Breath, Meter, and Praise: Pre-Islamic Poetics and the Early Sufi Re-Coding of Dhikr

Early Sufi remembrance emerged within an existing world of measured breath, tribal praise, and public recitation, quietly reorienting the civic art of the qasida into a discipline of divine address and moral exposure before God.

BRAHMAN - as per the Upanishads

By Nirazz Sinha

The concepts of Brahman and Atman seek to answer the questions that are of central concern to the Upanishads – What is Real? What is not Real?

Vipassana Meditation for OCD

The goal of Vipassana is to uncover the "witness" in us that observes the changing nature of our thoughts, sensations, feelings and emotions in an impersonal way. Our helplessness against our OCD thoughts has already given us a peek into the existence of this separate non-dual "witness".

Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras

Contrary to popular belief (and the way the meaning of ‘Sutras’ is generally understood today) - Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras is not exactly a reference step-by-step Yoga practice manual.

Hinduism - As per Gandhi

"I call myself Sanatani Hindu, because I believe in the Vedas, Upanishads, the Puranas and the writings left by the holy reformers...."

The Evolution of Shiva

Shiva occupies an exalted status among contemporary Hindu gods. To non-Hindus, the image of Shiva is one of the easily recognizable artifacts of Hinduism.