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small Om Hinduism

No one knows how old the religion of India might be, and the people of India do not care, for they call it Sanatana Dharma: the Eternal Religion. As thousands of years passed, an immense structure evolved around the matrix of Sanatana Dharma and today is popularly known as …

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dharma wheel Buddhism

Two thousand five hundred years ago in Northern India a man was born whose influence would extend throughout the East and eventually spread throughout the world. Seeking enlightenment, he went from teacher to teacher. Finally he sat beneath a tree near the sacred city of Gaya, vowing to remain there until he …

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cross Christianity

Sages in India discovered that a Great Soul was about to be born in what for them was the West–in the land of Israel. Journeying there, they found the Child Jesus and paid him homage, returning to India after establishing ties of communication with him. After some years, having proven that the Essene teachers had nothing they could teach him, the young Jesus travelled to …

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yin-yang Taoism

All sages are mysteries to the rest of mankind, but perhaps the most mysterious was the sage Lao Tse whose teachings inspired the religion of Taoism. Born in the Hunan province around 604 B.C., he eventually became historian and librarian of the Emperor’s royal library at the Court of Chow. Loving solitude, he was rarely seen, but he met the great Confucius at least once, inspiring him to say …

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Vegetarianism

Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet


small OmOm, Om Meditation, & Yoga

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Brahmacharya

Brahmacharya is usually thought of as celibacy or sexual continence. It entails that to a great degree, but it really means self-restraint and self-discipline on all levels. Click here to find articles on the practice of Brahmacharya.


Online Books

The various books from different categories in this site can be accessed from here.

God
God & Creation
Religion
Spiritual Life
Vegetarianism
Christianity
Channeling

Reincarnation & Karma
Life After Death
Angels & Satan
Animals
Astrology
Miscellaneous

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A Brief Sankrit Glossary

Find the meanings to unfamiliar terms.


Vairagya

Vairagya is non-attachment or dispassion toward all temporal objects. Click here to find articles on this subject.


small Om The Bhagavad Gita

This text of the Gita is arranged according to the meter of the original Sanskrit text so it can be sung–as it is done every morning in our ashram and in most of the ashrams of India. Click here to read.

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