The Dharma Chronicles
Making Sanatana Dharma, “Hinduism”, relevant to Modern times. Find Hinduism stripped of its supernatural and ritualistic elements. No dogmas attached.
To read or not to read
While digital media is convenient and cheaper to procure, its often seen as a platform that can’t enable serious and thoughtful academic work. Whether it is long form reading or bite sized essays, digital books are easy for highlighting, bookmarking, or saving parts...
Find yourself overthinking and stressed? Read this.
Our Habit to Ruminate: Most of us, not including those who’re lucky to be enlightened, don’t want to live in the present moment. We simply don’t want to accept life as it manifests itself. We begin to over think our past or over analyze our options for the future....
The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul, Turkey
Yesterday I was clever, I wanted to change the world. Today I'm wiser, so I'm changing myself. - Rumi The steep roads of old town Sultanahmet-Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey, might look like a strange place for spiritual surrender. But, that's where you arrive at...
Here’s how Stoics would’ve wanted us to solve our problems
How Stoics looked at problems: Stoics, the Greek philosophers, had divided life into two parts, problems that we've control over and problems that we've no say whatsoever. One of the most important things we can also learn from that we can live with managing...
Food according to Hinduism
Food according to Hinduism: Food is medicine. The Gita has verses that describe the three types of people based on the foods they consume: Satvik, Rajasic and Tamasic. Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 17 - Verse 7 Food should be consumed after a sincere thought about the...
How to meditate
1. Create a sacred bubble in your house. It can be a small mat or rug on which you can sit comfortably. Pick a favorite thing to give you company. It can be a pillow, a trinket or even a book. Now you have created a shell where you are full of bliss (Go with...
Everything you wanted to know about Hinduism
* * * Hinduism: The word Hindu etymologically means an inhabitant of the land of the river Sindhu. Hinduism is Sanatana Dharma - the eternal way of life. Hinduism is a scientific and spiritual religion based on the principals of deep inner reflection and repeated...
Namasté Life: Words I wish someone had said to me much earlier
* On Life: Figure out your purpose in life. Have an undeviating steadiness towards that purpose. Get in touch with your intuition. You can be a rebel in the subtlest of your mannerisms, but a wild thing in your imagination. Most of whom we know must die if we were to...
The Yoga of Karma, Bhakti and Gyana
What is Yoga? The root of the word Yoga comes from "Yug", the means to unite. Yoga is the path to unite with something that's great. What are the different kinds of Yoga? In Hindu scriptures, there are 4 main yogas. 1. Karma 2. Bhakti 3. Gyana 4. Ashtanga. There are...
How to be a Hindu in 6 easy steps
* * * What is Hinduism? What happens when someone asks you this question out of genuine curiosity? Do you find yourself hopelessly tongue tied or not in a position to give a crisp 5 minute brief on the topic? * Hinduism, like any other religion was created to allow...
Want to transcend the plight of life? Meditate.
Why this guide: (Long claim.) It has no hyperbole or BS. Things you will need: Just your phone. BUT, out of reach on a 20 minute timer. Nothing else, not even a Sanskrit prayer or an orange robe. * What is meditation: The action of inaction Nothing but your state of...
Karma Yoga and the secrets to Inner Transformation
*** Source: Lessons of Life of Bhakthi (Devotion) from the Ramayana: By Swami Tejomayananda, an Indian spiritual leader and head of Chinmaya Mission. These are my notes on the discourse I attended when he visited Atlanta in July of 2015. * I feel that it is my duty...
Teaching the law of Dharma to the ISIS
Spoiler alert: This essay is committed to making a point in gravitas, which I have understood can only be done by not expressing myself in emojis or the texting slang language. * Dear ISIS, Did you know that irrespective of religion and cultural references, once you...