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Celebrating Deepaavali

Dīpāvali is a Hindu festival celebrated through the lighting of lamps, bursting of crackers, offering puja and sharing delicacies. Celebrated to mark the return of Śrī Rāma to Ayodhya, it inspires a...

California College of Ayurveda merges with...

Ankur Patel

Hindu University of America (HUA), based in Florida and the California College of Ayurveda (CCA), based in California, are pleased to announce that they have merged. California College of Ayurveda...

Yoga: Path to Stillness & Samadhi

Radhika Meswani

This blog explores the sutra "yogaḥ citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ," defining yoga as the cessation of mental fluctuations to achieve samadhi. It emphasizes quieting the mind to reveal the true Self and...

Antahkarana Shuddhi for Moksha – Part II

Tara Bridgelal Maharaj

The purification of the antaḥkaraṇa is a prerequisite for self-knowledge. What are the obstacles to self-knowledge? What are the means by which one prepares the intellect for self-knowledge? To...

The Pillar in the New Paradigm

Shrikant Ramdas

The Pillar in the New Paradigm

Necessity for Hindu Studies in Academic...

Eashwar Thiagarajan

Abstract

Academic studies of Hinduism is a necessity, as it can shape the current and future generations' understanding and appraisal of Hinduism. Academia has larger scale influence and...

A Compelling Case for Hindu Studies

Ms. Binni Rana

From the first time I saw the course listed on the Hindu University of America (“HUA”) website, I was intrigued. What did “Orientation to Hindu Studies” mean? Was it a fancy way of referring to...

Is Para a transcendental entity?

Aiswarya Jayaprakash

Para and Apara are two terms that we often come across while reading or learning things related to Indian philosophy. Para is said to be Brahman, the Absolute Truth or Reality. Even though Para is...

Transforming Karma Into Yoga

Kalyan Viswanathan

For the vast majority of people on the planet, the only conceivable human pursuits and actions (karma) possible are limited to the realms of Security and Pleasure (artha and kāma). But within those...

Warfare in Ancient Bharat: Part 2 of 2

Sri Sivani Charan Yalamanchi

This is the second of the 2-part essay that delves into the warfare rules of engagement, ethics, and overall perspectives in ancient Bharat. The essay is part of the academic requirement for the HUA...

Warfare in Ancient Bharat: Part 1 of 2

Sri Sivani Charan Yalamanchi

This is a two-part essay that delves into the warfare rules of engagement, ethics and overall perspectives in ancient Bharat. The essay is part of the academic requirement for the HUA course ‘...

Yogavasistha: An Encyclopedia of Advaita...

Dr. Kuldip Dhiman

Maharśi Vālmīki is known mainly for writing the epic Rāmāyaṇa but very few know that he also wrote another equally profound book called Uttara Rāmāyaṇa, Mahārāmāyaṇa, Ārśa-Rāmāyaṇa, Jñānavāsiṣṭha,...

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