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1. The Upanishads quotes, sayings and concepts After the Vedas the Upanishads are the most revered texts in Hinduism. What are the Upanishads? The Upanishads are texts which contain the basis of the later philosophy of the Hindus. Vedanta especially is based on the Upanishads. This lens illustrat...
2. The Vedas - ancient sacred literature from India Well, not quite. The Vedas are however some of the oldest texts to have survived as living literature till our time. The Veda are the literature of the Brahman elite in India. They were composed between 2000 BC and 500BC (roughly, no dates are clear...
3. Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure Great book if you want to go to India yourself - especially if you're interested in India as the home of spirituality. I read the book in one go: couldn't put it down. It's interesting as a story of personal and spiritual growth and as a catalog of...
4. Hinduism and Yoga Headquarters Learn about Hindu customs and the history of yoga. Find out about the temples and pilgrimage sites in Bharat. Get introduced to the sacred scriptures of Hindustan. Lenses about Hinduism and yoga are welcome here.
5. Quiz: Hinduism facts and trivia On this lens I've gathered together all that I've published online about Hinduism and yoga, but it all starts with a pop quiz: how well do YOU know your Hinduism facts and trivia? Hinduism is such a hard religion to describe that I postponed...
6. Religions of India Religion is a way of life in India it is a central part of the entire Indian tradition. For the majority of Indians, religion infuses every aspect of life, from common-place daily chores to education and politics. Secular India is home to Hinduism, I...
7. A Visit to Navagraha Temples Navagraha temples are a group of nine temples, devoted to the nine celestial bodies, referred to in the Hindu astrological beliefs. In Sanskrit, Nava means nine, and Graha denotes energy, planet or spiritual body. The nava grahas are Suryan (Sun), Ch...
8. Yoga Sutras by Patanjali - Science of Yoga - Taimni A very scholarly translation and commentary on THE yoga classic: the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali. Taimni not only explains each sutra, but also puts them in the context of Indian philosophy in general. As a scientist he also uses graphs to explain his i...
9. GANESHA - The Most Beloved God Lord Ganesha, also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar in South India, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in Hinduism. Although he is known by many other attributes, the elephant head of Gane...
10. We DO have a soul There is no way to describe what I experience without a soul that transcends the personality. There is something in us which is more than my habits, limitations and combined past. According to Christianity and Islam we each have an immortal soul, tha...
11. Aum, the sacred Indian mantra ; Om, Ohm - meditating unity Who doesn't know the Indian mantra 'aum' - and use it when they want to make fun of new age spirituality? Aum is actually a sacred mantra for all Indian religions that I know of (Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism etc.). It is a symbol for the most sacred,...
12. Tibet, Nepal & South Asia I started this lens to share my love for South Asia with others. It's an eclectic collection of information and visuals - anything from art and culture to religion and politics. Whatever moves me! Sign the guest book, and if you have a moment,...
13. Karma and Reincarnation: are we reborn? Karma and reincarnation are linked. Karma is the idea that what we do and have done influences our circumstances, talents and options. Reincarnation means that what we do and think will not just influence our present life, but also our future ex...
14. The History of Education in America Our current system of education has a history that reaches back no more than three hundred years. I hope to enlighten the reader on how it came to exist and why.I recently started reading John Gatto's The Underground History of American Education...
15. Funny Indian Videos Showcase There is a whole genre of funny movies that most of us will never have seen: Indian music video's turned into humor. Some of these were made by and for Indians. Others are simply an attempt at reading English into Hindi. I'm not quite sure all of th...
16. Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra has been considered by many people as a modern day rishi. A rishi is one who "sees beyond the present time." Who is Deepak? He's a poet, medical doctor, synthesizer of ideas, lecturer, author, inspirer, ayurvedic messenger, med...
17. Varanasi, India Varanasi (also known as Benares and Kashi) is an ancient city located on the banks of the River Ganges (Ganga) in India. It is the holy city of the Hindus and one of the oldest continually occupied cities in the world.
18. The Indian Inch Blog | Better Than Just Desi T-shirts and Desi Tees Welcome to our blog. TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR STORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE (or on anything else on this page for the most part).   Sick of the same old Indian or Desi t-shirts that just say "Desi" on them in pretty fonts?&nbs...
19. Darshan Magazine Darshan — In the Company of the Saints Darshan was a monthly magazine published by the SYDA (Siddha Yoga Dham Associates) Foundation from the spring of 1987 to 1999. www.siddhayoga.org This lens is focused as a comprehensive list of all publi...
20. Religion and Spirituality Headquarters Lenses by lensmaster spirituality about religion and spirituality. Included are lenses about Buddhism, Theosophy, Christianity, Spiritual Quotes, Religious tolerance, inspiring spiritual teachers (male and female) and spiritual book tips. Merely my l...