First of all, let’s understand this question in the right way…
A lovely quote from Sadhguru about beholding the deity & how it connects back to another blog post I had written about not being obsessed about making wishes in temples…
Sanskrit words are often difficult to translate into English. Simple translations are often made for ease of communication, but often the deep meaning of the Sanskrit word is lost. The English word will lack the true depth.
For example, when the word brahmacharya is translated to 'celibate' in English.
The word brahmacharya talks…
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…
This year as I did the Bhaav Pratikraman with Srimad Rajchandra folks, I learnt about the role of Kayotsarga or Kausagga in it.
It comes after the stage of acknowledging our mistakes, and even asking Michchami Dukkadam. After that, as a way of seeing that these mistakes don't happen again, we stay unmoving in Kausagga…
Articulation of my Silence sadhana practice. First experienced at Isha ashram, and then my own Silence routine. 🙂
Yoga is one of the major health systems of India. It’s medicines are like….. 😉
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. 🙂
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"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…
Some thoughts after maintaining an akhand diya in the house for over 2 months during the COVID-19 lockdown 🙂
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…..
The “Akhand Diya” challenge for International Yoda Day 2020!