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What images conjure up in your mind when someone asks you to describe the religious and cultural practices observed in Hinduism? While you may have the most amazing, vibrant and unique pictures in mind, it is often difficult to describe it in words. Hinduism has almost 1 billion followers in the world. It is generally regarded as the world’s oldest […]

Namaskar Everyone, As we discussed last month, kids will share their understanding of this year’s theme, Hinduism through Verses, Dohas, and Mantras, by making a power point, poster, skit, song or any form of presentation that interests them. All the assignments for this year are posted on the hawan website www.hawan.net. This month, kids will do a brief presentation of […]

The poet Rahim says, a person should not break the bond of love & friendship impulsively or hurriedly. Relationships are like delicate threads, which if snapped cannot be restored to the original closeness. Just as a broken thread cannot be joined back to its original form, a broken relationship cannot return to its original gleam – there will always be […]

All that we possess in this world is given to us by the grace of God. He is the real giver and we should be thankful to him. Nothing belongs to us, whenever we make an offering to God, we should realize that it was given to us as a result of his benevolence and we are returning it to […]

In this verse poet is telling the right way to lead the life. A compassionate person is truly religious. Kindness is one of the key values in Hindu culture. Our culture teaches us to be kind to everyone around us even small animals (remember why we put water around hawan kund while performing hawan). The poet wants to give a […]

People remember God only when they are in trouble. In the normal course of life, if they are either content or busy with their everyday lives, they have no time to think of God. In the above Doha, poet is emphasizing that we should pray to God everyday thanking him for all we have irrespective of circumstances. Praying everyday to […]

Preeti Bhoj August 2010

Meaning: The poet says that knowledge is one wealth that doesn’t decrease after being used. Knowledge increases by leaps and bounds when you share it with others. On the other hand if you do not practice what you have learnt, or share your knowledge with others, you are bound to forget even what you know. Explanation: In Hinduism Saraswati is […]

करत करत अभ्यास के, जड़मति होत सुजान रसरी आवत जात ते, सिल पर परत निसान Karat karat abhyaas ke, jadmati hot sujaan rasari aawat jaat te, sil par padat nisan. Practice makes a man perfect is so true. Even an uneducated person can become learned after constant practice, just as a rope, which is regularly used to pull bucket of […]

Kaajal ki koathari mein kitno sayaano jaaye Ek leek kaajal ki laagahi soa laagahi. Meaning: The poet imagines a person going inside a dark room full of soot, however clever he may be and however hard he tries to avoid the soot he cannot do so. At least one dark line will definitely smear his clothes. In the same manner […]