Article Archive for March 2010
2012 – Will the world end??? – Part two
Continued from the last article…
WHAT DOES THE MAYAN CALENDAR PREDICT?
The Maya calendar doesn’t end in 2012, as some have said, and the ancients never viewed that year as the time of the end of the …
Karma: What is it ?
By Stephen Knapp
Karma is one of those topics that many people know a little about, but few understand the intricacies of it. To start with, Newton’s thirdlaw of motion states that for every action there is an equal …
The Damage Macaulay did to India
By Francois Gautier
A country needs people who are proud of their own culture and civilization in order to move forward. That is what true nationalism – as opposed to jingoism – is all about. It …
Chanting and Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure
Despite living what doctors described as a ‘virtuous life’, Claudia Zeff was at risk of heart disease. A genetic predisposition to high blood pressure meant she faced a lifetime of medication and the risk of health problems …
Lord Rama – Fact or Fiction? Part-II
By Stephen Knapp
This article is second and last in series of articles establishing the historicity of Ramayana
People from many other regions of the world have also accepted the Ramayana as worthy of attention, devotion, and …
Lord Rama – Fact or fiction? Part-I
By Stephen Knapp
This article is first in series of articles establishing the historicity of Ramayana
The idea of whether Lord Rama exists or not has been called into question, by some prominent politicians in India. These …
Kung Fu and Kalarippayyattu
By Arun Puri
Kung fu or gongfu or gung fu is a Chinese term often used by speakers of the English language to refer to Chinese martial arts. Its original meaning is somewhat different, referring to one’s …
Where Medicine Blends with Devotion Part 1
By Vraja Vihari Dasa
Ambulances sounding their sirens screech to a halt. Bodies, mutilated beyond recognition, keep pouring in. Ten kilometers north, another blast-the seventh in eleven minutes-has terrorized the city. As anxious and bereaved relatives …
Significance of Deity Worship
By Stephen Knapp
Deities, called murtis in Sanskrit, are an important part of Vedic temples and the Vedic tradition, but what is the significance of Deities and Deity worship? One thing to understand is that all …
Marginalization of Brahminical Culture!
By Ritesh Nair
Brahmins the neglected
Look at these news facts. All 50 Sulabh Shauchalayas (public toilets) in Delhi are cleaned and looked after by Brahmins-traditionally the task of the lowest of the lowest caste-and that this noble institution …
