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Shraadh Karma – Tarpan
Shraadh Karma – Tarpan As per the Hindu calendar, Pitru Paksha is a fortnight-long period dedicated to departed souls. During this phase, we are meant to please our deceased ancestors, seek their forgiveness, and rid ourselves of Pitru Dosha (curse … Read more →
A Beetle’s Life
At times, I feel sorry for the Beatles…err, I mean the beetles I find here and there in the ashram. One lay just outside my door this morning, it was resting casually while I had been working hard. It seemed … Read more →
Deep Quotes
Deep Quotes Indifferent or disrespectful treatment is somewhat essential for personal spiritual growth. Reflect on the stories of Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Tulsidas, etc. There was a particular moment when they not only felt disrespected but so humiliated … Read more →
Depression Quotes
Introduction Here’s the truth: overcoming depression is one of the most courageous fights a human being can ever fight. Because while an illness of the body is visible, an illness of the mind is not just invisible, it is also … Read more →
Spiritual Quotes
Are you curious to learn about what spirituality is? Well, you’ve certainly come to the right place, my friend. Let’s begin with what spirituality is not. Spirituality is not religion, though a spiritual person can certainly be religious. A spiritual … Read more →
Reincarnation: The Journey and Reality
Please note: The stories of reincarnation and book recommendations are mentioned throughout the article. Introduction to Reincarnation: Catherine suffered from chronic anxiety attacks and recurring nightmares. When Dr. Brian Weiss turned to hypnosis as a last resort, he was astounded … Read more →
Yoga: The Life-Changing Tradition of the Gods
This article focuses largely on yogasanas and not on the other forms of yoga such as Dhyana-yoga, Bhakti-yoga and Karma-yoga. Yoga: Origin Yoga. When we hear the term today, our mind automatically goes to the physical act of doing yoga … Read more →
Maturity
Do you ever feel that life is playing some kind of a prank on you? Strike that, actually. Life is a prank. In other words, as much as the outcome may catch you by surprise, it was supposed to be … Read more →
Self Purification – Gift
Learn about 10 emotions that accompany you from birth to death. Gift this 15 day virtual retreat for Self Purification.
Eight Signs of Progress in Meditation
In The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, there is an interesting passage: Without our familiar props, we are faced with just ourselves, a person we do not know, an unnerving stranger with whom we have been … Read more →
The Big Questions of Life
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Loss is unavoidable; grief isn’t. Death is certain. And life? Well, life isn’t certain. Its uncertainty, unpredictability, even its irrationality, make it what it is. Often, we run blindly into fire, we step on … Read more →
The Simple Truth
I am not sure how things were a hundred years ago or earlier but reading up on history and anthropology, you realize that more and more people lived in tightly knit communities. Even most families were joint families where brothers, … Read more →
Finding Happiness in the ‘Little Big’ Things!
Covid-19 has hit us like a slap in the face. It has made many of us uncomfortable and fearful with all the uncertainty and the unpredictable nature of these present times. It has certainly made me uncomfortable and fearful. Time … Read more →
Healing Through Forgiveness
A vast majority of the people I meet are going through one problem or another in life. At any point in time, of the ones in trouble, roughly 15% are ill (physically or mentally), 10% are undergoing a financial crunch, … Read more →
Prashna-Uttar Satra
This session covers questions and answers on the following : What is the date if one is born after midnight? How to go beyond the influence of planets? In a family business, does a family member’s planetary position affects the … Read more →
