Rakshasa (Demon)
lit. a demon.
Body, R_Category
Rajas
Lit. Quality or attribute. Refers to the three qualities of mind: Tamas (inertia), rajas (activity) and sattwa(purity).
Places, R_Category, Sacred_Walks
Thanjavur
A sacred coastal town in South India, the closest point in India to the neighbouring country, Sri Lanka. Figures in the epic Ramayana, where Rama built a bridge from India to Sri Lanka to enable his army to cross the ocean.
Books, R_Category, Relationships
Relationships and Emotion (Book)
It’s not just poetic license that allows us to refer to emotions as “juicy”. In a literal sense also, emotions
Hinduism, R_Category
Rama
The hero of the epic Ramayana, believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Bhakti_Yoga_Devotion, R_Category, Spiritual_Beings
Ramakrishna Paramahansa
A mid-nineteenth century spiritual Master who lived mostly in Kolkatta. A devotee of Goddess Kali, he frequently went into ecstatic states of samadhi. One of his best-known disciples is Swami Vivekananda, who established and propagated the Ramakrishna Order, which has a world wide following today.
R_Category, Spiritual_Beings
Ramana Maharshi
Early 20th Century spiritual Master who lived in the hills of Tiruvanamalai near Chennai, in South India. His teachings revolve around self-inquiry. He is believed to have enlightened not only humans, but also a cow and a crow.
Places, R_Category, Sacred_Walks
Ramanashram
An ashram located in Tiruvanamalai, established by Ramana Maharshi.