One Billion Faces For Peace

Imagine One Billion Faces for Peace is a project to propagate the idea of non-violence as a means of securing peace and harmony globally in the world through education. The project aims to collect One billion supporters to join the initiative by joining through Twitter or Facebook. Every person that joins the initiative earns the one cent for the Non-Violence Project Foundation. I have added this initiative into HinduSearchEngine's database since non-violence is a very important tenant of any spiritual teachings and to support the Foundation's work. 

Hindu and Buddhist Articles on BeliefNet.com

BeliefNet.com is a wonderful site with plenty of interesting articles on the major religions and other articles that touch on inspiration, faith and spirituality. The website follows its secular yet inclusive theme throughout. It touches on wide ranging topics from diet to motivation. It mainly sources articles from different sources with some original work, but one will appreciate its ability as a well organized portal for inspiration on the web. I have added its articles on Hinduism and Buddhism as part of HinduSearchEngine.com's database.

Shiva Bala Yogi

http://www.shiva.org leads you the website dedicated to a lesser known but nevertheless popular Hindu guru Shiva Bala Yogi. Shiva Bala Yogi was a God Realized saint whose teachings was aimed to inspire followers to seek this Spiritual Realization as an important goal in their life. Shiva Bala Yogi was highly venerated not only for his spiritual acumen but also for his humility and ability as a siddhar (one with mystical powers). His teachings put simply is summarized in "Dhyana, vibhuti, bhajan, bhava samadhi" (Practice meditation, be devoted to God, sing His/Her praise, enjoy Divine Ecstacy). This entire website is now in the stable of HinduSearchEngine.com's spiritual preceptors.

The Siddha Community Website

I was researching information available on Balinese Hinduism for HinduSearchEngine.com when I stumbled upon Siddha.com . Siddha.com is a forum on Saivite Hinduism that has done remarkable work in translating the basic belief of Saivite Hinduism into many Asian and European languages such a Mandrin, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Portugese, Spanish and more. It's contents are can be found mainly in its discussion forum that focuses mainly on the Tamil Saivite tradition but is also as wide ranging as discussions on Atlantis and current political issues important to Hindus in Malaysia. The discussions are well moderated and its articles seem to be vetted and of sound quality.

Hindu Marriage Customs

HinduSearchEngine is looking out for sites with good information Hindu cultural practices. Marriage customs are one of them. While the Hindu wedding culture is richly varied among the different regions of India, there is a basic structure to it. I found a couple of sites which give good overviews on the basic structure of Hindu marriages. One of it from the BBC's segment on religion. 

The Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

The Oxford Center for Hindu Studies was setup in 1997 as an independent Center of Oxford University with the aim of studying diverse subjects relating to Hinduism . The Center is non-sectatrian and its website showcases journal publications, lectures and conferences, research material and subjects; and more. While actual academic content online is sparse, the website promotes the study of Hinduism through providing lecture and conference timings, as a portal to receive research applications and to provide current news of activity of the Center. I have included this website in HinduSearchEngine.com to link to actual academic support for online Hindu seekers looking for available academic study from a world recognized institution. This Center claims to be the first ever academy on Hinduism of its kind in the world.

The Seven Secrets of Shiva

Many people I know are enamored by this book on Shiva. It reveals the mysticism of Shiva through the folklore or the puranas that surround Lord Shiva, the most ancient form of God evolving out to the Indian Subcontinent. His legends exist and have survived since eons ago. This book is a treat for all who find mythologies and ancient legends fascinating. The writer, Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik has done an excellent job in easing readers into the philosophical mysticism through poignant narratives that uncover hidden philosophies and mysticism in the entertaining and traditional myths of Shiva. I would recommend this book as an introduction for aspiring mystics and those looking for a more profound understanding of Lord Shiva, it is insightful and at the same time simplified text of the vast pantheon and rich ancient culture of India. Because of its uniqueness I've added the Amazon.com link to this book into HinduSearchEngine.com

Vedic Maths

Hindusearchengine.com is now looking into ancient vedic sciences to add to its database. In vetting sites on Vedic mathematics, I found wikipedia to be the best that there is on the subject. The other sites are very terse in information, usually advertising books or tutorials. For those looking to master mental arithmetic, the ancient wisdom of Vedic maths can come in handy. India consistently churns out maths geniuses, from early human civilization, such as Arybhata, to more contemporary math masters like Ramanujan Srinivasa. An article on www.watershed.com.br, titled "Why are Indians natural math geniuses?" provides a hypothesis of why it is so.

Neem Karoli Baba

Who is Neem Karoli Baba?

Excerpted from Wikipedia. "Shri Neem Karoli Baba or Shri Neeb Karori Baba(died September 11, 1973, in Vrindavan, India), also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. He is known outside India for being the guru of a number of Americans who travelled to India in the 1960s and 1970s, the most well-known being the spiritual teachers Ram Dass and Bhagavan Das, and the musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal. His ashrams are in Kainchi, Vrindavan, Rishikesh, Shimla, Bhumiadhar, Hanuman Ghar, Lucknow, Delhi in India and in Taos, New Mexico, USA."

A humble devotee of Lord Hanuman, Maharaji was a candid saint who inspired his devotees to do humanitarian services and seek for their spiritual self. This website is the best there is on him, with stories and resources such as video clips, voice recordings and more.

Food Fit For The Gods

This is what neivedyam means. Any food prepared as part of offerings for worship of the Divine in Hindu liturgy is called neivedyam. Needless to say that such food is 100% vegetarian, meaning no meats or egg, but dairy products and honey are allowed. Neivedyam.com is an well presented and informative website for making traditional Indian vegetarian dishes (South Indian and North Indian dishes are abound). There are beautiful pictures of the dishes and the recipes are precise and cooking instructions helpful and clear. It is a blog site therefore the comments are helpful too. This site is a true treasure on the internet, which is actually has only a dearth of quality Indian vegetarian recipe sites. You will be easily drawn by the passion for cooking by the author who goes by the name Sharmi. I have added this site into HinduSearchEngine.com to further its reach into spiritual gastronomy.