A special scientific ritual for removing lost souls of ancestors from hell and helping them to reach heaven so that the generation of grandchildren is promoted, resulting in blessings to all members of the family.

Laxmi means money or wealth. When we suffer from lack of wealth, it is because of inherited karmas. When our ancestors have failed in pleasing the Goddess of wealth, she will be missing in our life. This is why we need to perform Laxmi Puja. Without light our whole life becomes dark, so also without wealth we live in darkness and ignorance Many of us aspire to be wealthy, but are we really ready and able to receive it? The ancient Hindus asked and prepared themselves to receive wealth in all its forms by a special set of ceremonies and prayers that not only attract material and spiritual wealth, but also allows them to receive it, use it appropriately, and conserve it. In this book, Swami Ram Charran gives a step-by-step explanation of the ritual to Mother Laxmi or Laxmi Puja and guides every person towards accepting the prosperity that is the birth right of every child of God.

Analyses the impact of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and the need to understand disasters in their cultural and political context.

In the preface, LuZanne shares her surprising journey, led by her love of music, from born and bred Alabama Christian to Eastern mystic. Celina LuZanne's retelling of the story of Siddhartha Guatama, told "in climactic drama of cinematic delineation and in the rare music of Eastern phraseology."

This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.

Why is the tulsi considered sacred? What is the significance of namaste? Why do Hindus light a lamp before performing a ritual? Why is it forbidden to sleep facing the south? Why do Hindus chant 'shanti' three times after performing a rite? Millions of Hindus the world over grow up observing rites, rituals and religious practices that lie at the heart of Hinduism, but which they don't know the significance of. Often the age-old customs, whose relevance is lost to modern times, are dismissed as meaningless superstitions. The truth, however, is that these practices reveal the philosophical and scientific approach to life that has characterized Hindu thought since ancient times; it is important to revive their original meanings today. This handy book tells the fascinating stories and explains the science behind the Hindu rites and rituals that we sometimes follow blindly. It is essential reading for anyone interested in India's cultural tradition.