Saraswati, the beautiful white goddess seated on a lotus flowers, is traditionally associated with knowledge, ...
April, 2027
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Saraswati, the beautiful white goddess seated on a lotus flowers, is traditionally associated with knowledge, learning, speech and the arts. She reminds us that knowledge can be a form of awakening and that it is not something we possess, but something …
This ancient chant reflects one of humanity’s deepest desires – to know who we really are. The idea that we are more than the body and the mind may seem abstract at first. After all, we clearly experience our bodies, thoughts and emotions every day. Bu …
What comes to mind when you hear the word warrior? Having spent much of my youth as an army paratrooper, I thought that I had a very good understanding of what that word meant. I wore a uniform; I carried a weapon, and I went to war. However, when my l …
The jivanmukta is not transformed by pleasure or pain. Joy does not exalt the mukta, nor is the mukta depressed by pain. The jivanmukta no longer regards the world as real.… The jivanmukta is pure like akasha.… The jivanmukta is neither subject to atta …
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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 …
Sage Patañjali writes in the 3rd pada of their Yoga Sutra about the psychic powers, siddhis, that may show up as a result of our practice, emphasizing that we are not to hold on to them, yet our work is to let them go. It takes courage and stamina to s …
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 …
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