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The Sacred Om: A Universal Symbol Across Different Faiths

  In my previous blog, I had mentioned brief details about the healing touch of  'OM'  and how chanting ‘Om’ brings the physical reality of this world into your awareness. In your body, you will connect to your emotions and the subtle impressions of your mind. The recitation of this word ‘Om’ helps in the benefit of our body. Here I wish to say about the importance of ‘ Om’ in different religions  in India.   OM in different faiths/religions:   Om  is considered as the beginning and end of all things; it is an all-encompassing identity. ... Although  Om originates in the Hindu  religion, it is sacred in many other religions  like Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism as well. The Buddha is believed to have heard the Om when he was meditating on the mysteries of life. The sound is said to have led him to the Truth. In the Jain religion, Om is believed to compris the five initials of the supreme authorities who are worthy of being wors...

Guru Nanak Teachings

                                                                                                     envigblogs.com Guru Nanak Dev Ji , also referred to as  Baba Nanak  ('Father Nanak'), was the founder of  Sikhism  and is the first of the ten  Sikh Gurus , was born on 15 April 1469 at Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī village (present-day  Nankana Sahib ,  Punjab ,  Pakistan ) in the  Lahore  province of the  Delhi Sultanate , although according to one tradition, he was born in the Hindu month of  Kartik (November; known later as K...

Chaturashrams in Hinduism- Four Stages Of Human Life

    It is said that while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as  ‘Sanatana Dharma’ which is overall abiding principles of dharma and which are not changeable.  The  4 Ashramas   system is one facet of the  dharma   concept in Hinduism. The four asramas are: Brahmcharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanprastha (retired) and Sanyasa (renunciation). Sanatana Dharma  in Hinduism is a term used to denote the “eternal” or absolute set of duties or religiously ordained practices incumbent upon all Hindus, regardless of class, caste, or sect. Such duties are enshrined in the religion in the form of the Vedas. Hinduism, which is derived from the Vedas, is known as  Sanatana Dharma  or Eternal Duty.”  It is said to be the eternal truth and defines that all souls whether humans, birds, or animals are e...