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The Life and Journey of Sri Adi Shankaracharya

By CIF Admin

Sri Adi Shankaracharya is a prodigy and an exceptional Master. He is a saint, philosopher, poet, commentator, rejuvenator and social reformer. Adi Shankara was born at Melpazhur Mana, now renamed as Adi Sankara Nilayam by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. His birth-place is located in Veliyanad, a ...

12.01.25 07:50 PM - Comment(s)
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Hinduism Today

By CIF Admin

“Hinduism Today” magazine is a global public service to the family of Hindu faiths, produced by a small monastic community based in Hawaii. In its July-Aug-September edition the team published an exclusive set of articles on the Life and works of Sri Adi Shankaracharya that also featured Adi Sankara...

02.07.24 06:00 PM - Comment(s)
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Yoga and the Upanishadic Tradition

By CIF Admin

This firm holding back of the senses is what is known as Yoga. Then one should become watchful, for Yoga comes and goes

– Kathopanishad – 2.3.11

On 21st of June, 2021, International Yoga Day is celebrated worldwide. However, due to the pandemic situation, most of us have to remain indoors on this Yoga...

08.05.23 12:26 PM - Comment(s)
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Meditation through Nirvana Shatkam

By CIF Admin

Meditation is one of the most fundamental aspects of any spiritual journey. Although it has become a popular word in the modern parlance, the real relevance of meditation and the proper ways of practising it, are not known to many. Meditation has a strong scriptural foundation. Many of the Upanishad...

08.05.23 12:17 PM - Comment(s)
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Nature Led Me Within

By CIF Admin

I enrolled for CIF’s Upanishad course in 2022 and completed it in November. I must say going through the course was a stimulating and highly thought-provoking experience that provided me with a rare understanding of the nature of Brahman.

The course is very well-designed, and the presentation is rich...

08.05.23 12:12 PM - Comment(s)
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Bhagavad Gita – A Class all by Itself

By CIF Admin

The Bhagavad Gita is a piece of art of strange beauty and it stands apart from everything else, in a class all by itself. It is liquid poetry expounding solid philosophy. In the lucidity of its metre it crystallises some of the rarest gems of moral and spiritual values. Its breezy discours...

08.05.23 12:06 PM - Comment(s)
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A guide to meditation

By CIF Admin

What is Meditation?

eryday we help ourselves with some rest and sleep so that our body can regain its vigour. Similarly, the mind requires moments of repose from its relentless activities. When we allow our minds to rest for some moments, it can be considered as a meditation. Meditation, in simple t...

08.05.23 11:51 AM - Comment(s)
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