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Category Archives: holidays
A Pilgrimage To Krishna Consciousness, Maybe
by Aranyakananda My wife and I are flying to California late this summer to visit friends and family. We will be staying in San Francisco, or very near. We have been planning this out for weeks, but it just occurred … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, bhakti, Bhaktivedanta, Eastern Philosophy, Hare Krishna, Hindu Festivals, Hindu Sects, Hindu Temples, holidays, ISKCON, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, Narayana, paralysis, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Self-Realization Fellowship, Spina bifida, spirituality, Vaishnavism, Western Hinduism, wheelchair, White Hindus, Yogananda
Tagged American Hindu temples, City by the Bay, disabled hindus, Golden Gate City, Hindu Temples, Hindu Temples in San Francisco, Hindu temples in the Bay Area, Hinduism in San Francisco, ISKCon in San Francisco, Krishna Consciousness, Krishna Janmashtami, Krishna Janmashtami 2014
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Holi Colors as Abhishekam
by Aranyakananda I know I am several weeks late on this. And I also know that shortly after Holi I made a “solemn oath” not to write about Holi anymore this year. But being that nobody’s life is in danger … Continue reading
Posted in bhakti, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, Festival of Colors, God, healing, Hindu Festivals, Hindu Temples, Hinduism, Holi, holidays, Indian culture, inspiration, moksha, opinion, philosophy, poojas, prayer, pujas, religion, Sanatana Dharma, satsang, self-realization, spirituality, Uncategorized, Western Hinduism
Tagged abhishekam, abishekam symbolism, elements of puja, ghee, Hindu ceremonies, Holi, holi colors significance, holi symbolism, murti, panjamrutham, puja, puja symbolism, sandalwood paste, turmeric, what do you need to puja
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Holi, High.
by Aranyakananda I have never taken part in Holi while high on cannabis. Am I being a prude? It would appear so by a simple survey of the news stories marking Holi that I have seen, that Holi is not … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, consciousness, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, drugs, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, Hindu Festivals, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, hippies, Holi, holidays, India, Indian culture, opinion, pluralism, religion, self-realization, social commentary, spirituality, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged bhang, cannabis, chillum, cross-cultural misunderstanding, cross-culturalism, drugs and hinduism, Holi, Holi colors, Ireland, media, psychedelic spirituality, sadhus, sadhus and drugs, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, western media
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Holi Hai!…But Why?
by Aranyakananda I cannot just not write about Holi. I did so last year, I think maybe as many as three posts all Holi and Holika Dahan considered. But as far as Holi, I only wrote about Nrsimha, and Prahlada. … Continue reading
Posted in avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Creation, crime, current events, death, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, Festival of Colors, God, guru, Hare Krishna, Hindu Festivals, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, Holi, holidays, Indian culture, inspiration, ISKCON, karma, Krishna, Lord Rama, opinion, philosophy, Puranas, Rama, religion, Sanatana Dharma, sin, spirituality, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism
Tagged avatars of Vishnu, Dashavatar, dharma, Gaudiya Vaisnavism, Govinda, Hiranyakasipu, Holi, Holi colors, Holika, Holika Dahan, Ishta Devata, Kamsa, Krishna, Krishna and Holi, Krishna's complexion, Nrsimha, Parasurama, punishment for sin, Radha, Ravana, reward for righteousness, samskaras, Vaisnav, vishnu, we're all avatars
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In Proximity of the Gods
by Aranyakananda I will never forget that the moment I began to see Hinduism as the path I wanted to pursue, I was reading a book by Neil Gaiman called “American Gods.” That being the case, it astounds me that … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bible, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, Dharma religions, Divine Mother, Eastern Philosophy, God, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, History, holidays, India, Indian culture, inspiration, Israel, Jesus, Krishna, Lord Rama, Muslim, philosophy, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, spirituality, Western Hinduism
