Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods & Sages

Aspects of Spiritual Life

1. Sadhana:

Revelations of the deeper chords of life
- Sadhana - Awakening to God-Consciousness
- Hermitages - Centers of Learning and Spiritual Growth amidst Nature
- Penances - Passionate striving for God

2. Incarnations & Saints:

Living Examples of the deeper chords of life
- Incarnations - Direct descent from God for establishing Dharma
- Rishis - Seers of Mantras
- Saints - Showing the Light (May include Incarnations and Rishis)
- Ramakrishna
- Vivekananda
Ramana

3. Sacred Geography:

Environment preserving the deeper chords of life
- Forests
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Lakes

4. Puranas:

Traditions making the deeper chords of life flow
- Scriptures

5. Religious Life:

Practices touching the deeper chords of life
- Stotras - Singing the Glories of God
- Puja - Invoking the Divinity
- Pilgrimages - Feeling the Divine Presence
- Festivals - Remembering God on special days
- Varnashramas - Different Stages of Life
- Samaskaras - Different Phases of Life
- Traditions

6. Other Aspects:

Percolation of the deeper chords of life
- Arts - Art forms depicting Divinity
- Music - The Divine Origin of the Swaras
- Dance - Mudras depicting Divinity
- Medicine - Ayurveda, the science of Life
- Architecture - Shilpa Shastra
- Astronomy - Jyotish