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For Starters, Abrahamic religions are primary monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam practiced in the West. They are more based on faith and blind submission than free will. Eastern religions have Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Shinto, Taoism and Confucianism. Let us start over with an analogy. Eskimos have nine names for snow because they know different kinds of snow. Now no other language can have nine names for snow; Same is true for Eastern religions. That's because they have deep understood due to analysis on the human consciousness and religion. Now the West has all the words for science. In the East we have to coin words for scientific terminology; East don’t have it. Since a lot of metaphysical scrutiny has been done on human consciousness and nature, eastern religions have evolved more than their Western counterparts. As far as religion is concerned the whole world will have to follow the East, because East has worked deep down into the interior most be...

Religion should improve the life of mankind. The war on religious purity will fail if warrior fail to underestimate the power of humanity and love. Too much stress on morals make us immoral. Prohibition produces duality in us where our mind says 'No' and sub conscious says 'Yes' luring us into the addiction of things. So, let the life flow in the reigns of mystery, spontaneity and be full of love. I have just finished 17 pages of  book written by Osho on Tao and completely feeling ease with my inner soul. See this beautiful paragraph --- One rule of the mind is, when you try very hard to do something, that something loses its edge. This is how we lose the edge of our happiness. What happens is instead that the edge of our unhappiness remains razor-sharp. We suffer so much misery in the world not because there is so much misery but because there is a fundamental error in our way of life. We do not want to touch unhappiness so its edge remains razor-sharp; and we are ...

GetUp-->Office-->Home-->Sleep--> This is not the life that I want to achieve. The circular and monotonous loop goes on and on. Is routine work just enough for mine existence ? Is this post written in sheer frustration or addiction ? Several choices and questions, don't have guts to answer. I forget what was in my mind. What I fail to see in my observation becomes most critical or taken as an obvious for others. May be my ego comes in between obvious and me. Life contains paradox, that's why there is nothing like truth. Search for absolute truth is extremism. Nothng absolue exist in the nature. There is this arbit theory of world peace attained by pure rationalisation fails to understand. The world peace can't exist without war. Duality is here and will stay; Human nature is forged of both faith and reason while dominance of one let to the extremism. Duality of human nature is not considered. Man- Woman, Nirakaar - Saakar, etc; When good arises, the evil r...

1- Have anyone watched or know about Iranian, Chinese or Russian cinema ? If yes, then you will know about the struggles of the director with state or clergy to express his thoughts in public. I wrote below paragraph after watching the movie Marmoulak : Artists are born in the environment of suppression. The more the external suppression, the greater is the degree and urge for expression. Sometimes in their life, they met beloved one/ones and there art touches the crust. More the design and glamour in the expression comes from the dream or psychedelic effects. Drugs, weeds and alcohol are compatriot of artist. What lies hidden is the supreme desire of not being general masses. The expression disturbs the stable order of the society and creates ripples in the youth minds. And as the age takes toil on the youth, the rebel expression is submerged into the abyss of social mind. The rebel of art lies in an unfathomed corner of the the underground movements, far away from the burden of t...

Yaksha : Who is really a helpful companion? Yudhisthira: Steady intelligence is a very good friend and can save one from all dangers. Yaksha : How can one acquire something very great? Yudhisthira : Everything desirable can be attained by the performance of austerity. Yaksha : What is amrita (nectar)? Yudhisthira : Milk is just like nectar. Yaksha : What is the friend bestowed upon man by the demigods? Yudhisthira : Wife is such a friend. Yaksha : What is the best of happiness? Yudhisthira : True happiness comes as a result of contentment. Yaksha : Why does one give in charity to brahmanas, artists, servants and kings? Yudhisthira : For religious merit, prestige, maintenance and protection, respectively. Yaksha : Why does one forsake friends? Yudhisthira : Lust and greed drives one to forsake friends. Yaksha : What is the only food? Yudhisthira : The cow is the only food, for the milk that she produces is used to make ghee, which is used to perform sacrifices, pleased by which the dem...

What is weightier than earth? Mother What is taller than the sky? Father What is faster than the wind? Mind What is more numerous than grass? Thoughts By renouncing what does one become loved? Pride By renouncing what is one free of sorrow? Anger By renouncing what does one become wealthy? Desire By renouncing what does one become happy? Greed Who is the friend of a traveller? A companion Who is the friend of a householder? A spouse Who is the friend of the sick? A doctor Who is the friend of the dying? His charity What treasure is the best? Skill What wealth is the best? Education What is the greatest gain? Health And the greatest happiness? Contentment What is a man's self? His progeny Who is his God-given friend? His wife What supports his life? Rain What is his principal duty? Charity What makes the sun rise? Brahma Who moves around him? Gods What causes the sun to set? Dharma How is he held firm? Truth

I am a lucky person. I am not physically or mentally crippled. I am not an orphan. I was born and raised in family of moderate income which can sustain my education and hobbies. But what is the necessity of recalling these forgotten facts. Probability to starve and die as an infant is higher than to study in a quality technical institute in India. Instead of thanking almighty, we don’t even look at these facts carefully. I am a Hindu by birth. My faith in the religion changes with time. Holy Scriptures were just parable and story books for me in childhood days. I was quite impressed by character of Karna , Bhishma and Bali . Life story of Gautama Buddha mesmerized and gives me the unnoticed picture of the world. The whole intake of stories for me was sacrifice for greater cause. As the logic and maturity comes with the age, the pious faith in the god was uprooted. Currently, all religions are full of formalism and ritualism than pure devotion and love. Then, there were different phase...

Have you ever seen deeply in the eyes of poor and down trodden human? Most of us do not have courage to to look inside those black eyes. But you felt the pain of his sufferings in your heart. It cannot be defined by science. This pain is experienced by your soul. Existence of soul is denied and suppressed by everyone. Who am i? This is the first question arose in the spiritual minds. We hide and run from this question whole life. We boast ourselves for scientific endeavor but do not want to search for the this answer. Everybody search for deeper meaning and purpose of life. You try to compose yourself by cursing the cruel world or unmerciful god or an individual for yours suffering. You simply forget that you are the part of the same system. The world is nothing unreal but weaved and governed together by the dream and wishes of human. Humans try to mend and break the rules of nature for his survival and then luxury. Human has a free spirit unbounded by laws of nature. It is only chaoti...

Yajñopavītam - the "Sacred Thread" The hallmark of having gone through the Upanayanam ceremony is the wearing of the Yajñopavītam (Sacred Thread) on the body। The thread is circular, being tied end-to-end (only one knot is permissible); it is normally supported on the left shoulder(savya) and wrapped around the body, falling underneath the right arm। The length of the thread is generally 96 times the breadth of four fingers of a man, which is believed to be equal to his height. Each of the four fingers represents one of the four states that the soul of a man experiences: waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep and knowledge of the absolute. Ancient texts refer to the wearing of the Yajñopavītam in three forms: One is Upavītam, where the Yajñopavītam is worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm। This is for Gods. Upavītam is also called savya (Katyayana Shrauta Sutra &c.). The Second is Nivītam, where the Yajñopavītam is worn around the neck and over the chest। Nivīta ...