Tagged American Gods, Avatara, Babe Ruth, Book of Mormon, Christian Fundamentalism in the United States, devas, devis, Elvis, Graceland, Hill Cumorah, Hindu gods walked the earth, Hollywood, India, John Wayne, Mormonism, Neil Gaiman, pilgrimage sites in India, pop culture gods, sacred places in the U.S., Sati, secular life, shakta-pithas, Shiva, spiritual life, Yankee Stadium
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The Intoxication of Now
by Aranyakananda The title of this post was not meant to parody Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, though it does just happen to be so that I am currently in the middle of Tolle’s “A New Earth”. Though I … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, astrology, Aum, books, Brahman, Creation, creativity, current events, determinism, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, God, Hinduism, History, holidays, inspiration, jnana yoga, karma, karma yoga, life, Maya, meaning of life, meditation, New Age, New Thought, non-dualism, philosophy, Psychology, religion, Sanatana Dharma, self-realization, social commentary, spirituality, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, writing
Tagged 2013, 2014, A New Earth, action, cause and effect, drinking on new year's eve, Eckhart Tolle, fortunes, future, Happy New Year, holiday, ignorance, infinity, karma, maya, multiple universes, multiverse, New Year's Eve, New Year's Resolution, past, present, speach, The Power of Now, thought, try something new
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A Vaisnavical Curiosity
by Aranyakananda My wife and I just opened some Christmas packages that we received from family who live far away. One of mine was a pendant of Lord Vishnu with Adishesha overhead. The curious part is that in the Lord’s … Continue reading
Posted in avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Christmas, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, God, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, holidays, Narayana, religion, Saivism, Sanatana Dharma, Shaivism, Shiva, spirituality, Trimurti, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Adishesha, Christmas gifts, forms of Vishnu, Harihara, Hindu deities, Hindu imagery, hindu murtis, Hindu symbolism, Narayana, Shankaranarayana, Shiva, Shiva's trident, vishnu, Vishnu murti, weapons of Hindu gods
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On the Winter Solstice and the Gita
by Aranyakananda As usual lately, I am a little late to the party on certain subjects when it comes to blogging. But yesterday was the Winter Solstice. The beginning of winter, yet it marks the day when daylight hours begins … Continue reading
Posted in afterlife, American Hindus, astrology, Aum, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, Brahma, Brahman, Creation, current events, death, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, Gita, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, holidays, inspiration, Krishna, life, meditation, panentheism, pantheism, Paramahansa Yogananda, philosophy, quotes, reincarnation, religion, science, Shiva, spirituality, transmigration, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga, Yogananda, yugas, zodiac
Tagged Adishesha, Arjuna, cryogenics, cycle of Creation in Hinduism, Day of Brahma, December 21, Gita, Gita chapter 8, God Talks With Arjuna, Krishna, longest day of the year, lunar calendar, Night of Brahma, reincarnation, Shiva, shortest day of the year, solar calendar, spiritual interpretation of the Winter Solstice, Winter Solstice, Yogananda, yugas
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Holiday Yoga
by Aranyakananda From the week of Thanksgiving, all the way through Christmas, one hears the word “stress” increasingly creeping into every day interaction. That is how it is in the U.S. anyway. That is all I know. I don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, bhakti, Brahman, Christmas, Comparitive Religion, current events, Depression, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, Diwali, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, ego, healing, Hindu Festivals, Hinduism, Holi, holidays, Humanism, inspiration, life, meditation, myth, neurology, opinion, philosophy, pluralism, religion, Secular Humanism, social commentary, spirituality, suicide, Uncategorized, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga
Tagged Christmas, Christmas spirit, depression, Diwali, Grinch, Holi, Holiday spirit, inner self, meditation, peace that surpasses all understanding, Raksha Bandhan, sense of Self, stress, suicide, suicide during the Holidays, suicide during the holidays myth, yoga
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Superstitious Double Whammy?
By Aranyakananda The subject of luck has come up on this blog at various times. Friday the 13th has been the topic of at least one or two posts. But tomorrow is unique in that it is Friday the 13 … Continue reading →