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The Universe we live in

We are very close to Vedic expression of the universe we live in but we don’t have clear logical answers to how life enters the matter.

Author : Piyaray Raina More

When Lord Shiva moved his Toe

In our efforts to explore universe we may overstepping into the subjective domains of Lord Shiva to receive His wrath

Author : Piyaray Raina More

How to simplyfy our Pujas

The present Kashmiri Karmkanda was written in the17th century. It is time we take a fresh look at our worship rituals

Author : Piyaray Raina More

Diwali- the festival of lights

The spiritual significance of the celebration is in awareness of the inner light. There is something beyond physical body. We are part of the rational Cosmic Mind which governs all manifestation. It is good that prevails over evil.

Author : P.L. Raina More

The world of the Dead

The ritualistic burial or cremation of the dead stems from the instinctive inability or refusal on the part of the man to accept that the death is the definitive end of the human life. Despite the horrifying evidence of the physical decomposition caused by death, the belief has somehow persisted that something of the individual person survives the experience of dying.

Author : Piyaray Raina More

Return to homeland - the way forward

Twenty years is a long time in the life of an individual. We have raised our voice at every platform regarding our forcible migration and worsening of our lives in exile, but without any success

Author : Piyaray Raina More

How to perform Shivratri Puja

DOWNLOAD Shivratri Puja manual. We will be celebrating much awaited annual festival called Shivratri this month in February.

Author : Piyaray Raina More

Watch Out - What is taught about Hinduism in US Schools

Lately Hinduism and Hindi language teaching has found its way in US schools. That is a good development which makes us proud. But there are certain vested interests, which under the cover of Religion In South Asia (RISA) study degrade Hinduism by describing it as inferior religion

Author : Piyaray Raina More

Socio-Cultural and Religious Traditions of Kashmiri Pandits

This work is a first of its kind, an endeavor to crystallize the essence of the hoary traditions that make the Kashmiri Pandits what they are, and put it between the soothing blue covers of a handsome volume, compact and slim for its 562 pages, elegantly bound and superbly printed.

Author : Piyaray Raina More