Topics in Sanatana Dharma

This section of our temple's website has a collection of articles, most of them short (two pages), on topics in Sanatana Dharma. Most of them are based on talks given at our temple. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the temple's Board of Trustees. Furthermore, the accuracy of the quotes, sources, etc., is the full responsibility of the authors.

  • 1. God is One and Exists in All
  • 2. Forty Steps to God-Realization
  • 3. Charity
  • 4. Karmic Bondage and Liberation
  • 5. Tyaga: Renunciation
  • 6. How to Gain Isvara's Grace in Our Daily Life
  • 7. Satyanarayana Vrata and Katha - A New Perspective
  • 8. Indian Spirituality I: The Vedantic Viewpoint
  • 9. Indian Spirituality II: Many Traditions, One Goal
  • 10. Vedas
  • 11. Upanishads and Mahavakyas
  • 12. Who Am I?
  • 13. That Brahman Art Thou
  • 14. Vedic Concepts of A Happy Family
  • 15, The Ideal Person
  • 16. Spiritual Essence of Yoga
  • 17. Five Ways of Relating to and Worshiping Divinity
  • 18. Mandukya Upanishad
  • 19. A Soul's Journey to Its Destination
  • 20. Not Religion But Sanatana Dharma
  • 21. Essentials of Vedanta
  • 22. Five Principles of Healthy Living
  • 23. Atman or Self: Why We Should Get a Right Understanding of It
  • 24. Yama and Niyama: The Dont’s and Do’s of Life
  • 25. Dispassion and Nonattachment
  • 26. Karma Yoga
  • 27. Bhakti Yoga
  • 28. Jnana Yoga
  • 29. Samkhya System of Indian Philosophy
  • 30. From Crisis to Confidence
  • 31. Seeing and Serving God in All