Priyanka D

Yogic kriyas from Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev are my daily sadhana practice. I have also studied the ancient vidyas - Ayurveda, Astrology, Kalaripayattu. Deep bonds with the TIME deities, kalabhairava and maa kali :)
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Finding My Way To Bhaav Pratrikraman, Samvatsari Alochana for Paryushan

Indic Culture, Jainism, Spiritual PracticesAugust 23, 2020459Views 0Likes 1Comment

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] "Samvatsari" is the last day of Paryushan for us Shwetambar Jains. The Samvatasarik Pratikraman - a 3 to 4 hour event is a big deal for Jains all over the world. And even those who hardly follow any Jain stuff, will try to do this Pratikraman. This Pratikraman is an…

Akhand Diya Benefits After 2 months

Indic Culture, Spiritual Practices, Transforming SpacesAugust 18, 2020333Views 0Likes 1Comment

Some thoughts after maintaining an akhand diya in the house for over 2 months during the COVID-19 lockdown 🙂

A Seemingly Random Triad, So Magical: Ayurveda, Agni, Aghora

Indic Culture, Life, RamblingAugust 10, 2020181Views 0Likes 3Comments

When life becomes spiritual it will seem magical. Something like that happened with a magical triad in my life in this lockdown 🙂

Sadhguru may not have read the CAA Act & That’s Fine

SamsaraJuly 30, 2020247Views 0Likes 0Comments

There was a fairly huge controversy when Sadhguru gave his views on CAA, even though – he mentioned – he didn’t read the entire act. Well….

Spiritual Folk who are Ridiculous Twats

Samsara, Self EvaluationJuly 19, 2020172Views 0Likes 2Comments

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] This is a phenomenon. Spiritual folks who end up being completely ridiculous twats in their situation. Take an Angulimala - who was a dacoit terrorizing and cutting off people's fingers. Or the hunter fellow who went and offered meat and unbelievable tamasic stuff to the shiva linga. …

How To Setup An Akhand Diya

Spiritual Practices, Transforming SpacesJuly 3, 20204KViews 0Likes 6Comments

The “Akhand Diya” sounds like a thing of lore and something that great yogis can sustain after much sadhana. At least, it did to me. But when I went about trying to set one up at home… it was quite manageable! Try it out yourself, here’s how…..

Purush, Prakriti & Stri?

Indic Culture, Rambling, Samsara, SanskritJune 23, 2020282Views 0Likes 1Comment

Has gender bias creeped into Indic language around how we address women? I am not sure… this was something I was pondering on…

International Yoga Day 2020 Challenge: An Akhand Diya

Spiritual PracticesJune 20, 2020241Views 0Likes 1Comment

The “Akhand Diya” challenge for International Yoda Day 2020!

Milk Consumption & Related Animal Cruelty: So Many Points To Ponder On

Rambling, SamsaraMay 1, 2020901Views 0Likes 9Comments

To consume or not to consume when it comes to dairy milk?

What Decides Our Birth? Did “God” Judge Us?

Indic Culture, RamblingApril 27, 2020180Views 0Likes 1Comment

Pondering over the oft heard statement – “Does God Judge Us?”

Ramana Maharshi’s Updesha Saram: Stanza 1: God’s will & Karma

Life, Sanskrit, Spiritual RootsApril 20, 2020141Views 0Likes 0Comments

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] In my 3 months at Tiruvannamalai, I came across Ramana Maharshi's Updesa Saram, literally it means the essence (saram) of his teachings (updesha). It became very dear to me very quickly. And I spent quite some time delving into it. Spending time in the amazing Ramana Maharshi ashram, I went through…

A Regret Requires Many Judgements

Samsara, Self Evaluation, Spiritual RootsApril 19, 2020153Views 0Likes 0Comments

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] There are some matters where my thoughts differ significantly compared to others. One matter is that of Regrets. Regrets don't make sense to me. However, other people seem to take regrets for granted. There is always something. "If only I had studied English in school then...." , "If my…