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Mathematics of God Understanding a Hindu God within scientific arena Science has opened up the secrets of materialistic world. But humans are yet ignorant about whatever is not-material. No religion dares to describe God with materialistic features, except Hinduism. And this is what brings Hindus under the cloud of ignorance as viewed by other believers. But there are a much deeper facts than what the world sees about a Hindu from their limited vision. I will describe here about the logical conclusion of a Hindu to envision God in the form of Idol or Image and what does a Hindu actually feel about God. I, being a so called Hindu, would describe my understanding of God, which I inherited as all other...

Taj Mahal The world's most famous monument to love, which features on every first-timer's Indian itinery. Built by the seventeenth-century Mogul emperor Shah Jahan to enshrine the body of his favourite wife, the vast mausoleum stands on the banks of the Yamuna Ruver in the city of Agra, just a couple of hours' train ride from Delhi. It's worth staying in a hotel that's close by the Taj, so you can visit it at sunrise and/or in the moonlight, when the play of light on marble is especially memorable, and the site is less crowded (more than 20,000 visitors a day flock here). Not surprisingly, Agra is one of the worst places for touts, hawkers and hassle, so have your polite rebuffs at the ready. India...

The Five Dhyani Buddhas or meditation Buddhas are icons that represent different aspects of enlightened consciousness. One of these Five Wisdom Buddhas is Amoghasiddhi, whose name has many meanings: He Whose Accomplishment is Not in Vain, Almighty Conqueror, He Who Unerringly Achieves his Goal, Infallible Success, Unfailing Power or the Buddha of Fearlessness. Practical Wisdom Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha that represents the practical implementation of the wisdom of the other four in this mandala. His actions of fearlessness are said to pacify the evils of envy and jealousy. With this Buddha, these human emotions are transmuted into the positive action of accomplishment and fulfillment upon the...

There is little doubt that the negative life-review feels like hell and therefore we could say that the NDE hell is proof of hell. Margot Grey says about the experience that, "The hell-like experience is defined as being one which includes all the elements comprehended in the negative phase (extreme fear or panic, emotional and mental anguish), only more so in that feelings are encountered with a far greater intensity." But what does hell look like? And what exactly is hell? Let me be quick to say that in the near-death research, these negative experiences do not happen to everyone. Also there seems to be less insight on why exactly they happen. Some researchers find no accounts or very few of hell...

  As a prelude to the following entry I would like to make clear that, even though I was born and raised in a Jewish environment, I’ve lived most of my life in a predominantly Christian country and I’ve shared the last ten years with a wonderful buddhist girl. I don’t practice any religion, but I’m extremely interested in mysticism and spirituality. Throughout my journey I’ve been blessed to have made friends from all possible ideologies. I left Vancouver just as the news about Israel’s incursion into Gaza were breaking. Since my arrival to Mexico City, the subject of the conflict’s latest incarnation has been part of the conversation and, as usual, opinions are highly polarized. Some...

There are a number of temples world over which are famous because of one reason or the other. Some are famous for their architectural designs, some for their locations and some because of their spiritual and religious importance. Wat Rong Khun, Thailand Wat Rong Khun is a Buddhist temple located in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It has various dissimilarities with the other Buddhist temples of the world. It has been made using the white colour and various mosaic mirrors have been used to give it an amazing shine. Mastermind behind the construction of this temple is Chalermchai Kositpipat, a renowned Thai artist. The temple is still under construction and it is believed that it will take another half century...

The tartans that have been created for different religious groups allow individuals to celebrate their scottishness and religion at the same time. Jews and Scots have both gained from their encounters of the past two centuries. There remains a tolerance and respect based on shared traditions. In 2008 a Scottish rabbi created the world's first official Jewish tartan. Mendel Jacobs, worked with the Scottish Tartans Authority and religious scholars to design a tartan that would reflect Scotland's Jewish history. He said: "The Jewish people have been an integral part of Scottish culture for more than 300 years, with the first Jew recorded in Edinburgh in 1691. Talking about the colours in the tartan, he...

Annually yatra to the cave of Amarnath is organized in the months starting from June to August. Placed in the state of Jammu & Kashmir the "Paradise on Earth", a pilgrimage to Amarnath is considered most sacred by Hindu devotees as well as pilgrims of other religions as well. This holy pilgrimage is one of its kinds as one has to travel at an altitude of 3,880 meters to reach the shrine of Lord Shiva i.e. Amarnath Cave. The major attraction at this holy place is the naturally formed Shiva Lingam and the yatra or pilgrimage is not completed if one cannot visit to have darshan of the lingam. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists visit the holy cave for pooja offerings and darshan which starts in the...

The serene and scenic surroundings of snow capped mountains, lush green valleys, fast flowing rivers and unending stretch of hills make Gangtok an ideal destination for people seeking an enchanted holiday experience. This small place is known for its abundant natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, magnificent monasteries and Mahayana form of Buddhism. People who visit this place from various parts of the globe have their own reasons. Some come here for spiritual quest of Buddhism while some for adventurous sport activities like trekking and river rafting. Among all these quests, the natural glamour of Gangtok fascinates visitors the most. Gangtok: It is the capital city of Sikkim and among the most...

