Vedic new year begins in March-April. There are two conventions for determining the start of the Vedic year. The first one is based on the lunar calendar. The new year
Mahabharat is a massive work in the Sanskrit language. It is the biography of the Pandava brothers. Vyasa, the composer of this work, sought a scribe who could keep pace
A different kind of space permeates this manifest space per Vedas. Scientists convey the same idea in a slightly different manner. The world is made up of atoms. Subatomic particles
The last common ancestors of Snakes and Birds is a species called Diapsida. Firstly, snakes are the earliest surviving descendants per this phylogeny. However birds are only the newest! Rishi
Continue readingGenetics and the Story of a Black Tailed Snow White Horse
The demarcation of the inside and outside is clear in case of human beings. A tree may not agree with this idea of the inside and outside. Let us look
Firstly, Native Americans lived in the Americas when Columbus landed there. Secondly, history books continue to say that Columbus discovered the Americas. Thirdly, the hollowness of Columbus’s claim has become
There is a custom in India of honoring the lineage of Gurus. Besides, this custom is prevalent in all traditions. However, every one of them make a special mention of
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra is an ancient text on meditation. In this text Parvati asks her spouse Shiva to teach her techniques on meditation. Certainly, Shiva is the ultimate meditator. Firstly,
Continue readingParvati becomes a Student from being a Spouse
Are scientists natural meditators? Yes! per Vigyan Bhairav Tantra text. Vigyan Bhairav is a compendium of 112 different meditation techniques. One of the techniques in this text is about scrutinizing
The philosophy of Buddha is centered around Nirvana or the Void. References to Void centric meditation techniques were known even before the time of Buddha. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra text speaks