The OM mantra is a most sacred syllable in Vedic culture. The Vedas glorify OM as the origin of the Vedas, or the seed from which all of the Vedas grew. This is why OM precedes every Vedic mantra. OM expands into the vyahritis (bhuh, bhuvah and svaha) which indicates the three planetary levels of […]

Sanatana-dharma or Hinduism is a universal process and applicable to everyone, then naturally anyone can practice the principles of it. Anyone can and should be allowed to participate in the process. Furthermore, anyone who is looking for the ultimate spiritual Truth is already one who is following the path of Sanatana-dharma. So you could say […]

It is generally accepted that it was the Persians who invaded India during the 6th century B.C. who gave the name “Hindu” for a society of people who lived in a certain region of India near the Sindhu river, later known as the Indus river. In Persian, the letter H and S are pronounced almost […]

Hinduism is, basically, the modern name for the Vedic way of life, especially the spiritual path usually associated with India. Previously, those who followed the Vedic system were also called Aryans. It is often considered that the Vedic Aryans were a race of people.
However, Aryan actually means a standard of living, an ideal. It was […]

The Vedic texts started with Shruti. Shruti literally means “That which is heard”. For long periods of time there was no Vedic literature. It was a vocal or oral tradition, and passed down accordingly. The Vedas and Upanishads were in Shruti form for a long period of time. In fact, the word Upanishad means “Upa […]