A little dive into Nisargadatta Maharaj’s spiritual path – Gnana marga & the Bhakti traditions from his lineage Inchageri Sampradaya…
Ganga ghats, Har ki Pauri & lots more in Haridwar for a deep, spiritual yatra. Get a low-cost travel pack.
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.
A lot of people seem to think so. And a lot of us who are involved with Isha realise that it does indeed come across that way, but then we know the organization better, than any non-meditator/volunteer at least and so we find it easier to understand what he is trying to say and in…
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…
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 spot any Aghori at…