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  Back ground Information We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our article, a  spiritual perspective on greeting . It provides important background information in order to understand this article. 1. Introduction to  meaning of namaste  or  namaskar Namaskār , also known as  namastē  is a form of greeting practiced most in the Indian Subcontinent. It is used both while greeting and upon parting company. When a person greets another with  namaskar , the greeting is accompanied by a slight bow made with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards and closely positioned in front of the chest. Along with this, the words ‘ namaste ’ or ‘ namaskar’  are said to the person who is being greeted. The hand position is known as the  Namaskar Mudra . ( Mudra  means a particular hand gesture or position . ) While it is a popular non-contact form of greeting along with the Japanese bow and the hand...

1. Introduction to a spiritual perspective on giving and receiving gifts 2. What happens at a spiritual level when we give or receive gifts? 2.1 Is it possible not to create a give-and-take account or a merit/demerit when receiving or giving gifts? 3. What type of gift should one choose to give? 4. What determines the volume of the give-and-take account?   5. What is the highest gift? 1. Introduction to a spiritual perspective on giving and receiving gifts Gift-giving and receiving is something that all of us indulge in regardless of culture. While we may have given and received gifts all our lives, we may not be fully aware of the spiritual implications of giving and receiving gifts. In this article, we explain the various aspects of giving and receiving gifts, from a spiritual perspective. 2. What happens at a spiritual level when we give or receive gifts? The act of giving helps to think of others. When we think of others and put them a...

Zinc Production in Ancient India  India Was the First to Smelt Zinc by Distillation Process By D.P. Agrawal & Lalit Tiwari Zinc is a very interesting metal and was responsible for the innovation of utensils of mock silver and coins of mock gold. Because of the low boiling point (907°C) zinc is difficult to smelt. Brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) however is known from even 3rd Millennium BC in China, but brass can be produced from naturally occurring minerals containing zinc and copper. Pure zinc could be produced only after the mastery of distillation techniques, which have been described in our ancient chemical treatises. The mines of Rajasthan have given definite evidence of zinc production going back to 6th Century BC. Distillation process however was being used only from the 12th century AD, thus India is the first to produce zinc by distillation processes. We are sure that the following story of early zinc production and lead about the ancient Indian chemists and me...

<------------------Amazing Ancient Hindu Science ---- Exclusive Religion of all TIME--> Professor Arthur Holmes (1895-1965) geologist, professor at the University of Durham. He writes regarding the age of the earth in his great book, The Ag e of Earth (1913) as follows: "Long before it became a scientific aspiration to estimate the age of the earth, many elaborate systems of the world chronology had been devised by the sages of antiquity. The most remarkable of these occult time-scales is that of the ancient Hindus, whose astonishing concept of the Earth's duration has been traced back to Manusmriti, a sacred book." When the Hindu calculation of the present age of the earth and the expanding universe could make Professor Holmes so astonished, the precision with which the Hindu calculation regarding the age of the entire Universe was made would make any man spellbound.

Vivekanand International Foundation (VIF) together with Patriot forum organized a seminar on the subject on 20th April 2013 at VIF conference hall in Delhi. Seminar was presided over by Mr KPS Gill and Chief guest was Dr Subramaniam Swamy. Others on the dias were Mr R K Ohri and Mr Ajit Doval. Convenor of seminar : Mr D C Nath Dr. Swamy in his address stated categorically that if the Govt wants it can withdraw article 370 from Kashmir within 25 minutes and does not require parliament to pass any kind of resolution. Further added that the cause of problem is appeasement policy of Congress Govt. Dr. Swamy added that , in terms of the accession agreement signed at the time of partition, it was agreed that Kashmir shall be part of India and if Pakistan lays claim on any part of Kashmir that would mean not following accession agreement . if it is to be so then let accession agreement be reversed meaning thereby Pakistan merges back to India. A...

Shri. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat Ramnathi (Goa) : Shri. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat has sent his good wishes for the second all India Hindu Convention being held in the hall of Ramnath Mandir between 6 th and 10 th June 2013. ‘I felt proud when I heard about the Convention from Hindu Janajagruti Samiti. The great personalities coming from all over the world will be discussing issues related to the welfare of Hindus as also the world. I was happy to get invitation to attend such Convention. My best wishes for success of this Convention which has far-reaching effect.’ This is the message sent by Shri. Modi; expressing his sentiments towards the Convention. Shri. Modi has stated further in his message that ‘the awareness created towards Dharma, culture and traditions, is like a sacred fire lit all the time. Being in communion with style of living, principles and humanity is the zenith of supremacy of Hindu culture and Dharma in...

