Arising in this holy land in an age of dreary nihilism, Buddhism invited with open arms the cynic-sceptic, the nihilist-pessimist, and the sufferer-seeker-confused alike to take refuge not only in the figure of the Buddha (alas! – who the Buddhists of a certain kind soon turned into a mere figurehead), but also in the Eternal...Read More

Who are the people who can steadfastly defend those ideals? Only those – who have hereditarily stayed aloof from the conflicts arising out of a pursuit of self-interest; only those who have found glory in economic deprivation, who do not see good deeds as a commodity, whose minds, permeated with pure knowledge and upright virtue,...Read More

Shankaracharya travelled in and through the land of Bharata for reestablishing the Vaidika Dharma which was in the verge of losing all its importance. His effort in unifying the Bharata by establishing various mathas and other centres has saved Bharata from losing its spiritual treasures.Read More

The Poet-Seer Surdas is foremost of those Vaishnava Bhakti poets who have ennobled the lyrical tradition of the Braj Bhasha of Northern India through their musical compositions, steeped in deeply inspired devotion to Sri Krishna.Read More

Gold can never be tainted by forces of the outer environment. It has the quality of the pure state which is achievable through tapas, following several purification rituals to reach this level. On Akshaya Tritiya, many people purchase gold. However, this is the day for antah or inner purification, to become Hirnya or of gold...Read More

If the society in our country is to be preserved in the Oriental spirit, if it is not possible or not desirable to radically change this long-standing vast society in the European way, then the existence of a true Brahmin community is crucial. They will be a people of modest means, they will be scholarly;...Read More

The later part of Swami Chinmayananda’s life was dedicated to disseminating the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta across India and the world. By giving discourses in English, he made the teachings of Advaita Vedanta accessible to the modern educated elite of the nation. As days passed he started attracting huge crowds and devoted followers. Some of...Read More

P V Kane was one of those rare scholars who functioned as the much-needed bridge between the two sides of the gap. He knew Hindu scriptures deeply and was well versed not just in English, but in the modern Western traditions of logic and argumentation as well. He interpreted the Dharmashastras of Hindus to modern...Read More