by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Rambling
The International Day of Yoga 2018 got me thinking of how formal Yoga practices happened in my life. It’s been almost 15 years since my first formal yoga practice. It started with Kaivalydhama institute at Marine Drive in Mumbai. They have some very relaxing...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Indic Culture, Life, Rambling, Sant Sangati
As I write this post, it’s the night before my last day in Tiruvannamalai. I spent the last 3 months staying in an apartment nearby Ramana ashram and Arunachalam. I didn’t plan for such a long stay, I was only thinking of a month or two, but things panned...
by Priyanka Dalal | Fundamental Meaning of Words, Indic Culture, Spiritual Practices
Just a quick note about what I mean with this term because it is not often heard. The dictionary meaning of Infrastructure is: the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a...
by Priyanka Dalal | Fundamental Meaning of Words, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit
This is something I have been wanting to address for a while. I was waiting for more clarity about it but also just the time to actually sit and write it out. In a lot of my blogs I keep referring to “Religion/Spirituality” and not only...
by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Rambling, Samsara
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/ *takes a deep breath* Okay. Twice I have heard this, Some very smarty pant people have told me, “Make a wish when you enter the temple” There are so many fundamental flaws in this idea. And it is so immensely lowly! Let’s...
by Priyanka Dalal | Hinduism, Indic Culture, Jainism
Vikram and Vir Samvat (samvat means ‘era’) are two traditional Indian calendars. In 2016, I decided to shift my personal year-end reckoning to these Indian calendars. Because it has a whole cultural and traditional net around it, making it a very useful...
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