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Swami Vivekananda - a Psychologist for Our Times
Explore the ideas of Swami Vivekananda on the importance of direct experience in religious inquiry and the dangers of materialism. Discover Vivekananda's inner conflict on the subject of Vedānta and its potential as the future religion.
When Quantum Physicists Read the Upaniṣads
Western science, built on reason, made a shocking discovery in the 20th century that rocked it to its core. The discovery: Reality rests on a substrate of weird. The western mind needed a 'blood transfusion from eastern thought' - but those can be tricky.
Towards Dharma-centric Polity - Lokmanya Tilak and the Universalization of Gaṇeśa Utsava
As dharma disappears from daily personal life, and from specific regions, universalized Hindu festivals are capable of bringing dharma back again at the center. As temples become the primary vehicle of Hindu regeneration all over Bhāratavarṣa, festivals can become the Hindu regenerators in the north.