Teachings of the Bhagavad Gita

Teachings of the Bhagavad Gita  

“Life in the world alone leads to one result, meditation alone leads to another. So have we heard from the wise.”

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Golwalkar Mission of Hindu Rashtra

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 The Five Manifestations of  the Absolute in the Pancha Brahma Upanishad  The existence in five shapes is called Brahma Karya (activity). After understanding Brahma Karya, Ishana is appreciated. After putting the fact all that is originating from Para Brahman in ones soul, the wise man experiences and understands that "It is me" and becomes Brahman as well as deathless.  The Pancha Brahma Upanishad, one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, elucidates the concept of the fivefold manifestations of the Absolute Reality, known as Pancha  Brahma, and for its recommendation of meditation on "So ham" or "I am he, He am I" to achieve moksha, the union with Brahman. The origins and dating of this Upanishad are uncertain but it is believed to have been composed between 800-200 BC. The text opens with sage Paippalada asking Shiva, "what is that which came to exist first?" Shiva's reply is structured as the verses of this Upanishad....
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Makka Pasi: Dalit Hero of the 1857 Revolt

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  Makka Pasi, husband of Uda Devi, was a soldier in the army of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. After the Nawab died, his first wife Begum Hazrat Mahal led a rebellion against the British in 1857. Makka Pasi was one of the martyrs in Battle of Sikandar Bagh. The story that is narrated in glowing terms is about the Makka Pasi who, like his wife, laid down his life for the sake of the country.  The incident took place on 10 June 1857, when a small battalion of British soldiers under the leadership of Henry Lawrence was passing through Barabanki on their way to Chinhat from Avadh. At village Chinhat, Makka Pasi gathered an army of 200 Pasis and killed many British soldiers. Seeing a danger in him, Captain Lawrence shot Makka Pasi to stop him from killing more soldiers.  The Pasis claim that Udadevi and Makka Pasi are the only couple in complete world history where both the partners have become martyrs. This couple has elevated the glory of not just the Pasi community but the entire co...
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The Vermilion Night (Short Story)

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  The Vermilion Night (Short Story) In the soft mist of Baisaran Valley, the laughter of tourists still hung in the air like the last notes of a song. On 22 April 2025, that song ended. Twenty-six lives—mostly men who had come to show their families the beauty of Kashmir—were cut short by gunmen who asked for names and faith before pulling the trigger. Among the dead was Captain Vikram Singh’s younger brother, Rohan. Vikram had been on leave, walking the same meadows only days earlier. When the news reached him, the red of his brother’s blood mixed in his mind with the bright sindoor his sister-in-law still wore on her forehead. For fifteen days the nation held its breath. Diplomacy failed. The camps across the border remained open. Then, on the night of 6–7 May, the order came: Operation Sindoor . Vikram sat in the darkened operations room as the clock ticked past 1:00 a.m. Nine targets. Twenty-four precision strikes. No boots on foreign soil. The missiles would speak in the lang...
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