Yoga Vasistha (योग-वासिष्ठ), Ashtavakra Gita (अष्टावक्रगीता), and Vivekachudamani (विवेकचूडामणि) are teachings about Enlightenment and (Moh)Maya. What are the Philosophical differences between these scriptures ?

is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. The cave is surrounded by snowy mountains. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees make an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave on challenging mountainous terrain. I want to know that what has been said in Hindu scriptures about S...

I have read that many braves used many asthras in their war in the epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata .So my question is, how many asthras were there according to Hindu puranas and what are their uses?

Vachaspati Mishra took many years to create this book without taking care of his routine life like eat, sleep, drink etc. During this time his wife(Bhamati) kept his taken care. At last, when completed the book, He forgot his wife. I just want to know brief detail about this book if possible.

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि संगं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥ Transliteration Yogasthaḥ Kuru Karmāṇi Saṅgaṁ Tyaktvā Dhanaṁjaya, Siddhyasiddhyoḥ Samo Bhūtvā Samatvaṁ Yoga Ucyate Translation Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duty and abandon...

Just wanted to understand if this life cycle of birth and death is a never ending one? We know that a person/soul/jeevatama can get out of this cycle under certain conditions/circumstances by attaining moksha and let's assume that some day every one attains moksha then will this cycle end or is ...

I am hindu and one of my close friend [also hindu] is gay but is now under social and family pressure wanting to marry a straight girl. they are already engaged . I warned my friend of dire karmic consequences. Now I am wondering this myself : What could be the karmic punishment of a gay man...

Examples: How do I prove casteism is not an inherent part of Hinduism? Feminist's claim that the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata were written by male writers (my own question from early days on the site) The drawback of framing your questions this way is that you only want to only hear the t...