The Sanskrit word ‘guru’ translates to ‘dispeller of darkness’. Guru Purnima, marks the appearance day of Srila Vyasadeva.
Guru Purnima falls every year on the day of Ashadha Shukla Purnima. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima because Veda Vyasa, the sage who wrote the Mahabharata and assembled the Vedas, celebrates his birthday on this day.
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My Birthplace, Mylapore spreads Kindness choosing Sweet Words
Mylapore, Madras (Chennai), India is my birthplace. It has been continuously inhabited by humans for thousands of years. Thiruvalluvar who is recognized as the Saint Poet of India belongs to Mylapore.
The Power of Creation vs The Power of Destruction
The history of Somnath Temple illustrates the power of creation over the power of destruction.
Adi Shankara ignores the fact of his earthly existence in his Discovery of True or Real Self
We need a methodology to study philosophy and to understand philosophical statements. Logical Positivism, also known as Scientific Empiricism aims to clarify concepts in both everyday and scientific language. It describes analysis of language as the function of philosophy. This analysis of language and of concepts is important to understand questions of belief and ideology which affect what we think we ought to do individually and socially. I would use this method of ‘Applied Philosophy’ to analyze the philosophical doctrine of ‘Advaita’ and to study the views and philosophy of Adi Shankara and his efforts to interpret the true or real identity of man and the world.
Bharat Darshan Defines Indian Identity as the Breath of My Life
Nature supports and sustains life through various material energies, and wind or air in motion is considered to be a vital force.
Whole Dude at Whole Foods Welcomes the Telugu New Year
The Telugu New Year is traditionally celebrated as Ugadi festival. A traditional holiday dish, a relish called ‘Ugadi Pachadi’ is prepared to reflect the tastes and flavors of the Spring Season which may guide to prepare for the New Year with a willingness to accept the different dimensions of human experience under the influence of Time.
Chaitra Navratri – Nine-Night Festival to celebrate Divine Mother who brings Unity of Man and God
To fully account for human existence, two distinct or separate Principles must come together to produce the harmonious singular identity called man. The issue is not about God’s gender. It is the concern of the man to account for his own earthly existence as male and female. The Father Principle is called the Originating Principle. The Mother Principle is called the Source Principle, for Mother is the Source of Matter, Energy, and Knowledge to establish Life. Father originates the creation of the human form, and Mother provides Substance, the structural and functional basis of the human form.
Whole Dude at Whole Foods Celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors on March 04, 2026.
Indians celebrate Holi for they have the choice to choose their personal God. In the Indian tradition, God manifests in various vibrant colors giving the people a sense of joy from several directions.
The Discovery of India in the Celebration of Maha Shivaratri
The Discovery of Bharat or India is best accomplished by exploring traditions of LORD Shiva Worship
Vasant Panchami 2026. Birthday Greetings to Goddess Sarasvati
I need a heart that can understand, I need eyes that can see, and I need ears that can hear God’s plan for my mortal existence.