November 7, 20116 min read36

Tilaka, Sri Vidya and Celestial Music

Here's my brief take on why I wear two marks on my forehead, Sri Vidya and celestial music.

Tilaka

I have seen many wearing a chandan and kumkum tilaka on their agnya chakra. What is the significance of wearing a chandan tilak on the upper part of the forehead and a kumkum tilaka at the agnya?

Commentary on Saundarya Lahiri

Namaste Swamiji, We all have been reading your posts regularly and are highly inspired by them. May I request a topic for some blog posts? If you could take a specific scripture and do a bhashya / commentary and enlighten us? We are fortunate that you can guide us on the scriptures with experiential knowledge. We would be very happy if you could take Saudarya Lahari to begin with. If you could take 5 shlokas per session we would cover it in 20 blogs. Pranam and deep gratitude.

Celestial Music

Music is such bliss that it can change moods. How does this music link with the spiritual world and what role does it play? Some use it for meditation. In one of your recitals you mentioned the sound of the gandharvas. Please could you describe it if possible, and please explain how one can feel or experience it. How do you link the Ghandarva music to the music we hear around us.

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