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Freedom of choice - A basic human characteristic |
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Human being is endowed with basic freedom of choice. Nature provides him with a variety of options to choose from. It is up to him to exercise this God-given gift either positively or negatively. Thus...
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From the Editor's Desk |
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It is heartening to know that our efforts in the launching issue of this magazine have been well received by our readers. It has also established a mutual bonding of hearts. With each successive issu...
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Scientific Basis of Gayatri Mantra Japa |
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The entire Vedic Literature and the sages and savants of the shastric scriptures have given paramount importance to the Gayatri Mantra and have discussed in detail the methods of the japa1 and sadhana...
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Some Scientific Aspects of Yajna - Environmental Effects |
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There are two basic energy systems in the physical world: heat and sound. In performing yagna, these two energies, namely, the heat from yagna’s fire and the sound of the chanting of the Gayatri and ...
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Some Yoga Mudras for Balancing the Five Vital Elements |
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According to the science of yoga, the human body is made up of five basic elements - the Pancha Tatvas. The five fingers of the hand are regarded as representative symbols of these vital elements in t...
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The Miraculous and Mysterious Dimensions of Consciousness - Force Hidden In the Human Organism |
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The most interesting and challenging topics of research in the recent times have been focusing on the mysteries of human body. Apart from the scientists and researchers of the modern age, the ancie...
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Truth Alone Will Triumph |
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Truthfulness is the ninth of the ten attributes of ‘dharma’. Normally, this attribute is linked with the faculty of speech; i.e. to strictly speak what one has seen, heard or understood. This could...
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Steps Towards Achieving Spiritual Greatness |
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True greatness (as opposed to worldly bigness) can be attained by vigilantly pursuing high ideals. Once we are able to awaken our Inner Being and mould our lives in the light of inspirations coming...
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Atmosphere of Living Divine Faith at Home |
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Human souls, lost in the mirage of worldly illusion, have a lurking sense of being cut off from the Source (The Divine Self); hence there is instinctive urge to remember their identity as children ...
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The Cardinal Importance of Faith in Human Life |
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Faith is one of those foundational principles of human life, which enables a person to evolve spiritually. Without faith, he cannot attain happiness even though he may have succeeded materialistica...
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Be not Overpowered by Despair |
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In human life, hope and despair alternate like day and night. Hope augments our vitality whereas despair drains off our life energy, pushes us down in the dungeon of despondency and darkness. Somet...
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The Path to Happiness and Peace |
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Every one aspires for a satisfied, cheerful, progressive and fulfilling life. But only a few seem to have it…. Moreover, most people are often found complaining and suffering from varieties of tensio...
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Marriage is a Sacred Bond and Pledge |
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A person’s real journey of self- growth from self-centeredness to other-centeredness begins with marriage. The seeds of ethics and morality that a child receives in his subconscious from the family an...
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The Disaster of Deforestation |
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Imagining Earth without forests is a horrifying picture to conceive. As its knowledge base has expanded and deepened, mankind has realised that forests are extremely important to the survival of human...
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My Life: Its Legacy and Message (Serial) |
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Gurudev Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya
( With this issue we start serialising revised English version of Gurudev’s autobiography in Hindi – Hamari Vasiyat aur Virasat )
THE NEED FOR AN IN-DEPTH...
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Awakening Divinity in Man (Amritvani) (continued from previous issue) |
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(Translation of the Hindi Discourse – continued from the previous issue)
Meaning and Purpose of Worship
Why do we worship the divine? To condition and remind our minds of our divine ori...
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Akhand Jyoti is not merely a magazine. It is an incarnate embodiment of my soul.
- Poojya Gurudev Pt. Sriram Sharma Acharya
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