The “Hare Krishna Mahamantra” - which are the names of Nārāyaṇa - is found in the Kali-santarana Upanishad and is actually supposed to be chanted the opposite way around - with HARE RAMA coming first.
It’s effect do not take place immediately - you need to do a lot of concentrated chanting:–
Again Narada asked;…
Sri Narasimhadev aids us in overcoming or own ‘anarthas’ or negative character traits. Worship of Lord Narasimha has the capacity to purify a heart vulnerable to lust, to erase the subtle desire for fame and name; tendency for cunning behavior and to purify us from duplicitous dealings. Lord Narasimha cleanses us and prepares us for…
Maa Sita is the central character of Ramayana. The main Purpose of The Ramayana is to create deep sense of *Shiv Dharma* among people. Ravana killed many Rishi Muni (religious people) and collected their blood and buried it deep inside earth, nobody knows what he planned to do with it.
Maa Sita is goddess of…
The 12 division based Rashi system is believed to be an import from outside of India a couple of thousand years before while Vedic astronomy and astrology developed on 27 divisions of 13.33 degree each ( called Nakshatra ) much more earlier and it is mentioned in Vedas and Puranas . This is the angle…
No, you can't recognize a bottomless pit.
You just fall it is a freefall.
Buddha called it Shunya.
If you can recognize the emptiness - who will recognize it? Your mind - when mind is there then it is not emptiness, nothingness or Shunya.
Observer, observed and observation all dissolve.
Experience, experiencer and experiencing all…
As per Tantraa philosophy there are eight bondages/chains which bind soul to the Maya. These bondages are Ghrina (Hate), Lajjaa (Shame), Bhaya (Fear, shankaa(Doubt), Jugupsaa(censure/reproach), Kula (caste), Jaati(creed) and Sheela (Modesty). Any consciousness which is bound by these 8 bondages is called Jiva (Individual soul) and the consciousness who is free from all these chains…
Here’s an interesting aspect of Dharma which makes Hindus the best possible migrants (apart from their technical skills of course!)
Dharma is not only changeable as already conveyed by previous responders, Dharma subject to democratic consensus
According to the Mahabharata, actions opposed by the people (loka-viruddha) are as sinful as those condemned by the Veda…