Over the past few years, couple of my grand parents died... It brought me close to death and what they call "crematorium" vairagya - the feeling of vairagya that sets in when we see a loved die, and their body being burnt (or buried for that matter).
Then I was at the Mahalaya Amavasya…
I became very curious to learn, at least a little, about all the 6 darshanas because I realised this would also hold the key to – the difference between Jain, Buddhist and Vedic understanding.
The 2nd book of the Aghora trilogy introduced me to the esoteric meanings of some of our common ‘mythological’ stories. Lately found myself musing on these when I was in Rishikesh and came across an ancient Shatrughna temple.
A review of the Aghora Book 3… two interesting real life connections I made afterwards 🙂
I learned about Andal a few years back from a cultural performance filled with poem recitations, dance and introduction to the culture around the Tamil month of Margazhi. And I remain curious about it all till this day…
A lovely Navratri night of Garba bhakti. And it struck me how powerful this traditional dance form is. This event was held during the COVID times, social distancing was guaranteed because the event was organized on Zoom. 🙂
Review of the second book Aghora which focusses on the Kundalini energy also referred to as “Shakti” or Prakruti …
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A fairly misunderstood word in today's day and age. The misunderstandings are natural because it is a deep reality that is not in our face nor obvious. We need to think and perceive the world with some depth. Moreover, in spiritual contexts the word has been used to mean many different things. And while…
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[et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]In Varanasi, I found a Spanish friend who had been living there for over 8 years. And she was the first person who told me a little about what she knew of the Aghora community. They eat dead bodies she said. I was curious. We went to the Harishchandra ghat to…
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All about the traditional Indian calendars – Vikram and Vir Samvat!
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[et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Acts that gain you merit or पुण्य.
Earlier I wrote about Karma Yoga and doing work such that it becomes a way to enlightenment. Part of this are acts conducted to spread the word about a spiritual path. These acts could inspire others to take a look at this path and also support a…