Continuing with Hong Kong the city (Landau Island) WISDOM PATH Situated on the south east of Ngong Ping the Wisdom Path is a monument to the people of Hong Kong given to them by professor Jan Tsung-i. The monument consist of 38 timber inscribed columns with the words of the Heart Sutra. These timber columns are between 8 and 10 meters high and are set out in a figure of eight. Professor Jan Tsung-i discovered while on a trip to china the Buddhist stone carving on mount Taisham in Shandong. Inspired by the carvings he set about to create a calligraphic work of the Heart Sutra because this sutra is by Buddhists, Confucians and Taoist considered a treasure. The Heart Sutra is a pray used by Buddhists...

In no point does Hinduism differ from western religions more than in its public worship and, in spite of much that is striking and interesting, the comparison is not to the advantage of India. It is true that temple worship is not so important for the Hindus as Church services are for the Christian. They set more store on home ceremonies and on contemplation. Still the temples of India are so numerous, so conspicuous and so crowded that the religion which maintains them must to some extent be judged by them. At any rate they avoid the faults of public worship in the west. The practice of arranging the congregation in seats for which they pay seems to me more irreligious than the slovenliness of the...

Process Art - The History The exact origin of Process Art is considered to be somewhere around mid-1960s. Considering the human inquisitive disposition, it can be said that it originated around the time when the world was trying to understand the reasons behind their acts during and post the world wars. Process Art began in the Americas and Europe, spreading soon to the rest of the world. The Drip Paintings of the American painter Jackson Pollock (1912-56) are often credited with its onset. The Details Process Art is a revolutionary movement where creativity is the focus, rather than the form of art, such as paintings, sculpture, and pottery. It is concerned with the process going into forming an...

Wish to experience one of the most fascinating road journeys in the world? Come to Leh Ladakh. It is the place where the nature's extravagance can be seen touching the skies? This snow desert is, undoubtedly, a paradise for tourists with any kind of taste. Be it sightseeing, adventure, palaces and monuments or even pilgrimage destinations- Ladakh has all what it takes to make your holidays more exciting and funny. Natural Elegance While on Ladakh tourism you will come across a number of high mountain passes and significant terminals of the highways. These passes are generally preferred as night halts and starting points for mountaineering expeditions. A few of them are famous for lime stone masses...

Gangtok lives up to its name meaning the 'superior hills'. It sits comfortably nestled in the lap of the high elevations of the lofty peaks of the Kanchenjunga. The latter is the third highest peak of the Himalayas. The Himalayan town of Gangtok gained importance when the former Sikkimese ruler under the British governance translocated the erstwhile capital from Tumlong to Gangtok in 1894. It was retained as the capital even there after as it grew into the largest city of the Indian state of Sikkim on the parallel lines. Sikkim was amalgamated into the Republic of India in 1947 by signing a treaty between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then primer minister of India and Chogyal. It was granted the...

#ffffff;" /> The Annapurna Circuit is a longstanding trekking route in the beautiful mountain landscape of western Nepal. At a height of 8,091 metres, Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world. Although it is not as well known as Mount Everest (8848m), many visitors to Nepal walk the Annapurna trek to take in the region’s amazing scenery. Find out what the popular Annapurna trek has to offer an enthusiastic walker. What You’ll See The Annapurna Circuit offers a wide variety of scenery from the lower foothills to the high peaks. Initially you will walk through fertile, cultivated valleys and terraced hillsides before rising through pine and fir forests to reach high yak...

Appropriately close to Shangri-La, Lijiang is described as "a fairyland beneath the colorful clouds of southern China. A place blessed with fresh air, clear streams, breathtaking snow mountains, and an undisturbed landscape inhabited by a friendly group of people". You will find this unspoilt idyll where Tibet meets the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, in southern of China. The local Dongba culture has influences from all these neighbors which include the famous Dongba hieroglyphs, a pictographic writing system used by the Bon priests of the Naxi people in this region for around a thousand years. Blessed with a pleasant climate all year round, this seemingly remote area was part of the Ancient Tea...

When you first come across the idea of affirmations it might seem a little overwhelming. There are a lot of questions to answer. * What area of my life do I use affirmations for? * What is the best affirmation to start with? * How do I choose an affirmation that is perfect for me? * When will my affirmation come to pass? Well, the first place to start is to decide you are going to try using affirmations to enhance your life. It works well to commit to a period of time. Two weeks sounds like a great trial period that will give to time to see if affirmations are for you. The second place to start is to decide what part of your life you wish to enhance. Most people want to work on all or some of the...

Using an incense is an important part of Tantric Yoga. The most suitable incense for any tantric practice are Tibetan Incense. Tibetan Incense is made from a blend of different herbs, spices, plants and minerals from centuries' old recipes. All natural ingredients are used such as flowers, leaves, grass, wood, bark, spices, and aromatic herbs found in the high altitude regions of Tibet and Nepal. The tibetan incense, unlike Indian one, is made from rolled herbs, so there is no wooden stick inside and no chemicals used that could be allergenic or harmful to inhale. Many tibetan incenses are actually made for inhalation. The medicinal incense are prepared using strict vedic formulas which are based on...

