A Dharmic Conclusion to Life
What I learned from my father’s gracious end to life through prayopavesha, fasting to death By Sivaram Krishnan All religions […]
From the Upanishads: At Life’s End
Vedic elucidations on the natural transition from human life The following is a translation of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad’s chapter four,
From the Upanishads: Lord Yama Illustrates the Absolute
The God of Death reveals the mysteries of the one true Self in all. The following is a translation of
Graceful Exits
Reviewing Sushila Blackman’s Brave Book about Dying BY RAMAI SANTHIRAPALA, LONDON The background to Graceful Exits stems from author Sushila
How Enlightened Beings Die
Ten Stories of the Final Moments of Great Sages & Ten Reasons Hindus Do Not Fear Death INTRODUCTION BY RAMAI
Death and Dying
The Hindu view of the grand departure and it’s sacred rites of passage “Lead me from darkness to light, from
Tiruchiswami Attains Mahasamadhi
BY CHOODIE SHIVARAM The temple of Rajarajeshwari at Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bangalore is known for its spiritual prowess “When you pray
Mystical Master
The self: you can’t explain it.” said Gurudeva in October of 1959. “You can sense its existence through the refined
Maha Samadhi at 74
Beloved Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami passes away on November 12, 2001, leaving a half-century of work that sparked a Hindu renaissance,
Life After Death
Death is the most fateful experience of each of our lives. But no Hindu really fears death, nor does he