May 29, 2009 at 10:40 pm
· Filed under scriptures, thinkers by kajmani
Swami Vivekananda was a great teacher of the Vedas and Vedic thought, and of the Upanishads in particular. His lecture on the Vedanta (Lahore, 1897) outlined several key concepts of Hinduism and clarified a lot of misconceptions regarding the Vedas and the Upanishads.
According to Vivekananda, the three Prasthanas are considered to be the three important pillars in the study of all the systems of Hindu religion. The Upanishads, the Vyasa Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita have been taken up by every sect in India that claims Hindu orthodoxy – whether dualist or advaitist, Shankaracharya or Ramanuja or Chaitanya.
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May 16, 2009 at 12:05 am
· Filed under hinduism, scriptures by kajmani
Kena Upanishad – Who moves this Universe?
The Upanishads are an acknowledgement of the systematic and relentless pursuit of truth. They embrace the realization that in order to know the truth, we have to understand both the medium of knowing and the identity of the knower.
This acknowledgement turns mere knowing into realization and objective science into mystical awareness.
The literal meaning of Kena is – by whom? “By whose mere presence does that desire arise that moves this universe”?
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May 9, 2009 at 10:21 pm
· Filed under Mantras, traditions by kajmani
Lord Shiva, the greatest yogi and Lord of meditation, is revered in all sects of Hinduism, in all regions of India. It is traditional that every deity has a particular day of the week devoted to them and devotees observe a day of fasting and perform puja to the Lord on this day.
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