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” This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of […]

Of hymns I am the Brhat-sama sung to the Lord Indra, and of poetry I am the Gayatri verse, sung daily by brahmanas. Of months I am November and December, and of seasons I am […]

The letter “G” is related to “winding motion” “zigzag motion” its see in Sanskrit “ag” meaning “to wind” “to move tortuously” Sanskrit “aga” meaning “snake” which moves in a “zigzag” manner and “Agni” may have […]

” I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, whose lotus feet are always held by Ganesa upon the pair of tumuli protruding from his elephant head in order to obtain power for his function of destroying […]

Nine Strange Similarities Between Greek And Indian Mythology Greek and Indian Mythology are two of the oldest mythologies known to man. Although both of these mythologies have no established connection with each other, yet they […]

Greek and Indian Mythology are two of the oldest mythologies known to man and there are many similar aspects in the mythologies of Hinduism and Greek mythology. Although both of these mythologies have no established […]

The root “gu” is a variant of “ga” and represents “earth” “sound” “cow” it produces “gur” meaning “to raise” “to lift up” and from this comes “guru” meaning “big” “heavy” “weighty” “teacher” “priest”. Guru is “heavy” in knowledge and “heavy” in demeanour as he has seen the truth. […]

“Guinevere” one of folklores great heroines, her name means “white cheeked” a complexion which captured the hearts of both Arthur and Lancelot. “Guin” is the Welsh “gwyn” meaning “fair” “pure” “blessed” “white” and “shining”. The […]

The Sanskrit “Hay” means “to go” “to move” the Sanskrit “Haya” means “urging on” “driving” “horse” and the Sanskrit “Hyas” means “yesterday”. In the Vedas we find “Hayagriva” the avatar of Lord Visnu, the God […]

In 1837 Dr. Royle, of King’s College, London, wrote his celebrated essay on “Hindu Medicine,” in which he showed that Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who lived in Greece in the fourth century B.C., borrowed […]