Featured Essays Archive - Part 2

Slavery in British India

The article presents a historical account of Slavery and the Slave Trade in India during the early British occupation and how the Mughals stopped it

How to Deal With Unpleasant Situations

This essays explores strategies and approaches to deal with difficult and unpleasant situations.

Healing Your Consciousness - Advanced Self-healing Techniques

In this essays, the author suggests an integrated approach to self-healing which will eventually lead to the liberation of the soul, peace and happiness.

How to Avoid Stereotyping People

The mental habit of stereotyping people and how to avoid stereotype thinking and behavior in your dealings and decisions.

Suicide Help - How to cope with suicidal feelings?

This essay examines the reasons why people commit suicide, its implications to society, how to cope with suicidal thoughts and how you may prevent suicide by helping people who suffer from suicidal thoughts.

The Interest of European Scientists in Indian Calendar and Chronology

This essay by an eminent historian examines the influence of Indian chronology, Cosmology, astronomy, mathematics and other sciences upon the European scientists of 16th-19th centuries.

Advaita For Practical People

What can you learn from Advaita, and how a practical person can understand and approach the subject

The Role of Archakas, Temple Priests, in Hinduism

The roles, duties and responsibilities of temples priests, known traditionally as archakas, or yajakas, in Hinduism.

The Wisdom of the Bhagavadgita, Day 33

The Universe as an information system, and the purpose of consciousness. A look into the recent researches on consciousness.

Five Great Thoughts That Can Change Your Life

Five great thoughts that can potentially transform your thinking and attitude and change your life and destiny

How to Manage Worldly Success

This essays expalins how to manage worldly success and why you should pursue both spiritual and material goals simultaneously

Why is Life Such a Struggle?

Why is life such a struggle? Why do you face problems and resistance when you want to achieve or change something? Understand the forces that shape your life and influence your thoughts and actions.

Are You a Secular Person? Should You Be?

What is the true meaning of the word secular and the true definition of the word secularism? Find out.

Finding Happiness In The Simple Pleasures Of Life

Five simple positive affirmations to increase your happiness from the simple pleasures of your daily life.

Simple Miracles of Yoga

Experience the immediate and miraculous benefits of yoga practice with these simple meditation techniques.

How to Solve Problems With Spiritual Help?

This essays explains how to seek spiritual help to solve complex problems that defy rational solutions.

Bollywood Seculars and their Hidden Agenda

Why certain Bollywood people want to harp on Secularism during elections time? What is their hidden agenda?

Is Enlightenment the Right Word for Spiritual Liberation?

Is the world enlightenment adequately describes the state of liberation? Find out?

Little Known Health Facts

Find five not so well known facts about your physical and mental health

Hinduism and Judaism

A comparative study of Hinduism and Judaism, persecution and discrimination of Hindus and Jews in history.

Symbolism of Snakes in Hinduism

Snake symbolism is very complex in Hinduism. The Snake (naga) symbolizes many energies, deities and objects. This is a pictorial representation of Snake symbolism in Hinduism.

Please Come Back to Earth and Be Here

Why pursuing ideals, ideologies and idealism is not good enough, why they do not solve our problems or improve our circumstances, and why we need a different approach.

Being alone and Feeling Lonely

Loneliness is a major social problem. This article provides suggestion to deal with the problem.

How Should We Deal with Our Bad Memories?

How do we manage our memory to remember the good things and forget the bad. Is it possible to eliminate bad memories and the suffering arising from them?

Ten Teachings of the Buddha From the Dhammapada

Ten teachings of the Buddha taken from the Buddhist text the Dhammapada, with explanatory notes

The Meaning and Significance of Vratas in Hinduism

A Comprehensive manual of Vratas or ritual observances of Hinduism from the Vedic period to the modern times.A Comprehensive manual of Vratas or ritual observances of Hinduism from the Vedic period to the modern times.

Symbolism of Vedic Rituals or Sacrifices

The essay is about the symbolic significance of Yajna, the Vedic rituals and how the idea or the basic framework of the Vedic sacrifice is hidden in various aspects of creation and existence.

