Article Archive for July 2010
The ugly face of Facebook – part 2
“HEY, you’re a dork,” said the girl to the boy with a smile. “Just wanted you to know.” Andy Wilson, 11, left, and his brother Evan, 14, go on Facebook in their treehouse in Atlanta.
“Thanks!” …
The ugly face of Facebook- part two
Another way that India is slowly losing its Vedic culture is through the process of secular or English and Christian education. Of course, in public schools all Vedic books have been removed from the curriculum. So there are no possibilities …
The Ugly Face of Facebook part -1
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
The sinister implications of getting hooked on to technology are now dawning on the saner section of the society. A 12-year old boy from the UK managed to blow £900 on an …
The Antiquity of Deity Worship in the Vedic Tradition Part-2
Continued from previous article… In the morning devotees wash the linga with milk and other items, and then later the pujaris dress the linga in bright colored clothes.A few miles from Barsana is Nandagram, another place …
The Antiquity of Deity Worship in the Vedic Tradition Part-1
By Stephen Knapp
There have been some people who have declared that the worship of Deities or images or the murtis in the temples is but a recent invention of Vedic culture. However,that is not an accurate point. …
Kashmir’s new reality
Anybody who has been watching the Kashmir tragedy unfold on live television will know who’s the aggressor, who’s on the defensive. The mobs are running riot, provoking, attacking and bullying the police and armed forces. …
Avatar – The One who Descends – Part Three
By Subash Marathe
This article is third in the series of article explaining the concept of avatar
CAN ALL OF US BE OR HAVE AVATARS?
Some argue that any and all embodied creatures can be termed ‘avatars’ (as …
Avatar The One who Descends – Part two
By Subhash Marathe
This article is second in the series of articles on the concept of Avatars
WHY DOES GOD TAKE AVATARS?
The purpose of the Vedas is to establish such principles under the order of the Supreme Lord, and …
Avatar – The One who Descends – Part One
By Subhash Marathe
By the time you get this article, Hollywood’s new offering ‘Avatar’ would be somewhere around you. Yes, it’s a movie – created at the cost of $ 200 million and upwards. Sanskrit pundits may feel …
2012 – Will the world end??? – Part three
Continued from the last article…
WHAT IS THE VEDIC VIEW
VEDIC TIME
The Vedic system of the four yugas presents the lengths of the ages as 4,3,2, and 1 times an interval of 432,000 years. That means the …
