HINDUTVAM SERIES 29

GENERAL
Q.    What are the fourteen spheres according to Hindu belief?
A.    The seven above are: Bhuh, Bhuvah, Swah, Mahah, Jana, Tapa, Satya; and the seven below are: Atal, Vital, Sutal, Rassatal, Mahatal, Talatal, Paatal.
Q.     How does one see dream?
A.     In sleep, when Jeeva or soul stays in the Naadi (Vein), then dream comes according to your thoughts. Sometimes some dreams have no bearing with anything - most irrelevant.
Q.     What are the coverings or Kosha which hide the Soul?
A.     (1) Annamaya - Physical covering; (2) Praanamaya - Organic covering (3) Manomaya - Mental covering, (4) Vijnaanmaya - Covering of knowlege; (5) Anandmaya - Covering of bliss and peace
Q.    What are the three main ways of salvation?   
A.    (1) Karma Yoga - Path of activities; (2) Jnaana Yoga - Path of Knowledge; (3) Bhakti Yoga - Path of devotion.
Q.    How many pilgrim places are there for the Hindus in India?
A.    Fifty-eight.       
Q.    What are the main ones?   
A.    (1) Jagannath Puri in Orissa in East India; (2) Dwarka in Gujrat in West India; (3) Badree Naarayan in Uttarakhand, North West Himalaya; (4) Setubandha Rameshwaram in South India; (5) Kashi or Banaras in Uttar Pradesh: (6) Gaya in Bihar for offering prayer for the dead: (7) Prayag or Triveni or Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh: (8) Hardwar in Uttar Pradesh, (9) Brindaban in Uttar Pradesh where Lord Krishna spent His early days; (10) Mathura in Uttar Pradesh where Lord Krishna was born; (11) Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, birthplace of Lord Rama; (12) Kurukshetra in Haryana, where Mahabharat War was fought and where Lord Krishna delivered the immortal teachings of Bhagawad Gita.

Courtesy: Hindutvam Vol.1. Published by: Fiji Sevashram Sangha, Suva, Fiji.