MSP-I: Śaradā Tilakaṁ

Continued from previous … The Vaiśeṣika Sūtra mentions 17 guṇa (prākṛti qualities), to which Praśastapāda added another 7 bringing the total to 24 guṇa. These are another set of qualities used to define the being or substance in addition to…

गुण (guṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning “quality” and in vedic philosophy it is any of the three fundamental operating principles or tendencies of prakṛti (universal nature): सत्त्व (sattva), रजस (rajas) and तमस (tamas). Guṇa is the true essence at…

Vaiśeṣika Lesson-1 Introduction Vaiśeṣika Darśana was founded by Kaṇāda (the pen or nickname of Uluka). Hence also called Kāṇāda or Aulukya Darśana. Uluka the ascetic was called Kaṇāda as he used to live on kaṇas or grains gleaned from agricultural…

The Himalaya Class is to include Shivaratri Puja (optional) but is strongly recommended. Jageshwar Journey:We plan to land in Neelesh Inn, Bhim Tal a day earlier on 3rd March 2019 (Sunday). Others may prefer a day earlier and lots of…

Vedic thought is divided into six (ṣaḍ) philosophies (darśana). These are Sāṁkhya Yoga Nyāya Vaiśeṣika Mīmāṁsā Vedānta Darśana literally means to view, to see or behold [the Lord]. It also includes their literature on spirituality and salvation. It is described…

In what has become a dramatic real-life case of the old Bollywood movie ‘karz’, we have a young boy who remembers his immediate past life “incarnation” details where he was murdered. The boy, of the Druze ethnic group, was born…

Number of Mantras The primary Mantras are said to be about 70 million in number and the secondary mantra are innumerable. The number seventy million perhaps corresponds to the 7 weekdays times a million each but that is what seems…

Mantra Śāstra is the science of sound. Mantra (मन्त्र) means and includes An instrument of thought which is the basis of speech that germinates from sound. It includes sacred text, sacred sounds, a prayer or song of praise Vedic hymn…

We live on bhū-loka, the earth plane and are guided in our daily activities by the Sun and Moon who are the dominant lights in the day and night respectively. They who are always shining down, always showing us where…

This forms the first foundation for remedial measures. Later we learn some more about karma as well as body parts being divided into drekkāṇa (three-fold divisions) charts. Marriage-Celibacy Everything that is related to one’s sexuality as well as procreative ability…