Soma in Vedas - R.L..Kashyap

Soma is an enigmatic deva. The Occidentals have treated Soma as nothing but a plant whose creepers, on being squeezed, yield a juice which is intoxicating. There are numerous passages where Soma occurs with the word  “suta” meaning pressed or squeezed. It is said that Indra drinking this juice becomes intoxicated and in his intoxication kills the adversary Vrtra. There are some references to Indra killing Vrtra after drinking Soma. The verses on Soma number more than 1,200, including all...

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Theist , Atheist and Pseudo-theists

Theist , Atheist and Pseudo-theists   Space, Time and State continuums (Dikkaala-avastha-pravaaha) The world in which we live exists on three endless parameters : - (i) The parameter of space (Dik) which continues to an infinite distance in all possible directions. (ii) The parameter of time (kaala) which has no limits on either side, from and endless past, it would continue to exist to an endless future, (iii) The parameter of state (Avastha) that is, the object of the material...

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ಕಲ್ಲು ದೇವರಲ್ಲ , ಆದರೆ ಗೋಡೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ದೇವರು!

/* Based on a real incident in my life. Names are changed to hide the identity and also as a measure of security. */ ಆಗ ತಾನೇ ಐ.ಟಿ ಕಂಪನಿಗೆ  ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡ ನಾನು, ನನ್ನ ಮಿತ್ರರಾದ ಬಾಗೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಸಲಹೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಹೋದೆನು. ಅವರು ಐ.ಟಿ. ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಳಬೇಕಾದರೆ ನೀನು "ಯಾರೇ ಏನೇ ಕೇಳಿದರೂ ಒಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹತ್ತರಷ್ಟು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಹೇಳು" ಎಂದು ಬೋಧಿಸಿದ್ದರು. Training ಮುಗಿದ ನಂತರ Project selectionಗಾಗಿ ಬಂದವರು ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆ ಟ್ರೈನಿಂಗ್ ಗೆ  ಬಂದಿದ್ದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಿತ್ರರನ್ನೂ ಒಂದೊಂದು ಪ್ರಾಜೆಕ್ಟ್ ಗಾಗಿ select ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದರು. ಆದರೆ...

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Vedic Concept of Yoga Meditation - by Shri Devendra Kapoor

Divine mind in its waking state,Arises in far off distant places,And does the same in sleeping states,Weaving in dreams, so wonderous images.Unique light amidst lustrous objects,Which swings far off in different places,That my mind may develop so perfect,To reflect our noble images.  Motivated by mind, the thoughtful pious,Remain steadfast, above all vice,And offer themselves as a sacrifice,In struggles of life as oblations so nice.A luminous entity amongst all senses,An unheard...

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Science and Spirituality - Acharya PT Dharmadev Vidyamartand

Modern age is the Age of Science. No doubt the miracles of science have not only astonished the people but also added a great deal to their convenience and comfort. But at the same, let us not forget that the invention of poisonous gas, atom bomb, hydrogen bomb and other weapons of destruction, is also pushing the world towards total annihilation. It is, therefore, all the more important in the modern age to establish unity between the science and spirituality .But some so called intellectuals...

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DRINKING AND MEAT EATING - PT . Dharmadev Vidyamartand ji

Drinking Mahatma Gandhi once said that if he were given the free reigns of lndia even for an hour he would enforce prohibition without any compensation to anyone. This statement shows the father of the nation’s very strong sentiments against drinking. He considered drinking to be the worst kind of evil because, in his opinion, it gave rise to many other evils. Alas the Mahatma’s dream has remained unfulfilled and there is no likelihood that it will ever be realized. ln fact, things have turned...

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