The Aghori sadhus of Varanasi are holy priests who renounced all worldly possessions in exchange for the higher spiritual benefits of life. These ascetic Shaiva sadhus practice ascetic rituals like cremation, eating of human flesh, cremation of bodies, meditation on corpses, mummification, wearing of skulls as spiritual and bodily tools, and eating cow-dung cakes. They …
The Buddhist chanting of Ladakh is considered a sacred practice for many believers. It expresses the spiritual and ethical well-being of practitioners. The spiritual ritual is performed in groups-men chant traditional dress and use bells, drums, and trumpets on their way to the pilgrimage site. Upon arrival they join other monks and women in prayer …
Swami Sivananda is the founder of the Divine Life Society and is considered to be a Hindu saint by many. He is also considered to be the yoga guru of tantra. The guru of tantra is responsible for the teaching of yoga to initiate the students of yoga in addition to curing them of all …
India’s most famous and influential philosopher and public speaker, Jiddu Krishnamurti are a non-resident of India. He is widely acclaimed as the “father of modern science” in India. Achieving a high level of popularity among Indians as a consequence of his many books, seminars and discussions, he continues to be feted as the “father of …
Ramana Maharshi Bhagwan has often quoted from the Gita that: “The true self is pure, disciplined, and powerful.” His understanding is that true self is what we become when we discipline ourselves, and that this self can be discipline without becoming unreal. This idea of a pure, disciplined, powerful self is central to Bhagwan’s thought …
The Oeconomicus (Greek: anthracis) by Xenophon, the preeminent Greek historian is the first known philosophical tract in existence. Written around the 3rd century BCE the Oeconomicus presents his most thorough exposition of Stoic philosophy. In this lengthy treatise the author traces the development of Stoic, political theory and Stoic ethics down to the time of …
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Gautama Buddha was born sometime around the sixth century B.C., in India. Buddha Shakyamuni is also known as Gautama Buddha, and he is considered by many to be one of the greatest Buddhist philosophers in the history of the world. Buddhism is often called a religion, and many different philosophies are based on its teachings. …
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Existing Spiritualism before God had been dominated by clericalism, and intellectual reaction against religion had been limited to the reduction of all biblical references to God to a meaningless symbol. Sren Kierkegaard, a Denmark native, thinker, and writer, challenged both intellectual and clerical authority. In his Lectures on Good and Evil, published posthumously in 1855, …
“The World As Will and Representation” by Arthur Schopenhauer is one of the major works in the history of philosophy. It was first published in Germany and then translated into English by the American philosopher John Locke. It’s important to note that this work was first published outside of Europe, just a few years before …
Francis Bacon was the precursor of modern scientific thought. Also known as “Lord Kelvin,” he served as Lord Admiral of the British and prime minister of England from 1792 to 1794. Prior to that time, people were unsure about their proper place in society, with many being either poor or ignorant. Bacon, though, became one …