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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Difference between GOD and MAN

GOD = Gives + Forgives
MAN = Gets + Forgets

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Kundalini Yoga - Chakras

Beautiful image(s) of chakras


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Principles to live by...

Hindu Quotes: The Teacher Says

Having taught the Vedas, the teacher says:
  1. Speak the truth.
  2. Do your duty.
  3. Neglect not the scriptures.
  4. Give your best to your teacher.
  5. Do not cut off the line of progeny.
  6. Swerve not from the truth. Swerve not from the good.
  7. Protect your spiritual progress always.
  8. Give your best in learning and teaching.
  9. Never fail in respect to the sages.
  10. See the divine in your mother, father, teacher, and guest.
  11. Never do what is wrong.
  12. Honor those who are worthy of honor.
  13. Give with faith. give with love. give with joy.
  14. If you are in doubt about the right conduct, follow the example of the sages, who know what is best for spiritual growth.
This is the instruction of the Vedas; this is the secret; this is the message."

- Taittiriya Upanishad

Monday, July 19, 2010

Careful what you feed your mind with - Time

List of temples I would love to visit in India

http://www.dlshq.org/download/temples.pdf

12 Jyothirlingas
1. Somnath- The shrine is located at Prabhas Patan in Gujrat.
2. Mahakaleshwar- The shrine is located at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Bhimashankar- The shrine is located in the Sahyadri hills near Pune, Maharashtra.
4. Tryambakeshwar-The shrine is located near Nasik in Maharashtra.
5. Kashi Vishwanath- The famous shrine is located in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Omkareshwar- The shrine is located in an island in the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Kedarnath - The shrine is located in Uttarakhand.
8. Sree Sailam- The shrine is located near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
9. Vaidyanath- The shrine is located in Deogarh in Bihar.
10. Nageshwar- The shrine is located near Dwarka in Gujarat.
11. Grishneshwar- The shrine is located near Ellora, Maharashtra.
12. Rameswaram- The shrine is located in the island of Rameswaram, TamilNadu.

Lord Vishnu’s Temples
1. Badri Narayan .......................................1
2. Triyuginath .........................................1
3. Lord Jagannath .......................................2
4. Mathura...........................................3
5. Brindawan .........................................3
6. Lord Dwarakanath . . . . . ................................3
7. Lord Pandarinath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................4
8. Lord Venkatesa.......................................4
9. Lord Varadaraja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................5
10. Lord Renganatha . . . . . ................................5
11. Sriviliputur ........................................6
12. Anantasayanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................6
13. Guruvayur Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................7
14. Udupi-Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................7
15. Ayodhya Vasi Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................8
16. Bhadrachalam Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................8
17. Hanuman Ghadi . . . . . ................................8
18. Alwar Tirunagari . . . . . ................................9
19. Sri Vaikuntham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lord Siva’s Temples
20. Kedarnath ........................................10
21. Kashi Viswanath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
22. Bheemsankar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......11
23. Baijanath.........................................12
24. Somanath ........................................12
25. Ghusravesam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......12
26. Nageswaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......13
27. Mahakal .........................................13
28. Mallikarjun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......14
29. Omkar Ishwar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........14
30. Triambhakeshwar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......15
31. Rameshwaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........15
32. Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............15
33. Kalahasti .........................................16
34. Arunachalam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......16
35. Jambukeswaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
36. Ekambareswar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........17
37. Amarnath ........................................18
38. Muktinath ........................................18
39. Pasupathinath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........19
40. Tunganath ........................................19
41. Gopeshwar ........................................20
42. Sitakund .........................................20
43. Gokaran .........................................21
44. Madyarjuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......21
45. Madura Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
46. Tiruvaniappan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........22
47. Vaikkam .........................................23
48. Tiruvalur .........................................23

Lord Subramania’s Temples
49. Rockfort Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
50. Kathirgama Murugha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............24
51. Palani Andava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........25
52. Swami Malai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......25
53. Tiruthani .........................................26
54. Tirupparan Gundram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............26
55. Tiruchendur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......27
56. Tiruchendur II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........27
57. Ghand Kapur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......28
58. Girnar ..........................................28
59. Pushkar .........................................29

Devi’s Temples
60. Gangotri .........................................29
61. Jwalamukhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......30
62. Vishnu Devi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......30
63. Kalighat-Kali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........31
64. Dakshineshwar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........31
65. Kamakshi ........................................32
66. Chamundi ........................................32
67. Mukhambi ........................................33
68. Ranganayaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......33
69. Kasi Visalakashi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
70. Kanchi Kamakshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......34
71. Madurai Meenakshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............34
72. Kanya Kumari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........35

Buddhist And Jain Temples
73. Buddha Gaya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........35
74. Saranath .........................................36
75. Mount Abu Jain Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........36
76. The Golden Temple, Amritsar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............37
77. Nagore Anadava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......37