Source AUSTRALIA, August 28,2012 (The Age) Practising yoga is just ahead of Australian rules football in the list of the most popular physical activities among the citizens of this country — at least according to surveys. Researchers have also found that yoga and meditation can assist a range of health problems and medical conditions, including […]

Mormons indicate that Yoga increases understanding of the gospel. In “Yoga – Episode 39” program on Mormon Channel Radio July 2012, posted on the official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), a Mormon yoga instructor shared that how yoga increased her understanding of the gospel. She indicated that yoga originated […]

SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (USA) is holding an exhibition “Deities in Stone: Hindu Sculpture” till February next, containing sculptures of Hindu deities and other Hindu artifacts. This exhibition at F2 – North Connect Gallery on Terminal 3 contains granite, stone, sandstone, schist and gabbro stone sculptures of Hindu deities Brahma, Vishnu with […]

INDIA, August 27, 2012 (dnaindia.com): Come August 29, Malayalees the world over will celebrate Onam. Though the origin of the harvest festival is deeply rooted in Hindu legends and mythology, Keralites across the religious spectrum celebrate the festival with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm. Onam is a community event, a celebration of a time in the […]

“There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends and changes towards diets common in Western nations,” the report by Malik Falkenmark and colleagues at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) said. Dire warnings of water scarcity limiting […]

Vermilion (kumkum) is a red colored powder that is applied in the parting of the hair by married women [found as far back as Indus Valley]. This sign of marriage is more or less consistent among women from all over India . Sindoor is symbolic of the red flame of Sati and Parvati, both forms […]

ALLAHABAD, August,2012 (Times of India):”Clean and Green” should be the buzzword for the Mahakumbha Mela slated to be held in January next year and our topmost priority should be to undertake a massive sapling plantation drive combined with effective garbage disposal and provision of clean toilets, said Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, during […]

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, USA, August 19, 2012 (Press Release by University of Missouri): Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world’s major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person’s faith, according to University of Missouri researchers. The MU researchers believe that health care providers could take advantage of this correlation between health – […]

ಪರಿಚಯ           ಹಿಂದೂ ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಪದ್ದತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಕರ್ತೃವಿಗಿಂತ ಆ ಗ್ರಂಥವೇ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಅದು ‘ಮೀಮಾಂಸಾ’ ದರ್ಶನ ಮಾತ್ರವೇ. ಇದನ್ನು ‘ಪೂರ್ವಮೀಮಾಂಸ ದರ್ಶನ’ವೆಂದೂ ಕರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ; ಇದು ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ವೇದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಯಜ್ಞ-ಯಾಗಾದಿಗಳ ವಿಧಿ-ವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ. ವೈದಿಕ ವಿಧಿ-ವಿಧಾನಗಳು ನಂಬುವುದೇನೆಂದರೆ: (೧) ‘ಆತ್ಮ’ ಎನ್ನುವ ವಸ್ತುವೊಂದು ಇದ್ದು; ಅದು ದೇಹದ ಮರಣವನ್ನು ಅಧಿಗಮಿಸಿ ನಾವು ಮಾಡಿದ ಯಜ್ಞಯಾಗಾದಿಗಳ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. (೨) ಅಗೋಚರ ಶಕ್ತಿಯೆನ್ನುವುದೊಂದಿದ್ದು ಅದು ಯಜ್ಞಯಾಗಾದಿಗಳ […]

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