Date: January 19, 2026 How often have you heard “Hindus believe in 33 crore gods?” Sometimes this is said even in a tone of mockery implying that if Hindus can believe in 33 crore gods, they would believe in anything! But this idea, so casually thrown around, is a gross misunderstanding of what is actually […]
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Date: January 12, 2026 A Homage on Swamiji’s Birthday If Swami Vivekananda’s life may be called an epic of Karma Yoga, then his passing was not the end of that epic, but the beginning of a subtler and deeper chapter. The power, vision, and resolve that he awakened for the resurgence of India and of
Date: January 7, 2026 The year 2026 marks thousand years of the first attack on the Somnāth Temple at Prabhas Patan by Mahmud of Ghazni. The temple went through 17 brutal attacks at the hands of invaders and haters of Sanatana Dharma. But every time there was an attack there was also a strong resistance
Date: November 19, 2025 This writeup maybe a decade late, but the thoughts are still relevant, I think. Because the film which I am going to analyse briefly here can be said to usher in a new trend in multilingual Indian cinema – that of telling pan-Indian timeless stories in a grand, epic style. A
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Date: September 9, 2025 Part 13: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action – 3 Continued from Part 12 Karmayoga and Equality The Gita attaches immense importance in its elements of Karmayoga to equality; “it is the nodus of the free spirit’s free relations with the world,” says Sri Aurobindo. For one who is always withdrawn
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Date: August 26, 2025 Part 12: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action – 2 Continued from Part 11 We continue our brief study of the signs of a Divine Worker. A divine worker is free from the desire of the fruits of action and is conscious of working only as an instrument of the Divine
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Date: August 12, 2025 Part 11: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action -1 Continued from Part 10 Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita opens with Arjuna’s question on how to reconcile Karmayoga and the renunciation of works. He wants Sri Krishna to tell him with a clear decisiveness which of these is the better way.
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Date: August 4, 2025 Part 8: About Mythology Continued from Part 7 The art of symbolism has been used extensively in the area of mythology in Sanatana Dharma. Plato described myths as fictional stories that illustrated Truth. In other words, myths are an expression of some deeper truths through the medium of stories and vivid imagery.
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Date: July 29, 2025 Part 10: ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः – The Yoga of Knowledge – 3 Continued from Part 9 In the next few verses in the chapter on Yoga of Knowledge, Sri Krishna elaborates on the idea of sacrifice. He speaks of the psychological disciplines by which seekers of higher self-possession and self-knowledge practice and develop self-control
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Date: July 22, 2025 Part 3: Trichy – The Glorious Splendour of the Divine Tiruchirappalli, more commonly known as Trichy, is the quintessence of the glory of the externalisation of Indian spiritual culture that evolved to a zenith in the Tamilakam region and still remains unique to itself. The bustling large town has retained the
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Date: July 15, 2025 Part 9: ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः – The Yoga of Knowledge – 2 Continued from Part 8 The Avatāra and the Dharma As the fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on Jñāna Yoga, the Yoga of Knowledge, unfolds further, we get a deeper understanding of the work of the Divine when it descends in
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Date: July 10, 2025 Part 7: Understanding Hindu Rituals – Teerth Yatra Continued from Part 6 Teerth Yatra or Pilgrimage has been a part of the religious life of almost all the religions. The physical journey in the outer dimension is actually a symbol of an inner spiritual quest. In olden days, a pilgrimage always implied
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Date: July 1, 2025 Part 8: ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः – The Yoga of Knowledge – 1 Continued from Part 7 The fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita focuses on Jñāna Yoga, the Yoga of Knowledge. It opens with Sri Krishna telling Arjuna that it was He who had revealed this highest secret, this imperishable Yoga, to the Sun-God
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Date: June 22, 2025 Part 6: Understanding Hindu Rituals – Pradakshina Continued from Part 5 Pradakshina is a term used for the ritual of walking clockwise around a shrine, an image or a sacred object. This circumambulation ritual is widely practiced in in Hinduism and Buddhism. The essential idea is the communion with the divine principle.
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Date: June 17, 2025 Part 7: On Disinterested Duty and Divine Obligation to Act Continued from Part 6 In continuation of what was discussed in the previous part, it is important to reflect a little on why Sri Aurobindo cautions that it is a mistake to interpret the Gita from the standpoint of today’s mentality. Such
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Date: June 3, 2025 Part 6: Karmayoga – The Yoga of Works Continued from Part 5 Arjuna seems perplexed after listening to the deep metaphysical truths given by Sri Krishna regarding the permanence of the Atman, the way of being of the yogin stationed in the true self-knowledge, and the Yoga of the Intelligent Will. Seeking
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Date: June 1, 2025 Part 5: Understanding Hindu Rituals Continued from Part 4 Rituals are physical acts that establish our relationship with the Divine. The act of a ritual establishes rules and patterns of behaviour that we adopt towards the Divine. There is a philosophy, meaning and significance behind every ritual. Rituals become beautiful and meaningful
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Date: May 26, 2025 Part 2: The Light of Kashi “As those who dwell in Shiva’s sacred city of Kashi are liberated by the auspicious touch of the Lord, so all this Aryan country where the Goddess has set her purifying feet shall be the Kashi of the world.” ॥97॥ ~ Sri Aurobindo, Bhavani Bharati, verse 97
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Date: May 20, 2025 Part 5: Sānkhya Yoga – 2 Continued from Part 4 In the next several verses is expounded Gita’s teaching of the Buddhi-yoga, the Yoga of the Intelligent Will. This teaching builds upon two foundations: a) the Vedantic Sānkhya of the Upanishads and b) Yoga, a principally subjective practice and inner change which
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Date: May 12, 2025 Part 4: Vishnu, the Lord of the Universe Continued from Part 3 The word Vishnu is derived from the Sanskrit root “vish” which means “to pervade.” So, Vishnu is “the one who pervades” or “the all-pervasive”. Vishnu is the inside-out of the whole creation. Vishnu symbolises Brahman, the Ultimate Source of all that
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