Truth and decisions

The Legend of Radha ऊँ श्री राधे Today the whole world is mesmerised with the legend of Radha and Krishna. Their eternal, divine and most pure kind of love made many a scholars wonder. Radha and Krishna were the personification of God's love when the Godhead chose to incarnate in male and female forms. Radha remained in Vrindavan while Krishna left for Mathura to achieve the purpose of that life. It is said that Krishna never returned in physical form to see Radha or to know about her. There are other hypothetical versions in which it is said that Radha met him once again after Mahabharata war was over. According to Hindu mythology, Radha and Krishna weren't separate but two manifestations of the same Godhead in male and female forms, they were one despite being away from each other. They enjoyed each other's company on a divine plain irrespective of the physical circumstances, hence, they need not be together in this physical world. Moreover, the motive of their bi...

The great Gurus and the Cycle of Knowledge (By Rajul Tiwari) If it wouldn't have been the Gurus of the great Indian Legends, their life wouldn't have reached the supreme summit and they wouldn't have fulfilled the purpose of being in this life on this earth. Concept of Gurukul in Ancient India had Rajkumars (princes) and normal (knowledge seeking) young children learning under one bower (All equal). They followed discipline as the way of life and subjected themselves to harsh environment, woke up before the dawn cracked, collected twigs, flowers and fruits in dense woods, washed and cleaned utensils, cleaned the premises, went to collect bhiksha... learnt how to read and write, learnt the way of life from Vedas and did meditation several times a day. Vedas were resource of their learning like modern guides, from Mathematics to Science to Social Science to the order of Politics (Neetis and Kootneetis) to the art of War everything was taught in Gurukul. Pupils had fun di...

Panthera Tigris - Indian Tiger.... Some questions haunt my mind whenever I look at Ashoka's pillar at the back of Indian rupee coin... Will this beautiful artefact remain only to tell the story of an extinct species, exactly like we talk about dinosaurus these days... or worse.. when in the coming centuries these creatures will only be featuring in local legends, our coming generation will be doubting the fact that a magnificent and powerful creature like Tiger ever existed! Tigers are symbols of civilization and economy, which is evident through Harappan seals from the Indus valley culture, dating back to 2500 BC. The rock paintings of Warli tribe, which date back to around 3000 BC also feature Tiger. Now, you might wonder that why I am talking about History here... the answer is that it is important to know the influence and evolution of this second most powerful animal on this earth (after humans) to be able to relate to it and to strongly feel the need to preserve it. WE are co...

Truth is something which is constant despite changing forms. It is strong and stands tall despite being suppressed by short-lived dwarf lies. Truth is understandable, simple and is a the route to the solution of any problem. It may seem complicated and unexpected at times, but it is that way only till the time it is accepted. All solutions start from acceptance. You have to accept the truth behind any problem to sort it out otherwise it will only be an escape. Sometimes acceptance itself is the solution! Talking about truth remind us of factors like good, evil, life, death, and most of all God. Good and bad change definitions with changing times and social behavioural standards. For instance, in India, thousands and thousands of years ago, according to Hindu holy book Ramayana - The will of parents or guardians was considered supreme and unquestionable so much so that Prince Rama accepted 14 years of exile leaving all luxuries .... just beacause he had to keep the honour of the vow ...