Significance of number ‘five’ in Hindu Dharma
Staying with the idea of using numbers to understand some common ideas in Hindu Dharma, we will now study the number five. We had earlier done the same exercise with…
Satchitananda
Sanatana Dharmist. Endeavor is to share the little I have learnt along this Cosmic journey with my fellow travelers. Sincerely interested in raising awareness of Hindu Dharma, especially to Hindus.
Significance of number ‘three’ in Hindu Dharma
Earlier, we used the number four to gain some insights into Hindu Dhamra – Fourfold Hindu Dharma. We will use the number three to explore more ideas in Hindu Dharma,…
Purushartha in Sanatana Dharma
Few ideas are more central to Sanatana Dharma than Purushartha. They form the bedrock on which other layers like karma, reincarnation are supported. Though it is very simple to repeat…
Oversimplification – A Grave Dharmic Blunder
This is a rebuttal to Devdutt Pattnaik’s recent interview to The New Indian Express – “There is no harm in simplifying mythology.” As a disclaimer, I have no personal contact…
Hindu handbook of excuses
The march of time relentlessly brings upon changes. Some changes are good, whilst others are not so. The everchanging time has altered the wholesomeness behind Hindu thought. Often quoted for…
Ailing Hindu Dharma – Inversion of Values
Value is the core of anything that exists. Values are definitely bound by time and space. Things having value at some point in time lose their sheen at another; some…
Rama naama – its impact on the ethos of Bharat
Rama – the name and the character behind it has influenced the ethos of Bharatiya civilization over many millennia in various ways. The facets of Rama are so diverse that one…
Mythman Devdutt Strikes Again – More Lies on Bhagwan Ram
One of the sepoys of the gatekeeper’s cabal, Devdutt Pattanaik (DP) strikes again. This time it was an article about Buddha, but interestingly titled to propagate his own lies. The…
Varnas – A journey to its roots
We see divisions all around us – in nature, in society, within government, within our own body. Even an ant or honeybee colony seems to have division of labor. Interestingly…
The Confused Modern Hindu
A proper diagnosis is essential for a correct prognosis and treatment. Swami Chinmayananda reinterpreted this ailment afflicting the Hindu masses as the Arjuna disease. A few years after this initial prognosis, the…