OM in TaittirīyaOM is the Eternal, Om is all this universe. Om is the syllable of assent: saying OM! let us hear then begin the recitation with Om. With OM they sing the hymns of the Sama; with OM SHOM they pronounce the Shāstra. With OM the priest officiating at the sacrifice says the response. With OM Brahma begins creation (or, With OM the chief priest gives...
Showing posts with label yugas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yugas. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Yuga in Hinduism is an epoch or era within a four-age cycle. A complete Yuga starts with the Krita Yuga, via Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga into a Kali Yuga.
Yuga: Spiritual -Theosophy Dictionary on YugaYuga (Sanskrit) Age; an age of the world, of which there are four -- satya yuga, treta yuga, dvapara yuga, and kali yuga -- which proceed in succession during the manvantaric cycle. Each yuga is preceded by a period called in the Puranas, sandhya (twilight, transition period, dawn) and followed by another period of...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Kotilingeshwara Temple - This temple hosts more than 86 lakhs Shivalingas
Kotilingeshwara temple hosts more than 86 lakhs Shivalingas and has the world's tallest ShivaLinga measuring 108 Ft height and Basava measuring 35 feet. It is surrounded by plush greenery amidst the Kammasandra village 5 km from Kolar Gold Fields.TENS OF THOUSANDS The biggest linga in Kotilingeshwara is 108 ft tallThe adventurous foursome that we are, we set...
Friday, May 16, 2008
Karma and reincarnation are inseparable and it’s not possible to adequately discuss one without the other.
Karma translates literally as 'action', 'work' or 'deed' and is often described as the "moral law of cause and effect". Such cause-and-effect occurs on any given plane, whether physical, mental, or otherwise. According to the Upanishads, it is said that the individual or 'actor', known as the jiva-atma, will develop samskaras (impressions) from all actions he...
