Sanskrit mantras are vibrations of words that have a positive effect on the mind and intellectual faculties. Chanting these ...

Parliamentarian prattle and stilted deliberations usually mark the language of lawmakers in Olympia. But Friday, ancient Sanskrit mantras filled the chamber when a Hindu prayer was recited for what is ...

Om is a household word nowadays: It's emblazoned on T-shirts and in New Age marketing slogans, it's hummed in yoga classes. But underlying this seemingly simple mantra is a 5,000-year-old Indian ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On February 6 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi addressed the National Prayer Breakfast at the United States Capitol, representing the Hindu community and reciting the Gayatri Mantra to ...

Reno Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was in Washington, D.C., today to open the U.S. House of Representatives at noon with a prayer as guest chaplain. This is Zed’s second presentation in Congress, having ...

As Neo faces infinite Agent Smiths in The Matrix Revolutions, a 2,500-year-old Upanishadic prayer quietly unfolds in the ...