I leaned back in my chair and breathed a heavy sigh. My patient, Mr. Rodriguez, noticed my discomfort. "I know I should quit," he told me with a guilty shrug of his shoulders. "Have you ever tried?" I asked. "Once," he replied, "but it didn't stick." Mr. Rodriguez had been a pack-a-day smoker for the past 20 years, something he'd only begrudgingly confessed in response to a standard inquiry I make of all my first time patients. He didn't see it as a problem himself. Or at least he hadn't mentioned it when I'd asked him at the beginning of the visit why he'd come to see me. "Are you aware of all the ways cigarette smoking is bad for you?" I asked. An alarmingly high proportion of patients know...

Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church in Orange County, California is an evangelist. He is a one of a kind superpower in the evangelical Church world, and sought after for his thoughts, observations and comments by a host of prominent members of the press in the United States. In an interview conducted under the auspices of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life a published transcript of an interview with Pastor Rick appeared in mid November. Speaker: Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California. Moderator: Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics and Public Policy Center. This news report and commentary on the interview takes a section of that lengthy interview...

The words "In God we trust" does not violate the first amendment's establishment clause. The clause reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The words "In God we trust" does not pertain to any one religion or another, the word God is ambiguous referring to a supernatural being, applicable to a myriad of monotheist and polytheist religions alike. The common assertion that the words "In God we trust" is directly analogous to a Judeo-Christian God is fallacious...

According to the news, France recently experienced its first incident of "burka rage." It seems that a woman in a clothes shop tore off the burka of a Muslim woman, following a tense argument between the two. France's government has been moving toward banning the burka as well as other religious-related face coverings. As a consequence, there has been much discussion of the issue throughout the country, with a great deal of acrimony on all sides. Besides calling the burka an affront to France's national values, some French lawmakers have said that criminals wear burkas and other veils as a disguise. They also, of course, worry about terrorists wearing veils to hide their faces as they commit acts of...

"A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary... there is no answer; only an experience. Seek only this, and do not let theology delay you." -- A Course in Miracles Perhaps one of the most frequent questions I get about A Course in Miracles is regarding its spiritual affiliation. After all, the Course was allegedly given to Helen Schucman by Jesus, and the Course does use Christian terminology quite frequently. It's a natural assumption to classify it as Christian in nature. But is it? Well, yes and no. I know, not quite the answer you were looking for, but let me explain... You see, I have spent the better part of the last 25 years studying...

The Nature of Reality The nature of 'reality' is not only stranger than you imagine, it's stranger than you can imagine! There is a saying that "truth is stranger than fiction" and this certainly applies to the nature of reality, because in the light of increasing evidence, what we have accepted to be the 'truth' about our everyday reality is much more like the 'fiction' of our everyday reality. Some of the most searching questions that we may ask ourselves in the course of our lives are: Who am I? What is my purpose in life? What is the meaning of life? What happens when I die? Our most basic understanding of 'reality' is that we are born, we live, and we die. But for many of us this is not enough...

arnation means once you pass away in this life, you will be reborn as a different person. In this way, your soul will continue to live new lives and have new experiences. In this sense, death really isn't an end but another new beginning - an opportunity for you to use what you have learned from consecutive lives in order to find further happiness and greater fulfillment in your new existence. However, not everyone accepts reincarnation as a reality. Some believe death is the end of both our body and our soul. We simply cease to exist after only a tiny fragment of time. Others believe our bodies die while our souls transcend earth to live eternally in some type of paradise. Regardless of your...

Government is to a society what the head is to the body. We are told by the ancient wisdom teachings that in a desire to establish a divine kingdom on Earth, which would be a reflection of the kingdom Above, our many governmental systems were developed. The systems we see operating around the world are but imperfect reflections of the ideal of government divinely planned. They are works in progress and as each country matures and move through the three stages analagous to human development: • childhood; • adulthood; and, • old agewe will be able to enjoy the rewards of the struggle from darkness/ignorance into knowledge/light. Each individual and each country must construct the ladder internally...

The Three Schools of New Thought The phrase 'New Thought Movement' was coined about 150 years and has taken root with close to 2,000 centers worldwide with over 100 million people who use New Thought Principles as part of their daily lives. New Thought is a massive shift in perspective where original goodness replaces original sin, equal rights for all replaces inequality and slavery, and the human ability to create life as a living dream come true replaces the constraints of birth. From helping to end slavery to securing women's right to vote, this obscure 'mystical' paradigm has dramatically impacted our way of life on a global scale. Within the Movement there are three distinct factions, or...

Pontius Pilot Asked Jesus What is truth? John 18:38. The World keeps asking the same question with the same inquisitive persistence, and there is yet an answer to be found that would not be contradictive in itself. Jesus told Pontius Pilate; everyone on the side of truth listens to me. John 18:37b; and yet, as we search inside and outside the boundaries of our realm for a truth that would satisfy the search, so many of us end up settling for a partial truth, for acceptance of inadequate responses to a life question, what is truth? The world religions offer a variety of answers to this most critical question, and they all seem to come up with some sort of mystical answer which does not resolve the...