Hinduism

  The relationship between AUM and 108 has much to teach us in terms of how to conceptualize and expand consciousness. A primary presentation of consciousness is articulated in the AUM symbol, via its three constituent sounds, A-U-M. Throughout the day we exist in the wake state, the first state of consciousness,…
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For more than 3000 years, mantras (sacred sounds) have been chanted for the purpose of spiritual healing. Some of them are short mantras, consisting of a single word or even just a syllable (named bija mantras), while others are long mantras, which are made of a sequence of words, from only a few to more than a hundred.…
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    by Aldolinor Teodorescu Gods, goddesses, mythical worlds, paradises, epic battles between good and evil, extraordinary powers, legendary and endless love stories – we look into these superlative worlds and intuitively, we feel their profound reality, one hair away from us, or even…
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  It is said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, thus the same aspect can be seen differently by different people. The scenes filled with eroticism that can be found on the walls of the temples of Khajuraho are such an “aspect” that could be the source of ecstatic states filled with…
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 The divine leader of the spiritual realm of gods, Svarga Loka   by yoga teacher Dan Bozaru   INDRA is the divine leader of the sublime realm of gods and he is the one who mediates the manifestation in the earthly sphere of the sublime celestial energies which the earth needs all the time. At the…
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Vishnu is one of the essential divinities of Hinduism. He represents the aspect of the Supreme Reality which maintains and sustains creation. The endless creative power of Brahma gives life to all beings, and the infinite force of maintaining of Vishnu protects this life. His worshippers, called Vaishnava,…
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In India, Mahashivaratri, the spiritual night of Shiva, is traditionally consecrated to Paramashiva (the Supreme Shiva). Shiva's devotees unanimously consider it as being the most sacred night of the year. The night of Mahashivaratri is the night before the day of the New Moon in February - March (according…
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The god with an elephant’s head by Ioana Caragheorgheopol The word “Ganesha” is formed by the words: “gana” and “isha”. “Gana” means all beings which have name and form and “isha” meaning Lord or Master. Ganesha is the name given to Shiva’s second son, because he became the master of the entire creation. Ganesha or Ganapati is an…
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