the 20th century, as the Indian independence movement seeking freedom from British rule gained ground, the need was f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Spiritual And Philosophical Beliefs
Strictly speaking, all Iyers define themselves as "Srauta-Smarta", ie. followers of the Sruti text (mostly Yajur Veda and Sama Veda), and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Rituals Ceremonies And Festivals
Although many rituals that were practiced in ancient times are no longer followed, some traditions are continued to this day. Iyers are i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cremation - Cremation Process
Cremation - Cremation furnace. The place where the cremation takes place is called crematorium. The crematorium consists of one or more...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of India - Design
The following are the approximate colours of the Indian flag in different colour models. It is sorted into the HTML RGB web colours (hexa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of India - Manufacturing Process
After India became a republic in 1950, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) brought out the specifications for the flag for the first tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Subsequent Life
After his retirement as President, K. R. Narayanan, along his wife Usha, lived his remaining years in a modest bungalow (34, Prithviraj R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Varna System
Indian caste system - Four Varnas. Traditional Last Names by Varna Brahmin --- Sarma; Deva Kshatriya --- Varma; Trata Vaisya --- Gupta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cremation - Reasons For Choosing Cremation
People choose cremation for a variety of reasons, including religious reasons, other personal reasons, environmental reasons, and cost. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Iyer - Origins
The Iyers claim a top position in the caste hierarchy of the Tamil-speaking region in India. They are Smartha brahmins, and are distinct ...   » 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 - Cremation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cremation - Negative Recent History Experiences With Cremation
Cremation - Environmental Concerns. Cremation is often regarded as a more environmentally responsible alternative to burial; however, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sringeri Sharada Peetham: Encyclopedia Ii - Sringeri Sharada Peetham - History
The origin of the maṭha is described in Sankara Vijaya, written by Madhava, brother of Sayana. He was different from Vidyaranya, an anc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of India - Proper Flag Protocol
Prior to 2002, the general public of India could not fly their national flag freely, except on designated national holidays. Only governm...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - S
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article