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Day Prayer — Planetary Mantras for Daily Spiritual Practice (Navagraha Upasana)
Across every civilisation, the seven days of the week are named after the Planets that govern them — a universal recognition of the Planets' influence on human life. In the Vedic tradition,…
Lord Veda Vyasa Munihi — Part 1: The Supreme Guru of Humanity and His Gifts to Mankind
Lord Veda Vyasa Munihi is the divine incarnation of Lord Vishnu who occupies the seat of Jagad Guru for all time. Discover his extraordinary contributions — the codification of the Vedas, 108…
The Essence of Veda-Vedanta: Sanathana Dharma and the Nature of Reality
Sanathana Dharma is not a religion but the eternal way of life guided by Dharma, Karma, Punarjanma and Moksha. Explore the 12 essence points of Vedanta, the wave-and-sea metaphor of individual…
OM: The Cosmic Sound — Naada Brahma, the First Vibration of Creation
OM is the first vibration of creation — the primordial sound that arose from the Absolute Silence of the Universal Being. Explore Naada Brahma, the cosmic significance of OM, the inverted tree…
Karma: The Complete Philosophical Guide to the Law of Action and Consequence — Part 1
A complete and in-depth philosophical guide to Karma — far beyond the popular "what goes around comes around" reduction. Covers the three types of karma (Sanchita, Prarabdha, Agami), the…
Advaita Vedanta: The Complete Guide to Shankaracharya’s Non-Dual Philosophy
A complete and in-depth guide to Advaita Vedanta — the non-dual philosophy of Adi Shankaracharya. Covers the life of Shankaracharya, the core doctrine of Brahman-Atman-Maya, the four…
Guru Poornima: The Complete Guide to the Festival of the Divine Teacher
A complete and in-depth guide to Guru Purnima — the most sacred day in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain teacher-disciple tradition. Covers the meaning of "Guru", the Adiyogi and Vyasa Purnima…
Purushartha: The Four Goals of Human Life in Hindu Philosophy
A complete and in-depth guide to the Purushartha — the four goals of human life in Hindu philosophy: Dharma (righteous duty), Artha (wealth and prosperity), Kama (pleasure and love), and…
The Six Darshanas: India’s Six Great Schools of Philosophy
A complete and in-depth guide to the Six Darshanas — the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy. Covers Nyaya (logic), Vaisheshika (atomism), Samkhya (cosmic enumeration), Yoga (practical…
The Brahma Sutras: The Philosophical Foundation of Vedanta
A complete and in-depth guide to the Brahma Sutras — the 555 aphorisms of Badarayana/Vyasa that form one of the three pillars of Vedanta philosophy. Covers the four chapters, the opening sutra…