by Priyanka Dalal | Hinduism, Indic Culture, Jainism, Rambling, Samsara, Sanskrit, Spiritual Roots
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...
by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Samsara
This year, I spent my Mahashivratri in Silence. This is not common for me. Every year since 2006, I spend it watching the SJV / Isha program via TV or web-streaming or live at the venue. Here’s how it happened, I was on my 2 month cycle tour in Thailand. This...
by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Rambling, Spiritual Roots
A lot of the bhajans and spiritual material are full of praises of their own path. Often even at the cost of other (genuine) paths. Praising their own path, developing an ego about it, thinking it is the best is an inherent aspect of most spiritual communities. And I...
by Priyanka Dalal | Hinduism, Indic Culture, Rambling
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...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Fundamental Meaning of Words, Indic Culture, Spiritual Roots
I had earlier written about navigating the proverbial Heart v/s Mind conflict situation. This refers to a logic v/s emotional dilemma. ‘Heart’ is used in these situations to mean the emotional or illogical desire. Cultivating a ‘sense’ of the...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Indic Culture, Samsara
I have been thinking about writing this post for a while, because I have *some* experience of staying long-term in an ashram (only a year, but I had gone without an end-time in mind so I kind of stayed there like a long-term resident). Moreover, I have known many...
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