Diwali is a festival I look forward to. I really cherish the moments spent doing colourful rangoli outside my house door. Placing little lamps everywhere. Swastiks of red vermilion and bright flowers to adorn the space. It is quite a bit of fanfare. In our house we don’t do too much of ritual or social […]
Hinduism
Towards Truth
I remember the first Isha Yoga program I did. There was one section in it where they spoke about Truth & Fact. I don’t know what they spoke, but I clearly remember the distinction they made between the two. At the time I understood it, but didn’t think much about it. Lately I have been […]
The Jain & Hindu Overlap – Kaal Bhairava (Nakoda)
Earlier in the year I had written about how a Jain Yaksha (not exactly deity), Nakoda Bhairava is a form of Shiva and aspect of the Kaal Bhairava deity. Also, in case you are not well versed with Jainism hitherto, Jainism has no other Shiva connection as far as I know. My mom just visited […]
Nakoda Bhairava – Jainism & Hinduism, what’s the connect?
Nakoda Bhairava. Nakoda is a place in Rajasthan and here you can find a much revered deity – Bhairava. Known always as Nakoda Bhairava. It is a tradition amongst jains to attach regional prefixes before the names of certain deities. For example, Shankheshwara Parshwanath is a form of Parshwanath – the 23rd Jain tirthankar of […]
Michami Dukkadam – What’s this Sorry business?
Samvatsari – the most significant day for Jains. The tradition on this day is for people to fast and devote to austerities. (If you know the Jain fast, it’s pretty austere) In the evening there is a Pratikaman – guess the most significant pratikaman a Jain would do in the year. The fact that this […]
Yug theory – Research Findings
I had written a while back about the yug theory – why it is important and some interesting theories! In my research I found out something that no one ever talks about. Yug theory all us hindus know about – but do you know the base of this theory? Our Sun has a binary star […]
What yug are we in and why that is important
What yug are we in? Last two days I have spent telling everyone Kaliyug is dead and gone so stop whining about how bad the world is! Those whiny folks irritate me… they are usually never the proactive, responsible citizens of society. They might even be first to cut a line or bribe a police […]