Importance of Yantra in Sadhana
Every human possesses three forms : Physical, Subtle and Causal. Physical is our gross body through which our karma (more on this here) manifests its…
Can we control our Destiny ?
Karma is categorized into three types: सञ्चितकर्म Sanchita (past lives karma accumulated), प्रारब्दकर्म Prarabda (part of sanchita to be experienced in current life) and आगामिकर्म…
Rhythm of Life
Lets talk about an entertraining subject before delving into main article- Cinema. During early evolution period of Indian cinema from 40’s to 70’s, movies are…
World without Mirrors
Imagine a world where mirror hasn’t been invented yet. How would one know how they look like ? There would be significant cut in opportunities…
What is Shakti ? Why only Women entitled to it ?
Keeping the philosophical part aside (already covered in detail here), the word ‘Shakti‘ many a times reminds us of sheer power like what we see in…
Thing of Inner beauty is Joy forever
We just returned from a trip to Grand Canyon national park yesterday. Majestic granite mountains gracing its landscape left me in awe reminding Himalayan mountain…
Ritual or Meditation, which is better ?
We often hear many preach that one should not do rituals but rather only meditation to reach God faster. Lets address this topic in this…
Power of Mantra
To highlight the role of Mantra, we need to assess the need of both Sound and Language in order to fully appreciate its significance in our evolution. Spanda Shakti is…
Shiva & Shakti
We began 2021 batch with discussion on Kashmir Shaivism‘s Prakasa/Shiva and Vimarsa/Shakti principles: pure Consciousness and its contemplative or reflective power that created this universe. Sun and Moon…
What is Pooja ?
Devotion is the underlying principle of Pooja or Worship. Adi Shakaracharya puts it in right perspective in below excerpt from Vivekachudamani: स्वस्वरूपानुसन्धानं भक्तिरित्यभिधीयते svasvarūpānusandhānam bhaktirityabhidhīyate…