In which scripture are the following verses found: Aham brahmasmi and Tat tvam asi Meaning: I am Brahma and so are you Shivoham Meaning: I am Shiva

Rigved Verse 1.133 mentions this curious story: WITH sacrifice I purge both earth and heaven: I burn up great she-fiends who serve not Indra, Where throttled by thy hand the foes were slaughtered, and in the pit of death lay pierced and mangled. O thou who castest forth the stones crushi...

The Hindu Mythological literature speaks that the color of Lord Brahma is red, the color of Lord Vishnu is blue (black in kaliyuga) while the color of Lord Shiva is white. The color of Goddess Mahakali (Consort of Lord Shiva) is black, the color of Goddess Lakshmi (Consort of Lord Vishnu) is red...

According to the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a true Vaishnava has to have the following 26 qualities: He is very kind to everyone He does not make anyone his enemy He is truthful He is truthful No one can find any fault in him He is magnanimous He is mild He is always clean He is without possession...

I have most Vaishnavas to be dualistic (except one). I have seen most Vaishnavas to be fiercely anti-Advaita. But is it possible for Vaishnavism to be compatible with Adi Shankaracharya's Advaita philosophy?

Most people debate whether the Big Bang Theory is compatible with Hinduism or not. But what about the Steady State Theory (which used to be the most accepted scientific theory on the creation of the universe before the Big Bang Theory originated)? Is it compatible with the Hinduism?

Brahmavaivarta Purana states the following: asvamedha gavalambha sannyasam pala-paitakam devarena sutotpattim kalau parca vivarjayet (Brahmavaivarta Purana, Krishna Janma-khanda 185.180) Meaning: In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, th...

Why does not soul that is so powerful, stop the intellect from deciding the wrong path/decision/karma?

We know from the Manusmriti that the first three Varnas (Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas) are obligated to wear the Yajnopavitam. Nowadays, it seems only Brahmins wear the thread and so it's even referred to as the "Brahmin thread". So I'm wondering, are there any Kshatriya or Vaishya comm...