First of all, let’s understand this question in the right way…
Usually, home temples and shrines are passed down from ancestral lines. We will either inherit something from our parents or in-laws. Now, however, with nuclear families and because we are not staying in our ancestral family homes – we are often in a situation where we need to create a home shrine from scratch. And we…
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…
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.
Articulation of my Silence sadhana practice. First experienced at Isha ashram, and then my own Silence routine. 🙂
What’s the crux of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s spiritual teachings or message or instructions ?
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In my 3 months at Tiruvannamalai,
I came across Ramana Maharshi's Updesa Saram, literally it means the essence (saram) of his teachings (updesha).
It became very dear to me very quickly. And I spent quite some time delving into it. Spending time in the amazing Ramana Maharshi ashram, I went through…
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There are some matters where my thoughts differ significantly compared to others. One matter is that of Regrets.
Regrets don't make sense to me.
However, other people seem to take regrets for granted. There is always something. "If only I had studied English in school then...." , "If my…
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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"]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 have realised…
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[et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]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 situation is the solution. The sense of the situation goes deeper than…