A journey towards the ultimate truth

Category: Religion and Spirituality

All about Shiva – Part 1

The meaning of the word Shiv is ‘the benevolent’, and in Sanskrit, it means ‘auspicious one’. In this sense, Shiv is actually a synonym word for the Supreme Lord as he is a gauge less ocean of benevolence.

What is True Devotion?

As we find in the world and practised by most people, devotion essentially involves ritualistic practices for self-appeasement. Something like visiting temples, shrines or mosques, worshipping Gods and Goddesses, offering prayers/namaz, formal worship with lit wicks soaked in clarified butter, chanting hymns, donating money, and going on pilgrimage. The question is, why do we do these and what for? By and large, it is for gaining material benefits or getting good husbands or wives for our daughters or sons or health and wealth. We also do these acts with the aspiration to attain peace, health and wealth.

Religion and Spiritualism Part – 2

There are custodians in all religions who occupy positions of leadership who practice certain rituals based on the belief system and thereby set the foundation for rules of how life should be lived by the followers of the religion.