Category: scriptures

  • Bhagavad Gita on Moksha, Maya, Truth

    Bhagavad Gita on Moksha, Maya, Truth Adi Shankaracharya was one of the most prominent teachers of the Vedanta philosophy. One of his major contributions to Vedanta was his extensive commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita. The core principles of purity, detachment and renunciation were explained in the previous article. The next three principles from the Bhagavad…

  • Bhagavad Gita on Purity, Detachment, Renunciation

    Bhagavad Gita on Purity, Detachment, Renunciation Adi Shankaracharya was one of the most prominent teachers of the Vedanta philosophy. One of his major contributions to Vedanta was his extensive commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. The foundational or core principles of the Bhagavad Gita were prescribed by him in simple terms. Three foundational principles elucidated by…

  • Gayatri Mantra And Its Healing Powers In Vedic Scriptures

    References to the Gayatri Mantra in Scriptures The Upanisads (sacred texts) of Hinduism contain several references to the Gayatri Mantra. ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेन्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।