We need more GROOVE worldwide...   If you are in Buenos Aires (Argentina), don't forget to visit this trendy night club Groove, because you will be in for a huge surprise! Here, you won`t come across salsa or reggaton music like most such places do, but soulful Sanskrit melodies that rent the air. "I had the most unusual night club experience last weekend when I was in Groove," says R. Viswanathan, India`s ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. "The DJ was not play ing salsa, samba or reggaton. Instead, the club was vibrating with Sanskrit songs...'Jai jai Radha Ramana hari Bol', 'Jai Krishna Hare', 'Gurudeva Guru Om', 'Govinda Govinda' and 'Jai Shiva Shambo'," said Viswanathan. Lead singer Rodrigo Bustos, 29, and his band mate Nicolas Pucci, 32, were entertaining the guests with their mesmerising voice. Some 800 people, in their teens and 20s, were dancing and swaying to the music, he said. And guess what? This...

Do you know who Sikhs are? Sikhism is one of the major world religions founded in the 15th century in Punjab district of what is now India and Pakistan. It was founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and is based on his teachings called Sikhi, and those of the 9 Sikh gurus who followed him. Currently, there are over 20 million Sikhs worldwide and Sikhism is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world.  The word Sikhi is derived from the word “Sikh” that comes from the Sanskrit r oot word “Shishya” which means “disciple” or “learner” or “student”. This religious philosophy and expression has been known as Gurmat, which literally means the counsel of the gurus or the Sikh Dharma. Sikhs believe that there is only one God, who is the Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer and is never born nor dies. The opening sentence of the Sikh scriptures is only two words long, and reflects the base belief of all who adhere to the teachings of the religion: Ek Onkar: "Ek" is One and "Onkar...

The Bhagavad Gita and the Environment COMPILATIONS THE BHAGAVAD GITA AND THE ENVIRONMENT (translation of Juan Mascaro, Penguin Classics, 1964) All the religions teach respect for nature and the necessary balance of nature and spirit. The higher purpose of life is detachment from the world of nature and acquiring the qualities of the spiritual world. Food Food is the life of all beings, and all food comes from rain above. Sacrifice brings the rain from heaven, and sacrifice is sacred action. (3:12) Forces of Nature All actions take place in time by the interweaving of the forces of Nature; but the man lost in selfish delusion thinks that he himself is the actor. But the man who knows the relation between the forces of Nature and actions, sees how some forces of Nature work on other forces of Nature, and becomes not their slave. Those who are under the delusion of the forces of Nature bind themselves to the work of these forces. Let not the wise man who sees the All disturb the unwise...

Can We Remove Thoughts From the Mind? How can we control thoughts? Can we remove thoughts from the mind? There is no huge bank of thoughts within you. Thoughts are just going and going, one at a time, one at a time, one at a time. If you try to do anything with them, they will go faster and faster because in your mind, there is no subtraction or division, there is only addition and multiplicatio n. Can you take away one thought forcefully? Experiment and see: For the next 10 seconds, do not think about monkeys. If you try not to think about something, only that will happen. That is the nature of the mind. What is a thought? A thought is just a certain emanation, a certain surface fluctuation of the content that you hold in your mind. Your mind is like society's garbage bin; everybody that goes by stuffs something in your head. You have no choice as to what to receive and from whom. If you say "I don't like this person" you will receive much more from that person th...

The three subtle basic components and our lifestyle The three subtle basic components (trigunās) of Sattva, Raja and Tama are the very fabric of creation. Unknown to modern sciences, they permeate through all living and non-living, tangible and intangible things. The vibrations emitted by anything are dependent on its predominant subtle basic component. This also influences the behaviour of all t hings. The proportion of these components in human beings can only be changed by spiritual practice. Everything around us can be categorised as sattvik, rajasik or tamasik depending on the predominant subtle-component that they are made up of. The predominant subtle-component in anything can only be measured with one’s sixth sense (ESP). We have provided a few generic examples of the various facets of the world we live in and the dominant subtle-component. Depending on whether we are sattvik, rajasik or tamasik individuals, we will gravitate towards sattvik, rajasik or tamasik lifestyles. A...