Eastern Spiritual Mythology Articles
Acknowledging fear is not a cause for depression or discouragement. Because we possess such fear, we also are potentially entitled to experience fearlessness. True fearlessness is not the reduction
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“And don’t use the mind to invoke a buddha. Buddhas don’t recite sutras, buddhas don’t keep precepts, and buddhas don’t break precepts. Buddhas don’t keep or break anything. Buddhas don'
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Dhyani Buddhas are emanated from Adibuddha. There are five Dhyani Buddhas (Buddhas in meditation). They are not separate deities – just abstract aspects of Buddhahood. They are also often called T
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No traditional Hindu will embark upon a new project without invoking Ganesha, for it is he, as Vigneshwara, prime mover of obstacles, who clears the path to success. Ganesh is the first to be revere
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Hanuman is one of the most interesting personalities in Hindu mythology. Also known as Anuma or Maruti he is the son of the monkey, Anjani and the God of Winds, Vayu.
In the great Hindu epic, The
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I had met Mira on several occasions socially, and also attended a couple of her Satsangs where I found her to be totally natural and relaxed, with none of the stage persona that one often associates
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One of the most horrible and venerated aspects of the Goddess is Kali, which means Mother Time. She is still worshipped in India and her sacred city is Calcutta, ‘Kali Ghat’, meaning "steps of K
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The most common object of devotion in Shiva shrines is the lingam. Its origins can be traced to primitive stone symbols as far back as the neolithic period. Symbols such as these can be seen at pre-
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Shiva is one of the principal Hindu deities, who with Vishnu and Brahma forms the Trimurti or triad of great gods.
Shiva is a Sanskrit word meaning “auspicious one”. He is the Moongod and lor
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The Lotus Goddess existed in India long before the invasion of the Aryans. When the divine life substance is about to put forth the universe, the cosmic waters grow a thousand-petalled lotus of pure
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“Whenever Truth decays and untruth flourishes, O noble one, then I create myself. To protect the righteous and destroy the wicked, to establish Truth firmly, I take birth age after age.” – V
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