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MATHEMATICS IN INDIA

By editor - 16.8 2019 There is little known about the history of Indian mathematics; this is due to a small amount of authentic records containing their mathematics. The first known mathematics was preserved in the city Mohenjo Daro, during the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization is thought to have been settled around 2,500 B.C.E. Mathematics was found everywhere in Mohenjo Daro, from its advanced architecture to its methods of measurement, counting and weighing...Read more...

THE VASTU TRADITION IN HINDUISM

By editor - 16.8 2019 The vastu tradition is said to be the ancient science of designing and constructing buildings and houses with a corresponding plot of land. The root word vas in vastu means to dwell, live, stay, and reside (Gautum 17) (Kramrisch 82). The...Read more...

Art and Cosmology in India

Indian Architecture--The greatest yet underappretiated

The Flow of Soma

By David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) - 16.8 2019 In the following article we will discuss the Vedic principle of Soma and its related principle of Agni in order to help us understand the internal alchemy behind the deeper process of Yoga and Samadhi. Soma and Ananda...Read more...

Soma, the Bliss Principle in Vedic Knowledge

SOMA: MYSTERIOUS VEDIC PLANT AND DEITY

Deadly D’s to determination

By Hemarupa Caitanya Das - 16.8 2019 Determination is vital either in material or spiritual life. This determination exhibits a devotee’s hankering and sincere desire for attainment of the perfectional stage of devotional service. Lord Brahma, the original first living being was...Read more...

Vraja-prema only increased by knowledge of Krsna’s position

By Bhurijan Das - 16.8 2019 How is it possible to understand the mood of separation of the Brijbasis without the equivalent amount of love for Krsna. Of course, it is not possible. … … Here are some mundane poems about love in separation. Rupa Gosvami heard one such mundane...Read more...

Vraja-prema

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2019 Viraat Purusha A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 40. Along with its designation as a temporary abode and its hierarchical placement in the planetary system, there are numerous other...Read more...

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuh-mandala

Lord Caitanya's Influence on Durga Puja

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2019 Lord Caitanya's influence on the establishment of Durga Puja in Cuttack, Orissa. Various accounts exist of the origination of Durga Puja in the state of Orissa, and all historical accounts agree that important influences came from many regions outside of...Read more...

How to please Goddess Durga during Durga Puja

Ma Durga – Busting myth of all times

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2019 Lord Brahma A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 39. Before giving further consideration to the many descriptions of Brahmaloka as a destination for living entities engaged in fruitive...Read more...

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka

The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuh

Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 7

BY: SUN STAFF - 15.8 2019 Bhisma on a Bed of Arrows Transcendental art: the rare woodcut prints of 19th Century Calcutta. Along with the various Vrindavana lila images we've examined so far in this woodblock series, Calcutta's urban artists also portrayed Lord Krsna's fighting...Read more...

Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 5

Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 6

References to the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra

References to the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra Predating the Advent of Lord Caitanya by Madhavananda das - 15.8 2019 BY: SUN STAFF Although the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra gained great fame throughout India with the advent of our Yuga Avatara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, there are numerous...Read more...

Kirtana-Yoga and the Maha-mantra

Hare Krsna mantra meeaning, Holy name

Art and Cosmology in India

BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2019 From a lecture by Subhash Kak given at the Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (2006). The best way to understand India is through its art and the cosmology. Textbook narratives often overlook the synthesizing principles that represent...Read more...

Exploring the Inner Cosmology of Consciousness

Vedic Cosmology

Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 6 BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2019 The Departure of Krishna and Balarama Transcendental art: the rare woodcut prints of 19th Century Calcutta. Today's woodblock print is another excellent...	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2019 Lord Brahma A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 38. Following our opening discussion on...
Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 5 BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2019 The Descent of Ganga Ma Transcendental art: the rare woodcut prints of 19th Century Calcutta. Today's woodcut exemplifies a popular sub-set of the images...	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Brahmaloka BY: SUN STAFF - 14.8 2019 Brahma and Sarasvati on Hamsa Album leaf with Telugu inscription, c. 1830, South India British Museum Collection A serial presentation of the holy...
Lord Balarama: Who is He Compiled by Sri Nandanandana Das - 14.8 2019 Sometimes people ask who is Lord Balarama? And the answer is that He is the brother of Lord Krishna. However, He does many things besides that....	The Pastimes of Lord Balarama By editor - 14.8 2019 APPEARANCE Sri Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is equal in supremacy to the Supreme Godhead, yet wherever Krishna appears, Sri Baladeva appears...
Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 4 BY: SUN STAFF - 13.8 2019 Krsna Helps Mother Yasoda to Churn Butter Transcendental art: the rare woodcut prints of 19th Century Calcutta. Today's look at the Calcutta woodblock...	Description of Goloka By editor - 13.9 2019 1 Sri Narada said: Asked by whom, and for what reason did Lord Krsna, the master of the universes, come to the earth? O best of the knowers of the Vedas, please tell. 2...

Defining the Divine, East and West	GARUDA
A KGB agent named Leonid…	Sri Sri Nityananda Janmasthan, Part Two
We’re All in Maya	Does Asana Equal Yoga?
Is Kali really the culprit?	Yoga Magazine
Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 3	New Farm “Goloka Prema Dhama” Purchased in Michigan
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuvah	VAHANAS (VEHICLES OF DEITIES)
Calcutta Woodcuts, Part 2	THE VAISNAVA SAMHITAS
On Krishna and Trees	Krsna Consciousness: Hindu Cult or Divine Culture?
The names of Krishna’s Personal Paraphernalia	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bharata-varsa
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuvah	Sri Sri Nityananda Janmasthan
Calcutta Woodcuts	Lord Jagannath at Paradip
Judging Without Understanding	Death and Dying in the Vedic Tradition
Stories told by Srila Prabhupada	Temple Abhisekas
Spirituality – Why and What???	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bharata-varsa
HARIVAMSA	Vyasaraja Brindavana Rebuilt
Melukote – The Badrinath of South India	Miscreants Vandalise Brindavana of Sripada Vyasaraja
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuh-mandala	Showing Radharani’s Lotus Feet
Concentration on brahmacarya? Is it for you?	What’s Wrong with Our Politicians
Chance and the Unity of Nature	The Vanaprastha-asrama and its practical application
Murlidhar Krishna Temple at Naggar	Yaganti – Temple of the Ever Growing Nandi
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuh	Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Jakarta 2019
Sri Sri Nityananda Janmasthan, Part Four	AGNI (GOD OF FIRE)
Difficulties In Devotion: A Blessing in Disguise?	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bharata-varsa
How Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Captured Me	Maha Nandi – The Temple of Mysterious Waters
Modern Yoga	VRINDAVAN
The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bhuh	The Holy Places of Jaiva Dharma: Bharata-varsa
Sri Sri Nityananda Janmasthan, Part Three	Sri Jagannath History and Iconography
Ashram Changes and Temple Development	Hatha Yoga and the Bhagavad-gita
The Divine Night	DATTATREYA
Centuries Old Nandi Statues Unearthed Near Mysuru	THE CULTURE SHOCK