Aspects of Vedic Ritual or Sacrifice

This essay is about the essential aspects or components of Yajna, the Vedic Sacrifice or Sacrificial Ritual

Vedic Rituals and Sacrifices, Srauta Yajnas

This is a complete manual of Vedic Rituals, Sacrifices and Sacrificial Ceremonies, Srauta Yajnas, with detailed description of each based upon the Vedas and Kalpa Sutras

Eight Realizations of the Great Beings

The Sutra on the eight realizations of the Great Beings (Mahasattvas) of Buddhism on the Eightfold Path, commentary by Jayaram

The Prasna Upanishad

Find here the complete original translation of the Prasna Upanishad by Jayaram V with notes.

Finding Islands of Happiness In the Sea of Suffering

Life is full of suffering. This essay helps you with techniques to find and create opportunities for peace and happiness in daily life.

Fifty Shades of Karma

Find here fifty most important beliefs, ideas or concepts associated with the doctrine of karma in Hinduism.

A Pledge For Hindus to Uphold Sanatana Dharma

This self pledge or oath is mainly meant for lay Hindus to strengthen their resolve to practice Hinduism and uphold it as part of their service to God.

The Virtue of Giving Charity in Hindu Community

How charitable are Hindus? A review of the World Giving Index 2014 and the giving behavior of people in various cultures, with specific reference to Hindu Community in India.

Quantum Reality in Daily Life

The essay is about the implications of the latest researches and discoveries in quantum physics and their relevance to human life

The Enigma of the Universe and the Quantum Reality

This essay points out some of the latest discoveries in modern physics and quantum mechanics regarding the nature of reality and how they influence our understanding of the causality, unpredictability and uncertainty of the universe.

Four Important Lessons of Life

Life teaches many lessons. They are part of your karma. Learn these four valuable lessons for peace and happiness in life.

A Brief History Of The Soul According To Hinduism

The essay explains the nature of the individual soul, the difference between embodied soul and free soul, how souls become bound to Nature and how they can achieve liberation.

Ten Reasons Why Hinduism is a Way of Life

This essay lists ten reasons why Hinduism is considered a way of life rather than a religion.

The Definition of Hindu and Hinduism

The essay is about the origin, definition and beliefs of Hindus and Hinduism

Natural Evolution Vs. Spiritual Evolution

The essay is about changing the course of natural evolution with spiritual evolution

The Meaning and Significance of Guru in Hinduism

Find out the meaning, symbolism and significance of a true guru or satguru in Hinduism

What is Faith? Faith According to Hinduism

Find out what is faith according to hinduism, how faith manifests in your life, types of faith, and crisis of faith

Ethical Behavior and the Bhagavadgita

This is about the importance of virtue, righteousness and ethical behavior according to the Bhagavadgita.

Why Idol Worship or Image Worship is Justified in Hinduism?

This essay answers why image worship or idol worship is justified and acceptable in Hinduism as a superior form of divine worship.

The History of image or Idol worship

Find out the origin and history of image worship or idol worship in Hinduism from the ancient times

Vedanta Definition, Purpose and Importance

This essay is a review of the literary, philosophical and spiritual definitions of Vedanta and its relevance and significance in modern times.

Truth According to Hinduism

Find out the meaning, concept, importance and practice of truth and truthfulness (Satyam) in Hinduism with specific reference to the Vedas, Upanishads and Dharmashastras

The Symbolism of War in Hinduism

The archetypal meaning, cultural significance and symbolism of war (ranam or yuddham) in Hinduism

Life’s Lessons from Mother Nature

This essay is about the lessons, which one can learn from Nature about survival, success, flexibility, openeness, adaptability, strength, and discipline.

Yamas and Their Significance in Spiritual Life

Why the monks are prohibited from certain actions? Find out the importance of yamas or restraints in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

The Duality of Shakti, the Two Faces of Creation

The essay deals with a few fundamental dualities of Nature and how one may deal with them on the spiritual path.

What Is the Highest Siddhi or Perfection in Yoga?

This is about what constitutes the highest siddhi or perfection in the practice of Yoga according to the Bhagavadgita

A Look at the Growing Campus Unrest

Hinduwebsite editorial. A review of the growing campus violence and student unrest in many parts of the world and their causes.

Why Did Swami Vivekananda Die?

The essay examines the reasons why Swami Vivekananda died at an early age of 39 and what factors contributed to it.