Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 91 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA WHAT ARE HINDUISM’S RITES OF PASSAGE? Hindus celebrate life’s crucial junctures by holy sacraments, or rites of passage, called samskaras, which impress the …
Tirukural.
Kural 271 A deceiver’s own five elements remain undeceived by his double-dealing mind and silently mock him. Kural 272 Of what avail is an outer appearance of saintliness if …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 90 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA WHAT IS THE HINDU OUTLOOK ON GIVING? Generous, selfless giving is among dharma’s central fulfillments. Hospitality, charity and support of God’s work on …
Vedic Verses.
The Primordial Vastness is the sky. The Primordial Vastness is the sphere of space. The Primordial Vastness is the mother, the father, the son. The Primordial Vastness is all …
Bowl of Saki (Hazrat Inayat Khan)
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan According to metaphysics fear is caused by the lack of light. Therefore the more light there is in the heart the more fearless the …
Tirukural.
Kural 261 It is the nature of asceticism to patiently endure hardship and to not harm living creatures. Kural 262 Austerity belongs to the naturally austere. Others may attempt …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 89 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA HOW DO HINDUS REGARD ART AND CULTURE? Hindus of every sect cherish art and culture as sacred. Music, art, drama and the dance …
Vedic Verses.
Then the Anvaharya (Southern) Fire taught him: Water, the quarters, the stars and the moon are my forms. The person that is seen in the moon-I am he, I …
Bowl of Saki (Hazrat Inayat Khan)
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself. Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that …
Daily lesson with gurudeva
SLOKA 88 FROM DANCING WITH SIVA HOW ARE AYURVEDA AND JYOTISHA USED? Ayurveda is the Hindu science of life, a complete, holistic medical system. Jyotisha, or Vedic astrology, is …
