By chanting Om namo bhagavate vāsudevāya, we use the vibrational energy to bow to the divine within, not ...
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Shiva. The Destruction of Illusion and the Transformation of Consciousness
by Anna Lunegova
In Indian tradition, Shiva holds a central place as one of the Trimurti — the trinity of cosmic forces: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer. Yet destruction, in the Shaivite understanding, is not chaos or senseless ruin. I …
There is an epic story told across India and Nepal of a 10-headed demon named Ravana, who abducts Sita, the wife of Rama (one of the avatars of Lord Vishnu) – and takes her to Lanka. With the support of Hanuman (King of the Monkeys) alongside a few oth …
“I love this. I love that. I love you.” Love underlies all life circumstances. Consciously or not, we search for it in every thought, word, and action. It appears in many forms: love between partners, relatives, and friends; love for animals, nature, a …
Oṃ (ॐ): The sacred primordial sound representing the supreme, absolute reality (Brahman) or universal consciousness. Namo (नमो): Derived from Namah, meaning to bow, to pay homage, salutation or surrender. Nārāyaṇāya (नारायणाय): This is the dative …
By chanting Om namo bhagavate vāsudevāya, we use the vibrational energy to bow to the divine within, not necessarily to a particular form of God, but to a higher Self. Vāsudeva is a symbol for the indwelling consciousness present in every form of life. …
Being born and raised in a country where Catholicism is the main religion, it is no surprise that that was the environment in which I grew in. It was by attending the traditional Sunday ceremony with my family that a sense of “faith” was cultivated wit …
This mantra does not ask Tara to remove our suffering. Rather, it asks her to teach us how to release what binds us. That distinction makes all the difference. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Tara embodies absolute compassion. She extends her hand w …
Śatākṣī, ‘the hundred-eyed’ form of Durga appeared to earth during a desolate era – she cried from every one of her eyes, her tears filled the rivers and oceans. Grass, grains, vegetation grew and with that the fish, birds, insects, and animals flouris …
Growing up in Lebanon, the abundance of the Levantine land and sea was overshadowed by the constant paradoxical threat of everything being taken away from us at any time. This environment made it easy to confuse abundance with accumulation, layering up …
When we chant this mantra, we call upon Sarasvatī, the Goddess of wisdom, creativity, and speech. She is a deity, seated on a white lotus, blessing us with clarity of thought and purity of expression. She is also a symbol, a mythic personification of t …
When we chant this mantra to Gaṇapati also known as Gaṇeśa the elephant headed God, it is believed that obstacles will be removed from our path, wisdom and success will be granted. That is why Gaṇeśa is the God of prosperity and new beginnings. He spen …
Pratyāhāra, the fifth limb of Patanjali’s eight limbs, is commonly described as ‘withdrawal’—to be able to withdraw your mind and senses from the external world. For many this has been interpreted as avoiding, ignoring or denying the senses. This inter …
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