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Archanam – the Mysteries of Divine Form “Archetypes are Archives for Artifacts Divine” Kavindra Rishi   The root meaning of the Greek, Latin and English words arch, arc, ark, is the Sanskrit word arch. This arch gives rise to the archa vigraha or Divine Form, otherwise known as the deity form of the Transcendental Being. By adding nam the word becomes Archanam which means to worship the eternal forms of the Parama Purushas or Supreme Persons. In Greek the same word became arkhe which means –...

Vedanta the Ultimate Vision   Jeffrey Armstrong is a modern day Vedic Philosopher and teacher of Vedanta, its principles and conclusions. In this paper (excerpt) he presents classic Vedantic thinking as a debate against the arguments and objections of its critics and detractors. These include the three Abrahamic faiths, Buddhism and Jainism, all forms of modern science, the New Age movement and its various speculative teachers and perspectives, the Neo-Yoga...

Reframing Vedic Dharma World Hindu Youth (WHY) association hosted a seminar on “Reframing Bharat” followed by another on a “New vocabulary to describe Vedic dharma” recently at the Chinmaya Mission Badri campus Chicago USA . Presented by best-selling author Jeffrey Armstrong, also known as Kavindra Rishi, from Vancouver, the seminars aim to teach the younger generation how to speak confidently about Hindu dharma especially to its detractors. Vidya Naha of WHY presented...

The Future of Love: Admitting we know less than we think Written by Ellen White Author OmSingles.Article based on an interview with Jeffrey Armstrong. Did you know people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of dying? This statistic teaches us how much we fear presenting ourselves in front of others. So imagine how scary the process of true intimacy and new relationship can be for many people. As the...

Using Yoga to Master Time   There is a saying in Yoga that: “The mind is the best friend or the worst enemy”. That is why after learning Asanas or body postures and Pranayama or correct breathing, the next stage is Dharana or one pointed control of the focus of the mind. Yoga teaches that we are not the body or the mind; we are the consciousness that is present...

Ganesh/Janus, and the Lost Hindu/Vedic Secrets of Christmas and New Years Eve   During the months of December and January, much of the world observes the transition from one year to another. It is no accident that Christmas and the New Year Holiday celebration takes place in the last days of December and on the first day of January. In our modern times, many of the original reasons for these...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Jeffrey Armstrong on the Mysteries of Indian Culture, the Relevance of Hindu Vedas and the Reality of Ancient Flying Machines With Anthony Wile – December 19, 2010  www.JeffreyArmstrong.com Original Post   Introduction: Jeffrey Armstrong is an award-winning author of numerous books on Vedic knowledge including his recent book: Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar, Ancient Wisdom for a New World. He is a philosopher, practitioner and teacher of the Vedas...

Spiritual Teachings of Avatar - Author Jeffrey Armstrong Comments   Paradigm-shifting ideas can germinate for years, even decades, until the time is right for them to manifest. So when I heard that it took over 20 years for director James Cameron to develop the vision for his recent megablockbuster film Avatar, I was not surprised. We do have something in common: I have spent the last 40 years studying the...

Sanskrit Hidden in English Everywhere Read the full article on Newsgram.com