The upanishads mention 2 margas or routes by which a departed jiva journeys to enjoy the fruits of his karma. one is called devayana or...

Our dharma tries to train us to not differentiate between visible and invisible lokas, to see Devas as real and as accessible as men so...

The body of the individual is constituted of five sheaths, known as annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, vijnanamaya and anandamaya—the...

The human individual is a microcosmic specimen of the entire cosmos. The same layers of reality that form the universe are also present...

There are 3 main sharira that a jiva utilizes as Upadhi or vehicle. The Sthula-shariram – sense or gross body, the Sukshma-shariram,...

We have followed the Jiva in his evolution and in the unfolding of his faculties and powers. When he is clothed in any form including the...

What do you imagine when you hear the word Brahmin? You may think a person wearing traditional clothes, having a Shikha and a Janeu, you...

What is in store for a Jiva after he reaches the stage of a human? While Science does not have clear answers to this question, our dharma...

Krishna states thus in B.G – “mamaivāṃśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtas sanātanaḥ |manaṣ ṣaṣṭhān-īndriyāṇi prakṛtisthāni karṣati” – “An...

Imagine that a child is born to a rich person, we say it was his karma in previous birth, see so many are born in slums, so many are born...

The topic of Evolution is handled differently in modern science and in Sanatana Dharma. Biology takes material aspects alone into...

In scientific terms, Tamas is usually associated with resistance or inertia, Sattva with rhythm and Rajas with motion. A fundamental...

While Vedantha talks about Gunas as a cosmic phenomenon, Itihasa puranas speak about them as a wordly phenomenon. To get any clear...

In Sanatana thought, the Pranava denotes many trinities in different contexts. Being-non-being-becoming, birth-life -death,...

There are a few ways in which we manushyas, can solicit continuous co-operation from Devas by following certain well laid down laws. We...