Ramapada Acharjee

  MAN'S MOST COMMON SIN............ Most people in the world are sad or they are unhappy with their lives.... because they are not getting what they want from life. But, tell me something....has life signed an agreement with you to always give you what you want? To make your life a bed of roses with no thorns? NO . Whatever you want out of your life, be it success, fulfillment of dreams, or anything else for that matter....YOU have to earn it yourself. When you don't get it, when things aren't going the way you want them to, yes, you ARE allowed to feel sorry for yourself, to cry if you want to but you ARE NOT allowed to continue dwelling on the failures without taking any actual lesson from it and moving on, focusing on future goals.In these dire times, where the world is filled with negativity, we STILL HAVE TO focus on the future and try to devise ways to fill it with positivity. Saying that God will fix it all is nothing but an excuse for cowards who are too afraid to t...

  Decoding Shiva Lingam A lingam in Sanskrit means a sign, symbol or mark. "Lingam" is additionally found in Sanskrit texts, such as Shvetashvatara Upanishad, and others texts with the meaning of "evidence, proof" of God and God's existence. For any sign we need to - 1. Understand the correct meaning of that and 2. We should avoid making too many convoluted meanings which may cover the simple straight message or the actual meaning of the symbol. Any attempt of performing rituals while being ignorant of this inherent message will do no good to the people. Pouring water or milk on Linga won't bear fruit unless we are aware of its significance. Shiva Linga is a Sign of both Nirakar (formless) Brahman that supports the entire Universe and the Sakar Swaguna Brahman. Atharva Veda refers to pillars, which can hold or fortify any structure. A pillar symbolizes the existence of the ultimate Truth or formless Brahman (nirakar Bhramha). ...